Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
Smells can really trigger strong memories. Occasionally I’ll catch a wiff of something and it will instantly take me back 30 years to a very specific time and place. Sometime, I’ll smell the perfume my mom used to wear and a flood of memories will instantly come back to me. It’s quite an experience. Wow, Read More …
It rained. Last year I never rode in the rain all summer. I was soaked but not too cold. The challenge will be to see how well my gear dries during the day and if I have to put on soggy cold clothes to ride home in. I hope not. Other that that, it was Read More …
So, this is Tempus Fugit, Time Flies in latin. Well today was another lesson in time flying by. If you’ve been around for a while and I won’t define how long “a while” is you might remember getting your oil changed for $20 – $30 at a fast food of oil franchise. Well I hadn’t Read More …
Robert Newman History of Oil, very clever and thought provoking. Tony Campolo with Strombo on the Hour – HT to Bill. Wow, there is good programming on CBC TV.
From a Starbucks in Grand Forks. We checked out a cool Swedish design furniture store across from the HoDo and then headed off to the Fargo Air Museum. Then it was off to Schells, a totally awesome sporting goods store and a stop at Cold Stone Creamery for a treat for the road as we Read More …
The temperatures are on the rise and the snow is melting fast and I saw a sure sign that Spring has arrived on Friday. No, it wasn’t a robin, it was a guy on a motorcycle, and at 6C it still makes for a very “cool” ride. I can remember riding my motorcycle late in Read More …
Bum Rush the Charts Podcasting gets little respect from traditional media. To them we’re little more than a joke, than amateurs. What they don’t understand is that podcasting is more than just a delivery mechanism – it’s a social movement. People are growing sick of the watered-down, cookie-cutter content that networks and record companies expect Read More …
Who knew? I was browsing the iTunes store and came across The Ultimate Yes – 35th Anniversary collection with this song!
What lap is this? Today I raced in the ninth annual Icebike race held in Winnipeg at The Forks. It had been postponed a couple of weeks due to the brutal cold, but went ahead today with only -16C and moderate wind. I wasn’t really sure about doing it this year but yesterday I registered Read More …