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Archive for November, 2007

30 Nov, 2007

I want to fly Virgin America

Posted by: Geoff In: Travel

One of my coworkers sent around this video. Really makes you appreciate a company that pays attention to the fact that no-one actually pays attention to the safety briefings. WestJet needs to take a hint, as they’ve gotten a little dull over the last few years. Spruce up the speech a bit.
If only Virgin America [...]

29 Nov, 2007

Drywall ain’t light

Posted by: Geoff In: Renovations

After work tonight, I zipped down to the Home Depot to get more building supplies. Namely, sheetrock. I’m almost ready to start putting the stuff up (I might even start tonight, if I can get all the insulation in place), and I’m running out of time before Alex gets back.
This is sort of my own [...]

27 Nov, 2007

Laminate flooring sucks

Posted by: Geoff In: Rants| Renovations

I state this now: I will never use laminate flooring again. Ever. I don’t care how inexpensive and near-indestructable it is — the stuff simply is not well-designed and is far too cumbersome for one person to install alone. The need for a second person is ridiculous and if nothing else points out the usability [...]

24 Nov, 2007

We have a travel-safe baby

Posted by: Geoff In: Children| Travel

I’ve had the luxury of travelling many places of the last few years. Of those times, I’ve been on more than a few planes that were exhibit to babies that did not travel well. And by not travelling well, I mean they cried.
A lot. Loudly. Ear-piercingly.
My biggest fear is that we would have one of [...]

21 Nov, 2007

Google starting to slip

Posted by: Geoff In: Critical Mass

Admittedly, this is more of a question than a statement, but make no mistake — I’m not merely asking if this is true.

For the last several years, Google has been a juggernaut, able to release whatever they felt like and it was received with open (and anxious, often with reckless abandon) arms. We’ve all enjoyed [...]

21 Nov, 2007

West LRT Line in Calgary approved

Posted by: Geoff In: General

It’s official — I’m going to be able to ride the C-Train to work in four years. Sounds like a long time away, but the reality is that this is going to make my life a lot better. Back when I used to live in Sunnyside, I periodically took the C-Train to work — though [...]

19 Nov, 2007

Canada’s history is wasted on its youth

Posted by: Geoff In: General

The CBC published a news article about how Canada’s youth scores a measly 18% on a Canadian history quiz. Everyone is aghast at the marks — are we truly that bad at our own history?
Of course we are. Because we haven’t the ability to appreciate it.


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