Category: Archive

Well, we’re on a Pirate Pete theme this week. Last night I took him to his first Cub Scouts session. Not too surprisingly he really {...}

So my boy did fine last night. Got up, did his two minute piece flawlessly. Did a little boy and sat down. His first public {...}

There are so many different types of pride. Pride in ones ancestry, in one’s country or city. Pride in your house or your own accomplishments. {...}

I grew up in a family of smokers. Well, my mum didn’t smoke, but my dad smoked a pipe, and in their teen years all {...}

Another of the wonders of the Microsoft House was the smart kitchen counter. It was quite posh, nice polished marble, but had an RFID reader {...}

One of the more interesting aspects of my recent trip was a visit to the Microsoft House. This is a long standing initiative of Bill’s {...}

Almost back at home. I had a both lovely and hard weekend in Vancouver. First I met number 2 sister in Seattle Friday Night. She {...}

So, another day in lovely Seattle, then up to Vancouver to visit my mum. Its a shame I don’t have the kids with me, I {...}

Just had a sewage consultant in. He actually recommends a simple septic system rather than a complicated sewage treatment system. Less moving parts to fail {...}

Nothing like a bit of time zone change to make life a bit interesting. I woke up at 3:30 local time. Which when you convert {...}