Posted in Edmonton Fringe '07, Vacation, Reviews on Aug 18th, 2007 1 Comment »
Since 2001, with the exception of 2005, my wife and I have made an annual pilgrimage of sorts to the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. Those who don’t know what fringe festivals are should consult the wikipedia, but know that Edmonton hosts the largest fringe festival in North America and it is a constant source of […]
Posted in Family Time, Vacation, Online Communities on Aug 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Work has been more than a bit of a bitch lately, which has meant I’ve been totally devoid of inspiration to populate this space. This was all part of the lead up to today: Vacation! I’m now in Edmonton, officially off the clock, crashing at the pad of up and coming BioWare programmer Sebastian Hanlon. […]
Posted in Family Time, Vacation on Jul 26th, 2007 No Comments »
So tonight my beloved wife dragged me on a five hour car trip to experience one of her favorite musicians , the impossible to describe (and trust me I’ve tried) Rufus Wainwright. He was playing at the Winspear Center in Edmonton which aside from the Calgary Folk Fest was likely the only chance we’d get […]
Posted in Family Time, Vacation on Jul 25th, 2007 No Comments »
We’ve just returned from a summer jaunt to Whitefish, Montana. As we are immediately en route to Edmonton to take in Rufus Wainwright there is no time for a full review just yet, just time enough to show off my lame little 4 megapixel digital camera and my pathetic photoshop skills. Behold the glory that […]
Posted in Vacation on Feb 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Mardi Gras isn’t nearly as seedy as Girls Gone Wild paints it out to be. If I was the City of New Orleans, I’d sue them for slander or something. There is basically one street that has the capacity to degrade into drunken debauchery, but on a night like last night - a Thursday, locals […]
Posted in Vacation on Feb 15th, 2007 No Comments »
So hot on the heels of my Vancouver adventure (fully funded by work) we are on a family vacation to The Big Easy. Not just my wife, but most of my inlaws and some of their family as well. We departed yesterday and as you can see we don’t pack lightly.
Note the princess decor of […]
Posted in Vacation on Feb 15th, 2007 No Comments »
In body, but not in spirit.
We did a Hurricane Katrina tour and while I don’t have time to process the images I can share some thoughts.
I was completely taken aback by the level of devastation found over a year later. Neighborhoods that were 70% abandoned and tilting wrecks with a few families eking out a […]