Category Archives: General

Motown

Posted on April 1, 2018 by nfg

Gavin kindly invited me to go watch Motown when it was in town, and it was good. There’s a story there about Berry Gordy and his life, and breaking black music to white America, and racial strife; but to me … Continue reading →

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Year in Review: 2017

Posted on January 1, 2018 by nfg

Previously: Year in Review: 2016 (plus late 2015) #YARRLAND @ Two YARRS #YARRLAND @ One YARR Personal Deets Nothing too much to say. I used the phrase “settled down” for my entry about 2016, but in truth I remained unsettled … Continue reading →

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Three Times I Didn’t Vote

Posted on November 10, 2016 by nfg

Not necessarily times I could vote, mind. In reverse chronological order: 1. I checked out the anti-Trump protest in Vancouver tonight. That was a crazy election, eh? I didn’t vote, because of course I can’t: I’m Canadian. American elections are … Continue reading →

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Macbook Data Recovery

Posted on August 26, 2016 by nfg

Last summer the hard drive on my Macbook suddenly stopped booting. After panicking, I took it into work and was able to figure out a way of recovering my data, formatting the hard drive, and restoring Mac OSX without too … Continue reading →