Monthly Archives: December 2008

The pen is mightier

Posted on December 17, 2008 by LeSombre
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Knock three times

Posted on December 16, 2008 by LeSombre

While visiting Orlando – that seems a lifetime ago – I sang this song with Sheila. I mentioned that I didn’t know the original version of the song, but that a French version existed when I was a young kid and … Continue reading →

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Sans Pareil

Posted on December 15, 2008 by LeSombre

This is the name of the restaurant we went to for our Saturday night date. It roughly translates to “no other like it”, and it lived up to its name.  The Sans Pareil is a Belgian restaurant. I was expecting … Continue reading →

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Faces of Mike (yet again)

Posted on December 14, 2008 by LeSombre

My friend Sheila, from Charm-School-Reject.com was feeling a little blue Friday. So was I, so I decided to try to cheer her up and have some fun myself.      You can find all the set on my Picasa page, … Continue reading →

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Turn this frown upside down

Posted on December 13, 2008 by LeSombre

That’s it. I am turning this frown upside down. I think I reached rock bottom this morning when Karl replied this to my sweet innocent Tweet: “Uh oh. Crankypants is in the house.” Granted, I *might* have mentioned something about … Continue reading →

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I’ll cook lamb!

Posted on December 12, 2008 by LeSombre

But first, I’ll make sure I have my winter tires on!  You see, during the most excellent Karl’s SecondHand Radio Show yesterday – available on iTunes – a heated debate between me and myself about winter tires. Basically, Sci-Fi Dad … Continue reading →

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QuickPress

Posted on December 11, 2008 by LeSombre

What is this button doing I wonder?

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The perfect T

Posted on December 11, 2008 by LeSombre

I’m adding this design to my next t-shirt order. I hate flakes but I love Battlestar Galactica. Hey, maybe I should put that on the back Plus, KGirl commented that I couldn’t wear a shirt that says “FUCK” at work.  … Continue reading →

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I need a CSS expert

Posted on December 10, 2008 by LeSombre

Avitable asked for help a few days ago with a PHP project, and it inspired me to ask for help myself. I’m looking for an expert in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) that can work fast and do an excellent job. … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Meme

Posted on December 9, 2008 by LeSombre

I stole this from Kapgar. He told me to. 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? It all depends what needs to be wrapped. We’re flexible. 2. Real tree or Artificial?  Since a few years, artificial. Can’t say I miss the … Continue reading →

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All I want for Christmas is…

Posted on December 8, 2008 by LeSombre

…an original thought. An old teacher of mine used to say: “If you’re thinking about it, odds are somebody else already did”. I was young and dumb at the time, and didn’t think much of it – except I must … Continue reading →

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And on the 7th day, I rested.

Posted on December 7, 2008 by LeSombre

But I’m making you work, with my first ever poll! It’s shopping time Every couple of months, I refresh my wardrobe. Now don’t get too excited, I’m not going on What not to Wear or anything. Those of you who … Continue reading →

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Oups, I did it again!

Posted on December 6, 2008 by LeSombre

I apologize for the formatting nightmare of the previous post. It’s fixed now.

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Citrus Clementina

Posted on December 6, 2008 by LeSombre

A clementine is the hesperidium of a variety of mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata). Latin stuff is so weird. Speaking of weird and clementines, let me share with you the latest weirdness that I experimented through Facebook. I’m translating the emails, … Continue reading →

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D’oh.

Posted on December 5, 2008 by LeSombre

I forgot to pimp my Christmas cards extravaganza thing! If you want some kind of card / postcard from me, just send me an e-mail at mike at lesombre dot ca and I’ll send you a little something something in … Continue reading →

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