Monthly Archives: January 2014

The Dead of Winter

The time in between Christmas and March is perhaps the coldest and darkest time in Silicon valley North. One industry leader said that this time of the year is one of the reasons that we actually get things done. It’s … Continue reading

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A new CD is in the works…

I was on the treadmill on the weekend letting my mind wander as I ran down the miles. I was thinking about 2013 and realized that I had all of the raw material for a complete album of new original … Continue reading

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So where have you been?

No I have not died or moved to a place with no Internet, just been really busy at work. I’m in the process of learning about everything Nakina and immersing myself in new technologies like Jasper Reports, SQL and Oracle. … Continue reading

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Arena One and Two

Finished both these books over the weekend and last night. They are in the same vein as the hunger games in that they are post apocalyptic USA with groups of teens trying to survive. My son pointed out to me … Continue reading

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Colder than both poles

So what does this say about Ottawa? The Citizen said that we were colder than the South Pole. Looks like we have the North Pole beat as well. Maybe we should go visit Santa for a warm vacation?

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Day two of the deep freeze

I read an article in the local paper that said that Ottawa had actually exceeded the temperature of the base at the south pole yesterday. I suspect that we will do that again today. Weather aside, it’s a new year … Continue reading

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It’s Freakin cold !!!

The mercury in silicon valley north dipped below minus 40 last night. The Christmas break is over and it’s back to the deep dark days of winter. I managed to get a bunch of reading in over the holidays, but … Continue reading

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