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Every good turn deserves…a party
As some of you may already know, I sit on the board of directors for a literary journal and literacy association that I founded a number of years ago. For the past four years we’ve been holding a silent auction at the Pogue Fado to raise funds for the publication of the journal and for [...]
Political unrest
There are a couple of things that I typically don’t blog about. Politics is one of those things. Well, today I’m making an exception. Tomorrow is election day in Nova Scotia. There’s been much ado about voter fatigue in the past year or so. It’s been argued that low voter turnout in the last federal [...]
No boys allowed
Recently, the first #halifaxchicks tweetup took place. A number of geek girls decided to give props to local tweeters one #followfriday and from that grew the discussion of having a girls’ night out. Now, male bonding seems to typically include bro codes and high impact sports. I’m not sure what would happen on a geekier [...]
Creeping over the hill
Today marks a bit of a milestone day in my life. Today is the day that I get bumped into the dreaded category on surveys and other information gathering tools that require an input of one’s age. It’s the day that I enter the 35-44 category. Technically, the average life expectancy of a Canadian is [...]
Who drank half this glass?
I like to believe I’m an optimist. Cokebaby likes to think of himself as a realist (that’s code for pessimist). Together we balance each other out. Well, this week has taken its toll on me and my viewpoint and I’ve had to put every ounce of energy into fighting the overwhelming urge to let the [...]
Donate 4 Dachshunds
For those of you who read about Tofu, you know how much he means to me. Now is our time to give back to less fortunate animals. I’m putting a candy striper shirt on Tofu for the month of April. Why? Well, over at Who’s Your Dachshund?, we’ll be supporting animal shelters from around the [...]
Halifax Tweetup
The big, wide world out there tends to think of geeks and nerds as social outcasts. We all know the stereotype: the socially awkward, overweight, acne-faced adult living in his/her mother’s basement, coming up only for sustenance that doesn’t rightfully belong on the food pyramid. Well, the movers and the shakers of Halifax’s geeky underworld [...]
Third Wednesday Halifax: New media meet up
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Halifax may be a small city, but we’re wired for the digital world. Third Wednesday is just one example of how connected and collaborative an environment it can be in the city. The group meets, well, every third Wednesday of each month. There’s a good mix [...]
Podcamp Halifax ’09
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wired world. At least, that’s what I imagine Cat Stevens would have sung if he was born in a different age (or didn’t break up with the woman that song was really about). Because, let’s face it, we’re living in a digital world. With Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, Friendfeed, and millions [...]
Cokebaby and me: 10 years and counting
Today marks the 10th year Cokebaby and I tied the knot on a sandy beach in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Recently when I’ve mentioned the impending date, it’s been greeted with surprise. I’m not sure if it’s because of our age or the length of the marriage. We’re both still under 35 but we weren’t [...]
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