the daily rumpy pumpy

Mom’s new puppy

Jason — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:43:32 +0000

While I’m not the biggest fan of small dogs (that my cat could muscle around), I have to admit my mom’s new multi-poo (???) is a pretty cute little bundle of energy.

That’ll keep her and my brother busy for a couple of years!

Meet Chester.

Count me down, but never out

Jason — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:31:35 +0000

2008 has been a pretty horrible year for me thus far. In fact, I’d have to say the worst on record, what with my father passing away, mother in the hospital on more occasions that I have thumbs and pinkies, moving my family out of the family home of 26 years and the nostalgia surrounding it all, to name a few.

My experiences this year have been more than ideal to vent thoughts and feelings in regular blog posts; whether for others experiencing similar life challenges, or better yet for myself therapeutically and future reflection.

I’ve known for far too long that a blog’s life is measured in traffic and readership (by some people anyway), and for several years my regular posts were garnering 400-500 uniques a day. Heck, @mokapey and I still reminice about weekly DRP podcasts. But, with all things ADD I focused on other seemingly more important items in my life, and have significantly (read: embarrassingly) ignored my blog for far too long.

I’ve threatened to update it (see new *rough* mockup below) and recommence regular updates for a bit and, well, it’s not going to happen unless I make it happen. So, I’ve bought the new laptop, built the new deck in the backyard to kick back with a slushy drink, plus bought and configured wireless N for increased throughput and range into said backyard. Short of finding a little spare time each day, which happens to be my biggest challenge, I really have no excuses.

2008 Blog Design Mockup

I embrace the remainder of 2008 with a positive outlook; not only hoping for improved health and happiness for myself and those around me, but also in my plans to update this site and resume regular blog updates, sooner than later!

iPhone 3G = Goodbye dear Razr and 15 minutes of battery life

Jason — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:47:57 +0000

Finally, today is a longtime coming: the actual acknowledgment and release date of the iPhone north of the border. It has been confirmed that July 11th is the day where I may be camped outside of a Rogers or Fido *or Apple* outlet to get my hands on a sweet lil’ gizmo.

Photo by MostlyLisa

Still no clue on data plan rates in Canada. US is sittin’ pretty around $30/month.

Some specs:

3G network support
GPS navigation
Thinner design
$199 (8GB), $299 (16GB) subsidized w/carrier contract
App Store
MS Exchange Support
No jailbreak required!

Update: Globe & Mail article

Goodbye CBC, hello TSN

Jason — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:29:38 +0000

As far as I’m concerned, the bigwigs over at CBC Sports have done yet another injustice to their sports programming that, in my opinion, continues their decent as a viable programming option on TV today.

First with the firing of Chris Cuthbert, then the loss of the CFL and now losing their staple Hockey Night in Canada theme, about all that’ll keep me coming back is future Canuck game coverage and 2008 Olympic events (they lost out on the 2010 and 2012 games to Bell and Rogers respectively).

Boy, Scott Moore really has his finger on the pulse that is target demographic and viewership interest.

Personally, I could care less who holds the rights to the Hockey Theme. While not larger than the game itself, the theme’s as close to a national anthem as we could get. It is, in my opinion, synonymous with hockey before any particular network.

Recycling in the mid 1800’s

Jason — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:58:53 +0000

My wife and I were out playing tourists on the weekend and while she’s pretty new to BC, I’ve been here my whole life and don’t have any real excuse for having never visited the “Birthplace of BC”, otherwise known as Fort Langley.

Linden retirement interview?

Jason — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:12:54 +0000

On the way to work this AM, I was listening to the TEAM 1040 and the following segment includes about 17mins worth of Trevor goodness:

Download interview (right click to save)

2 of last 3 seasons

Jason — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:04:24 +0000

Well, I guess boating season is coming sooner than later. 11 seconds ago the Canucks lost a “must-win” game which translates into missing yet another post-season run.

Damn for damn.

Finally, the wait is over

Jason — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:03:07 +0000

As many of you may have noticed over the past while, I have slacked in my regular post and even to the point of not updating my WP theme. To say I’ve been lazy does hold some merit, but like the rest of us, other priorities arose.

Anyway, WP 2.5 is installed and I’ll be updating the look/feel over the next little while.

Cheers my babies… off to eat some oatmeal!

Jug

Global earthquake epicenters

Jason — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:36:46 +0000

Also known as “focus” points, this plotted map illustrates where all earthquakes have originated since 1963, when data-recording started.

Note the heavy pacific rim activity along the Americas and Asia… glad I got earthquake insurance suckas!

Why, Why, Why

Jason — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:19:40 +0000

Do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?

Why do banks charge a fee on “insufficient funds” when they know there is not enough money?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn’t glue stick to the bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an “S” in the word “lisp”?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your try first?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, “It’s all right?” Well, it isn’t all right, so why don’t we say, “That hurt you stupid idiot?”

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that’s falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?