Newspapers, talk radio programs, and online forums are buzzing with stories about the first few days of the H1N1 vaccination rollout in Ottawa. We braved the crowds yesterday at the Vanier clinic (Vanier Richelieu Community Centre, 300 Des Pères Blancs) to get the boys vaccinated. While everyone’s experience may differ, here’s how our afternoon went. … More Our Ottawa H1N1 Vaccine Experience

We headed down to Pefferlaw a couple of weeks ago to spend Thanksgiving with Nana Sue and Grandpa Doug. We got off to a rough start – in the first hour, we covered 4.6 km due to multiple washroom breaks and a wonky laptop. After that, it was smooth sailing, and the boys had a … More Thanksgiving 2009 Photos

Guitar is hard. I say this on the basis of two lessons and about 10 days of actual practice time. Some may say it’s too early to make such a sweeping statement, but as I massage my sore forearm and stretch the cramped fingers on my left hand, it’s become clear that the real thing … More I’m No Guitar Hero

The world is a busy place, and nobody has enough time to catch every viral video.  Thankfully, someone has kindly put together a compilation of the 100 top YouTube videos.  There are a couple of notable absences (Chocolate Rain?  Grape Stomping Lady?), but overall, it’s well worth the 3’24” you’ll spend watching.

When I was a kid in elementary school, the start of Fall meant only one thing – it was time for chestnut fights.  For the uninitiated, chestnut fights (or conkers, as some people call them), are vicious one-on-one competitions involving chestnuts on strings.  Competitors take turns trying to break the opponent’s chestnut.  While the official … More Chestnut Fights