By: The Philosophical Fish|28 May, 2008|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: transportation . Travel
So I’m heading to Vancouver Island for a work trip. I get out of the apartment on time, arrive as the ferry is starting to load (perfect!). The ferry is quite empty (also perfect!). I go up, grab a bite for breakfast and get some work done on the laptop.So far so good. The ferry arrives on time and I’m…
Read more »….to change her mind that is. I know I said the Corinth Sea was out…but I may have changed my mind. I have always really wanted to go see this shipwreck….I mean, look at that place! How cool is that!?!? –> It’s a beach called shipwreck beach (how original) and it’s on the island of Zakynthos! (or Zakinthos, or Zante…remember…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|22 May, 2008|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: fish . Travel
I had the opportunity to visit several research sites in the Broughton Archipelago yesterday. We flew in and around the area in a small Beaver airplane for most of the day and set down first at a farm site that is currently fallow, but where University researchers are looking at the physiology of juvenile pinks salmon infected with sea lice.…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|22 May, 2008|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: environment
OK, so this is about the most frightening thing I have ever heard of! I was out for dinner with a colleague and he mentioned this huge swath of plastic garbage in the Pacific somewhere between the North American Mainland and Hawaii. A sailor chose to head into an area that most captains don’t traverse since it is known for…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|20 May, 2008|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: boating . seasons
It finally arrived! The beginning of boating season. The official shakedown cruise. Summer! OK, I know it’s still May, but as far as boaters go, this is the start of summer. We were (understandably) concerned that our boating season would have a bumpy start. After all, last summer consisted of three weekends that did NOT involve rain, and our engines…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|16 May, 2008|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: seasons . weather
The sun finally arrived, for now anyway. We had the coldest April on record! Although skiing was great, it’s really time to get on with things and progress to boating season, don’t you think? Yesterday played with our emotions. The weatherman said sunny, but the day dawned cold and grey. Then, mid afternoon the clouds disappeared and the sun shone…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|06 May, 2008|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: computer . mac
I always wonder how much information people lose because they don’t back up important files and pictures. I’ve seen colleagues lose valuable data and I’ve lost things in the past. As a result I’m relatively anal about backing up things. I regularly back up my photos, music, important work files etc. They go to a variety of places.All my pictures…
Read more »Well, it’s coming up fast ….a year from now we will be embarking on another adventure to Greece aboard a sailboat. The exact destination is still to be determined, but I’m sure it will be fun wherever we end up and whoever we meet. We thought we had it all figured out. We were going to head up the Corinth…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|04 May, 2008|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: health
We walked into Canadian Tire the other day to pick up a $5 gas can….and walked out with a Roomba! I saw these things advertised several years ago, and all I thought at the time was “How can that thing actually work!” And promptly paid it no attention.Then I saw someone walking out of the store with one and something…
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