Absolute relief.  Today, although somewhat anticlimactic, ended with the delivery of a major milestone - a beta release of our client/server solution.  The team has been working aggressively towards this date for months, pouring their blood sweat and tears into it.  It started with a whisper late last year and grew into a complete redesign [...]

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A friend of mine, with his partner Johanna, have recently purchased Celsia Florist on the corner of West 4th & Arbutus.  Celsia is a tender, biennial shrub, native to Crete, meaning many flowered, immortality and a desire to please.  Neil and I had the chance to finally visit this weekend.  The garden patio welcomes visitors with an array [...]

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Late June, the BC Provincial government started sending out a B.C. Climate Action Dividend of $100, to every adult and child who was a resident of British Columbia as of December 31, 2007.  The expectation is that every adult and child resident of British Columbia will use the money to take action on climate change.  Suggestions include [...]

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I’ve been in search for the perfect belt buckle for a long time.  I’ll worry about the leather belt later, but the buckle is what’s holding me back from the ultimate fastening combination.  Every time we walk past a leather shop, a shoe shop, or skate shop, I’m peaking in to see if they sell [...]

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