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That Time Ethan Flew Economy
One of the more intriguing aircraft in the extended Air Canada family fleet is the Beechcraft 1900, operated by EVAS as Air Canada Express, and used on the short Charlottetown to Halifax run.It is an...
View Article"The price of not being supportive is too much"
Archdeacon John Clarke, Rector of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, in a blog post today:That’s why it is important for the Church (our Church) to remain cautious about how we behave in the world, by what we...
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We may not be big, but we're small
Earlier this morning Terry Howatt thoughtfully left a comment here about a meeting tonight of the PEI Electric Vehicle Association in South Melville.As I’m curious about such things, and eager to learn...
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My Technique Scored us 4 km of Range
At the end of our trip to South Melville yesterday, Trudy, whose Chevy Bolt I’d driven there and back, called up the “Range Impacts Since Last Full Charge” screen, which shows factors that influenced...
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98 Cents of Hand Soap
We refilled this hand soap dispenser with Downeast Hand & Body Soap at Riverview Country Market for 98 cents. (the original bottle of Nature Clean soap cost more than $5.00).
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National Fiddling Day
Today was National Fiddling Day, an occasion for which we have Libbe Hubley to thank, as it was her Private Members Bill in the Senate that conjured it into being.The day was marked here in...
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Geolocation error: User denied geolocation prompt
I’m putting this here because I ran into a confounding issue that it took me a long time to find a solution for, and I’m hoping to solve the issue for others in the same situation.You’re using Firefox...
View ArticlePatti Kusturok and Jeremy Rusu at St. Paul's Anglican Church
nationalfiddingday.mp3Manitoba fiddler Patti Kusturok accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Rusu at the National Fiddling Day celebration at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on May 18, 2019. Sound...
View Article"You do it like that?"
Seth Godinon digital hygeine:The solution is fun and simple: find a smart person and have them watch you use the computer for an hour.She’ll share ten shortcuts and principles that will amaze you.And...
View ArticleThe Most Sustainable Phone
From Fairphone: The most sustainable phone is the one you already own. In part:A phone’s biggest environmental impact comes from the manufacturing process. That’s why – whether it’s a Fairphone or...
View ArticleDid we save oil by insulating our attic?
In December 2018, at great expense and complexity, we insulated our attic, removing decades old asbestos insulation and replacing it with R40 of blown fiberglass.Did it help our energy...
View ArticleContemplare Meliora
“Trust grows when you take time to understand the thoughts and feelings of others before you act.”So starts the third chapter of The Right Honourable David Johnston’s book Trust: Twenty Ways to Build a...
View ArticleFrances Ann Squire
Frances Ann Squire was Oliver’s teacher in grade 9. Today it was announced that she’s been recognized with a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. So now everyone else can come to know what...
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My First Business Cards
I often trace my interest in letterpress back to my 2010 visit to Berlin with Oliver and the numerous printing exhibits we found in the museums of the city. But, in truth, my first taste of letterpress...
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Spring
After seeming weeks of ceaseless rain, we woke up to sunshine this morning.And the trees reacted by bursting out buds.I don’t believe the winter-spring transition has ever been as clear cut as this:...
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Measuring Myself with Exist.io
Earlier in the year, in response to a post I wrote about salted capers, Jeremy Cherfas left a helpful comment.Jeremy had found his way here, across the ocean from his home across the sea, via Ton’s...
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Jane Siberry at Harmony House
I’ve been a Jane Siberry fan for as long as it’s been possible to be so, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that no musician has been more influential in my life over the course of the last 35...
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Inclined Planes, the Elbląg Canal, and the Trent-Severn
The seminal learning I took away from grade 2 concerned simple machines: Ms. Abrams, our teacher, did an excellent job at schooling us in the ways of the pulley, the lever, the inclined plane and the...
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"Blur my background for all calls"
I was setting up audio and video in Skype this morning in preparation for a call with my friends Elmine and Ton and noticed a setting, Blur my background for all calls, that I hadn’t seen before.Here’s...
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