Month: August 2008

Some links for August 26th through August 28th… Captcha is broken – now what?“How Captcha was foiled: Are you a man or a mouse? Captcha systems to stop automated posting…

Mike Vallely is one of my childhood heroes — the guy rips skating and has always given it 150%. I last had the pleasure of watching him ‘destroy’ stuff skating…

Surflock One of the troubles with owning a small(ish) car and traveling great distances for surfing; you inevitably run into the scenario of not wanting to leave a board unattended….

Frontside log slide Great sliding over the weekend. Photo above of some random surfer at the Wall.

Finally some small swell pops up. Have a day off work banked so Johan and myself decided what better way to spend one of the final summer days by sliding…

Sarah @ work gave us this terrific salad recipe: Quinoa Salad Recipe 1 cup Quinoa (Rinse well, add to 2 cups boiling water, simmer covered for 12-15 min. let sit…

Some links for August 16th through August 21st… How The Democrats Can Blow It …In Six Easy Steps : Rolling Stone“A blueprint for losing the most winnable presidential election in…

Update: Adobe responds http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2008/08/dear_adobe.html The domain name says it all. Reloads a couple times for some good ones then submit your own. http://www.dearadobe.com

Walking down to lunch today; a new billboard has been put up showing what the eventual corner of Jeanne-Mance and Ste-Catherine’s will look like, the new “Place Quartier Des Spectacle”….

One of the nicest “wave cams” on the eastern seaboard got an upgrade. It’s the cam that sits looking down towards the break at “Coast Guard Beach” (here’s an approximate…

Love these illustrations. See all of them here (scroll half way down). Did you get them all? In order: Burgertime, Knock Out, Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Tetris, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong,…

Huge congrats to everyone @ Tiger for adding yet another amazing brand to their roster; They’ll be working with New Balance Canada on NB’s highest-end fashion/lifestyle programs. I’ve seen the…

Left alone on a Saturday after a cancelled trip; I find myself looking for diversions and fun stuff. Just ordered; All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life of…

Over the weekends we’ve been able to go surfing this summer; I’ve been using my new longboard. (writing this as the summer is coming to a close and I feel…

Mortgage We’re not quite there yet – but I do have a meeting at the bank to get some info and set some goals. Anyone out there have some good…