Bitter Grounds Magazine
espresso fueled ramblings
Dropping out of social media for a breather
I made a decision in Dec that it was time to step back from social media for a bit. It can suck you down into a soul-destroying pit if you aren’t careful. I was already stressed and depressed by the years of helping mom through her cancer treatments and operations....
Looking at an early mail postal scam
I stumbled across an interesting early mail scam while reading through supplements to the Canada Post Guide. I came across a reference to a scam that seemed to plague the postal system to such an extent, the Postmaster felt obliged to issue a directive: July 1913...
More bees photos – summers gone
It's Sept already, summer is gone and I didn't get much time to wander the city taking photographs. I did get a some decent bee photos so all wasn't lost. Bees don’t really care if you lurk around taking photos of them and by and large ignore any pesky...
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Open letter to James the would be phishing scammer
A customer just sent me this email. I've blocked out what they wrote along with the 6 lines of cc: email addresses for obvious reasons: It is eye-wateringly bad. Oh James, James, James! This is what happens when you don't pay attention in class. You end up spending...
Looks like nipple to me
I sat for at least 5 min, chin on hand, pondering an ad that popped up on my Facebook page. I cocked my head a few times and thought “dear, oh dear, oh dear, where was their proof reader?” I’m having a mini debate with myself whether the choice of font was...
We were promised flying cars – another patent stroll
I know I promised irradiated feet, but I couldn’t pass up the Edsel of flying cars. Take a moment to appreciate the breathtaking fins on this: Everytime I look at the drawing, I think it needs to be a deep cherry red with chrome so bright you need sunglasses to...
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