A few days ago I read this article on shaving (it’s all about wet shaving, so mostly of academic interest to women). Fascinating stuff, actually, and I sent it to Andrew.
He seemed to think so, too, since he immediately started researching shaving equipment options, and within 48 hours (an unheard of spontaneity for him) had [...]

From the Mental Floss blog: dogs welcoming home soliders.
I admit, it got me at least as much as the videos of homecomings with kids. Plus these are way funnier. Beagles! A Basset! Wieners!
Now if only Gordon didn’t go off like that all the time…

The boffins have invaded! The Quantum to Cosmos Festival has kicked off, and there are interesting events all over the place.
Exhibits like Physica Phantastica in front of Waterloo Town Square, showings of classic sci-fi films like Tron at the Princess Cinema, and lots of lectures at Perimeter Institute itself.
And all the video from [...]

I originally found this on some blog, linked from another blog. Page doesn’t seem to exist anymore, so thank goodness I printed it out. Had to transcribe it for my SIL (I made one for Thanksgiving dinner yesterday), so figured I might as well share it with the world. Many thanks to whichever [...]

This is a picture I did not take of my niece, running and squealing and poking and laughing and dancing around the driveway, chasing and popping the giant bubbles floating up from her bubble machine, exclaiming, “Bubbles!” over and over, and pretty much embodying childlike glee in a moment that has already embedded itself as [...]

My charming daughter #2, Rose, has gotten her artsy on with some friends (and, I guess, fellow alumni of mine/hers) and made a web series! Like Dr. Horrible, but with less singing and more gayness! (Well, maybe not…)
It’s Seeking Simone and the first two episodes are up now. There’s also a trailer with hot girl-on-girl [...]

Recently I was contacted to participate in a promotion for Canadian Tire, the idea being to make Father’s Day gift buying easier by taking one of the items from their Father’s Day Make Life Easier for Dad gift guide for a test drive (or dig, or saw…) Either these folks already knew what Canadian Tire [...]

The new iMac has been set up, all files transferred, all new software installed. Explaining some things to Mom about iTunes when Dad wanders over to check things out…
Dad: Oh, I need you to find this for me some time. [pointing at a URL written on a scrap of paper]
Me: Find it? Find what? Something [...]

Went home the other weekend to get my snow tires off. The weather was lovely, so in the morning I had a wander around and took a few pictures. (Haven’t done much of that lately, felt good.)
And after having a wander around, Dad and I sat down around a crackling bonfire for a beer and [...]

I don’t recall it even occurring to me when Cadence was born, though we were all breaking new ground there (and high as kites on endorphins…), but a few minutes ago I was perusing one of my sister-in-law’s albums on Facebook.
And I realized that within 24 hours of being born, Cassidy, niece #2, had been [...]