Archive for June, 2006

How to shoot fire out of a propane tank

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

I’ve often said bad things about my adopted home in St. Catharines, but clearly the individuals roaming the streets around me are not stupid. Take for example the person who slashed the line from my propane tank to my BBQ while I was on vacation.  This person clearly knew about the safety features designed into… Continue Reading How to shoot fire out of a propane tank

Trip From: St. Catharines > Toronto > Edmonton > Calgary > Montreal > Toronto > St. Catharines

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Our trip to Montreal for the F1 race gets better every year. This year featured lots of in-town events and we for the first time did things right: stayed in a friend’s apartment and sprung for grandstand seating at turn 6 and 7. The race was going very well for the first 1/2. Kimi had… Continue Reading Trip From: St. Catharines > Toronto > Edmonton > Calgary > Montreal > Toronto > St. Catharines

Montreal F1 Race

Monday, June 26th, 2006

I just got back from the F1 Race in montreal. It was a great weekend but not the greatest result on the track. The important thing is we had fun. Flickr pictures F1 pictures only: flickr.com/photos/mattclare/tags/f1/ F1 all weekend: flickr.com/photos/mattclare/sets/72157594177684544/ Before the race they showed the music video for Jacques’ new single, Accepterais-tu. My friend… Continue Reading Montreal F1 Race

Conference Presentation Went Well

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

My presentation was this morning, right after the keynote address by the president and VP from Blackboard, Michael Chasen and Karen Gage. Depending on how you look at it, pretty good billing. Michael from Bb had some interesting things to say and he talked about Web 2.0 and suggested that we’re about to see e-Learning… Continue Reading Conference Presentation Went Well

Edmonton Loses

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

I feel a little responsible because I had jumped on the Oilers bandwagon (fuel truck) and cheered as hard as the rest of this town has, but I couldn’t pledge my full elegance: I think my Toronto Maple Leafs boxers might have jinxed things. The town is crestfallen but they still support their team. Whyte… Continue Reading Edmonton Loses