Computer Go Boom: Core 2 Duo Here I Come

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Excerpt: Well, my loyal and dedicated computer finally kicked the bucket, at least as far as I can tell. I have decided to take the plunge and go ahead and get a new machine. I am also looking at getting a few parts to bring the old computer back to life. I have ordered the new computer parts from NCI …

The Flight

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Excerpt: For those of you still wondering how the flight was, it was great. I had a very fun time. Sabine, not so much, but I almost did not want to stop. I found the plane to move very easily, and found it pretty much like driving in three dimensions, the best part was the lack of any visible traffic, and t …

Flying a Plane this August 16th

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Excerpt: This August 16th, Sabine and I will be able to fly a Cessna 150 as part of an introductory offer from the Ottawa Flying Club. I mentioned it before on May 18th, but at that time, I had not bought the tickets to do it, and now I have, and it is all scheduled and I am excited. Here is what we g …

Bell City Chase Ottawa

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Excerpt: With July 22nd coming up fast, I look down at my belly and see a nice curve that is going to slow me down. I am probably in the worst shape of my life, but Sabine and I decided a while back, after seeing videos of other City Chase events, that we would like to participate in one. It was more Sabine' …

Flying Lessons

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Excerpt: I would love to learn to fly, but as my cousin has long since pointed out, it is not cheap. The Ottawa Flying Club has a flying lesson type service for $50 Canadian. A hands-on aircraft orientation, education and preflight demonstration A guided lesson on how to taxi and take-off …

BarCamp Ottawa

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Excerpt: Well, I just got back from BarCamp Ottawa, and it was a lot of fun. I got to meet some interesting people, many that I had not heard about before, and one or two that I have. I have gone ahead an paid for a flickr account, so you can see all the bad photography I have done. Yes, I know I own an i …

BarCampOttawa

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Excerpt: I am hoping to attend the BarCampOttawa un-conference in April. It is a place where a bunch of people meet up, and talk about the things they are good at. Some people that I am looking forward to hanging out with if they show up are Jonathan Snook, and James Cogan. Not to say others on the list are …

Set A Wedding Date

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Excerpt: Sabine and I have finaly set a Wedding Date. It currently is July 7th, 2007 at the St. Rita's Church (Holy Trinity Church) in Woodstock, Ontario. We hope this won't change for any reason, as it took us a long time to chose one, so please, mark it in your calendars. This means we can now start …

Christmas Happenings

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Excerpt: So I guess a few people might be interested in how my Christmas went. So here goes... Going To Kingston My cousin Mark came down to pick Sabine and I up. He drove all the way from Kingston on Friday, the 23rd. He and I hung out and did a bit of this and that. He stayed the night and the next mor …

Engage(d)

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Excerpt: A little bit of a Star Trek pun in the title, but in all seriousness, I have asked my girlfriend of three years, Sabine, to marry me, and she said "yes". We don't have a date for the wedding yet, though it might be September 16th next year or the year after. Both of us are excited about takin …