Lunch at the Bohemian Kitchen

Maria and I had lunch at The Bohemian Kitchen today. Very nice little place in Bells Corners, with only a couple of decent tables but great, organic food with a home-made touch. We split some split-pea soup and veggie panini, with some organic coffee and finished it off with a brownie. Now Maria wants me [...]

ASCII Art Collection

I recently came across this lovely ASCII art collection. It really makes me wax nostalgic for the pre-web days of the Internet, before such atrocities as HTML email, and sites full of advertising.

Ottawa airshow’s rules

So, I wanted to take my kids to the Ottawa Airshow this year, and I was all set to buy the tickets. Then I read the rules and regulations, item number two. No coolers, food stuffs or beverages (except for baby foods & formulas) No food stuffs?? Are they nuts? What is this, a movie [...]

Back to Gatineau

We made it to Gatineau Park for the first time this year today. It was nice to get back, and the kids had a great time. It’s as beautiful as ever. I think we’re all out of shape though. The kids were complaining about being tired way too early. I think we’ll all have to [...]

Damn, the kid learns fast

I just played Jaan in a chess game, as we play often since I got him interested in the game. He has yet to beat me, but that’s hardly surprising; he’s five. Still, he learns quickly. Lately he’s been playing against the computer on Maria’s computer using my copy of Chessmaster 9000. I’ve set him [...]

BSG Razor

If you’re a fan of the new Battlestar Galactica, check out this preview for the upcoming “Razor” TV movie.

Pirates III – What’s it about again?

Maria and I just got back from Pirates of the Caribbean III. My assessment? There’s two hours of my life that I’ll never get back. Spoiler warning. The only redeeming thing about the experience was the beautiful lady sitting beside me. Otherwise, what started off decently went downhill very quickly, from Jack’s nonsense at talking [...]

Evanescence rocks Ottawa

Thanks to Maria, we got great seats for the Evanescence concert last night. The Black Maria opened for Stone Sour, who then opened for Evanescence. We were on the floor, general admission, and our timing was good so we were roughly at row 2 on the floor, plenty close enough to the action. I had [...]

Pat Robertson cries, “notice me! notice me!”

One can only hope that the U.S. DHS is not relying on the moronic rantings of Pat Robertson, who claims that God himself warned him about an impending attack on U.S. soil this year. 99% of prophets are full of shit and just looking for attention/ratings, just like at least 80% of statistics are made [...]

Goo Goo Dolls and Tomi Swick

I completely forgot to mention it, but on Nov 17th, Maria and I went by the NAC to see Tomi Swick open for the Goo Goo Dolls. Tomi Swick and his band were pretty good, and I think I’ll be checking out more from them. Maria’s not a big fan of the Goo Goo Dolls, [...]