You must have noticed that it wasn’t yours.  I mean, for one thing, mine was taller.  Much taller.  It probably had 30% more capacity than your typical bin. That, and it was obviously newer and much nicer than your UV-faded, weather-beaten, run-over-by-the-car experiment in plastic durability. I guess I’ve answered my own question. I suppose you [...]

Wayne Wouters recently announced the launch of the new Clerk of the Privy Council website.  That by itself strikes me as extraordinarily cool.  Actually delivering your own first-person message communicates genuine engagement with a new initiative and the people it touches in a way that a generic press release style announcement just can’t. But Mr. [...]

Can you see anything wrong with this product? Perhaps. But how about from inside a sealed box? No, and as luck would have it, that’s how these kid-friendly tubes happen to be sold. Having had some time to field test it (something I’m guessing Crest didn’t do), I can see at least two fun-enhancing benefits [...]

(That is, songs that capture their distinct style) Lonely Is The Night – Billy Squier Get It On – Kingdom Come Loving You – Kingdom Come (Pretty much every track on Kingdom Come’s self-titled debut) The River – The Tea Party Save Me – The Tea Party Fire In The Head – The Tea Party [...]

This is a presentation on Open Source I created for Interactive Multimedia & Design (IMD) students enrolled in the Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) Degree program (a joint collaboration between Carleton University and Algonquin College). Audio: Presentation audio (MP3 format) [37.4 MiB] Presentation audio (Ogg Vorbis format) [36.4 MiB] Slides: Download now or preview on [...]

(That is, songs that capture their distinct style) Just a few off the top of my head… Look What You’ve Done – Jet Live Forever – Oasis (and a bunch of others for that matter — to their credit they totally cop to Beatles inspiration). Get a Job – The Offspring Sowing the Seeds Of [...]

It was one year ago today that our beloved Golden Retriever passed away from cancer.  We still think of her often…  Several times a week —  sometimes even daily — her antics and indelible personality are an element of  our conversation.  While her presence is still greatly missed, thankfully we are now able to focus [...]

Note: This post contains links only accessible within the Government of Canada network. On my administrative rounds this morning I was pleased to read a familiar name in GCPEDIA’s recent changes log: Wayne Wouters, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. I was already aware of Mr. Wouter’s support of GCPEDIA, having [...]