December 1 — 3.5 miles, road run, -10C December 2 — Day Off Okay, stop reading now if you’re easily disgusted. Gone? Ok, good. Frances and I woke up at 2:30 this morning to a certain almost-five-year-old crying beside the bed. “I have a nosebleeeed,” wails the child. My response was (approximately): “Grbleh?” I hear… Continue reading Gross, but funny as hell
Photo update
I realized I haven’t put up any family shots in a long while, so here’s a whole family pic, from the week in Osoyoos. Unfortunately, Aron (Lisa’s partner) couldn’t make the trip, but the rest of us are there. Sorry for the size, all you bandwidth impaired, like myself:
Idea Today: Immersive Associative Browsing
November 29 — Happy Birthday to me! — 3.5 miles, Treadmill, 3 degree incline November 30 — Day Off The nice thing about reaching the anaerobic stage in my runs is that it leaves me free to think about things other than the sound of my breathing. One of the things that occurred to me… Continue reading Idea Today: Immersive Associative Browsing
Kidney Donations to Perfect Strangers
I heard a piece on the CBC yesterday about kidney donation. A woman in Toronto donated her kidney to a perfect stranger who was in renal failure. It was a painful story to hear, as they detailed the red tape they needed to wade through to make it a reality (doctors, psychologists, counselors) before the… Continue reading Kidney Donations to Perfect Strangers
Running in the country
November 28 — 3.0 miles, road run, 1cm snow Ahh, the beauty of living in the country. I forget, sometimes, how much of what we see living in Emo would be considered amusing, quaint, archaic or even bizarre, by city standards. Last night was just plain funny — and pretty nice. Keep in mind that… Continue reading Running in the country