Catherine NYC 2012
Catherine jetted off to New York City this morning for a fun-filled week with our old friend (and erstwhile Islander) Cindy. They’re staying on the Upper East Side at a place that advertises itself as...
View ArticleDanish Robot Playgrounds
I am fascinated by the notion of “telepresence” and so fascinated by this Danish project to virtually link together three playgrounds in different cities in the country. The video below, subtitled (in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spring Fling at Prince Street School
We’re having our annual Spring Fling at Prince Street School tomorrow, June 8, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. It’s a great, inexpensive family night out and also the major fundraising event of the year...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coles Building Clock Fixed
I walk down Richmond Street past the Coles Building at least once a day, and for as long as I can remember the clock on the top of the building has been stuck at 7:00. It started to bother me enough...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Prince Street Spring Fling
Our Spring Fling at Prince Street School on Friday night was a grand success, especially if measured in fun-per-square-meter. Laura K. Bird ably stepped into the void left by Kelly Allen’s kids’...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photosynth on Nokia Lumia 800
Microsoft has released a version of Photosynth, it’s panorama-taking mobile app, for Windows Phone, and so I’ve been experimenting with it as an alternative to Nokia’s Creative Studio on my Nokia Lumia...
View ArticleCould it be the system worked?
For a few hours this morning this space hosted a post where I held APM’s feet to the fire for stating that it was going to “preserve” the Kays Building under the guise of effectively demolishing it....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Oliver at Fanningbank
Four years ago today it was the “Father and Son Picnic” at Government House, hosted by then-Lieutenant Governor Hon. Barbara Hagerman. Oliver dressed for the part: Add a Comment
View ArticleClik here to view.
Test Drive a Ford: School Gets Swings
As loathe as I am to be pimping for a car company in this space, in this case the deal for Prince Street School is simply too good to pass up: next Tuesday, June 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Am The Co-op (Again)
Once of the first things I did when I landed here in Charlottetown 19 years ago was to join Central Farmer’s Coop, which operated the cooperative grocery store on Queen Street. It was as much a...
View ArticleSchooled our young manhood to a life of sensual indulgence...
CBC reports today “Private liquor stores bad for health”: Alcohol-related deaths from such things as liver disease and car accidents, increased substantially after private liquor stores were introduced...
View ArticleYotel Review
While looking through my video archives, I came across this review of Yotel, the capsule hotel at Heathrow airport, that Oliver did when we stayed there back in 2009. I wrote a review myself the day...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Annals of Gauze
Posted by the King Cole tea at the Walker Drive Co-op in Charlottetown, a notice that the tea will now come in paper rather than gauze tea bags. It would be interesting to know that the “unforseen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sandwich Boards are the Popup Ads of the Physical World
Although I am loathe to suggest anything that would limit freedom of expression, I think the sandwich board situation in Charlottetown is a little out of control, and there are issues of accessibility...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Post No Bills
This afternoon I printed up a sort of “do it yourself civil disobedience kit” with an excerpt from the City of Charlottetown’s Zoning and Development Bylaw: an excerpt from its section on signage,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Data for PEI Electricity
Regular readers may recall my efforts, starting over a year ago, to have open data about Prince Edward Island electricity load and generation released. I’m happy to report that the Province of Prince...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Brake for my Golding Jobber
My Golding Jobber No. 8 letterpress came without a brake pad, so I’d been running it without brakes since I started using it, which made for the awkward need to slow down the flywheel with the palm of...
View Article