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June 11, 2026

Life

Thoughts from what I have seen on this road I walk.

Life

Windows 11 Strikes Again!

How do I love thee Microsoft? Less and less every day! As you may have noticed I have taken down the Geekstuff / Freebies, for the time being. Originally I was compiling the exe’s with Pyinstaller, but as anyone who codes will tell you, Pyinstaller gives you two options: a.

Life

Diversity is Strength

I have been thinking about this a lot, especially with the end of Pride Month and Canada Day upon us, with all the attacks on immigrants and LGBTQ+ people we see on TV, or in some folks cases their own street. I am lucky, ‘blessed’ might be too strong of

Life

Half Full or Half Empty?

(Originally an editorial in Teeswater.ca circa 2014) Are you a half full or half empty glass kind of person? I have always thought of myself in the former group, but last week I came close to joining the other side. Once a year JG, my wife and I take part

Life Recycling

Recycling – Toe To Head

If you know me IRL you will usually see me carrying a shoulder bag or fanny pack, back issues making it impossible for me to sit with a wallet in my hip pocket. A couple weeks back Sam and I made the journey (believe me OCTranspo on the weekend can

Life Lists

10 Things About Dogs

We know all the usual things about dogs, have seen a bazillion dog ‘reels’ on FB (with a shout out to Rocky Kanaka – love the vidz!) and if you have been or are currently a ‘dog parent’ you have a pretty good idea about our four legged ‘kids’. Here