Frozen blueberries for breakfast
It’s fresh fruit season and yet here I am pulling the frozen kind out for Mallory’s mandatory, pre-bread dose of healthy.
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Drupal why do you do this to me
So I've had to put off the launch of one of these regional websites I'm doing at work because I cannot figure out Views 2.0 in Drupal 6. It is…
I just unlinked LinkedIn: I don’t like the ‘pay for a peek’ bit
So I got this bulk email from LinkedIn today explaining how for a little bit of money I could see exactly who was viewing my profile and everything everyone posted…
Jack Layton: grief, mourning and then action
I won't dwell on how awful I feel over Jack Layton's passing this morning. I do. But everyone does. Y'all don't need to read about my grief. I'm not all…
A mixed day
On the one hand, the rainy cold weather, combined with a birthday party for her Nibs, gave me some daylight time to work on a long-neglected volunteer project. And clean…
Junior entrepreneurs
Mallory and her friend Claire spent most of this morning selling lemonade and muffins in front of our house. They were adorable.
Next flight lands me in my own bed
I have never done this much flying all jammed together like this. It gives me a new appreciation for those who do. And it sorta makes me long for when…
On to Calgary
It's a lot easier to train two people than eight. Especially when one of them used to produce websites. Today I think went pretty well. We were done a bit…
And now, Saskatoon
The Paris of the Prairies. If I'm lucky there'll be enough time post training and pre-flight to walk along the river. Today went pretty well. The folks in the Winnipeg…
Winnipeg seems in great shape
I don't visit all that often. But generally speaking I've been here every few years. I tend to measure the health of the people and the province by how much…
The Prairie tour begins tomorrow
So I'm heading out west for a three day Drupal training tour starting tomorrow evening. Winnipeg tomorrow, then Saskatoon, then Calgary. Back home on Friday. When we arranged this tour…
Life before photoshop
Special effects. Wow. I have to laugh at some of the things that were done in the name of 'enhancing' photographs in the pre-Photoshop era. Sandwiching two slides together. Taking…
Exhuming Kodachromes
And Ektachromes. In an attempt to shed stuff I have purchased a slide/negative scanner and have been spending some time digitizing the tons and tons of little yellow plastic boxes…
Sleepover
Mallory's friend C. Is over for my daughter's first sleepover. Earlier we were worried that Mallory wouldn't have the courage to sleep with a non-parent. She has only ever slept…
As kid-focused and limited as it was
This weekend's trip really did whet my appetite for this September's canoe trip with my friend Martin. We're going to Killarney Park this time. Something of a re-do of trips…
Frontenac Park, Site cluster 5
We're back from three nights and four days at Frontenac Park. We had a lovely time. Select photos below. Some random notes before I fade off to sleep.
Heading to Frontenac Park. This should be interesting
We're heading off tomorrow for some canoe-in camping. With the whole fam. Frontenac Park. No portages, but we do have to take all our stuff with us in the canoe…
Frustrating evening with the machine
I'm trying to do two things with my computer. Actually now that I'm writing my post-of-the-day, it's three. Let's see if we can go Oh for Three.
Francis Fuels: customer service heroes
It's a bit unusual for me to be crowing about a product or service, but the service technicians at Francis Fuels really do deserve praise. For the last little bit…
Stephen Harper wants to be the public service’s best friend, or rather he did
Or rather he did. Before getting elected. This deserves more attention. "We have no plans to cut departmental program spending" Harper wrote in the Ottawa Citizen in 2006.