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…
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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…
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.
And we’re back
So we beetled home today, anticipating much caterwauling on the part of Mallory who made it abundantly clear she did not want to leave. More specifically, "I hate camping. There's…
Enforced relaxation
It's amazing how long I can spend sitting on a dock staring out at a lake. I suspect Irene will find this a bit disconcerting, but I could almost get…
Regatta
Mallory entered her first race ever yesterday. The girl's under six flutterboard race. If not for the swimmer's ear I think she could have done the swimming race. But we're…
Family fun
We're here at my uncle and aunt's cottage in the Muskokas. We don't see each other all that often but the scene is always amazing to me. What tends to…
And speaking of relatively easy
Upgrading to PHP 5.3 has only netted me one significant problem that I am about to investigate. Of course by typing these words I am inviting the discovery of a…
Booking in Killarney was easier than I thought
I have booked me another canoe trip. My friend Martin and I are staking out the second or third weekend in September as our new traditional canoe trip weekend. In…
Crime rates and government spending
So crime rates continue to decline. Not just nuisance crimes and property crimes but also crimes where people get hurt or worse. And it's been going this way for nigh…