Sorry for not posting in awhile. It has been busy and I have been lazy as well. The most recent turn of events is that our tenants downstairs are leaving so I have posted an ad to rent it out again.

It is actually a pretty sweet little location. Bus stop out front, newly renovated, two bedroom, 1000 square feet, laundry, large backyard, tons of parking, utilities are included, and the internet is included as well. Don't really need to do anything other than hook up the phone.

Hopefully it goes well. We just did some showings today and hopefully do more going into the weekend. Here are a few pics below. We are located in Ogden along a major bus route that goes downtown and we are only a 7 minute drive east of Chinook Centre. If you know anyone interested you can get a hold of me through the Contact Page.

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I read this book during my last holiday and was quite entertained.

Basically, the author writes about his experiences being the first man to circumnavigate the globe on his own power. This means using his own strength. No sailing, no motorized vehicles, etc. He cycles, walks, and rows around the northern hemisphere.

The book is interesting not just because of the physical trials and setbacks that he incurs, but also the relationships he has with his teammate and fiance (who later joins him on his travels).

I won't talk much more about it here, but I definitely recommend reading it. It is an easy read with lots of interesting tales and trivia from around the world.

By the way, Colin Angus is from Vancouver, Canada.

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A friend of mine has created a puzzle game program called Zengaku. It is a blend between Sudoku and Kakuro puzzles. It is rather addicting I might add.

There is a daily puzzle available on the Zengaku website and he also has a trial version of Zengaku available that includes 30 puzzles. For a few bucks you can have the full version with unlimited puzzles.

I like the software version as it is really handy to keep track of what numbers are possible solutions for a box. Then by process of elimination you can slowly reduce the possibilities until you are left with the answer. There is no guessing if don't want to!

Try out the puzzle on the site or download his software and do a few.

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My brother-in-law is working on his PhD in Biology and has done some work with hagfish. This is a really cool animal that is capable of producing massive amounts of slime on its body as a defense mechanism to get away from predators.

He recently uploaded a video of it that you can check out. I have embedded it on this page or you can click this link to see the hagfish video.

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Well, the suite is rented so that is exciting! We are going to scramble and try to get a few renos done while we have the opportunity as well. One of the rooms doesn't have a closet and definitely has enough room for it, so I will see if I can get one done. Would also like a more durable coat rack and shelf in the entrance.

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The world's largest cruise ship is under construction in Finland right now. My brother-in-law has been over to work on it a number of times and every time he shows us some pictures, but he is not allowed to give them out. Royal Caribbean, who is building the cruise ships, has finally released photos of its construction.

The project is called Genesis and you can read more about it on the Genesis Wikipedia article. It is rather impressive as it will hold over 25% more passengers and has over 53% more gross tonnage than the Freedom of the Seas, in the current class of largest cruise ships (also owned by Royal Caribbean).

Anyhow, there are a few pictures below, but you can check out the Royal Caribbean Genesis Gallery and the Genesis Renderings for more.

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It has been busy that last little while. Some of the reason I haven't posted much (other than just being lazy). The other thing I was working on this weekend was my taxes. I still have a few pieces of information I need to collect before I get them finished off by my tax person.

Anyhow, if you live in Canada and didn't remember, taxes must be done by the end of the month.

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What a wonderful country we live in...right? Well, I woke up today to quite a sight. Calgary is getting bucketed on with snow right now. My wife's normal 20 minute drive to work is now at 2 hours and she just pulled into the parking lot at her school and got stuck. She opened her door to step out and the door was pushing snow.

Apparently everything is severely backed up, people are turning around on hills and off ramps and driving back down them. City is at a stand still.

I'm staying put for a bit, but will try to head in later. My truck is useless on hills when the whether is like this (and I have to go up one to get to work). Anyhow, here are a few snapshots from our house.

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Just to let everyone know, if you actually care, that I am trying out the Master Cleanse

I started yesterday and am still doing it today. It is interesting. The basic drink is as follows:

• 10 ounces of filtered water.
• 2 tablespoons B grade maple syrup.
• 2 tablespoons fresh squeeze lemon juice.
• 1/10 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

You drink this as much as you want or just filtered water and nothing else!. The recommend taking a natural laxative like herbal tea of a salt water solution as well.

Anyhow, we'll see how I feel after a couple days.

You can find more information at the following sites:

• The Master Cleanser
• Master Cleanse on Wikipedia
• Master Cleanse Secrets

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I joined Toastmasters a few months ago, because we formed a club at work called the Pason Presenters. If you are not familiar with Toastmasters, it is a speaking club that is aimed at helping individuals improve their speaking and presentation skills.

Our work club meets twice a month over lunch and has a meeting. The main parts to each of our meetings are:

• Prepared speeches
• Impromptu speeches
• Evaluations

I have participated in many impromptu speeches so far, but today will be my first prepared speech. I am a little nervous, but think it should go well.

My Toastmasters experience so far has been really positive. You can get as much out of it as you want to put in and there is so much to learn. If you are interested in trying it out, you can find a club locally and go sit in for a few meetings if you like.

Just go to the Toastmasters International website and use their "find a branch near you" feature.

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