Category Archives: The Outside World

The world is full of interesting natural features. Google Sightseeing is a website that is devoted to showing off some of the more interesting things that are visable on Google Maps. My favourite? The Sphinx and the Great Pyramids, of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

After weeks and weeks of lovely (almost) Spring-like weather, winter has hit Southern Ontario hard. Yesterday we were treated to a small taste: some snow, and a chaser of freezing rain. Today we got the whole main course–ice pellets, snow, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Although I am far from the world’s best writer, I am a little bit of a grammar fiend. I get terribly annoyed by signs, especially highly polished advertisements, which have spelling or grammar errors. And I’m not alone; there is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’ve always believed that one shouldn’t buy a new video game console until it has been about at least a year.  That way, there is plenty of time for the bugs to be worked out, and for good games to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

On Wednesday evening, quanta and I saw the Toronto version of the Blue Man Group show as part of our office Christmas party.  The show was very different than anything I have ever seen before, and I’m not really sure that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Lately I’ve been working on a Top Secret project that has required me to spend a lot of time looking at the websites for provincial and territorial ministries of education. (Okay, the project isn’t exactly top secret, but that makes … Continue reading → Continue reading →