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conversations with the irish

Monday, May 25, 2009

The sea is calm tonight. The tide is full, the moon lies fair We walk to Tim Hortons (the three of us) and my grandfather buys two coffees, one muffin and one tea biscuit. For $4.56. Did you know you could get two coffees, one muffin and one tea biscuit for $4.56? Okay, maybe you [...]

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a life without internet?

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

My eighty-nine year old grandfather gets a call from Rogers which goes something like this: Hi, Mr. Davey. I’m calling because we would like to upgrade your system. Upgrade my system? Yes, your system, your internet. Oh, I don’t bother with systems. I read the paper! You mean you have no internet? No, sir. Caller [...]

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