Tidbits
Sleepover at Ikea - Maybe this is the only way to get to the $1 early enough…
A ramen bath - Japanese spa with special baths resembling instant noodles. I wanna play!
Old age homes for dogs - 1) Old dogs don’t like to be abandoned at strange places. 2) Playing with young puppies will probably cause the older dogs to die faster due to exhaustion.
A remote-controlled pigeon - Oh the poor thing…
An article on a brilliant method of teaching grade schoolers about bats and rabies. I smell a lawsuit.
Will trade beer for Crumpler bags. Tempted by the beanbag and messenger bags…
Photos
Fun with GPS Tracking
July 08, 2009 | Activities, Geek |
We were one of the early adopters of handheld automatic GPS units, way before Garmin and Tomtom became common household names. (You do not want to know how much we paid for our Nuvi!). It was great, no more printouts of first MS Streets and Trips, then Google Maps. …
Floor Renovation
June 11, 2009 | House |
So we completed our first major renovation of the house earlier this month, by replacing the flooring on the entire first floor. The living room was carpeted, and the rest was vinyl. Mike wasn’t particularly pleased with them even when we got the place, and he finally got around…
How we were traumatized by the automatic car wash
April 20, 2009 | Personal |
We switched Mr B back to normal tires last week, and the rims were covered with brake dust. We decided on the way home to Waterloo on Sunday to get a car wash at the Esso near my house. It was a touchless system, but it was a bit…
Is it Spring yet?
April 10, 2009 | Personal |
We had one annoying winter this year, with snow followed by rain followed by snow. Really bad for skiing locally, so it seems rather odd that we went on the most ski trips this season. We didn’t luck out on any real powder days, but being outside with the…
Mont Ste Anne 2009
February 19, 2009 | Travels |
So took another ski holiday over the Valentine/Family Day long weekend. This time, we drove all the way to Quebec City. We left Friday morning and drove back Monday. Google map says it is 890 km from Waterloo and will take 9 hours to drive. I think we took…
