Category Archives: Saint John NB

Jump. Dammit. Jump.

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Arthur

T here’s nothing cuter than young kittens, except for when they discover they can feast on wires, cables and other typical loose things and stuff hanging out from computers and other hardware. Also, dog food, because, apparently, you can bat … Continue reading →

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Morething

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Arthur

Earlier, we were out in Saint John to check out a couple things for things that needed to be done for things in the house-thing. You know, things. So while we were trotting through town, we were surprised how thick … Continue reading →

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Span

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Arthur

We had a (brief) reunion earlier this week: Alfons joined us last weekend and left (surprisingly) a day earlier than we all expected: there was a slight misunderstanding in his flight schedule. Luckily, the airport isn’t too far of a … Continue reading →

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Blueish

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Arthur

The last weeks were absurd so to say: first of all, my wife suffered from a (sort of) ear-infection which made her feel out of balance. This was also the week where we were exposed to the lows of the … Continue reading →

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Lunch

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Arthur

A few years ago, I visited England and found out that (some) churches provided free lunch concerts. For some kind of reason, I now have the impression that lunch is great time to go to church. Why go on Sundays? … Continue reading →

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HAL

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Arthur

Today, three cruise ships stopped by in Saint John: the Carnival Victory, the Grandeur and the Maasdam. I didn’t have time to try to get all three of them on one photo (I only had the 80mm on me) and … Continue reading →

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Starlings

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Arthur

I‘ve been extremely impressed by the difference of fauna between the old and new continent. The very first months living here, I saw bird species I didn’t recognize: seeing for example, the very first bluejay had me startled, since I … Continue reading →

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From Thunder back to Sun

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Arthur

Today’s weather was as abnormal as it could be: Weather Canada had issued a weather warning for the region around Saint John, forecasting thunderstorms, heavy rain, windgusts and hailstones as big as 2 cms. We didn’t get the stones, but … Continue reading →

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Go version-control yourself.

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Arthur

So, I was going to give a rant about the painful upgrade to WordPress 2.6, but I’ll leave it at that. Wait. Version control has been added to WordPress, which means that you can finally revert to your previous 42-word … Continue reading →

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Universal Fog

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Arthur

W hen I was younger, I always associated (morning) fog with pending clear weather and sunny periods, which is definitely not true for Saint John: the question here is not when it will clear up but actually, when the next … Continue reading →

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Evil Twin

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Arthur
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Sinking Brick

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Arthur

What is more exciting than a rant about rising gas prices and peak oil? Why, a photo of an oil tanker in the Bay, of course! This week’s attention grabber was Weezer’s video for their new song, ‘Beans and Pork’, … Continue reading →

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Trans-Canada

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Arthur

Reading, 3 Quarks Daily’s coverage of the 30th anniversary of e-mail spam, I was reminded that today it’s the 63rd anniversary of (the Dutch) Memorial Day. If today’s your birthday, Happy Birthday. If not, maybe you should attend a local … Continue reading →

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