I’m back from Chicago. Had a good time there, I like the city. I did alright with my first taste of cold in quite a few years. Living with the wind in my face for years in Alberta meant that Chicago winter was a piece of cake. Chicago actually reminded me a lot of Calgary. …
Author Archives: Chris Nelson
DIY Projector
Tom’s Hardware has an interesting guide up; Build Your Own XGA Projector. For around 300 bucks you can get a 15″ LCD, tear it apart, and put it on a used overhead projector. Tempting, but I worry about power consumption. Our rent is a very good deal and we don’t pay for utilities, so I …
Artifacts
Wow. This is really eerie. This picture is the last of a set pulled off a memory card of some people that died in the tsunami wave. Click here to read the story, click on the gallery link at the bottom of the page to see the photos.
Francois Lake
Looking at my visited countries map: It would seem I need to get my ass off this continent for my next travels. However with Chicago, NYC, and Williams Lake lined up, I don’t see that happening soon. I am going to spend a week or two in Williams Lake with family, and hopefully have enough …
Rain, jazz, and LCDs
Anna, Pete, Paul, and I splurged and went to Brockton Villa for breakfast on Sunday. Coast toast is damned good (imagine French toast souffle). It was funny, I had never seen the cliffs of the cove look so brown. All of the guano has been washed off. Of course with La Jolla drainage, that meant …