Category Archives: netflix

Sunday, 12 May 2013

Posted on 12 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:56 – As we’re watching something on Netflix streaming, Barbara and I often see an actor or actress who looks familiar. Usually, it’s someone we’ve seen before, often in one or two episodes of several series. But sometimes the person … Continue reading →

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Friday, 3 May 2013

Posted on 3 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:26 – Let me rephrase that. Some months ago, I said that a nice young couple had moved into the house across the street from us and three houses down. As it turns out, maybe not so nice. The paper … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 25 April 2013

Posted on 25 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:50 – This year has been just a continuing series of crises. It started in January, and the hits just keep on coming. I was expecting Barbara home regular time yesterday afternoon, but instead of coming in the garage she … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 14 April 2013

Posted on 14 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:01 – The taxes are in the mail, so I can forget about taxes for another year. Except, of course, for quarterly estimated tax payments, quarterly sales tax returns, and so on. Barbara and I are watching The L Word … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Posted on 9 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:05 – Barbara and I had finished the other series we’d been watching, so we rotated series five of Mad Men and The L Word into the on-deck circle. Mad Men is as good as we remembered it to be; … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 7 April 2013

Posted on 7 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:48 – We decided not to continue our subscription to Acorn TV beyond the 30-day free trial. There’s just not enough content there to make it worth our while. It’s not the price, which is only $3/month or $30/year. It’s … Continue reading →

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Monday, 1 April 2013

Posted on 1 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:46 – We finished the first quarter of 2013 with kit sales about 5.5 times those of Q1 2012. Of course, we’re now selling three major kit types, versus only one back then. Still, we’re far ahead of our original … Continue reading →

Posted in government, netflix, politics, science kits | 25 Comments

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Posted on 27 March 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:10 – I see that Netflix streaming now has series 5 of Mad Men available. I’d almost forgotten we had that title in our queue. We watched series 4 on DVD in April 2011. I seem to remember that there … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Posted on 26 March 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:21 – Our ready-to-ship stock of chemistry kits had dropped into single figures yesterday, so I decided to raid my carefully rationed remaining stock of polypropylene beakers to make up another batch of ten chemistry kits, which was all I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Posted on 20 March 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:46 – One of the most annoying things about Netflix streaming is that they drop titles with only a week’s notice. One series we’ve had in our queue for probably a year has been gradually bubbling toward the top. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in government, netflix, politics, science kits | 30 Comments