Month: October 2007
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The Space Alphabet
I want posters of all of these. F, O and Z are especially hot. My kinda kids book. Space Alphabet (1964) by Irene Zacks. Pictures by Peter P. Plasencia.
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Canon SD800
Finally our new camera. A Canon SD800is. Our last Canon PS A75 did us well – we took well over 15,000 photos with it over a 3 year span. You…
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Zippo Hand Warmer
This looks fantastic for hiking back into the bush in the middle of winter. Wonder how safe it is? Wonder if it works in salt water? ;-) “Even though it’s…
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28 Weeks Later
Watched “28 Weeks Later” last night on DVD. I liked the first movie a lot and had high hopes for this one. There might be some spoilers here so you…
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The past weekend
With the leaves turning everywhere along Interstate 91 through Vermont and New Hampshire, we headed down Friday morning for a long weekend of warm weather, glassy windless smallish conditions and…
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Fire on the Wire Podcast
This great Reggae/Dancehall radio show out of the Australia is now available as a podcast through the itunes store. Not every show is a keeper but they do feature some…
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Everyday Engineering
This book looks fantastic and I ordered it the minute I saw the description. “World-renowned design and innovation firm IDEO uses first-hand observations to inform and inspire its work. As…
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Exhange of the $
Wow.. Warren just got back from the bank. In prep for his trip to Buenos Aires he had to exchange some Canadian $ for US $. The bank gave him…
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70 Percent liked my fish
Completely missed this. The lovely blog over at 70 Percent featured a link to “The making of my green fish” photoset. Thanks guys… just need some swell to get it…
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Elder surfboards going strong
Johan has been pumping out the custom boards. He made quite a few over the summer and his work is really starting to shine. His latest creation went out to…
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Dust off the DS
Umm. this could take some time
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Plank family grows
Plank has been growing steadily. Not just in numbers but in talent. Just wanted to post a quick note that we’ve got an amazing new developer coming on board and…
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Finnish Tire Club
I’ve joined the “Finnish Tire Club”. Last Saturday I drove down to F C P on the south shore and went tire shopping. These guys seemingly carry every known brand…