Monthly Archives: May 2007

The View Gets Ugly: And I Like It!

So there is a lot of talk going around about the heated feud yesterday on The View. I don’t generally watch the show, but Rita sent me a YouTube clip of yesterday’s verbal attacks. The debate starts off discussing reasons why Bush should be impeached but quickly deteriorates into personal attacks. Although the issue itself [...]

NY Turning Yellow into Green: Or Are They?

As part of a plan to reduce emmissions in the state, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered that every last one of NY’s taxis operate on hybrid engines by 2012. This step would give New York the largest and cleanest fleet of taxis in the world. However, with only 375 of the 13,000 licensed [...]

Guitar Hero One Step Closer to the Wii

If there has been one thing I’ve been looking forward to for the Wii, it has been Guitar Hero. This game is currently not available for the Wii, but the upcoming edition will be. For those who don’t know what Guitar Hero is, it’s a game that lets you be the rocker, trying to play [...]

Google to Control Our Lives

It seems like almost every week Google is releasing a new product or taking over some company to make sure that they have a hand in everything that we do online. From email to video to documents and advertising, Google really is taking over the internet–and our lives.
This is not a conspiracy theory; Google chief [...]

HowTo: Create a Square Foot Garden

As most of you know, over the past little while I’ve been preparing and building my first square foot garden. I have written some posts about this process and thought that I would create a new one that links to each of the different steps involved in making the garden. Enjoy.
Square Foot Gardening [Intro post]:
This [...]

SFG Parts 6-8

I am happy to say that my square foot garden is practically complete. Other than adding a mesh wall for my vines to grow up (not necessary, but more efficient), all steps are complete.
On Sunday, a cold and wet day, Rita and I mixed the soil and filled the boxes with it. We called it [...]

HowTo: Test Your Internet Speed

With most sites now containing rich media that requires a lot of bandwidth on the side of the user, internet speed is becoming very important. Internet Frog offers a simple and free bandwidth monitor so you can see how your connection compares to the average bandwidth for your specific type of hook-up. The readings range [...]

SFG Parts 2-5

The square foot garden is almost complete! Yesterday, with Rita’s help, I completed four more steps in the process. After marking all the pieces of wood, I began cutting them manually. This was a ton of work but it was well worth it. I didn’t need a stinkin’ electric saw (although it would have greatly [...]

Back from El Salvador

Well, I arrived in Toronto last night at 11:35pm and got to London around 3:00am this morning. It was a long day, but I’m glad to be settled now. The trip was amazing in all regards and was very educational, emotional, and has definitely furthered my personal development. So much happened over the 18 days [...]

SFG Part 1: The Skid

Well, I started my Square Foot Garden by ripping apart a huge skid so I could make the garden box. It took quite a while to get the boards off with a crowbar but I finally had the wood needed to make the frame of the box. The 144 nails that I had to pull [...]

Happy Mothers´ Day

Happy Mothers´ Day Mom. Since I am in El Salvador for this Mothers´ Day I decided to write you a little message. I want you to know how much I appreciate everything you do and have done for me. No matter what decisions I make you are always supportive and help in any way possible. [...]

Apple Unveils the iRack

This is a great skit by MadTV on the conflict in Iraq. They demonstrate the situation through Steve Job´s release of a new Apple product–the iRack. Take a look.