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  • An Internet Tail

    You may notice that there was no post in March 2010.  My apologies.  I started this web log with the intention of making a good content rich article for the Jack of Trades Journal  every month.  So I put up an extra long article on a rain-barrel rack system as some sort of compensation.  I…

  • The Shop’n’Fight Sydrome

    At first I thought it was just my wife. I would think: Why does shopping for kitchen tiles turn into a big fight?!? Then I’d think maybe it was us. Maybe our marriage can’t handle the stress of kitchen design.  Maybe it’s me! Maybe I am truly loathsome and don’t care about kitchen decor. I…

  • Google is Reading Your Blog Before You Do

    I just finished tweeking my “About Me” section a little bit and when I finished uploading, I noticed that the advertisement was for the Canadian Oil sands website. The fact that the words petroleum, career, and technology are in the post has a lot to do with the advertisement that Google picked for me to…

  • What to give a Jack-of-Trades for Christmas

    It’s boxing day. I’m ready to explode from all the Christmas pudding, turkey, sweet potatoes and high calorie everything. I’m gonna work off some of those calories by typing! Yah. I asked for the following items: Gift certificate to KMS Tools Gift certificate to Princess Auto Shop clock Lee Valley Gift certificate Jeans Many people,…

  • The [Dis]Advantage of Canadian Winters and Building

    I mentioned in my last post that I would give a follow up post about the things I don’t like about carpentry work in Canada’s winter wonderland. I just finished up couple of jobs in November and in Alberta, November is winter (my friends from Victoria can stop laughing now!). I know some places in…

  • The Advantage of Canadian Winters and Building

    Having an outdoor job means that mother nature is in charge of the schedule. But there are less times that an unscheluded day off is issued by Mrs Nature than most people think. It also applies for Old Man Winter which argues a lot with mother nature (but they’re the best of friends). Most areas…