Before I talk about MyBlogLog, has anyone noticed that the days are getting longer? I have, makes me a happy camper. I rather like being able to leave the lights off longer, saves hydro.

Anyways, onward and upward. Did you happen to notice the funny little pictures that have started to appear in the sidebar? Those are the avatars of people who have visited me from a site called MyBlogLog, a social networking site which I’ve recently joined. The basic concept behind social networking is forming community based on share interests and ability to create a network of people. Read the rest of this entry

On July 20,1969 — just 2 years and 4 days after my baby sister Lynn was born — Neil Armstrong stepped off of Apollo 11 and into the history books as the first person to set foot on the moon. On Sunday, January 28th, Apollo Donald arrived in this world to become my baby sister’s first grandchild weighing in at 4lbs 12oz and arriving six weeks early. We’re not sure what heights Apollo will rise to but for the moment just being healthy and thriving will be enough.  (click picture for a larger view) Read the rest of this entry

The health section of the Toronto Star has been carrying reviews and comment on the various dieting plans that are out there. Not a bad idea since there is such an array of them. Their piece today caught my attention, it’s about the Reverse Diet.

The basic idea of the reverse diet is that you eat your calorie intake in reverse order. Supper at breakfast sort of idea. Read the rest of this entry

Wordpress, which is the blogging package my blogs run on, released a major update to their package this past week. After spending some time exploring some of the wordpress guru sites looking for the updating horror stories I decided to update mine.

I didn’t find a lot of update horror stories which was a good sign. My hosting package provides me with a pretty easy installation panel called Fantastico through which I can do my updates with just a click of a button. So far, any updates I’ve done through the panel has really gone well. Read the rest of this entry

I’ve noticed that the ads I placed on the other Valentine’s entries I did this week have been receiving several clicks the last few days. This entry might help those who are looking to order a Valentine’s Day flowers to save some time. I’ll look at the chocolates in a separate entry.

I do suggest that you visit the entry about the language of flowers for guidance in choosing flowers that say what you intend. You’ll also want to order early to ensure that the arrangement you want is available. Read the rest of this entry

With the temperature sitting at 5F at the moment (no I don’t follow celsius) it doesn’t take much to understand it is BLOODY cold outside. I’m thankful I don’t have to go out. This morning about 6am according to the icon in my system tray which keeps me updated on the weather in Peterborough, it was -13F up there which was much better than the -4F it was here at the time. Read the rest of this entry

The last couple of days I’ve looked at the origins of St. Valentine’s Day and the history of chocolate which is such a popular gift item for Valentine’s. Today, the natural complement to chocolate is flowers. The earliest cultures known to mankind used flowers as gifts and symbols of meaning for messages the gift was sending. Read the rest of this entry