Bush In Ottawa
In spite of being really busy these days, I’ve been paying attention to the George Bush visit to Ottawa today. It seemed pretty tame this morning. I saw the plane land on CBC Newsworld and then after going to the bank and grocery store over lunch I watched George and Paul answer some questions. Around… Continue
One Down, Two to Go
I finished the first of my end-of-year projects today. I was quite engrossed in it for the last week and a half, spending all my “work” time of last week at it. It’s always satisfying to finish a job and to have finished it well. I’m pleased with the brochure more so than I have… Continue
A Beer Based Experiment
So, remember a couple weeks back I told you the story of how Big Life Blonde (a beer served at Moxie’s) was supposedly Pabst Blue Ribbon? Well, on a lark, I picked up some Pabst this afternoon to put it to the test. The first observation was pretty encouraging — it’s brewed in Guelph, ON.… Continue
New Harry Potter DVD
Like the true fan (and hell bound heretic) I am, I picked up the new Harry Potter DVD earlier this week. Good thing for me, Jenn is just as much a fan as I am. Of course, the movies differ from the book (as all movies do) but that’s okay. They both have their strong… Continue
Twenty Questions Anyone?
I heard about this on the radio this morning. A guy in Ottawa built this neural net to play 20 Questions online and there’s also a hand held version. Apparently the handheld isn’t a good as the online version. I stumped it a couple of times this morning already, but it’s neat and worth a… Continue
Brouhaha or Foofaraw
Today’s post is just a mishmash of potpourri. First, the title — taken from a question asked at the beginning of today’s Roundup. I think that a brouhaha is bigger than a foofaraw. A Brouhaha is a definate event, like the nasty cousin of a Hullabaloo, but a foofaraw is a state that just one… Continue