§ Geeky
For a time now, I've been aiming to post about the websites of my friends and family. However, while browsing through surveys at my friend Brownie's site I rediscovered Reasonably Clever's wonderful Mini-Mizer. "Picture yourself in plastic" indeed, as you use The Mini-Mizer to fashion Lego likenesses of yourself, your friends and anyone else that you want to view... more
§ Science
Whether or not you're a card carrying geek like myself, you're likely to agree that this uphill garden waterfall is brilliant. Invented by James Dyson's eponymous engineering and design house, the reverse water fountain is the focal point of the "Wrong Garden" exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show. On a related note, "Microcosm", the winner of the show's Best Chic... more
§ Sports
I have a problem: once Sunday's events determine if West Ham are the final relegation victim in the EPL, the tension and intrigue of the sporting world I follow will become virtually non-existent until August (when the new EPL season will commence and ideally the Mariners will find themselves in a MLB pennant race). Such is the severity of this... more
§ Hockey
I'm gonna need some time. Obviously my prediction for game seven between the Wild and the Canucks was necessarily rose-tinted; I'm not Dionne Warwick. But there were a few things I wasn't wrong about: The Canucks had absolutely every thing to lose and the Wild are the most emotionally unsatisfying of possible opponents. If I see anymore of Jacques Lemerre's... more
§ Hockey
In theory, I actually don't have too much of a problem with the Canucks failing to get past the second round of the playoffs--certainly it would be a relief to shuck my playoff beard. The problem though is the team we may crash out to: Minnesota. If we found ourselves pushed to game seven in the second round against Dallas,... more
§ Hockey
We're deep into the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and I admit that I find myself with a playoff beard in support of our local Vancouver Canucks. If you ask men about their fondness for growing facial hair, I would suspect most would respond atleast mildly unfavourably. Most of us have never been quite comfortable with our random... more