2005 was the end of my Angry Period. It started with my sister being
very very sick and continued with me getting sick repeatedly from January until
May (including through a trip to Russia in February). I was still working out
for myself the nature and extent of the ever-present social injustices in this
world. Even as my own star was gradually rising, I was learning just how sick
and cruel human nature really is. I had not yet learned to take it in stride
(or take advantage of it). I was also experiencing a growing frustration at my
work—being the trainer and traveling around to meet customers helped a
little, but really only prolonged the misery. At the end of the year I decided
the next job opportunity that came along I would jump. And one came the next
day. Is that fate?
| Dec 28th,
2005 - | Realise your potential,
grow with us |
| Dec 22nd,
2005 - | Why I'm so
angry |
| Dec 21st,
2005 - | I'll be your Skytrain
Pervert |
| Dec 20th,
2005 - | Perhaps you need the
amateur people around in order to appear superior in comparison |
| Dec 14th,
2005 - | An orange an hour gives
your temper its power |
| Dec 13th,
2005 - | A wise friend |
| Dec 8th,
2005 - | I wonder if Cassandra
shouted out from a pool of her own blood, "I told you so!" |
| Nov 30th,
2005 - | Why Grumpy Bear is so
grumpy |
| Nov 22nd,
2005 - | Return to Metaphor
Mountain |
| Nov 21st,
2005 - | I compare and contrast
shopping experiences |
| Nov 18th,
2005 - | Gee, I'm glad I don't
work there |
| Nov 13th,
2005 - | Now you can figure out
exactly how old I am |
| Nov 4th,
2005 - | Or maybe they DID mean
me: Maybe I really am part of the problem ... |
| Nov 2nd,
2005 - | Seasonally adjusted, The
Kids Are [Still] All Right |
| Oct 31st,
2005 - | Happy Valentine's Day
... er ... Drat! I never get these things right! |
| Oct 24th,
2005 - | Son of 'The Day of the
Making of "You Blackleather Pound"' |
| Oct 23rd,
2005 - | Air Canada, you
bastards! |
| Oct 18th,
2005 - | Vacation report |
| Oct 14th,
2005 - | Aeroflot, you
bastards! |
| Oct 11th,
2005 - | Armani glasses, Jesus
playing football, and the Bad Guys are just misunderstood |
| Oct 6th,
2005 - | Astrid, poor
Astrid |
| Oct 3rd,
2005 - | Banks really utterly
totally completely unequivocally comprehensively suck |
| Oct 1st,
2005 - | Spontaneous reformation
of my sport-addicted ways |
| Sep 30th,
2005 - | "And Ezra positively
roared from his grave..." |
| Sep 23rd,
2005 - | To each his
owned |
| Sep 21st,
2005 - | Perception is filtered
by attitude |
| Sep 20th,
2005 - | Leave reflecting to the
mirrors |
| Sep 15th,
2005 - | My own special little
two year anniversary of nastiness and sheer intolerance |
| Sep 13th,
2005 - | The musical equivalent
of "Dogs Playing Poker" |
| Sep 12th,
2005 - | Cool(er)! |
| Sep 8th,
2005 - | Some notes about my
jazz-singing sister |
| Sep 6th,
2005 - | A man without a LAN is
nobody |
| Aug 28th,
2005 - | Growing a beard and
appearing in Canadian Tire ads: The long-term effects of gadgetitis |
| Aug 27th,
2005 - | Never mind me today ...
probably just not enough sleep |
| Aug 21st,
2005 - | Mount the monorail for
Metaphor Mountain |
| Aug 15th,
2005 - | Feel safer: Eat the
disabled |
| Aug 11th,
2005 - | Learn by not learning,
do by not doing, be by not being, Grasshopper |
| Aug 9th,
2005 - | Get poor slowly |
| Aug 8th,
2005 - | Survival trumps
sensitivity |
| Aug 2nd,
2005 - | In the end, we can't
help ourselves anyway ... |
| July 25th,
2005 - | I cannot abide weasel
behaviour |
| July 19th,
2005 - | Madness begets
madness |
| July 14th,
2005 - | Do cats dream of flying
saucers full of milk? |
| July 13th,
2005 - | My car undergoes
surgery |
| July 8th,
2005 - | I love it when you SQL
dirty to me |
| July 7th,
2005 - |
Proud word
nerd |
| July 2nd,
2005 - |
Today I will be
pleasant |
| Jun 28th,
2005 - |
It's not much of a
newspaper, either! |
| Jun 27th,
2005 - |
Before I was Disgruntled,
I was a Flatlander |
| Jun 24th,
2005 - |
Who says cannibalism
isn't practiced in our society? |
| Jun 21st,
2005 - |
On the other hand,
ghosts are not nearly as dangerous as real live people ... |
| Jun 17th,
2005 - |
Pimp my
computer |
| Jun 15th,
2005 - |
CENSORED |
| Jun 14th,
2005 - |
If there are no
humans around, sharks will eat shark meat and bats will suck bat blood |
| Jun 9th,
2005 - |
"Maybe next year
..." |
| Jun 6th,
2005 - |
Caution, Maturity,
Moderation |
| May 29th,
2005 - |
Geez, and just after
I bought earplugs, too! |
| May 25th,
2005 - |
Exploding Head
Syndrome, or: "Ooops! Excuse me!" |
| May 24th,
2005 - |
T-Shirt Detective!
T-Shirt Detective! |
| May 20th,
2005 - |
You think you can
kill tires like that? No! More will come! |
| May 17th,
2005 - |
In the middle of the
road, you get sideswiped by SUVs coming one way and Volvos coming the
other |
| May 11th,
2005 - |
And I don't think
much of their uniforms, either |
| May 9th,
2005 - |
...money. Send Brian
chocolate and money. Send Brian chocolate and money. Send... |
| May 6th,
2005 - |
A riddle for you
round a riddle for me |
| May 5th,
2005 - |
Before I grew up I
wanted to be an astronaut, just like Steve Austin |
| May 3rd,
2005 - |
"Squirrels chewing on
cable lines," eh? Give me a break! |
| May 2nd,
2005 - |
Harry Porter and the
Demons of Derbyshire |
| Apr 28th,
2005 - |
I ride, with my
little bike, to somewhere that sells coffee |
| Apr 26th,
2005 - |
Late-night frolicking
cats are the least of my worries |
| Apr 21st,
2005 - |
World Jump Day: Still
wishing we were consequential to the Music of the Spheres |
| Apr 20th,
2005 - |
The mechanical
equivalent of "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." |
| Apr 19th,
2005 - |
Slurp! |
| Apr 18th,
2005 - |
"Dream a little dream
for me ..." |
| Apr 16th,
2005 - |
Repeat after me:
Deconstruct, Deconstruct, Deconstruct! |
| Apr 12th,
2005 - |
I feel like Sally
Field: "You like me! You really like me!" |
| Apr 10th,
2005 - |
Short of homicide,
this is the best I can do to stop them |
| Apr 4th,
2005 - |
Grumpy Danger-Bear
has killed before and he'll kill again |
| Mar 30th,
2005 - |
But the lightbulb has
to really want to change |
| Mar 28th,
2005 - |
The couple that slays
together prays together |
| Mar 20th,
2005 - |
Tee hee hee [hic] ...
my travelogue of airports |
| Mar 19th,
2005 - |
I'm sick again
goddammit! |
| Mar 18th,
2005 - |
Dale Carnegie and
Andrew Carnegie were not the same man. Nether am I these days ... |
| Mar 10th,
2005 - |
It astounds even me
that I can rapidly bang off 1100 words about toilet paper ... |
| Mar 7th,
2005 - |
Dear Guestbook
Advertisers: You Suck! |
| Feb 28th,
2005 - |
On the road again
... Hmm, wonder what Willie Nelson would sound like on this stereo
... |
| Feb 24th,
2005 - |
When the reception of
grumpiness becomes amplified by another's fears into a death-spiral of hard
feelings |
| Feb 20th,
2005 - |
If you are among my
Torontonian friends or relatives, you'd better skip today's rant |
| Feb 19th,
2005 - |
Whip me, beat me,
hurt me, send me to Wisconsin on the red-eye |
| Feb 14th,
2005 - |
Happy St. Patrick's
Day ... er ... Drat! I never get these things right! |
| Feb 4th,
2005 - |
How I did it and what
it was like ... Warning: Long-assed |
| Feb 1st,
2005 - |
Back from Russia,
just in time to witness some Western-style assholery |
| Jan 19th,
2005 - |
Never rains but it
pours |
| Jan 13th,
2005 - |
Ugh ... |
| Jan 7th,
2005 - |
I answer an honest
question more-or-less honestly |
| Jan 6th,
2005 - |
Think Again |
| Jan 4th,
2005 - |
The Italian
Concerto |