Wiped out skating – there is an upside
At least you won’t have to put up with any more annoying running posts for a while.
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What to do: Evernote database corrupt, application crashes attempting recovery
I am a sincere devotee of Evernote. I use it constantly, every day. So when it crashed on me and the local copy of the database was corrupted, my life…
In the zone, as they say
My first effort to slow down went pretty well I think. I started out painfully slow. The “low heart rate” warning beep came about one minute in, and I thought…
Slow down to speed up
I went for a run today for the first time in a bit. I thought I would skip the Running Room regimen and just see how I was doing. I…
Edgar: 2000 – 2014
My cat Edgar has died of acute kidney failure. He was 14. I think. Too soon, poor thing. I’m still quite upset because I didn’t get to say good bye…
Death to the FAQ: Lisa Marie Martin is totally right
Thanks to Renée Stephen I know I’ve not been suffering alone all these years in my hatred of FAQs. She showed me (via Twitter) this very well put case against…
Balance beam
Balance beam. As the family photographer it fell to me to attend Mallory’s last gymnastics class. She had an ear to ear grin on during the entire class. Except when…
Canada Post phasing out door to door delivery, phasing in nose removal for face spite
Canada Post grand plan pronouncements (especially when there’s bargaining to be done) have a habit of not coming true or being counter-factual, but this latest, about the crown corporation phasing…
And now I have a heart rate monitor
I’m about to become insufferable. I apologize in advance. I have abiding love of performance metrics. And maps. GPS units make me positively giddy with excitement. And have recently been…
David Simon: ‘There are now two Americas. My country is a horror show’ | World news | The Observer
The creator of the Wire, the Corner, Generation Kill gave a speech, in Sydney, summarized in the London-based Guardian. David Simon: ‘There are now two Americas. My country is a…
Québec City Oct 2013
Québec City Oct 2013, a set on Flickr. Some photos from my short trip there in October. Because I am feeling like exploring my current state of flickr integration
Why we should we post our collective agreements on our websites
I was conferring with comrades from a sibling union this week. They’re going through almost the exact same website re-engineering process I did where I work. It was very therapeutic.…
Apple Store revisited – I’m back to being a fan
It’s now abundantly clear to me why the geniuses at the Apple store needed my computer to test my battery. I went back just after opening Friday morning (I would…
Heartbeat
This Running Room clinic has really opened up my eyes to a whole world of technicalia around running. Heart rate, specifically. I bought a heart rate monitor with my bike…
Negative Apple Store experience
I just sent this to Apple’s customer service via their website feedback form.
Lactic acid
I’m taking a “learn to run” course at the Running Room these days. It seems silly, yes. After all, I have been running – off and on – most of…
I think I have to do this
There’s a way you can turn an iPhone into a digital microscope. With $10 worth of stuff.
The bike shed
And so here it is. The bike shed. Not quite what we were thinking of but certainly working well and put in place for much much less than contemplated.
Veterans Affairs: regional office closures. Stop ‘em
See if you can get through this three minute video without tearing up. Despite having all kinds of complex feelings about Canadians involved in places including but not limited to…