Photo by tyfnIn all this snow my car stubbed its toe, which is to say I slid into a curb going down a side street hill. Sometimes going slow with winter tires isn't enough. Though I wish it hadn't happened I'm never-the-less happy it wasn't worse. I could have slid into another car or, God forbid, a person (though the latter was unlikely on a back street during a snow storm at 11:30pm). Getting this aftermath cleared up turned into a minor saga and resulted in my "going Greyhound" for the annual Vernon Christmas trek.
For a very long time a portion of this site's content still existed on Digital Doodles - Mark 2.
Mark 2?
Digital Doodles - Mark 1 was a static website started sometime before May 2001. I maintained it by hand and later with Dreamweaver.
The Digital Doodles - Mark 2 era began in July 2004 when the site graduated to scripted goodness in July 2004: 
Just got back from watching the Canadian Film Center (CFC) World Wide Short Film Festival 
Looking to jazz up a picture without a photo editing package? Check out 
Those of you who visit the site in-person may have noticed a side-bar block listing episodes from 
I was totally remise in yesterday's post: 
Last Saturday's rainy weather provided the perfect backdrop for a group of Battlestar Galactica geeks, including yours truly, to try out the 
Lately I've begun receiving MS Word and Excel files in the new Office 2007 XML format. My (legal) copy of MS Office 2000, which otherwise serves me perfectly well, can not read these files. Enter the 
Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Brett Gaylor, director of the documentary 
Yesterday there were snow warnings in the weather report. This was as bad it got in my neighbourhood. By noon it was just wet and it hasn't changed. Just as well in my books. Snow belongs on the mountains.
Last night was the Christmas gift exchange at 
Back on December 12th I posted: 
I'm back from the family Christmas in Vernon and yes Virginia, I've been a lazy blogger. While it's still 2008 and arguably still the holiday season I'm going to sneak some posts under the wire.
The weather was all over the place, from socked-in, overcast, snowy grey days, to the kind of brilliant sunny days that makes winter pretty (though still a pain in the butt):
Seen on a street in Vernon, my nomination for the best snow fort ev'ah!
Traveling any distance in the winter, especially during the holidays, is seldom worry or hassle free. In spite of this, I become part of the thronging masses that join their family for Christmas. In no particular order, here are some of my reasons.
My sister makes a great cappuccino
There's a love of espresso in 2 of the 3 sibs, as well as my sister's husband (who also makes a good cappuccino). Getting a cappuccino in the morning might seem like a small thing, but it provides great pleasure.
