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Alex wanted a beach day. And beach day we had. Well, once we sat through a rather lengthy time share sales pitch, anyway. That was part of the deal from the activity purchase. USD$100 off the total price if we sat …
Yeah, I know — why am I on a computer if I’m on vacation? Relax, I have good reason. Our house is now effectively sold, and for whatever reason we’ve been unable to fax properly from Hawaii back to Calgary. Very odd, …
Ah, there’s nothing like waking up on a sunny day. Even better, there’s nothing like clean underwear. After a hearty breakfast, we made an effort to do two things: Book a dinner cruise (they’re usually fun) Book a luau …
We slept last night with the sliding door to the balcony open (with the screen door closed) and the air conditioning off. A bit humid, but wow, does one feel better with fresh air in your lungs. I honestly don’t think …
Oy. This vacation is not off to a good start. One of the conditions of this vacation was that we were to incur no red-eye flights (in other words, no sleeping on the plane). That meant getting there and back was going to …
As you’ve already heard, we’ve bought another house. It’s actually smaller than our current house, but should allow for a little more flexibility, and easier for us to content with the arrival of our firstborn in a few …
How much do I have to give praise to Askimet? This little plugin has allowed me to go back to using WordPress without the fear of my database being choked up with a million spam comments. Back when I was using WordPress …
About a week ago, I learned that one of my colleagues, Rich, had been diagnosed with large-cell lymphoma. That’s a tough thing to hear about a friend of yours, someone you’ve worked with for years and know quite well. I …
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I hate it when good people leave. Aaron Glenn started with Critical Mass a couple of years ago. (Admittedly, I can’t remember exactly when he started — that’s how long he’s …
Hangovers will rule far and wide this morning across three cities. I suspect we might not see most of Toronto online today. Last night was the first-ever Tri-City CMMY Post Awards Bash. Or something like that. In the …