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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Christmas Pics 5 (Finally!)
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This was Action Girl's main Santa Present. Her name is Jenna and she is a Maple Lea Girl.
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Christmas Pics 4 (Finally!)
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Here's proof he came...
The carrot was for Rudolph...
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Friday, January 02, 2009
Battlestar Galactica 4.5 Webisodes 4-7 "The Face of the Enemy, Part 4-7"
Okay, back to business. So far seven "webisodes" have been released as new Battlestar Galactica content, the first since last spring. Here are my links to the first three episodes. The last 10 episodes begin to air this month. These are a prequel of sorts to those episodes.
Webisode #1
Webisode #2
Webisode #3
And, here are the next four.
#4
#5
#6
#7
Webisode #1
Webisode #2
Webisode #3
And, here are the next four.
#4
#5
#6
#7
New Blog I'm Following: Dawn and Joe's Excellent Adventure
My friend Dawn and her husband Joe have a new blog. Their adventure is not off to a great start, but they will prevail.
http://dawnandjoesexcellentadventure.blogspot.com/
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http://dawnandjoesexcellentadventure.blogspot.com/
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
All Ready!
Phew... Presents are out and wrapped... Cookies and milk, out for Santa. Kids asleep.
Merry Christmas to all of you out there. May your Christmas be as magical as mine!
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Merry Christmas to all of you out there. May your Christmas be as magical as mine!
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Storm Day!
Yahoooooooooooo.... I have a storm day!!!!!!! No work today (but lots to do). I don't think this happened at all last year.
:-)
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:-)
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
New Battlestar Galactica Content! -- BSG 4.5 Webisode 001
Oh blessed day- this intially missed my attention but NEW Battelstar Galactica content has been released prior to the show's return in Januray.
Battlestar Galactica Season 4.5 Webisode 001 - The Face of the Enemy
Battlestar Galactica Season 4.5 Webisode 001 - The Face of the Enemy
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Decision Made
For the past few weeks, I've been trying to sort out a very difficult decision: whether or not to switch jobs. Yes, its the kind of decision people make every day. We make them and then we live with them.
Basically, I was faced with staying in my present position or moving back to a different job in our system, doing very different work. I had this job from January 2007-March 2008 (but was unable to get it permanently due to a really crappy, half-arsed interview I did- never assume you have a job "in the bag," kids).
The issues for me seemed to come down to the prospects of returning to a more glamorous job with slightly less pay as the bottom guy on the org chart. Or, I could continue where I am (and have been since 2001) given progressively more specialization, responsibility and leadership.
I'm staying put. I feel pretty good about this decision. After thinking about it until my head hurt and getting no where but a continuous set of flip flips back and forth, I had to go with my gut. I'm pushing forty and I need to continue on my path to be an expert in what I'm doing. I have a an utterly unique position in the province. No one else does exactly what I do and I'm doing new things all the time. I'm in a good spot to grow into a position of leadership in my team and my other option was to return to a place that had already rejected me. It was gratifying doing a decent interview this time- makes up for the humiliation I caused myself last time. But, I'm off (for now) to be an expert.
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Basically, I was faced with staying in my present position or moving back to a different job in our system, doing very different work. I had this job from January 2007-March 2008 (but was unable to get it permanently due to a really crappy, half-arsed interview I did- never assume you have a job "in the bag," kids).
The issues for me seemed to come down to the prospects of returning to a more glamorous job with slightly less pay as the bottom guy on the org chart. Or, I could continue where I am (and have been since 2001) given progressively more specialization, responsibility and leadership.
I'm staying put. I feel pretty good about this decision. After thinking about it until my head hurt and getting no where but a continuous set of flip flips back and forth, I had to go with my gut. I'm pushing forty and I need to continue on my path to be an expert in what I'm doing. I have a an utterly unique position in the province. No one else does exactly what I do and I'm doing new things all the time. I'm in a good spot to grow into a position of leadership in my team and my other option was to return to a place that had already rejected me. It was gratifying doing a decent interview this time- makes up for the humiliation I caused myself last time. But, I'm off (for now) to be an expert.
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Blogger's family confirms his arrest
Here's a broadly similar story from Iran...
Blogger's family confirms his arrest
The Globe and Mail Dec. 9, 2008
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Blogger's family confirms his arrest
The Globe and Mail Dec. 9, 2008
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Unabahsed Cuba Bashing
At different points in my life I've been close to people who were prepared to excuse away Cuban repression because Cuba:
1) Has reasonably good health care and education systems,
2) Is anti-American,
3) Is an affordable place to have to sun-cation in (if you're from the True North Strong and Free, not the True South Stronger but not so free), or
4) Was co-founded by Comrade Che.
As much as I disagree with 45 years of the American embargo, lets remember that even post-Castro, Cuba is a still in a state of Stalinist repression. If people have no ability to criticize their government, they have no ability to be protected from it. If they have no ability to be protected from it, it can do anything it wants to them. That's wrong.
Here's a story to remind us all that Cuba is far from a free or open society.
Read this article from the Globe and Mail "Cuba says blogger ran afoul of the law".
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1) Has reasonably good health care and education systems,
2) Is anti-American,
3) Is an affordable place to have to sun-cation in (if you're from the True North Strong and Free, not the True South Stronger but not so free), or
4) Was co-founded by Comrade Che.
As much as I disagree with 45 years of the American embargo, lets remember that even post-Castro, Cuba is a still in a state of Stalinist repression. If people have no ability to criticize their government, they have no ability to be protected from it. If they have no ability to be protected from it, it can do anything it wants to them. That's wrong.
Here's a story to remind us all that Cuba is far from a free or open society.
Read this article from the Globe and Mail "Cuba says blogger ran afoul of the law".
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Friday, December 05, 2008
News stories
Here'a a couple of interesting ones:
"Firm makes one billionth mouse."
"Solar Taxi goes round the world"
"Firm makes one billionth mouse."
"Solar Taxi goes round the world"
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