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Here’s some old advertisements that obviously wouldn’t fly these days:

Jeff :: Jan.13.2008 :: Interesting Stuff :: No Comments »

A hobo comes up to the front door of a neat looking farmhouse and raps gently on the door. When the farm owner answers, the hobo asks him, “Please, sir, could you give me something to eat? I haven’t had a good meal in several days.”

The owner says, “I have made a fortune in my lifetime by supplying goods for people. I’ve never given anything away for nothing. However, if you go around the back, you will see a gallon of paint and a clean paint brush. If you will paint my porch, I will give you a good meal.”

So the hobo goes around back and a while later he again knocks on the door. The owner says, “Finished already? Good. Come on in. Sit down. The cook will bring your meal right in.”

The hobo says, “Thank you very much, sir. But there’s something that I think you should know. It’s not a Porsche you got there. It’s a BMW.”

Jeff :: Jan.11.2008 :: News 'n' Commentary :: No Comments »

Sometimes I just want to get away from it all….. and what better place than the most isolated inhabited place in the world, Tristan da Cunha? With its settlement Edinburgh of the Seven Seas being home to 269 people, it boasts no hotels, no airport (2805 km by ship from from Cape Town), no restaurants, no package travel tours — just one of the most interesting places in the world. Find out how to make the trek to the world’s most remote settlement.

Jeff :: Jan.10.2008 :: Interesting Stuff :: No Comments »

Friend of mine sent me a picture of what it’s like back in the Vancouver area. Click on the thumbnail for the full panorama. All I can say is, brrrrrrrr.

Jeff :: Jan.09.2008 :: Livin' in Costa Rica :: No Comments »

Looks like the score is now: Blu-Ray 6, HD DVD 1.

Like most people I haven’t even dared to venture in the whole high-def movie format arena until this war was settled, and it looks like it’s been settled early. Now that Paramount is on the Blu-Ray bandwagon, that leaves Universal as the lone big studio still with a HD DVD contract.

Funny how the Sony format happened to win this time, what with the ages-old Betamax debacle. Maybe they learned a few tricks for this time?

Jeff :: Jan.08.2008 :: News 'n' Commentary :: No Comments »

Here’s my first foray into this gallery plugin for WordPress, seems to work pretty well. This is my parents’ trip to Morocco and Western Sahara in October of last year.

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Jeff :: Jan.07.2008 :: Interesting Stuff :: No Comments »

Jeff :: Jan.03.2008 :: Livin' in Costa Rica :: No Comments »