Asleep at the Wheel 40 Miles Left to Go
I was feeling good about the day until I checked out Moggy’s latest post about the “new and improved” nerd test. At least the dorkiness is consistent, but I think the Internet vs. Sex question tipped the scales. That said, my favourite fun fact was: 36.0% of all test takers would choose the Internet over […]
I’ve been pretty good, so this morning decided to treat myself to some blueberry-walnut pancakes. They’re still pretty good for me, and they were very, very tasty. The recipe is from this month’s Runner’s World, but isn’t on the site yet. Here it be: 1-1/2 cups whole milk 1 cup instant oats 3/4 cup sifted […]
Madeleine L’Engle, children’s writer, passed away yesterday at the age of 88. She introduced me to the ideas of science fiction in grade one, long before I had any concept of what it was, through “A Wrinkle In Time”. I liked the book so much I “borrowed” it permanently from the school library, and it […]
steer skull – Lockwasher Paul Loughridge is one of those people who does amazing things with other people’s junk, turning it into drool-inducing sculpture. From pieces of scrap and parts from all kinds of every day items he creates robots, animals, vehicles, bugs, and all sorts of other cool stuff. If you’ve never head of […]
I seem to be getting out and actually taking the odd picture again; it’s been sorely needed. I’m frustrated with the long time it’s taken to get where I am with the knee (which is at a point where I can _finally_ consider treatments that may actually help things), and getting out and snapping is […]
See that video window? It is supposed to be covered by the links page. Obviously, it’s not. Apparently this is a fairly common problem with IE. Embedded flash applets that like to peek through CSS divs that should be resting nicely over top of the flash app, obscuring the content in the overlay (the links […]
Free Beer?! – jessrawk From jessrawk’s photostream. Awesome… although I’m not sure I’d want to have to paint oilfields for a living… they’re pretty damn big!
Ooh… fire. – Walt Trotta The Trottas – Jake, Zoe, Walt, and Lee – made their way to Ottawa for what’s become an annual weekend of fun. They made the journey in their suburban cruiser for the first time, which gave Lee the opportunity to pack everything they needed for the weekend. Everything included a […]
Brewer Pavillion #5Ian David Blüm Ian David Blüm is definitely one of my flickr faves. His picture of the Brewer Beach Pavillion brought back some long-forgotten memories. Brewer Park is across the street from Carleton University here in Ottawa. It is on the banks of the Rideau River and, at one time, had a sandy […]
there’s already a solution to your problem. it’s called a parent. how about focusing on making them understand and account for what their kids are doing? if they can’t, the “think of the children” scope is probably bigger than just the intarweeb… I’m just sayin’…