Today[wiki] is a major celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. Oddly enough, being in Canada, this puts me even further away from the country that this holiday stems from. That doesn’t mean Rebecca and I won’t do something in observance. Oh yes, we have plans. And having some Mexican blood myself, you better believe we do!
Canucks Outsider, Uncle Weed Having Tech Issues
Dave Olsen, main man for the Canucks Outsider and Choogle On w/ Uncle Weed podcasts, appears to have some problems with the technical end of his podcasting capabilities. He posted this on the new home for the Canucks Outsider podcast, hockeynw.com.
Just a noe to say that my intrepid little laptop (leon) has lost grasp on reality and slipped into oblivion with two almost-finished podcasts abord plus myriad future content in progress. Yikes! I am at Appletex in North Van for rescue operation so wish me luck. [post]
I was beginning to wonder if all was well in DaveO-world. Wish him a quick recovery and just passing along the info. Hope he gets things back up and running soon!
They Are 50%, Absolutely Correct
The Vancouver Canucks have asked Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for permission to speak to Mr. Quinn about coming back to the west coast. We’ll just have to wait and see. Some people around the city seem to think, or know, otherwise.
I snapped this shot just today while taking care of some details regarding my status here. Will post more on my flickr later. Right now I’m pretty beat. Lots of sun, warmth, walking, and ice caps from TimHo’s. Must… drink… water…
Camino 1.0.1 Released
A news item from Macworld.com announced that Camino 1.0.1 has been released.
Camino 1.0.1 is a “security and stability update” for Camino 1.0. Several critical security issues have been corrected, and Camino uses version 1.8.0.3 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine. The Java Embedding plug-in has bee updated to version 0.9.5+d. Ad-blocking has been improved, especially for German ads. Locally stored SVG files can now be opened. And Camino on Intel-based Macs can now read Keychain entries stored by Camino on PowerPC-based Macs. [article]
I’m running it now and it does seem to be a little more snappy than the previous version. I would say that it might deal slightly better with WordPress, but still no built-in spellcheck. Bummer.
Rescue Me: Season 3
I like Rescue Me. It’s gritty, sad, funny, has some cool camera work, and boasts a kick ass opening sequence that does justice to the Von Bondies song “C’mon, C’mon.” I was curious about the series when I saw the previews prior to its premiere, but it was hearing that song linked up with the images that made me stick around. I’ve been pleased with the program so far.
I knew that FX Networks picked up the series for a third season, but it’s been a painfully long time to hear any news about it. So when Rebecca asked me about it, I came up with this.
I watch my server logs: I know that a lot of Googlers get here wondering about FX’s Rescue Me, a show that I really, really happen to love. Lately, folks seem to wonder: “When is the new season of Rescue Me going to start?” Best as I can tell, we can expect that sometime in the second quarter of 2006—I’d bet on May. [ijsm.org]
The Wikipedia entry about Rescue Me[wiki] also points to a May 30th debut for the first episode of season three on FX, catch it on Showcase here in Canada. At least I hope Showcase picks it up as well.
Oddly enough, Rebecca made a post about Showcase today. Perhaps our conversations spur blog posts, eh?
Breaking Tsunami News
I can’t even begin to explain it, but tracking the news of natural disasters has been a lifelong obsession. When the (reported) 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck this morning near Tonga, I held my breath as I listened to the ongoing reports coming in about the possible tsunami that might have resulted.
Thankfully, nothing happening. Fiji was in line for a possible wave, so this is doublely good news as Laura has extended family there. I even mentioned this to Rebecca that it’s times like these that I kinda wish we had Fox News on our cable package, simply for the fact that they treat situations like these as if the world was ending. Compare their website to CNN and you kinda get what I’m saying.
The same comparison could be made of other news websites, but I picked the two of the more popular competitors in the U.S.
RadioZoom Episode #90
Episode #90 was recorded and published today.
A major Vancouver episode. All artists are from B.C., we’ll cover news pertaining to B.C., go over some of the details to the creation of the new Canada Line, and explore the development of the olympic village for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Reading Up On Chernobyl
Every so often, I go through the mess of bookmarks that I have stored up in my browser and bring back some links that I stopped checking a while back. GlobalSecurity.org is one of those sites that isn’t all that exciting, but is worth a good read to get the gritty details about some of the things going on around the world.
This year is the 20 year anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster[wiki]. Not the greatest thing to observe, but it’s a landmark none the less. Their information on Chernobyl is a pretty interesting read. It gives you a better understanding about the whole operation at the plant rather than just the incident itself. The pictures are very striking as well.
Mean, Freakin’ Geese
It doesn’t matter if you are in Iowa or B.C. All Canada Geese are mean. This one didn’t mind me getting too close to snap its mug, but a few more seconds, I probably would have been warned.
Yes, it’s Canada Goose[wiki]. After a little reading around various websites, such as here and here, I understand now that “Canadian Goose” is the improper name for them. So from now on, I will call all the mean ones the incorrect name. The ones that don’t flap and hiss at me while running by them will get the correct one.
Am I On Your Refrigerator?
Ever go running along the Seawall in Stanley Park? There’s the area where all the tour buses seem to stop by the totem poles. It’s a nice, touristy spot to take some pictures. In fact, I recently discovered that those totem poles have a slightly strange history. Actually, follow that link and you’ll find a lot of interesting, if not dark, history about Stanley Park.
In the opposite direction of the totems, you can go to the Seawall and take some really great pictures of downtown Vancouver. I would say that 90% of the time, there is at least one person taking pictures there. Other days, there can be a huge group of bodies crowding the pathway. The other day a I ran through a mob of young Asian students posing and snapping away, forcing me off the path in order to get around them.
It makes me wonder how many pictures I get into. How much have I been disseminated around the world? What photo album am I tucked into and on what continent? Whose digital photo library am I in while I am mid-stride? How many times has someone said, “this would have been a great picture if it weren’t for that guy running into the shot.”
Sweet. I’m a “that guy”.