Spotted by its burrow on the embankment of the 407 at Keele St.
Archive for the ‘o canada’ Category
first groundhog of 2009
Friday, March 20th, 2009Nobody Waved Good-bye by Don Owen, – NFB
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009NFB is featuring the well known long-neck banjo-strumming ne’er-do-well drama Nobody Waved Good-bye this week.
the glowing-eyed teddy bear of DOOM!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Actually, I disturbed a raccoon.
The Hinzman Family gets to stay
Monday, September 22nd, 2008on missing the boat
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Nothing quite like missing the Tsawwassen ferry by one minute.
(And this post was photographed and sent entirely on blackberry. The geotag I cheated and used my Garmin. I had time to kill …)
Four items I really liked that Tim Hortons discontinued
Sunday, July 13th, 2008- Beef stew in a bread bowl
- Tuna sandwiches
- Chicken fajita
- Slow-roast beef sandwich.
this blog is one document I’m not going to seal …
Friday, May 23rd, 2008I’m now a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), according Professional Engineers Ontario.
I started my application process on December 2006. It’s not a quick process.
la belle province
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Hydro-Québec announced their wind RFP winners yesterday. It’s a huge deal for the industry; more than 2000 MW of contracts awarded, with commissioning dates ranging from 2011-2015. Enercon and REpower won all the manufacturing; strict local content requirements mean that they will have to set up shop in Québec.
This is good for the Canadian industry. Now the real work begins.
signs of life in Scarborough
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008A fat brown raccoon without a tail is digging for bugs in our back lawn.
i love this city
Friday, May 2nd, 2008I’m sad to leave Montréal. Not just was it one of the most productive work weeks I’ve ever had (thanks to the fine folks at Hélimax), but the city is great. I’ve had some spectacular meals here – the two little bistros within walking distance of the office are fantastic; way better than the 40+ mediocre fast-food outlets near my office. One evening we went to Pintxo – nummy Basque food.
I think I’d probably eat less here, because the food is worth savouring. There’s care and love in the food here, not boil-in-the-bag slop.
a bit chilly in montréal
Thursday, May 1st, 2008We had a snow flurry yesterday, but it was all made up for by a jolly dinner with Ross Overbury from the Robyn Hitchcock list
need for speed
Sunday, April 27th, 2008If you are finding your Ubuntu upgrade slow, I found it worth changing my default download server. Under System -> Administration -> Software Sources you can choose a new server. It has a Choose Best Server test, which pings all 185 Ubuntu download servers and picks the best one for you.
The default Canadian server is swamped at the moment, but the good people at Rochester Institute of Technology are the fastest for me.
uh …. Calgary?
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Look, I know the Flames won last night, but that’s no excuse for all the snow we’re getting today. C’mon, it’s spring!
the cure for hockey
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The above is a pictorial representation of the 11 additional pucks required so that they wouldn’t need to fight over one. Please donate generously, and you can help Canada become a world-class country with a proper sport …
first butterfly
Monday, April 7th, 2008Definitely summer now … Even as ice chunks float down to the Niagara Falls.
definitely spring
Saturday, April 5th, 2008Two groundhogs at warden!
Air Canada: we only want your money
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008You know how much Air Canada wanted for changing a short flight from Fort St John to Vancouver to an earlier one?
$500.
Yeah, that’s more than the entire YXJ to YYZ trip cost. Smooth one, AC.
make that six
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Catherine and I have been in Canada for six years now.
(almost) one third of the world away
Monday, March 31st, 2008I’m in Fort St John, BC – which appears to be exactly 116° due west of the hills around Arrochar where I used to stomp around. It’s also the furthest north I’ve ever been in Canada.
double take
Sunday, March 30th, 2008I just saw David Suzuki at Vancouver Airport.
