From the “Lofty Goals” Dept’: From the “Born Romantic” Dept’: From the “Extreme Handwriting” Dept’: From the “Cut the Fluff” Dept’:
Author: Gavan
eTalk has an inferiority complex and drives around in an H3 to make up for it
While I should be above caring, there is little on the two television channels that I get that I *hate* more than eTalk daily. I’m not sure if its the pseudo-journalism, the scripted off-the-cuff “check-ins” that they get to do on the 6 o’clock news, the way that the hosts (one being Ben Mulroney, whose […]
I out-Gandhi Ghandhi and pretty much every other world leader that has ever made an impact
No political leader, either historically or currently, seems to be as left and libertarian as me. I guess there goes my future in politics… Thanks to The Political Compass.
First Impressions of the First Edition of Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America
I went to the book launch of the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America yesterday (pictured on the left) and I was struck by a couple of design decisions that I think are a bit peculiar. While my caveat emptor is that I spent about 5 minutes leafing through it, two one deficits […]
Why I won’t buy and e-reader (but would really like to)
I like the idea of e-book readers. Rather than printing versions of all the journal articles I’ve downloaded over the course of completing a PhD, I save the PDFs on the computer. I’ve transitioned to reading these articles on my screen at home and have a system where I can annotate the articles I’ve read. […]
When scheduling confrences gets complicated
Earlier this week, I posted a list of academic goals for the upcoming year. Kind of key, in my mind, was presenting at the upcoming 5th World Environmental Education Congress. Unrelated, I was asked earlier in the year if I would lead the Quest trip to Point Pelee next spring in addition to my regular […]
New Year’s Resolutions
It seems to me that September, and the start of a new academic year, is a more significant mark of the passage of time and the beginning of the new than January 1st. This academic year also holds to be more significant than my previous years: working on research and writing a dissertation are the […]
UNIFUNCTIONS Visual Basic Error in Word and Excel
Recently, when loading Word 2007 and Excel 2007 I was getting a dialogue box that told me that the two programs were suffering from an “unifunctions” Visual Basic error. Clicking OK got rid of the box, but it was a bit of a PITA ((pain in the ass)) to always have to clear the dialogue […]
Things that are different with Heather on vacation in the UK
Harder: Folding sheets Wanting to cook Brushing the dog’s teeth Carrying groceries home Lonlier: Walking the dog Cooking The bed (though it is nice to spread out diagonally)
Today’s tweet digest 2008-09-02
Back in Toronto. Now comes the unpacking, washing and straightening. Joy. #