One of the little guys didn’t make it. There’s a sad little grey fuzzy corpse in the back yard, already pulsing with disco rice and greenbottles.
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and then there were eight
The formerly seven locks of Chester.
my, how you’ve grown!
One of the little raccoons walked along the back wall this morning.
Pittsburgh: I’m only hea for AWEA
In town for the AWEA 2006 Conference. Pittsburgh looks like it has some interesting topography, and has some huge buildings downtown. Trying to get a GPS signal for the map (amid a bemused high-school prom crowd) was hard.
tee hee
Wind Blog » Blog Archive » On Birds
This is good: Wind Blog » Blog Archive » On Birds.
in London
At least I’m in London voluntarily this time; on a CEAA Screenings course.
geo mashup
I should probably introduce my Geo Mashup page. It shows where I’ve been blogging from, using Google Maps. It’s quite a fun WordPress plugin,and you can get it here.
now that’s what I call shoulder pads
Rather too busy gardening and stuff this weekend to blog. I did see this rather unusual flying thing in the garden; a T-shaped bug.
It’s a plume moth, say the good folks at What’s That Bug?
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upgrade
Upgraded to WordPress 2.0.2, and did the same for Catherine’s blog. It must’ve been one of the very few 1.2 to 2.0 upgrades still out there.
kotthu roti night in Canada!
Yeah! Amma is back open after the fire. Had my first kotthu roti in months, and it’s as great as it ever was. The place was jumping, and the Sri Lankan bachelors (reluctant) were looking forward to their first square meal this year.
Poondy Bread is back, too, so the neighbourhood smells just like it used to; bread and curry, mixed in with occasional candy (from the Cadbury plant) and biscuits (merci, Peak Freans).
they’ll let just anyone in these days
Further to my citizenship test, I have my ceremony on the 18th!
“Imperfection is an end; perfection is only an aim”
Ivor Cutler, 1923—2006, mensch; rest in peace.
Obituary from The Guardian.
Ontario Government Giving Every Household a Say in Province’s Electricity Future
The Energy Minister wants your thoughts on the Supply Mix. Quick, do you know what the supply mix is? Do you care?
I’m guessing that, as long as the lights are still on, that you can read my blog, the fuel bills aren’t too high, and acide rain hasn’t caused the cat to rust, you don’t really care about the Supply Mix.
But Donna Cansfield wants you to care. She’s sending everyone a brochure Our Energy, Our Future (online here) to make you think that they’d give a one before they go build nukes anyway. And since you were consulted, it’s your fault when the cost overruns roll in.
go train chkdsk
One of the GO information signs was knowing a difficulty this morning. Looks like they’re something like a Mini-ITX box running Windows XP, but I’d rather I didn’t know that.
At least the signs (when they work) are better than they used to be.
Back from Missouri
Unpacking and all. Guess what? I was selected to be the TSA’s Mr Random again! I detect a pattern …
More later, when I’ve unpacked.
wan nuhin nuhin wan
I’d just like to say that this is my 1001st blog posting. Yesterday’s wee rant hit the big M.
I’m averaging 1.068 posts/day.
Toronto Subway Station GPS Locations, now in GPX
Further to Toronto Subway Station GPS Locations, I now have them in GPX format: ttc.gpx. Google Earth reads GPX files, but loses some of the metadata.
It would seem that someone has done this before, but using a different approach. I did search the forums, but there were no stations in the community overlay — honest, guv.
london’s mean trick
I was stranded in London (Ontario, that is) last week due to a fuel pump failure in an elderly Subaru. Looking for some breakfast, I followed my nose to the most amazing smell of fruit pastries.
… and wound up next to the Kellogg’s factory. I suspect Pop Tarts. A low trick.