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    Internet in a Box

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    October 17, 2019
    October 16, 2019. I ordered an Internet in a Box and it arrived today. Worked with it a bit, got it running with ease, but still haven't figured out how to put my own content into one. Now that I have one in my hands, though, I can see how it's suppose...
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    Thanksgiving

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    October 17, 2019
    October 14, 2019. I took a much needed rest day today, not venturing outside (except to take this picture from our back yard), spending the day playing video games and watching baseball. https://flic.kr/p/2hwiTs9
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    Country Road

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    October 17, 2019
    October 15, 2019. Reasonably productive day in the office today catching up on stuff missed while I was away. I took this photo on the way home, taking a dead-end side road off Russell Road to find this track in the fall forest. https://flic.kr/p/2hwkdjm
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    Voting Day

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    October 14, 2019
    October 13, 2019. Because I will be out of the country on election day next week, I went to the advanced poll today and earned myself the right to complain for the next four years. It was also a shopping and errands day. Not much time this busy October...
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    Union Station

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    | 2019365, Syndicated, toronto, unionstation
    October 12, 2019
    October 12, 2019. Union Station has always been under construction. They appear to be almost finished (but not quite, because there can never be a time when it is not under construction). Took the train from here back to Casselman and home again. https...
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    Toronto

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    October 12, 2019
    October 8, 2019. First day in Toronto. I was up bright and early to get to the conference across the street from Toronto City Hall. Created a bunch of session summaries and spend an evening arguing politics with Rory McGreal. https://flic.kr/p/2htM6pB
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    Old City Hall

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    October 12, 2019
    October 10, 2019. Presentation day. I photographed this scene at the old city hall just before going in to give my talk. I couldn't help but notice the juxtaposition of the wealth and power and the homeless man sleeping on the street. It was in the bac...
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    Condos

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    | 2019365, Syndicated, toronto
    October 12, 2019
    October 9, 2019. This is the view from my hotel room, looking down Dundas. There's a lot of construction in this area as new sky-high Toronto pushes out this older less-affluent part of the city. More conference summaries today, more work on my talk. h...
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    Metcalfe Fair

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    October 6, 2019
    October 6, 2019. I have an early day tomorrow, but still we went to the Metcalfe Fair this afternoon. We didn't see any show horses, which was a bit of a surprise. It was a bit cool and the crowd was a bit off, but it was still a good time. https://fli...
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    No Man’s Sky

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    | 2019365, nomanssky, Syndicated
    October 6, 2019
    September 4, 2019. Got working on my presentation for next week, but it was pretty hard to work without heat in the office, and when the internet stopped working that pretty much did me in. Went home, worked some more, then told myself to relax and pla...
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    Blue Jay

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    | 2019365, bluejay, Syndicated
    October 3, 2019
    October 2, 2019. We have a local blue jay who is feeding on the crab apples (they're very small, perfect blue jay size). Got started on my Toronto presentation today with a good outline and some references collected. https://flic.kr/p/2hpwXQj
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    Fog

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    October 3, 2019
    October 1, 2019. It was so foggy it was actually dark at midday. It was also very cold in the office. So a dank day overall, but I was still pretty productive, getting paperwork done and stuff off the table, https://flic.kr/p/2hpw1mh
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    Whiterock Park

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    October 1, 2019
    September 30, 2019. Busy day with paperwork today, but I got out at lunch to buy a pair of pants and take a quick walk through this tiny park just inside the Vanier Parkway. https://flic.kr/p/2hoBWRa
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    Milkweed

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 29, 2019
    September 29, 2019. It has taken several years, but we now have milkweed plants producing seeds in the back yard. Nice fall day, a little cool, but I felt off so we ran errands in the city. https://flic.kr/p/2hnMdCW
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    September Rain

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 29, 2019
    September 28, 2019. Muted fall colours in the back yard as a steady rain meant today was mostly an indoor day playing video games. Picked up my bike wheel - I haven't given up on the season just yet. https://flic.kr/p/2hnPGTD
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    #ClimateStrikeOttawa

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 27, 2019
    September 27, 2019. I went downtown today to be one of the few people with gray hair at the Climate Strike protest on Parliament Hill. Because I agree with the protesters - it's time for action. And we can't just depend on individual action - not in a ...
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    The Voyage Home

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 27, 2019
    September 26, 2019. Got up at a reasonable hour and took a full flight back to Ottawa, after which I went home, and that was my day. Managed to get a newsletter done at the airport. https://flic.kr/p/2hmNzPk
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    The Leg

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    | 2019365, alberta, Syndicated
    September 27, 2019
    September 25, 2019. Spent the full day with an enthusiastic group of people at Athabasca University doing a workshop on distributed learning technologies, then had dinner with my old NewsTrolls friend and colleague Jennifer. Took a stroll after to take...
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    Edmonton

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 27, 2019
    September 24, 2019. Got up at ridiculous o'clock and flew to Edmonton, spending the bulk of my Tuesday preparing for my workshop. Had a nice meal at a downtown vegetarian restaurant, Kanu Cafe. https://flic.kr/p/2hmLgCr
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    Commute

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 27, 2019
    September 23, 2019. Another photo from the car window while stuck in traffic on the commute home. This followed a day working on DLT Slides and a quick visit to Costco. https://flic.kr/p/2hmza1U
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    Monarch

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 22, 2019
    September 22, 2019. We have a back yard full of milkweed and glowers and are reaping the butterfly benefit. I spent all day today working on my handout for my workshop next week. https://flic.kr/p/2hjjQXX
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    Warwick Forest

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 22, 2019
    September 21, 2019. I had intended to take a longer ride but I didn't feel up to more than 50 km. That said, I do have a video. Trying to up my game a bit. Video is *very* amateur. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NhIeGzE2A8&feature=youtu.be https://flic.k...
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    Nation River

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 20, 2019
    September 20, 2019. For on of the last beautiful days of the year I took the day off and went cycling up the Nation River almost to Chesterville. This time next year this landscape will be completely different as the windmills come in; I saw them build...
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    Navan Road

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 20, 2019
    September 19, 2019. This photo was taken out my car window while at a dead stop on Navan Road. Spent a full day reviewing a proposed UNESCO resolution on OERs. I took this detour because of multiple accidents on the 417, but it was just as bad. https:/...
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    CEREC MC XL

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 18, 2019
    September 18, 2019. I stopped to take photos and ask questions about this unit I saw while I was at the dentist today (teeth are doing well, thank you). It's a milling and grinding unit used to make inlays, onlays, veneers, crowns, bridges, abutments, ...
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    Parked at Costco

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 18, 2019
    September 17, 2019. Mixed day today - staff meeting, working on workshop materials, yellow fever vaccination, shopping at Costco (here's my car, parked there), video games. Productive, but I didn't get a lot done. https://flic.kr/p/2hhe8kf
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    Thistles

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    | 2019365, Syndicated
    September 17, 2019
    September 16, 2019. Busy and productive day today spent preparing workshop materials. Stopped at the new Casselman subdivsion on the way home to see how it's going, and took this photo of some thistles (the thistles are the exception; almost half the l...
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