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Sunday, February 20, 2005
Blogmania
I have been seriously considering revamping the website of late, especially after perusing a few blogs on the net. There's some pretty spiffy pages out there that put this one to shame, but on the other hand you have to remember that a lot of these people don't have lives and spend all day surfing the net and relaying info on their blogs. In fact, a friend of mine was actually posting to his blog directly from a conference in Vancouver on weblogging! Apparently there are people around who claim to be "professional bloggers", whatever that may entail, I don't know if there is money to be made in blogging, but I'll bet someone has figured out a way to do it. I guess with the plethora of information out there these days it requires individuals like these to take it upon themselves to organize and disseminate said information over and over again in a sort of cyber-regurgitative fashion. The blogging craze has blossomed to include audio and video posting and something called Podcasting (whatever that is). With all the other things going on at home these days, including weddings, work and my newfound foray into the world of video editing, I sometimes find submitting posts less than a week apart difficult as loyal readers can attest. So, as for revamping the site, well, that may be a while down the road. In the meantime I shall endeavor to keep the world up to speed on my activities as best I can no matter how feeble the attempt. Sandi has flown down to Quebec City for the week to visit friends she met there last year during her course. Meanwhile Angie and Lee are gearing up wedding planning. Last night they had a work bee putting invitations together and there is a growing mountain of wedding related material in the living room. For my part the video is coming along nicely. Friday, February 18, 2005
Reviving The NHL
It's almost starting to become a joke. The NHL season, which was taken off life support by Gary Bettman on Wednesday is having the cardiac paddles applied in an attempt to resucitate it. It seems talks may be in the works this weekend to try and get the deal back on track after coming so close earlier in the week. I don't know why I care about this as I am not a big hockey fan but it is getting laughable and I kind of wonder if this is not a bunch of hype to try and get the fans riled up in hopes of better turn outs at the games. Maybe not. Sunday, February 13, 2005
And We Thought We Were Crazy For Swedish Furniture  Here's a story about the opening of an Ikea store in, of all places, Edmonton, north London, where everyone was so mad for the minimalistic Swedish furniture that a riot broke out with people fighting over cheap sofas to the point where the injured had to be carted away in ambulances. I'm not real big on Ikea furniture. The last time I was in the Ikea Maze here in our Edmonton I got lost and couldn't find the way out unless I bought something. Saturday, February 12, 2005
They're at it again. It's been a while since we've had any Royal family scandals and although this may not exactly classify as a legitimate "scandal", tongues are certainly wagging across the pond and elsewhere over the upcoming nuptuals between Prince Charles and his infamous concubine "Mrs." Parker Bowles. "The Rotweiller", as Dianna liked to call her seems to have won out after patiently biding her time to get the man of her dreams. With oth in their late 50's, the marriage does not exactly come across as a "story book" wedding but I think even middle aged future kings have a right to a little happiness. Nothing Viagra won't help. And speaking of Viagra, Microsoft has teamed up with Viagra maker Pfizer to combat spammers who market counterfeit versions of Viagra on the web. Nice to see Bill Gates is putting good money where it's most important. And I guess the final bell is about to ring on this years NHL season. As the final 24 hours ticks away, neither side is making any effort to even talk to the other making it look like this season is toast. And the funny part is, most people don't care. We may never see the NHL again. Pity? Wednesday, February 09, 2005
To NHL Or Not To NHL
I seem to have fallen down on the job again in not posting for such a long time.
The encoding of home videos is completed. Raw footage from over 23 1 and 2 hour tapes has been archived onto 19 DVD's. From here I can create edited videos which can then be authored to DVD that can be played on most DVD players. Right now I'm boning up on an editing program that I will use to create these masterpieces. First up is a little wedding presentation to be shown during the reception. I guess this weekend is the final deadline for salvaging any kind of season for the NHL which to me, being a non hockey fan, means very little. But for the diehards I'm not sure what the reaction is. What kind of a season could we be looking at if the dispute does get settled? A very short schedule with a bunch of out of shape players and the Stanley cup in the middle of July? Well, I guess some people would watch it. But from what I've heard about these negotiations over the past few weeks, I wouldn't hold my breath for a settlement.
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