Adventure Man

While Laura and I were out watching our daughter, Dena, win a debating award for her first ever debate, our son, Daniel, was home alone. We arrived to learn what a boy, left home alone with nothing but a MacBook Pro, can do. Enjoy!

Shana Tova

If anyone can help translate this, I would love to know what it means! I am assuming the apple is sad that he is going to be eaten for Rosh Hashana but not sure.

Linguist Nick Troop creates 'ideal' David Bowie song

This is hysterical if you are a Davie Bowie fan, as I am. I couldn't resist posting this on my blog to share. Nick Troop creates the 'ideal' David Bowie song based on linguistical analysis of Bowie's word usage. Watch it if you DARE! Read more at New Scientist posting.

"Health psychologist Nick Troop of the University of Hertfordshire, UK, used a program called Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count to calculate how Bowie employs different categories of words in his songs. LIWC determines the rate of use of negative and positive words in a text, as well as counting references to things like sex, religion and food."

Kitten with unidentified neurological disorder

This kitten is currently at the Whistler Animals Galore (WAG) animal shelter hoping to be adopted. She has a neurological disorder that the veterinarian has not been able to identify. If anyone knows what it might be or knows who to ask, please pass this information along. Thanks.

Blast-off Barbie

A fun summer video that our son Daniel created with his friend Nate on April 26, 2009. We had an unusually early appearance of nice weather for Vancouver this year. Filmed using the Kodak Zi6 handheld HD camera.