A couple weeks ago we picked up a used boat for fishing and hopefully some water-skiing. Connie has very little interest in getting in the water but its something I miss from my childhood.   On Sunday we went out fishing on kootenay lake for the first time with our boat, we live in a fairly remote location so fishing without a boat is very limiting. With over 100 miles of lake, Kootenay lake has a lot of places to fish, but since we have...

On April 8, the lords who “represent” the citizens of Britain passed the “Digital Economy bill”. The bill sets the stage for enforcing draconian measures for controlling internet users. You will be restricted from accessing copyrighted material without paying for it, a no-brainer really since this was the presumed reason for the bill — or the excuse to get it passed. “The bill aims to make it more...

So let me prefix this post by saying I consider myself to be an environmentalist.  I don’t waste, litter, and I greatly enjoy the natural beauty of life and the outdoors.  So when the environmental movement started to take hold in my generation I initially embraced it.  I opposed the conservative movement who ignored global warming and supported the liberal parties who supported Kyoto.  I was quite happy and felt like the I was in...

After years of avoiding the blogoshere I have come to a point in my life where it is now time to start my personal blog.  Life seems to be whizzing by faster than ever, and I’m feeling more and more compelled to slow things down and find my own pace in it all.  This blog will hopefully be a vessel for me to do just that.   Although I am a web developer and designer by trade this project will not be “work” for me, this...