Unvarnished - Travis SmithThe Collected Works in one feed: Links, photos, quotes, and of course the regular musings, rants and humourous observations of a North American technophile.Overheard- May 31, 2008 By a remarkable accident of geography, three of British Columbias most important salmon rivers are all born within literally a stones throw of each other in a rugged knot of mountains. The only other place I know like that is Tibet, where the Brahmaputra and Ganges are born in lakes on the lower flanks of Mount Kailash. That area is so revered that normally you are not even allowed to climb it. The idea of putting industrial infrastructure at the headwaters of those rivers would be anathema to..http://www.hopstudios.com/nep/unvarnished/overheard/4319/ The Busy Week- May 30, 2008 I was going to write you all and tell you that my first semester as captain of the East Van Halen ultimate team was a tremendous success, that wed won every game, and that I was well on my way to becoming a local (i.e. in this house) sports legend. But we lost tonight. So we end the semester 6 wins, 1 loss.http://www.hopstudios.com/nep/unvarnished/item/the_busy_week/ Free Hot Dog Day- May 14, 2008 I was at a friends house last night setting up a new Time Capsule that wasnt being very Mac-like (i.e. setting it up was a nightmare) and she happened to mention that today was Free Hot Dog Day at her work. Yes, I crashed it.http://www.hopstudios.com/nep/unvarnished/item/free_hot_dog_day/ Dinner at William Tell Vancouver- May 13, 2008 Jason Manikel came to town last weekend. He was in town early for his fathers 60th birthday, and his mom and dad invited Susie and I to have dinner with them. We gladly agreed.http://www.hopstudios.com/nep/unvarnished/item/dinner_at_william_tell_vancouver/ |