Night of Dread

October 30, 2011

in Daily updates, Photography, The outdoors, Toronto

Yesterday, I participated in the novel, engaging, and pleasantly pagan festivities at Toronto’s Night of Dread. Put on by the Clay and Paper Theatre Company (whose work I have photographed before), the evening involved both small and gigantic representations of fears including ‘corruption’, ‘nuclear war’, ‘selfish leadership’, and ‘lack of stability’. Accompanied by drummers and [...]

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Civilian unmanned aerial vehicles

September 18, 2011

in Films and movies, Geek stuff, Security, The outdoors

For about US$2,000, you can get a pretty ridiculous camera-equipped UAV, which can be controlled by radio at a range of up to 15km. People fly them using live video streaming to goggles. One group of people using these drones has made some impressive videos of places like New York City and the Matterhorn. Their [...]

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“The Pedaler’s Wager” – Toronto

July 19, 2011

in Music, The outdoors, Toronto

Starting tomorrow, the Clay and Paper Theatre Company are performing their original show “The Pedaler’s Wager” in Dufferin Grove Park, Toronto. It sounds like quite a lively experience: This original comedy features puppetry, live music, and our very own CYCLOPS: Cycling Oriented Puppet Squad. Each weekend audience members are invited to cycle from act to [...]

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Back on two wheels

July 10, 2011

in Daily updates, Ottawa, The outdoors

More than a year after I broke my collarbone, I re-inflated my tires, strapped on a new helmet, and went for a ride along the canal, past the locks beside Parliament, along the river, up Booth Street, along Dow’s Lake, and back home along the canal. Cycling may carry the distinct risk of breaking your [...]

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Reduced screen time

May 11, 2011

in Daily updates, Ottawa, The outdoors

Blogging We are in the middle of Ottawa’s bright and pleasant season, which precedes the stultifying heat season. As such, I am trying to reduce the amount of time I spent in front of computers. Keeping it at nine hours a day or so seems like an OK goal, though it may involve substantially diminished [...]

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2011 spring photos

April 10, 2011

in Ottawa, Photography, The outdoors

Yesterday, I took some photos around Ottawa to document the arrival of spring. Today, they are on the Apt 613 blog.

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Careful on your bikes everyone!

April 9, 2011

in Daily updates, Ottawa, Rants, The outdoors, Travel

The weather is starting to get nice, but I am wary of breaking out my bicycle. 9 months and 22 days ago, I hit a pothole on my bicycle, flew forward over the handlebars, crashed into the pavement, and broke my collarbone. If I had landed differently, I might have broken my neck. As it [...]

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Ontario and offshore wind

February 17, 2011

in Canada, Law, Politics, Rants, The environment, The outdoors

Yesterday was an insane day – guest lecture, work, then a commercial photo project – so I have fallen behind on blog updates. Apologies. That said, how crazy is it that the government of Ontario has called for a moratorium on offshore wind farms? This is a province with a government that is relatively serious [...]

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Winter sea ice 2010-11

February 9, 2011

in Geek stuff, Science, The environment, The outdoors

As winter continues, Arctic sea ice continues to grow. That said, this year’s trend looks a lot more like the record low 2006-07 season than like the 1979-2000 average: Like it or not, big changes are happening in the Arctic.

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Local environmentalism

February 9, 2011

in Photography, Psychology, Rants, Science, The environment, The outdoors

Perhaps it is unwise for me to criticize environmental groups at the moment, given that we are all trying to push a difficult issue forward at a time of considerable political hostility. Reagan’s 11th Commandment is a major reason why the Republicans are so strong in the United States. At the same time, it is [...]

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