Yesterday Chaps and I went for a round of golf at the Northern Bear. I shot a 95 from the blues, which was OK, and lowered my handicap to 14.2. I really like playing at the Northern Bear. It has a great set up for my draw (read: duck hook). Last night Kristen and I… Continue reading »
Aug
24
Aug
22
Frozen Smoke and Strange Traffic
I just read about one of the most amazing inventions of recent memory… Aerogel (also known as frozen smoke) appears to be a miraculous material that will change the world in many ways. It has the lowest density of any material known to man (somewhere around 2 times as dense as air). Although it is… Continue reading »
Aug
21
Welcome to the CCG
Last week my friend Jeff, who is in the same grad program I am in, emailed me to let me know that I should come in to the University to get keys and banking info sorted out and also to make sure I get "the good desk". So, yesterday I did just that. Apparently my… Continue reading »
Aug
17
Small Town USA and the Diary Project
As most of you know, I just got back from a 10 day trip to the states for work. We flew into Minneapolis and drove down to Iowa. From there we followed a pipeline mapping the soil, ground slope and drainage conditions from Iowa to the Montana/Saskatchewan border. For the most part, it was an… Continue reading »
Aug
03
The Simpson’s Movie
Kristen and I saw The Simpson's Movie with the Chompson's last night. We all enjoyed it and had a good time. I'm glad it wasn't any longer, but it didn't really drag at all and there were tonnes of funny parts. You'd all enjoy it. I give it a solid 4/5. Other than that, there's… Continue reading »