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2004 Rants

2004 was one of those years where lots of things changed in a short period of time. I started the year unemployed, but quickly got a job (it's pretty easy for me to get employed these days, I started to realise that this year). I settled into life with my fiance, got married in the Summer to her, the started what I can only look back on now as my "angry period" which lasted about 18 months. I went into it being kind of young and emerged from it with a new maturity. But this year was all angst and business, highlighted by my quitting smoking late in the year and making myself into a pretty msierably SOB for a few weeks. (This was the first year where it was all available online in my blog; previously, I kept a more private journal.)

Dec 31^st, 2004 - Ever write up a moment of your life as though it were a short story?

Dec 22^nd, 2004 - News reporters, The Price is Right, and dispensing toilet paper

Dec 15^th, 2004 - Political Correctness was doomed from its start by humanity's survival instinct

Dec 9^th, 2004 - Death heads, floating

Dec 6^th, 2004 - I bet Tigger drives an SUV

Nov 30^th, 2004 - D'ya think it'll hurt when we all go up in a ball of flame?

Nov 24^th, 2004 - More about our unsafe world

Nov 23^rd, 2004 - No ... really ... the world ain't safe ...

Nov 12^th, 2004 - Things change, call for details

Nov 10^th, 2004 - "But when they came for me, there was nobody left to protest ... "

Nov 8^th, 2004 - Our bathroom is now yellow and blue

Nov 5^th, 2004 - It's the leading cause of statistics

Nov 2^nd, 2004 - I'm not The Tractor Man anymore ... and a damned good thing, too ...

Oct 29^th, 2004 - A taste of the Sixties in every bite

Oct 22^nd, 2004 - "That what-to-pay 'choice stress' / Has me in its spell ..."

Oct 15^th, 2004 - Inertia revisited

Oct 6^th, 2004 - Excessive overuse of too much hyper-wordiness in the immoderate extreme

Oct 1^st, 2004 - I'm in Love with a Bowler (the song, not the situation)

Sep 28^th, 2004 - Are you sure you want fries with that?

Sep 24^th, 2004 - There is no such thing as The Future

Sep 23^rd, 2004 - The "Whirr Whirr Whoop Whoop Whoop" club

Sep 22^nd, 2004 - Yesterday's rant raised some complaint

Sep 21^st, 2004 - Something strange happened to us Gen-X-ers on the way to oblivion

Sep 20^th, 2004 - Screw the rainforest, save the tent-dwellers!

Sep 10^th, 2004 - Conceit ... and what am I afraid of anyway?

Sep 7^th, 2004 - IPIGs and the defence against them

Sep 4^th, 2004 - May I have your (anonymous) help with Ken's and my gorilla marketing exercise, please?

Aug 30^th, 2004 - An open letter to Scott Adams

Aug 23^rd, 2004 - If new computers were new cars

Aug 16^th, 2004 - What a man wears under his kilt is exculsively a matter between him and his sporran

Aug 10^th, 2004 - Logic and science are poor substitutes for emotional maturity

Aug 7^th, 2004 - Two more songs on the way; chowderhead thieves

Aug 2^nd, 2004 - Smarties, Luscher, and me

July 29^th, 2004 - Stick with me, babe, I gots all the answers

July 26^th, 2004 - People who park at an angle are not nearly so clever as they think they are

July 20^th, 2004 - Mr. Naked Creepazoid

July 17^th, 2004 - A rant about my rants

July 13^th, 2004 - These Marketeers suck even more than Tim Hortons Marketeers, and that's saying something

July 9^th, 2004 - Just one of the GYZ

July 7^th, 2004 - Cassini, Saturn and Arthur C. Clarke

June 29^th, 2004 - Why Marketeers suck

June 22^nd, 2004 - Despite what it may sound like, I am not in love with Catherine Willis, the bowler

June 16^th, 2004 - CENSORED

June 10^th, 2004 - Here's the proof that 1 = 0

June 9^th, 2004 - Blinded by minutiae

June 8^th, 2004 - Like all men, I just gotta know it all, and feel ashamed when I don't

June 4^th, 2004 - Gorecki's Third and being an uncritical listener of music

June 1^st, 2004 - Life is a dynamic and temporary reprieve from total entropy

May 22^nd, 2004 - I express some thoughts and feelings about an ultra-violent song I once performed (and co-wrote) with my old rock band

May 19^th, 2004 - My Travelogue of Surrey (Canada)

May 12^th, 2004 - Someone explains the War in the Pet Store

May 10^th, 2004 - Cashiers, who return change balanced precariously on top of the bills

May 5^th, 2004 - Brian trashes a pet store

April 28^th, 2004 - More thinking about systems

April 20^th, 2004 - CENSORED

April 12^th, 2004 - Systems are artificial constructs of the human mind, the inevitable outcome of wishful thinking

April 2^nd, 2004 - Those people who wave you through in traffic, even though it may mean certain death

March 24^th, 2004 - Let's get *happy*!

March 22^nd, 2004 - CENSORED

March 15^th, 2004 - Cyclical Redundancy Checking, even in my social life

March 8^th, 2004 - Reflections on different periods of my life

March 3^rd, 2004 - Banks completely suck

February 24^th, 2004 - Computer users just ain't what they used to be ...

February 17^th, 2004 - CENSORED

February 13^th, 2004 - I am sick

February 11^th, 2004 - My website usage stats are on crack

February 3^rd, 2004 - CENSORED

January 26^th, 2004 - Trendiness = Aggression

January 19^th, 2004 - Tim Hortons has even more putrid Marketeering than most

January 4^th, 2004 - Morally autistic Marketeers strike again

Dec 31^st, 2004 -	Ever write up a moment of your life as though it were a short story?
Dec 22^nd, 2004 -	News reporters, The Price is Right, and dispensing toilet paper
Dec 15^th, 2004 -	Political Correctness was doomed from its start by humanity's survival instinct
Dec 9^th, 2004 -	Death heads, floating
Dec 6^th, 2004 -	I bet Tigger drives an SUV
Nov 30^th, 2004 -	D'ya think it'll hurt when we all go up in a ball of flame?
Nov 24^th, 2004 -	More about our unsafe world
Nov 23^rd, 2004 -	No ... really ... the world ain't safe ...
Nov 12^th, 2004 -	Things change, call for details
Nov 10^th, 2004 -	"But when they came for me, there was nobody left to protest ... "
Nov 8^th, 2004 -	Our bathroom is now yellow and blue
Nov 5^th, 2004 -	It's the leading cause of statistics
Nov 2^nd, 2004 -	I'm not The Tractor Man anymore ... and a damned good thing, too ...
Oct 29^th, 2004 -	A taste of the Sixties in every bite
Oct 22^nd, 2004 -	"That what-to-pay 'choice stress' / Has me in its spell ..."
Oct 15^th, 2004 -	Inertia revisited
Oct 6^th, 2004 -	Excessive overuse of too much hyper-wordiness in the immoderate extreme
Oct 1^st, 2004 -	I'm in Love with a Bowler (the song, not the situation)
Sep 28^th, 2004 -	Are you sure you want fries with that?
Sep 24^th, 2004 -	There is no such thing as The Future
Sep 23^rd, 2004 -	The "Whirr Whirr Whoop Whoop Whoop" club
Sep 22^nd, 2004 -	Yesterday's rant raised some complaint
Sep 21^st, 2004 -	Something strange happened to us Gen-X-ers on the way to oblivion
Sep 20^th, 2004 -	Screw the rainforest, save the tent-dwellers!
Sep 10^th, 2004 -	Conceit ... and what am I afraid of anyway?
Sep 7^th, 2004 -	IPIGs and the defence against them
Sep 4^th, 2004 -	May I have your (anonymous) help with Ken's and my gorilla marketing exercise, please?
Aug 30^th, 2004 -	An open letter to Scott Adams
Aug 23^rd, 2004 -	If new computers were new cars
Aug 16^th, 2004 -	What a man wears under his kilt is exculsively a matter between him and his sporran
Aug 10^th, 2004 -	Logic and science are poor substitutes for emotional maturity
Aug 7^th, 2004 -	Two more songs on the way; chowderhead thieves
Aug 2^nd, 2004 -	Smarties, Luscher, and me
July 29^th, 2004 -	Stick with me, babe, I gots all the answers
July 26^th, 2004 -	People who park at an angle are not nearly so clever as they think they are
July 20^th, 2004 -	Mr. Naked Creepazoid
July 17^th, 2004 -	A rant about my rants
July 13^th, 2004 -	These Marketeers suck even more than Tim Hortons Marketeers, and that's saying something
July 9^th, 2004 -	Just one of the GYZ
July 7^th, 2004 -	Cassini, Saturn and Arthur C. Clarke
June 29^th, 2004 -	Why Marketeers suck
June 22^nd, 2004 -	Despite what it may sound like, I am not in love with Catherine Willis, the bowler
June 16^th, 2004 -	CENSORED
June 10^th, 2004 -	Here's the proof that 1 = 0
June 9^th, 2004 -	Blinded by minutiae
June 8^th, 2004 -	Like all men, I just gotta know it all, and feel ashamed when I don't
June 4^th, 2004 -	Gorecki's Third and being an uncritical listener of music
June 1^st, 2004 -	Life is a dynamic and temporary reprieve from total entropy
May 22^nd, 2004 -	I express some thoughts and feelings about an ultra-violent song I once performed (and co-wrote) with my old rock band
May 19^th, 2004 -	My Travelogue of Surrey (Canada)
May 12^th, 2004 -	Someone explains the War in the Pet Store
May 10^th, 2004 -	Cashiers, who return change balanced precariously on top of the bills
May 5^th, 2004 -	Brian trashes a pet store
April 28^th, 2004 -	More thinking about systems
April 20^th, 2004 -	CENSORED
April 12^th, 2004 -	Systems are artificial constructs of the human mind, the inevitable outcome of wishful thinking
April 2^nd, 2004 -	Those people who wave you through in traffic, even though it may mean certain death
March 24^th, 2004 -	Let's get happy!
March 22^nd, 2004 -	CENSORED
March 15^th, 2004 -	Cyclical Redundancy Checking, even in my social life
March 8^th, 2004 -	Reflections on different periods of my life
March 3^rd, 2004 -	Banks completely suck
February 24^th, 2004 -	Computer users just ain't what they used to be ...
February 17^th, 2004 -	CENSORED
February 13^th, 2004 -	I am sick
February 11^th, 2004 -	My website usage stats are on crack
February 3^rd, 2004 -	CENSORED
January 26^th, 2004 -	Trendiness = Aggression
January 19^th, 2004 -	Tim Hortons has even more putrid Marketeering than most
January 4^th, 2004 -	Morally autistic Marketeers strike again