More Photos

For those who come here looking for photos, there are more photos available now.

You can see them here. But you already know that.

Photos

The photos have moved.

You can find them here: www.wildunknown.com/photos

Focus Course

The Focus Course will take place at Scouts Canada's National Office on February 17th at 8:00am.

Hope to see you there...

StumbleUpon

There are sites that you find while surfing that you may want to share with others, or even to allow yourself to be exposed to new sites that you may never find. I've found some new and useful sites.

Check out StumbleUpon.

Or check out the pages I've Stumbled.

New Photos...

I've added some new photos of my daughter to the site. You can see them here.

Luck, what luck...

So, my daughter has been sick. So sick that Monday morning she re-introduced us to her breakfast. Unfortunately, she re-introduced it to us all over my laptop.

But, on a good note, after being dried out for 3 days, the laptop is back to life. Gotta love it... The only bad part is that my space bar sticks a bit.

NDRC and Focus

Although my daughter is sick, I think she'll sleep just about anywhere. So, we're heading to the NDRC meeting tonight to see if I can find some trainers for the FOCUS course I've been asked to lead.

Another baby joins the group

Mike and Kirsten had a baby girl today. 8 lbs 1 oz. Congrats guys!!

A fridge for every occasion...

So, with a no-freezer fridge, there isn't much choice it seems.

Rules:

must be a no-freezer fridge

must be at least 16 cf

must be white

Make	Size	Good Features	Bad Features	Power Usage	Location/Price
Danby DW1866	18 cf	Energy Star rated 2L or Gallon door compartment	2 solid crispers 1 solid meat keeper adjustable wire shelves door compartments not adjustable	unknown	The Brick - $699.97
Danby DFF1776WE	17.7 cf	2 clear crispers 1 clear meat keeper Energy Star rated adjustable glass shelves 2L or Gallon door compartment 18 months	door compartments not adjustable	372 kwh
Danby DFF1708W	16.8 cf	2 clear crispers 1 clear meat keeper Energy Star rated 18 months	door compartments not adjustable unknown shelf material	372 kwh
Frigidaire FRU17B2JW	16.7 cf		wire shelves no crispers no meat keeper door compartments not adjustable	unknown	Futureshop - $649.99 The Brick - $729.97
Frigidaire FRU17G4JW	16.7 cf	glass shelves	wire baskets door compartments not adjustable no crispers no meat keeper	unknown
Wood's R1813DW3	18 cf	Energy Star rated 2L or Gallon door compartment	2 solid crispers 1 solid meat keeper adjustable wire shelves door compartments not adjustable	335 kwh
Wood's R1816DW3	17.7 cf	2 clear crispers 1 clear meat keeper Energy Star rated adjustable glass shelves 2L or Gallon door compartment adjustable door compartments		372 kwh	Leons - $849.00 Corbeil - $849.00

Shopping for Appliances

So, we're in the market for some new applicances. Specifically, a fridge, stove, washer and dryer. I want a front-loading washer and dryer that stack, simply so that I can maximize the usage of space in our laundry room, and put the small freezer in there.

I'm not sure if they make stacking gas dryers, but I know that gas dryers are much more efficient, and so are front-loading washers.

We're also in need of a new fridge and stove. Because we can go with the freezer in the laundry room, we should be able to do with just a fridge. Not one with a freezer on top. As for the stove, I want a gas stove, but my wife has this thing for Ceran tops. Which, I must admit, I do like, but not as much as gas.

So, let's make the internet work for us. We'll start with the Ottawa options for fridges, then stoves, and finally, washers and dryers.

A stranger approaches...

So, wandering through the Disney Store at Bayshore last night with Sophia and my daughter, I was approached by a lady who told me I looked very professional, or something like that. She proceeded to ask me about where I worked, and how long I had worked there, as well as what I did for a living.

I thought that this was a strange event, very random. She said she was a manager for her company and she was looking for some new employees. (Strange way to get them.) She left me her number and asked me mine. i asked her what her company did, and she replyed 'Asset Management'.

So, here's how you recruit people. First you compliment them, to get them off guard. Then you get some background on them, and then you try and 'hire' them, knowing that they will probably be too polite to tell you off.

So, I'm now expecting a call, and I wouldn't be surprised if asset management turns out to be something like selling insurance, RRSPs, etc.

Guess we wait and see...

Background Information

So, for those who don't know, Susie and I recently moved from Petawawa to Ottawa. I work for a company named Bioniq as a web developer. She works for the Department of Defence for the Government of Canada.

While in Petawawa I spent my days doing Contractor and Government sales for a building supply company called CA Reiche & Sons. I spent my evenings working for Bioniq.

We've moved into a 4+1 bedroom house in Barrhaven. We have a large backyard for the city, complete with a pear tree, apple tree, crabapple tree and 2 cherry trees. Not to mention concord grape vines coming over the fence and blackberries in the corner. We have a large vegetable garden in the yard as well that we will be developing next year.

As for where we are going, no one quite knows. We just did have a daughter. You can see pictures of her and the house here.

Flak about Photos

So, I've gotten some complaints about the fact that on Friday the photos that used to live here went missing. So now they are back. You can find the link to them on the right hand side of this page.

I've even been nice to you and put some new photos from this weekend up.

Cheers!

Blogs and Business : who are these people?

I went to a OCRI Zone5ive event yesterday at lunch. The food was okay, the drinks were cold, but I had to leave my cookie on the table.

The speaker was Shel Israel. He's a writer, speaker and consultant who knows alot about social conversations in a Web 2.0 enabled world. Basically, blogs. And corporations are starting to take notice.

But, as one person asked, who are these bloggers? Are they your clients, your competition, or your detractors? What sort of person leaves a comment on a blog?

It's a good question. What sort of person does leave a comment? And why did I have to leave my cookie on the table.

Focus... I said Focus : training for youth by youth

For those people who know my wife and I, we're both involved with Scouts Canada. I work with the older youth, those in the 14-17 age range (called Venturers) and the 18-26 age range (called Rovers).

Recently I was asked to be the Course Leader for a course called Focus. The course should be set to run sometime in March, and will be run by an all youth training team.

So, now where to find trainers?