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Armoury Tuesday 19 July 2005

Tuesday 19 July 2005 08:15 — 10 people
Tuesday 19 July 2005 08:20 — 11 people
Tuesday 19 July 2005 08:25 — 10 people
Tuesday 19 July 2005 08:30 — 9 people
Tuesday 19 July 2005 08:35 — 11 people

Wednesday 29 Jun Armoury

Bombshelter in Microserfs

I hear a long time ago that Coupland mentioned Bombshelter in his book Microserfs, but I didn't actually find the reference until today.

The book is copyright 1995. I remember reading a modified magazine excerpt of it in 1994, maybe in Wired. It is roughly a fictional diary of a Microsoft employee, Daniel.

Canada Day 2005 — 01

We left before nine in the morning driving through the small towns on our way to Lake Huron. Though most of the trip went past farm fields, small towns, and Tim Hortons, and houses also zipped past.

We first saw the water as we crested a hill at Point Clark. Near shore the brown of dirt kicked up by the waves turned into light and then dark blues. We parked in a sandy cul-de-sac and went out onto the beach. I walked; she ran.

Judy told more of Moser story

At our department golf tournament Judy told us some more of the story of Mike Moser. Here are some of my notes from the story: