For the last year or so, I've been hanging around quite a few legacy software systems. I've even had the joy of maintaining one: we all know it has been dying for a few years, and now that its end is in sight, I'm just trying to make it as comfortable as possible as [...] Read More…
This is fantastic! In the aftermath of the Washington Supreme Court's ruling against same-sex marriage, The Stranger (one of Seattle's alt-weekly rags) published an article this week: "Shopping Spree: How to Get Free Books, CDs, and Movies from Focus on the Family -- Thereby Taking Money out of the Pockets of Anti-Gay Bigots -- [...] Read More…
My plant was looking pretty thirsty when I got back from vacation. Poor thing. I gave it some water and the next day these weird mushrooms started growing in the soil: Some of the leaves seem to be dying now and I think the mushrooms might be to blame. Has anyone ever seen [...] Read More…
I've been back at work for two days after my fantastic vacation in BC and Québec. I posted all my photos in my album for you to see. Read More…
Ok, so I tried the 2004 Twisted Tree Syrah (~CAD 35) and the 2003 Cedar Creek Estate Syrah (~CAD 35). The Twisted Tree was decent, but it was a little too over-oaked for my tastes. It smelled nice: herby like my brother Nicholas said. Unfortunately the finish was all oak, which really [...] Read More…
I've been on a real syrah kick lately. It's pretty much all I've been drinking in the last 6 months or so. Mostly I drink the Washington ones because they tend to be very tasty and good value, but while I'm in Kelowna I decided to try a few local ones. I first tried [...] Read More…