iMatt :: The Blog of Matt Clare

OILERS WIN!  Short handed goal by Pasani in OT!! I’m going to Edmonton baby!  Saturday the cup will be closer to the Rexall Place than it has been all year and so will I!

That’s what that is! I see about five of these a year, most often in sinks and tubs and when the seasons change. In April I met one on my bedside table! I’ve been wondering what type of insect it was ever since then. When I do meet one of these ugly insects I tend… Continue Reading House Centipede

What a great first Stanley Cup game! Back and forth action and the Oilers played a great game….. right up until the end. Edmonton’s newest, and most valuable, player Dwayne Roloson had his right knee slammed into the post as Carolina’s Andrew Ladd crashed into him after Edmonton’s defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron checked him. Ty Conklin… Continue Reading Edmonton Oilers: Excited Disappointment

I presented at the Ontario University Computing Conference (OUCC) this week. The presentation went well and I had a good balance of keener’s and skeptics in the crowd. The bad news is my plan A and plan B for recording the presentation for a future podcast both failed – so we’ll have to figure out… Continue Reading OUCC 2006

Looking for a house? Need a new car? See a future for yourself in the UK? Here’s the ultimate package deal: Buy this house in Durham for £367,000 and this 1998 355 F1 (F1 = paddle shifters!) comes with if for free! The house is listed at £367,000 – which is the appraisal of this… Continue Reading House and Ferrari