My Name is Earl

So, the forecast as of noon Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010, places Hurricane Earl over our neck of the woods at 10:00 AM Saturday morning as a Category 1 with winds of 130 km/h (that’s about 80 mph for the metrically challenged out there). Tie down that deck furniture!

Court martial finds Capt. Robert Semrau not guilty of murder in battlefield death

From this article: Court martial finds Capt. Robert Semrau not guilty of murder in battlefield death This one rips at me in many ways… My comments are likely to stir up mixed responses, but that’s OK, healthy debate makes us a stronger society! First, it is wrong to shoot an unarmed person, even an enemy [...]

Summer Fun

Natalie shooting water at daddy! Aidan too! And me, playing around with some underwater self-portrait shots. I am really enjoying my new Ikelite Housing for my Canon SD1400 IS camera! While I picked it up mainly as an affordable method for taking underwater still and video while I am SCUBA diving, this housing has also [...]

Another Royal Visit to Canada

At the end of yet another Royal visit, I ask myself the relevance of any form of monarchy in the modern world – specifically in Canada – and find none. Don’t get me wrong, I feel no ill will toward the Queen, and applaud the good things some royal family members do for others. But [...]

G20 has created a sad time for civil liberties in Canada

I agree with Thomas Walkom on his article “The G20 summit’s grim lessons for civil liberties“ I understand why Andrew MacIsaac cried. This is a sad state of affairs in what has always been an open, friendly society. It also brings to mind one of my favourite quotes: “Any society that would give up a [...]

A little school year-end humour!

(Thanks to @NBCCSue for these!) Just for fun – I know that many of you are marking this week …

Letter to MLAs regarding cell phone ban while driving in New Brunswick

The following is a letter to my local politician regarding the lack of a cell phone ban while driving in New Brunswick. Feel free to copy/paste whatever you like from this letter to send your own! *** Dear Mr. McIntyre: I realize that the Legislature is not currently sitting and won’t be in session again [...]

Bose Quiet Comfort QC15 Headphones (with Mobile Communications Kit)

It takes one AAA battery to power these bad boys, and they wont work at all without them. While I understand that power is needed to create a noise-cancelling environment, these headsets are dead in the water if your AAA battery dies on you. ... As for the " Mobile Communications Kit " (MCA), which is almost a must for anyone using their iPhone as their music source, here we go... At first I was a bit leery of the $50 price tag, thinking "it is just a microphone and cable".

Kids just love the water!

The kids are happy to be in the water!

Google and Stephen Harper

After noticing the Huffington Post’s article “What does Google think of Obama”, I decided to see how well Canada’s own “glorious leader” – Stephen Harper – faired in this game… Hey, it’s Google’s fault, not mine!