Category Archives: Truro NS

I just had the most exciting hours of the year. My wife’s computer (Windows 98) is acting up. I did a couple of checks to see what exactly was wrong but it’s definitely in Explorer: Explorer randomly hangs when she … Continue reading →

The last couple of days (after our snowstorm), it has been rather cold. Temperatures beneath the -20 in the morning with an overall of -15 during the day. There were a couple of wind chill warnings in effect too, but … Continue reading →

One of best (and educational) parts of photography is the use of a tripod. Even with today’s high tech cameras with contra-weights and internal balancers that literally make tripods unnecessary, I still recommend using one. If not for the reason … Continue reading →

Earlier this day (around Noon or something ) I noticed that someone was trying to shovel the driveway. I thought it was a kind of obnoxious, since the snow was still falling down and the wind was still gusting at … Continue reading →

More snow. Watching CNN’s weather reports, they call for snow amounts between 20 and 40 inches. Ack! Poor Carol and Paula. I can’t wait for live reports from around the snow front from nobody else than Anderson Cooper. Please, with … Continue reading →

Ed. Non personal and clickable images have been uploaded. When I feel like it, I’ll add some of the 200+ digital photos online. Is it too late yet, to look back at 2004? In conversations between the better-half and the … Continue reading →

It’s a mess outside. First of all we had a snowstorm yesterday. I ended up cleaning up the driveway last night but I should have known better. Today’s snow added another 5 – 10 cm. What to do with all … Continue reading →

And thus started my winning entry for the Bulwer-Lyton fiction contest. Seriously: Today’s snowstorm was exactly like the Boxing day snowstorm. Same amount of snow, same mess and same wind. They could have been twins (I personally experienced the evilness … Continue reading →

We added two movies to the collection: ‘Garden State’ and ‘The Manchurian Candidate’. I was surprised by a couple of scenes in Garden State, but on the overall it’s a reasonable good movie. The ‘Manchurian’ (directed by Jonathan Demme) had … Continue reading →

I have something with languages. When a foreigner is speaking English, I can tell right away where he or she’s from. I have no idea if that’s so special, but I know it can lead to weird conversations and funny … Continue reading →

Remember that snowstorm? That left us with about 20 cm’s of snow? It’s gone! The last couple of days, the temperatures have gone way up above the 0 degrees Celsius. Actually, rumour has it, it’s supposed to top the 10 … Continue reading →

The first time I was offered a slice of carrot cake here in Canada, I thought I was being set up or that somebody was trying to pull a trick on me. You see, there’s a Dutch joke about a … Continue reading →

I started this year crabby, so if you’re not getting used to it, tough luck… I have been playing (and finishing) a couple of games since we bought our XBox. While I’m impressed with some of the graphics shown in … Continue reading →