Posts Tagged: Misc/Personal
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Western Panama
Posted by on Monday, May 26, 2008 in - 6 comments
Becky and I are in Boquete, Panama. About 15 minutes ago (15:01 UTC) our house started shaking. We thought it was an earthquake but weren't sure. A few moments ago it showed up on the USGS site. A 5.5 magnitude earthquake (initially reported as a 5.8, 5.2, then 5.3) hit 40-60 KM from where we are …
Where am I? Boquete, Panama
Posted by on Thursday, May 22, 2008 in - leave a comment
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Becky and I are spending 10 days here in Panama. We’re staying in a small town named Boquete. Boquete is a picturesque town surrounded by lush green mountains and backdropped against a volcano. We haven’t actually seen the volcano yet as it has been overcast … read more »
What is in our packs?
Posted by on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in - leave a comment
Have you ever wondered what is in someone's backpack or luggage? Well, Becky and I have bared it all for you on our travel site.
Traveling
Posted by on Monday, May 19, 2008 in - 1 comment
For the past three weeks I’ve been traveling around Central America with Becky and some friends. We’ve burned our white wintered skin on the beaches of the Caribbean, we’ve shivered in shorts and t-shirts at 10,000 feet above sea level, we’ve swam in thundering waterfalls, snorkeled with sea …
Zap Your PRAM 2008
Posted by on Monday, April 14, 2008 in - leave a comment
Zap Your PRAM, the cicada of conferences, is back. After five years of hiatus we're doing it again. • Zap Your PRAM is much more like a songwriters circle than a conference. The formula is quite simple: Excellent secluded venue (Dalvay-by-the-sea) + interesting & talented people + amazing food …
Tim Hortons Slow Roast Beef Sandwich Review
Posted by on Friday, April 11, 2008 in - 4 comments
Price: $4.99 • Meat: Reminded me of Swanson's Hungry Man steaks (not good). • Size: Tiny. • Sloppy: Very. • Vegetables: A tomato slice and some depressing mushrooms. • Sauce: Horseradish tinged gravy. I'm still not sure if it was supposed to taste like horseradish or if it was just a …
Fighting the SADs
Posted by on Monday, March 17, 2008 in - 3 comments
Once again I find myself on the sunny west coast. I'm in San Francisco this week for meetings and a little bit of touristing. It has been a horribly long and bitter winter on PEI. We've had a near record number of storms, school has been canceled more times than in recent memory, and it generally …
And We're Back To Normal
Posted by on Sunday, November 4, 2007 in - leave a comment
It's all over folks. It will be breezy and chilly for the rest of the day but the Noel action is officially over. This blog will return to its sporadically updated self.
"I cooked all of the meat"
Posted by on Sunday, November 4, 2007 in - 4 comments
CBC Radio was broadcasting a call in show for the duration of the storm (from around 10pm until noon today). This morning during our drive around town we heard an older lady call in from Nova Scotia and say "Just as a precaution I cooked all of the meat in my deep freezer yesterday". • I had …
Hurricane Noel - PEI Aftermath Photos
Posted by on Sunday, November 4, 2007 in - leave a comment
I've posted some aftermath photos from this morning's outing. More will be posted throughout the day. If you have any photos of what Noel did in your area please feel free to post links to them in the comments. • PEI Noel aftermath photos • Some other great photos can be found here.