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    More Snow

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    February 17, 2016
    February 17, 2016. More snow this afternoon; I really liked the way the tree was etched against the snowy vackground as I left the office. Got a few things done today, not a bad day. Accomplishments: - Monthly report submitted - San Diego flight booked...
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    Costco

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    February 16, 2016
    February 13, 2016. If today is Saturday it must be Costco day. It was *freezing* today. So Costco is OK. But in the summer, I'm going to want to be on my bike - we'll have to figure out this Costco thing by then. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1QjVbOY
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    The Second Floor

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    February 16, 2016
    February 15, 2016. This is the second floor hallway in M-50. I work on the third floor, but there was someone in the hallway, so I went a floor down to take this picture. You'd never know unless I told you. Accomplishments: - sprint plan set - response...
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    Snow Day

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    February 16, 2016
    February 16, 2016. It was a day of working out of the home office as we had a record snowfall in the Ottawa area. Kind of a quiet day. I spent most of it knocking back the email pile. Accomplishments: - comments on proposed SharePoint setup (yeah, that...
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    Ceiling

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    February 16, 2016
    February 14, 2016. Another freezing day, a good day to stay in and work on some writing. This is the ceiling in my bedroom (yes, another late night photo). I like to stare at it and find faces in the knots. Accomplishments: - wrote LPSS Core Concepts d...
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    The View Inside

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    February 16, 2016
    February 12, 2016. Dental appointment this morning, which included my first 360 degree x-ray. I also discovered my jaw creaks on the left-hand side. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1QkuUd2
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    Railway Bridge

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    February 11, 2016
    February 10, 2016. Good day to work from the home office. This seen from the house, looking towards town, which is right on the other side of the Nation River, over which the bridge spans. Spent good part of the day messing around with APIs again. From...
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    Mug

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    February 11, 2016
    February 9, 2015. Another late night. Five-meeting day. But a good day. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1o85JVa
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    Spooks

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    February 9, 2016
    February 7, 2016. This is the CSIS building as seen from our lunch room window. I always have to be careful driving by their exit on Blair Road because they drive big box SUVs and don't even slow down at the stop sign. Accomplishments: - wrote The Gree...
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    Wolf Trail

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    February 7, 2016
    February 7, 2016. Hiking on Wolf Trail -route - with Mike Rochford. Accomplishments: - Wolf Trail photo set From Flickr http://ift.tt/20DsD82
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    Happy Goat

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    February 7, 2016
    January 6, 2016. We went to the source today. It doesn't look like much, but they roast good coffee. Accomplishments: - completed author and feed graph for all my old records (26K of them) in OLDaily From Flickr http://ift.tt/1L8odcP
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    Stone

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    February 4, 2016
    February 4, 2016. Long but fun meeting this morning, then I cleaned up my files and got organized in the afternoon. I need to get a bunch of stuff done soon and so I have to make sure my desk is clear. Accomplishments: - cleaned up my office computer f...
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    Freezing Rain

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    February 4, 2016
    February 3, 2016. A good day to work from the home office as transportation was reduced to a crawl. Accomplishments: - scheduled dental cleaning appointments - got Andrea registered for a health care card - moved and set up the computer in the new offi...
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    Nightstand

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    February 3, 2016
    February 2, 2016. I started the day by falling off my trainer and bumped into things and dropped things all day. Not a great day. So I tried to keep it relatively light and yet still get stuff done. Accomplishments for today: - finished evaluating the ...
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    Nature’s Buzz

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    February 1, 2016
    February 1, 2016. I may have solved my coffee dilemma, having found fresh-roast fair trade coffee (Happy Goat) and a place that sells it near(ish) to where I work (Nature's Buzz, on Beechwood). Accomplishments: - Definition of next sprint tasks - JSON ...
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    Risk of Fire

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    February 1, 2016
    January 31, 2015. Another late night photo, taken by the bedside after all the lights were turned out. This is the inside of the beside light taken using the flash. I spent pretty much all day working on the project (which is now largely finished). Acc...
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    The View from M-2

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    January 31, 2016
    January 29, 2016. I had a meeting in M-2 today after our review meeting. Good stuff all around. I messed around with GitHub some, managed to upload some code (part of my project, which is ongoing). From Flickr http://ift.tt/1nxAySf
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    Snow

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    January 31, 2016
    January 28, 2015. Snow today. Just another day in the office. No accomplishments, because I'm working on a project. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1SS5r13
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    Ceiling Fan

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    January 31, 2016
    January 30, 2016. Aside from a trip into the city for weekly supplies, I spend the day working on my project. I'm happy to report that the first bit is done: I can now post from gRSShopper to Facebook. Sure, it's easy just to write some script that wil...
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    The Bidding Starts at $500,000

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    January 27, 2016
    January 27 , 2016. Got a fair number of odds and ends done today, but my most important work was probably this photo of a potato. After all, if Kevin Abosch can sell his photo of a potato for $1.5 million, I should be able to get a half mil for mine, r...
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    Boucherville

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    January 26, 2016
    January 26, 2016. It was not a great day for driving, with wet snow in the morning and drizzle fading to freezing rain in the evening, but I made my way to Boucherville and back for meetings. The best bit was the sky, which on the way home was a slowly...
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    NFL

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    January 25, 2016
    January 25, 2015. I saw this through the front windshield of the car parked next to me at the office. I can't help but think it's a distraction. Accomplishments: - wrote draft list of features for a product for a potential development partner - submitt...
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    Orchid in the Paint Shop

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    January 25, 2016
    January 24, 2015. It was errand day today. Pictured is an orchid in the Decorator's Choice paint store near Innes Road, where we bought drop cloths to use as curtains. We also went to Shopper's, Costco, Home Depot, and the Home Warehouse. Accomplishmen...
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    Orchid in the Paint Shop

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    January 25, 2016
    January 24, 2015. It was errand day today. Pictured is an orchid in the Decorator's Choice paint store near Innes Road, where we bought drop cloths to use as curtains. We also went to Shopper's, Costco, Home Depot, and the Home Warehouse. Accomplishmen...
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    Lunch

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    January 23, 2016
    January 23, 2015. You're looking at the most productive part of my day. I did nothing today except play Civ. I'd feel guilty except I needed a break. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1Pec0Zl
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    Lunch

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    January 23, 2016
    January 23, 2015. You're looking at the most productive part of my day. I did nothing today except play Civ. I'd feel guilty except I needed a break. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1Pec0Zl
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    Butterflies

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    January 23, 2016
    January 22, 2016. Some time in the spring of 1991 or so I stopped at the St. Albert Mall on my way back from teaching in Slave Lake and bought these paper butterflies. They have been on my fridge doors ever since. The paper is fragile and the butterfli...
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    Sunshine and Blue Sky

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    January 21, 2016
    January 21, 2015. I got lots of sleep last night, was able to exercise on the trainer this morning, and was focused on presenting our six-month review today. Seeing the sunshine and blue light through the kitchen window his moring filled me with energy...
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    Waiting for thre Train

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    January 20, 2016
    January 20, 2015. Almost home, waiting for the train to cross the street in the centre of Casselman. Tired. Long day, and even a short trip can wear you out. Accomplishments: - submitted slides for the program 6-month review. From Flickr http://ift.tt/...
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