Left Coast Floyds

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-26

Anthony — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:15:00 +0000

Chillin' out at YVR, waiting for the Canada Line to bring the rest of the family. Travelling w/o car seats is nice … but complicated. #
Melting away in Pearson. The more often I come here, the less I like it. Utterly kid unfriendly. And filthy. #
.@keeperofmaps *No* kid areas. Pay-wall wifi. At the moment, filthy carpets and washrooms. This is an unpleasant 2hr hold-over #
Didn't they recently renovate here? How could you not put ANY kid areas in Canada's busiest airport? #
Arrived in Halifax. Kids were pretty wired but I think they're down now. Now … adjustment time. #
This is our 21 month old's 4th set of transcontinental flights + Aidan declared "I'm getting tired of airplanes". #
Quinlan work when the sun came up, 5:30ish Atlantic, 1:30 Pacific. Fortunately Gwen got him back down – it could have been ugly. #
Back from hospital, visiting my mother. Resemblence to my 91 yr old g-mother, who has been afflected w/ Alzheimer's past 10 yrs is striking #
And sad #
Congrats @Seanfunk @SlvrLambStudios and family: First geocache pub'd + now found by someone else! Your transition to the darkside continues! #
Things I hate about travelling x-country w/ an ~2 yr old: the 2 hrs+ of crying and screaming it takes to get him to go to sleep on Day 2 #
Officially in go-to-sleep-now-damnit hell #
Having only lived in East Coast boreal forests + PNW temperate rainforest the fact so little of Earth is treed boggles http://bit.ly/c7VGRo #
Back from spending a good portion of the day at the hospital. She's comfortable, but I think the pain meds have been causing her to zone out #
Back from the hospital again, brought the boys this time. They cheered her up, I think, but the drugs make it hard to tell. #cancersucks #
RT @polarisdotca: Minister told kids Mars wld be "as big as Moon" Emailed him Mars hoax. Replied "Wasn't rlly Mars. Talking abt God." Huh? #
My mother passed this morning, age 60. Instead of flowers, donations to the Ovarian Cancer Society appreciated http://www.ovariancanada.org #
Thank you all for your thoughtful words; they mean much to us. I am so touched that my Twitter pals are such a warm and caring bunch. #
The funeral for my mother will be 11am Monday the 26th at St. Pat's Church on Brunswick St, Hfx. Visitations at Cruikshank's Sunday 2-4, 6-8 #
Been digging through old piles of photos to prepare for the funeral home. Many photos I've never seen before — a mother I never knew. #
It's been bittersweet but not so sad. Happy for a life well lived. #
I discovered this stunning photo of my mother, taken when she was 17. I'd never seen it before! http://twitpic.com/27pv60 #
Friends, do your children (or future children) a favour. Keep dates, names, and context with your photos. "Who's in that pic? I dunno…" #
Scanning photos: almost as fun as waiting for code to compile. #KnowingIsHalfTheBattle #WhatsTheOtherHalf #
Phil Plait (aka @BadAstronomer ) gets his own Discovery show! http://bit.ly/amDeMY #
Absolutely amazing photos of the CF-18 crash as it happened in Alberta http://bit.ly/coPr8f #
Yay for kids. Aidan was up at 5 am today, back to bed for a bit, "up" at 6. That's 2am Vancouver time, yo #
Return tickets bought — we're back in Vancouver on August 1st #
So, uh, iPhone 4 in Canada in 1 week. Any news from any of the carriers about details? #CanadianTelcosHaveTheWorstCustomerServiceEvah #
Walkint the formerly sandy now rocky beach at Lawerencetown http://twitpic.com/28daet #
Sigh. "Viewing" at the funeral home today. Sounds like 4 hours of hell on earth. #
Wow, just caught a Google Maps #epicfail It labelled the Bedford Basin (part of Halifax Harbour) as "Porters Lake". Uh, no. #
Back from the funeral home. Ugh. Laundry and bulletins to do before knocking off tonight. #
And Gwen's grandmother was taken from the funeral home directly to the hospital. #FunTimes #
I think @LeftCoastMama spiked my drink. I have the urge to yell "Arrrr" and "Yo-ho-ho". Maybe that's just the rum talking. Arrr. #

Katherine Mary (Forwood) Floyd: 1949-2010

Gwen — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:32:44 +0000

Katherine Mary (Forwood) Floyd

Katherine Mary Floyd nee Forwood, 60 of Halifax passed away the 22^nd July 2010 at Victoria General Hospital. Born in Halifax in 1949, Kathy was the daughter of Muriel (Zinn) and the late Gerald Forwood.

During her early career Kathy worked for Canadian Customs before she had her son and became a full time stay at home mother. Kathy was very involved in many volunteer roles in both her children’s schools and in the greater community including work as a playground supervisor at both George Bissett and Col.John Stuart Elementary schools. During the early 90’s Kathy helped set up and run a Meals on Wheels program in Cole Harbour. She later became involved in many aspects of the Dartmouth Skating Club including volunteer work for Skate Dartmouth and Skate Canada. Her many roles included hospitality, registration and she could be counted upon to do whatever was needed. Most recently Kathy worked at the Diocesan Bookroom.

Kathy is survived by her loving husband John, son Anthony, daughter Paula, grandchildren Aidan and Quinlan (Floyd,) brother Paul Forwood and cousins Maureen, Patricia and Frank (Zinn.)

Visitation will be held Sunday 25^th July 2010 at 2 pm to 4 pm and 6pm to 8pm at Cruikshank’s Funeral Home, 2032 Robie Street, Halifax. The Funeral Service will be held on Monday 26^th July 2010 at 11 am, St. Patrick’s, 2267 Brunswick St, Halifax with Father LaPorte officiating. Interment will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Lower Sackville.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Ovarian Cancer research at www.ovariancanada.org or a charity of your choice in Kathy’s name.

The family would like to send special thanks to a number of people involved in Kathy’s cancer treatment; the nurses and staff of the ward 11 chemo unit particularly: Ramona, Vivian, Smiley and her doctors Dr. Paula Rittenberg, Dr. Katharina Keiser, and her nurses Kathy Mac, Laverne, Thelma and Jodie. The kind support and sensitive care over the last 5 years has been appreciated more than you know.

***

This was one of the hardest things I have ever had to write. Kathy was a fine mother-in-law, a great mother, loving wife and a doting grandmother. She could be sarcastic and stubborn but she loved to laugh and have a good time. I am pretty sure that is why Anthony had such a strict curfew for the longest time. Even though she was a little worried about her little boy being so serious so early she made me feel welcome in the family . . . eventually. I know she took distinct pleasure in telling others that “Gwen was such a quiet and polite girl before she became involved in our family.” Kathy took full credit for making me the sarcastic person you know today, and she wasn’t too far off.

I know that Kathy was very happy when Anthony and I became engaged, but it was nothing like when we told her she was going to be a grandmother. I know she must have been absolutely thrilled and it was momentous because it was the reason she quit smoking. There was almost nothing she wouldn’t do for her grandsons.

We love her and we will miss her very much.

© Gwen for Left Coast Floyds, 2010. | Permalink | One comment
Post tags: A Life Well Lived, Grandma, Kathy, Mom, Obituary

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-19

Anthony — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:15:00 +0000

RT @davidakin: #khadr "How can I ask for justice from a process that doesn't offer it?" #gtmo #
Not sure how I made it into work today. Epic headwind and flying debris! #BikeToWorkButBringASail #
Argh. Lost my @CBCVancouver Radio 1 stream. Was fine few minutes ago, now getting a "stream unavailable" msg. So much for On The Coast. #
I've entered some sort of alternate reality. 7:20am and no one else is up — not even the cats. Something in the air? #
aaaand at 7:30am Q is now sitting in his highchair, nomming on breakfast. My dastardly plan worked! #
RT @TheBadCop: GW8 Tweet up photo. Sound off if you are in the picture. http://twitpic.com/24zgqi #
RT @Alyssa_Milano: My coffee went up my nose. @oldspice guy made a video reply to my tweet!! Watch: http://youtu.be/-oElH6M_5i4 #
RT @barenakedladies: BnL are playing in Redmond, WA on Thursday (7/15). RT to win tickets! #
OK, the @oldspice campaign sure knows how to rock social media. How they can keep up with the personalized responses amazes me. #
RT @Rtousi: Favorite response Yet @oldspice On YouTube, sjuman28 commented: That towel should be shorter. http://youtu.be/fNXyuQoZvEs #
RT @kaler: I just realized Isaiah Mustafah [@OldSpice] is the new Strongbad. http://bit.ly/aAFDvD [Yup, nailed it!] #
.@LeftCoastMama Is arguing with someone at the door. The fun never ends. #
RT @findchico: My review of the "Joy of Geocaching": I just finished a new geocaching book by Paul & Dana Gillin. http://tl.gd/2gc5p5 #
RT @PapaStacey: Did you see this new fundraiser idea for BC Children's Hospital Foundation? Put Your Face on the Train; http://bit.ly/9jcVM2 #
A plan is forming. Seems like more #geocaching brainwashing … erm, educating … coming up this weekend with @MommyFootprint #
RT @awsamuel: Best link anyone has ever sent me. RT @jmsperling: Maybe you (and your inner grammarian) just need an Alot http://ow.ly/2blSG #
Ha. "Stop throwing pigeons". Oh the things you learn from books. And the internet. #
Thought the @OldSpice videos would get old if they continued a second day. I was wrong: http://youtu.be/GPlg9ez4L1w Pirate pinata! #
RT @OldSpice: Reddit made this possible: http://bit.ly/aKPowQ [Currently overloaded, but awesome if you can connect] #
RT @SlvrLambStudios: I'm selling my Canon 50mm 1.8 lens, like-new condition, $80 #
RT @rww How the Old Spice Videos Are Being Made http://bit.ly/apVJQB [via @PhoeLam and @boomtisca] #
RT @buzzbishop: oh yea, my name is rio and i'm going to dance on the sand [Have fun Buzz, go #teamdiabetes ] #
Awesome. @Alyssa_Milano backs @OldSpice into a corner + challenges to make a $100k donation to WWF's Gulf relief fund http://bit.ly/bUBIUB #
I'd love to know what @AgeOfPersuasion thinks about the @OldSpice campaign #
Q woke up shrieking when G put A to bed. Not a fun start to the night. #
RT @Eyesno: Vancouver's answer to the Shuffle Demons @ Cambie & Broadway http://twitpic.com/25dpc3 #
Damnit, I was in MEC today picking up bike bits and forgot to look at the airhorns. #MilitancyStartsWithASquawk #
RT @VancityBuzz Check out Surrey Fusion Festival this wknd! FREE http://ow.ly/2bpwn [Even if you don't live there it's a great family evt!] #
RT @bccycle: Bike safety group logs 18 incidents of “dangerous” driving in 2hr http://bit.ly/dtO6N7 #vancouver [VPD response? "Whiners"] #
I don't think the @OldSpice campaign would have stayed fresh for another day, but what about @Alyssa_Milano's $100k challenge? #
RT @OldSpice: Well friends, like all great things this too must end. http://youtu.be/nFDqvKtPgZo #
18 vehicles going the wrong way on a bike route in Vancouver in 2 hrs. Police response? Stop whining: http://bit.ly/dtO6N7 #
For one thing, VPD traffic enforcement is a joke. Secondly, ticketing helmetless bikers while ignoring clearly dangerous driving? Absurd. #
#LPC talking about scrapping JSF purchase. #LPC doesn't have good track record w/ scrapping military acq'ns + this would extend that rec #
Nevermind that it was under an LPC gov't that Canada got involved w/ JSF in the 1st place. Which was a good decision. Scrapping? Not so much #
RT @BoeingCorporate: Here's the 1st #Boeing plane at our first assembly bldg on Seattle's Lake Union. http://twitpic.com/25icaj #
RT @monicahamburg: If you're an outdoorsy person, http://www.wanderung.ca/ is a tool to org hiking, cycling, snowshoeing or XC trips in BC #
RT @Stv @AnthonyFloyd I'm totally intimidated by excel. But b/c it IS all rainbows & unicorns & i'm neither a leprechaun nor a virgin maiden #
A whopping 35% of US-ians believe in evolution, vs 61% of CDNs and 68% of UK-ers. http://bit.ly/bxN8N2 (warning: PDF) #ThinkCritically #
RT @chillmonkeys: Photos are up on the site and our Darwin hats are now available at @raspberrykids! http://bit.ly/bn71u0 #
Aw, our son Q models a @chillmonkeys hat at @raspberrykids http://bit.ly/djCL6d http://bit.ly/bn71u0 #
Worried I had bricked @LeftCoastMama's Kobo due to flaky-cable-disconnect during firmware upgrade, but seems ok. Whew. #NotInTheDoghouse #
One thing I know will not happen: We will not perish in a fire while sleeping. Supper's _not_ burnt. Really. #Oversensitive #SmokeDetector #
.@manx_cat Yet somehow kid #1 has picked up a west coast/American accent. He says "h-OW-se" I say "h-OH-se" and we're both confused. #
The Pixel Train is in the station and now is your chance to get your pic on it! http://bit.ly/aXlDG9 #
RT @iPhoneinCanada: iPhone 4 Coming to Canada on July 30th. Official! #
Haha. Just got a call from @LeftCoastMama. Dropped A off at day camp and is now going for 2 FTF attempts. Good luck! #geocaching #
Google's dropping the Nexus One. So … what's the top-of-the-heap Android phone? And is it available in Canada? #
.@LeftCoastMama Scored one of the two FTFs! The missed one is underneath a stage. Currently occupied by performers. Ah well. :p #
RT @cogno: This video made my day. Now I want to see the rest of this movie… http://youtu.be/de2vnEkFZM8 [Best Ramones cover today!] #
My mother entered the hospital for what will be the last time. #fuckcancer #
RT @goliphant: @AnthonyFloyd Dude, so sorry. Sadly, BTDT. Both parents. Hug your kids. #fuckcancer #
Thanks all for the support. AFK for a bit, I think. #
You guys are great. Thx for the support @lfroese @financialrunner @5and1 @gmarkham @gusgreeper @texameradian @cogno @604homesguy @seanmhair #
Thanx @yukongale @the_emilyb @Rtousi @alexishinde @kabutar @ALotofLoves #
Chillin out at Trimble Park #
Uh, when did the style guides all go to "one space after periods"? And damnit, why didn't anyone tell me? #FeelingOldAgain #
RT @_EricLowe: Two men and a woman tried to abduct our friend's baby today at the Granville Island Water Park. Keep an eye on your kids! #
RT @Bud_T: @AnthonyFloyd and they've changed *back* to two spaces after the period already w/APA 6th. [Argh! Consistency, please!] #
XBox Video Marketplace. A bit pricey, but they sure have it nailed. Just watched Hottub Time Machine. Instant streaming, no artefacts. #
Weird. Associated Press makes a geographic mistake in Sammamish State Park shootings, major news outlets don't bother checking. #
Only know that Sammamish State Park is _east_ of Seattle (not north @News1130radio ) 'cause we were partying it up there 2 weeks ago. #
Ouch. Lost a follower over the litter pun. #PunsDontKillPeoplePeopleKillPeople #
With that, I'm outta here. Be awesome to each other. #
RT @eracose: Geocaching Weekend Jly 18-19 – For Casheport – Bay Roberts Visitor Information Centre http://tinyurl.com/37bzlv7 #newfoundland #
My eldest and @LeftCoastMama have had a falling out over creative differences in the family-crest creation portion of the morning. #
Oh my. Aidan seems to have caught his dragon in the middle of urination. His anatomically correct dragon. #FiveYearOldHumour #SendHelp #
Need to explain geocaching to muggles? @geojoe found these muggle cards: http://bit.ly/bczd98 #
Web design fail: Clicked feedback button got "Subject contains leading/trailing whitespace" error. Well, yes it does. STRIP IT OFF, IDIOT. #
Related to previous web design fail: Still haven't received our mythical Vancouver 2010 Commemorative Book. Beginning to feel like a scam. #
2 muggles sitting on a geocache as 7 kids/5 adults descend on them. Gave up pretense of stealth, explained #geocaching as kids swarmed. #
RT Seanfunk: Almost home fr a great #geocaching adventure w/ @AnthonyFloyd @LeftCoastMama + @MommyFootprint. A fun time enjoyed by all. :-) #
Packing. As fun as the word implies. Later, gators. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-12

Anthony — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:15:00 +0000

There were a _few_ people from BC at Geowoodstock: http://flic.kr/p/8fVgya #
Sigh. Company is threatening me with a BlackBerry. I prefer to keep work at work. #
Hey YVR-area Dads: Don't forget about the Tweetup at the Confederation Park trains on Saturday morning: http://bit.ly/9lSdeV #
When your business is international, the July 4th holiday makes for a quiet day in the office. #NotComplaining #
Can you imagine if Stanley Park were renamed? Tourists would be asking Xwichxway to Xwayxway! #
Sigh. Too-good-to-be-true ad for whole-house rental on Craigslist is a scam. Hope it doesn't snare anyone. #
Offered without comment: RT @acourtroom: Hey! Almost forgot, it's Touch A Boob Week! http://bit.ly/cdMjz8 #
Is it worth reporting Craigslist scams to the VPD? Anyone know if they're even remotely interested? #
For what it's worth, no, VPD had no interest in a rental-property Craigslist scam. >shrug< #
BBQ'd meat product? Check. Cold hops-based bubbly water product? Check. Ahhhh. #
Thanks to @jordanbehan who pointed out the Confederation Park trains don't start until 11 am. Moved the Tweetup time http://bit.ly/dxoUCf ! #
Vancouver Dads Tweetup this Saturday, 11am at Confederation Park http://bit.ly/dxoUCf (Note _new_ start time!) #
This is what a Craigslist rental scammer's email looks like #diescumdie http://yfrog.com/0rz0xmj #
I mean, really? West Africa? Could you be a little more … clever, perhaps? #craigslist #scam #diescumdie #
Bed time. Be awesome to each other and avoid the 419 scams. #diescumdie #
OK all you keen DBAs: For a data logging application (100000s of data points) per "run", should I have a new table for each run, or … #
… throw all the data points into a huge table and grab the needed data using WHEREs? #SQL #NotADBA #
RT @IlusElu: Happy 150th birthday, Mahler! [Fortunately he lives on in the body of John Williams] #
The breakfast humming symphony, while cute, wears thin after 5 years. #OurKidsHumWhenTheyEat #
RT @SlvrLambStudios: Adorable @chillmonkeys hats! My little guy w/ @LeftCoastMama & @alexishinde little guys. http://twitpic.com/239jym #
RT @SlvrLambStudios: One more from the @chillmonkeys session. @LeftCoastMama @AnthonyFloyd http://twitpic.com/239r8u #
So, over the weekend at Geowoodstock, I managed to "grab" 2 vehicle TBs instead of "discovering" them. Oops. #GrandTheftTB #
Dear lone female jogger in Pacific Spirit Park, unable to hear my bell or "On Your LEFT!" b/c of iPod: Yeah. You might want to rethink that. #
With choice of an old, white, male, legal scholar for the next G-G is PMSH gearing up for a constitutional/Parliamentary battle? #cdnpoli #
Is it just about the numbers? Linden's 16 should be hung in the rafters well before Naslund's 19 #canucks #
Wait, nevermind, right. 16 was retired. Forgot. Nothing to see here. Carry on. #
YVR-area Dads: Bring your kids + ride the Confederation Park trains w/ us on Sat, 11am (note new time!) http://bit.ly/9lSdeV #
Theory: Sense of entitlement = Size of sunglasses * size of tramp stamp. Double if riding low-rider cruiser bike w/o a helmet. #
Be careful out there. It seems the Vancouver drivers are in some sort of state of mass insanity. Feel lucky to be at work in one piece. #
It's days like this that could push me over into being a militant cyclist. #
RT @Tawcan: Ouch! Photogrpaher's worst nightmare. Be careful if you're a wedding photographer. http://bit.ly/9sMluj #
Today's coding tunes brought to you by Depeche Mode. Ironically it's the non-silence I'm enjoying. #
Waiting for code to compile leads to some very distracting conversations on Twitter… #
RT @CityofVancouver: 1st tweep to retweet this will receive a, men's large, "one year one million bikes" t-shirt! #bikevancouver #cycling #
RT @KQ_VanCityHall: vote on permanent bike lanes passes unanimously #Vancouver #BurrardBridge #
It's Twitter on the radio right now! @CBCStephenQuinn @lalondetcbc @smuttysteff @Zoeyjane @moritherapy Oh my! #
Dear Dennis Lee: I know you're this famous kids' writer and all but it's "I wish I _were_ a chocolate bar" not "was". #LikeNailsOnChalkboard #
I think kids' literature should be grammatically correct … after all, that's what they're learning from, right? Why learn wrong? #
I _finally_ haz iPod (Thanks @CanadaCool and Dove) #
Friends are having "3rd Annual Engagement Party" and the theme is "The wedding", attire is wedding attire. Hmmmm… #
Haha. As @pzmyers notes Paul's not a *psychic octopus* if anything he'd be a *precognitive octopus*. But of course, instead he's just lucky. #
RT @harrietglynn: @AnthonyFloyd Octodamus. #
Vancouver area? Dad? Tweetup! Tomorrow, Confederation Park, 11am: http://bit.ly/9lSdeV #
RT @engadget: Deluxe Reverse Geocache is reusable, really awesome http://bit.ly/aOUtNf #
Vancouver area? Dad? Tweetup! Tomorrow, Confederation Park, 11am http://bit.ly/9lSdeV #
Friends over last night, went to bed at 12:30. Thanksless kid woke at 4:30. Do not like. #ZombieApocalypseIsNigh #
Last call! Join some Vancouver-area dads at the trains at Confederation Park today, 11am! http://bit.ly/9lSdeV #
Great time at Confed Park w/ @jordanbehan @Stv @Seanfunk @polarisdotca + @tjrossignol's DH + kids + @LeftCoastMama & @SlvrLambStudios after! #
And then geocaching afterwards w/ the Funks + @polarisdotca, until we got run out of Burnaby Lake by the swarms of mosquitoes. Exhausted. #
The antihistamines have knocked @LeftCoastMama right out. There were many mosquitoes at Burnaby Lake this afternoon where we were geocaching #
So @WINDmobile uses AWS freq band. How do the phones roam when not in Wind "Home Zones"? Is AWS built-out everywhere? #confused #
The bots are out to get me tonight #StalkedByBots #
Disappointed that a replicant or blade runner (or dreaming of electric sheep) bot didn't pick up my last tweet #pkd #
Things that in adulthood that don't match childhood memories: Pizza Pops. #
Antihistamine-induced slumber in its 5th hour for @LeftCoastMama. Don't operate heavy machinery indeed. #
Thinking more about BCTV's story about the Valemont rodeo death. Showed fatal goring 3x. Disrespectful. Tacky. Not professional. #
It used to be that media wouldn't show auto racing accidents unless driver was ok. Guess sensationalism trumps journalistic integrity #bctv #
Hmmm, that half-litre of Pepsi a couple of hours ago isn't looking like such a great idea right now. #WideAwake #
When's the World Cup finale on? I figure that's the best time to head to the Superstore… #NotAFan #
Back from nearly empty Superstore. At least the #worldcup was good for something. Maybe a bike ride now …. #NotAFan #
Why I don't like the #worldcup Cheats, bad officiating, dives, no scoring, BORING. #UnpopularOpinion #
So, Tweebs, was Paul just very lucky or was he IN ON THE FIX? #worldcup #yawn #
Heading out for a bike ride around the seawall with the family. If you see us (Trail-A-Bike and Baby Seat) say hi! #FalseCreek #Vancouver #
"While Genius is starting up, feel free to continue using iTunes". Oh Apple, why do you mock me? #CompletelyBuggeredUp #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-05

Anthony — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:15:00 +0000

RT @SAlbrecht: Stretching at the base of the #grousegrind about to head up on my 1st of 14 for #grind4shelter http://www.grind4shelter.com #
People who argue that *anything* that is good for business is bad for people don't have any grasp of economics. #HST #
"Dismantling" our forestry industry? Perhaps that industry was unsustainable? + Pine beetle. Dinosaurs are unable to accept any change. #
.@Stv Maxwell's Plum used to have a great beer selection, not sure if it's still around #halifax #
Once again @phdcomics nails academic life http://bit.ly/cw2GMo #
RT @604homesguy: Just did my 1st Grouse Grind w @salbercht Going 2 head down and do #12 #grind4shelter http://www.grind4shelter.com #
RT @buzzbishop: can you imagine climbing nearly DOUBLE the elevation of Mount Everest in a day? @salbrecht is doing that. #grind4shelter #
The Invention of Lying went in a direction I didn't expect, but amused me all the same. #
RT @JakesJournal: If you want a GPSMAP 62 geocoin at @geowoodstock, find Orville & tell him "I'm going paperless with Garmin" #geocaching #
Went and viewed a 3-br near Fraser & 41st in our price range. Sadly, there was a reason why it was in our price range. #ShoeboxLiving #
Anyone have suggestions for time-lapse assembling software (PC)? #
Dear @GoGeocaching I *really* wish I could subscribe/follow/stalk other cachers' public bookmark lists (other than PQs of said bookmarks) #
Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti… #
River Tam and The Fireflies: retro album art http://bit.ly/9WLBRa #browncoats #
Local realtor planted small Canada flag in our garden, w/ advert attached. Trying to decide if this is just "Canada Day Spirit" or intrusive #
I'm leaning towards intrusive. Small flag (2"x3"?) with advert about 2/3rds size of flag. In our garden. #GetOffMyLawn #NoReally #
Actually, looking again, the ad is only about 1/4 the size of the flag. Clearly my mind saw it as more intrusive :) #
A local realtor planted 15+ of these flag-ads in gardens in our condo complex #Fairview Intrusive or patriotic? http://twitpic.com/21eksh #
RT @DeLormeGPS: We're releasing the new spinning Eartha geocoins into geocaches. Follow us to get the coordinates asap. http://bit.ly/b3AQWu #
My MIL has taught my 5 yr old how to play Farmville. I'm not sure how I feel about this. #FormerlyFarmvilleFreeZone #
I wonder if it's too late for the @geowoodstock folks to arrange a special lane through the border. Currently: a 3 hr wait southbound! #
RT @podcacher: If you see us in Seattle, say the phrase "I'd like my assignment" for some fun podcacher swag and super secret assignment. #
5 PQ's downloaded into GSAK, 800 MB of BirdsEye imagery loaded onto SD card. Almost ready to leave for @geowoodstock tomorrow. #geocaching #
Heading down to Granville Island for Canada Day … wearing same outfits we were during the Olympics – in February! #
Canada Day at Granville Island. Note the lack of summer clothes… http://twitpic.com/21l3qq #
RT @moun10bike: Spread the word: Someone has stolen the lid of the last remaining Project APE cache in the country: http://coord.info/GC1169 #
RT @locuslingua: Whoever stole the lid off of the oldest APE cache still in existence, you totally suck. http://coord.info/GC1169 #
Off to Seattle for @geowoodstock! #
Arrived in Issaquah. Off to the #geowoodstock meet & greet! #
12 Caches on the day so far, in soggy Issaquah #geowoodstock #
Just back now from awesome afternoon/evening geocaching around Issaquah. Met so many people at every cache. 23 on the day. Tmrrw: Woodstock! #
Finished logging today's geocache finds, won't do the car TBs tonight, way too many to deal with. #geowoodstock #
In related news, I think we wiped most of the oil off from the stinging nettle. It hurt most of the day but isn't now. #geocaching #hazards #
Gwen downs a big honkin' glass of rootbeer at the awesome XXX Rootbeer Drive-In at Issaquah. 50s diner deluxe! http://twitpic.com/21z6ka #
50s diner decor at the XXX Rootbeer http://twitpic.com/21z93b #
RT @TheBadCop: Everyone at GeoWoodStock today, let's have a tweetup! I will tweet coords somewhere at GW8 today. [We'll be there!] #
Is the World Cup over yet?I want my Twitter back. #
Off to breakfast and then to @Geowoodstock! #
What's Woodstock w/o a VW van? http://twitpic.com/225d33 #
OH: We now come to the sitting portion of #geowoodstock #tired #
There appears to be private castle wall http://twitpic.com/227jyq #
.@pawspix Either in Sammammish, WA or Issaquah, WA. Not sure where the division was. There was a whole castle wall w/ flying buttresses #
.@pawspix a draw bridge and more. It appeared to be for a completely private house, but the building behind the wall looked like a barn! #
Great time today at @geowoodstock. FInally met @SudsyMaggie @TheBadCop @darrylw4 @CacheAdvance @podcacher and others in person! TFTME! #
Home, back from Seattle. @GoGeocaching put on an awesome event in Fremont today, full of lots of fun and games! What a weekend. #geocaching #
RT @geowoodstock: RT @KING5Seattle: Geocachers gather in Carnation for 'GeoWoodstock' http://bit.ly/copSZx #
Had a chance to chat with mtn-man (our local geocaching reviewer) for a while this morning waiting for parkade to open. What a great guy! #
RT @Blackcloudwine: Tried like hell but couldn't get the Jehovah's Witness to buy any wine when he knocked on our door. #
Finally got around to updating our geocaching stats and map page http://bit.ly/4CHoMX #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-28

Anthony — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:15:00 +0000

I don't understand. Rivers flood. Sometimes moreso. Why do people continue to build on flood plains? And why the surprise when they flood? #
Here's a short(ish) video of our geocaching adventure on Saturday with @Seanfunk and kids http://youtu.be/M0dXlPNxtPo @buzzbishop #
Check out the post Lookout Lisa (aka @CacheAdvance) wrote about #geocaching with kids: http://bit.ly/9zNaef #
RT @rebeccacoleman: @carouseltheatre wins outstanding production for young audiences with "A Year With Frog and Toad." #jessies10 #
Yay @LeftCoastMama FTF'd that geocache that was, erm, towed on us yesterday. I'm sure cachers have had cars towed before but caches? GC2AD5A #
RT @BCLiberalCaucus: Now that's just cool. Want to see Capilano Bridge take a step to the left? VIDEO: http://ow.ly/21O4e #
Yah, I know, "BCLiberalCaucus". Regardless of your political leanings, that last link is a cool engineeringish video! #
Uh-oh. Tornado watches issued for Calgary + environs http://bit.ly/bdWm6g #yyc Stay safe! #
Trying not to think about 5 yr old or mother (+ dad) in #YYC involved in LRT accident. Failing miserably. #HugYourKids #
Ride home today was too interesting. Paramedics attending young lady wiped out on University Hill on Off-Broadway bike route … #
… later I was almost run over from behind by speeding bike as I yielded to truck w/ rt-of-way in roundabout. #
RT @sassjordan: mosquitoes are nature's way of telling us to stop messing with the undead and vampire culture. #
I often wonder if @Seanfunk played basketball… http://twitpic.com/1z5sc9 #
Awesome. Drs warning about polio returning to Canada due to anti-vax crowd (warning, PDF) http://bit.ly/bseB4O (via @gpsforthebrain) #
Polio, of course, is incurable. And awful. And preventable. "The threat of polio is no longer simply theoretical." #TheStupidItBurns #
In Ontario, immunization rates are comparable to immunization in Tajikistan, where a polio epidemic is occuring. #TheStupidItBurns #
So Reena Virk's killer Warren Glowatski is released on parole, but several-times convicted co-conspirator Kelly Ellard not yet sentenced? #
I wonder if the G8/G20 billion-dollar security plan includes an "earthquake hits Toronto" contingency? Or, if it does *now* #
Earthquakes don't bug me as much as tornadoes #toronto #simcoe #chicago #
59-59. No, not a football score, a *tennis* score, before being suspended due to darkness. And exhaustion. http://es.pn/9TEgKw #
I wonder what the LD50 is for blueberries. Q is trying to find out, I think. #
Cat-people beware. Sad. But FUNNY. RT @findchico: If you're not busy, read through this. You might pee yourself a bit: http://bit.ly/98ecLH #
Heh, tonight's Law & Order: SVU involves geocaching! Lulz #
"Geocachers, we don't kill people!" hee #
While I admire the tenacity, if I didn't follow you the first 5 times you followed me, I surely won't the 6th. #
Looking for an automotive GPS w/ lifetime maps? Dell has a $250 Tom-Tom on for $150 today only http://bit.ly/cZtVIX #
Judging by the way the toddler just dumped out a whole bowl of cereal + milk, guessing he's not too hungry. Just call me the Baby Whisperer. #
Vancouver Dads Day Out (with kids) at Confederation Park's Burnaby Central Railway, 10 July http://bit.ly/9lSdeV #yvrddo #
Hour-long monotone webinar makes Anthony verrry sleeepy #
Dear lawyer currently being interviewed by @CBCStephenQuinn : Renters are "a different milieu", huh? Get stuffed. I mean seriously? Asshat. #
Giving housing costs in Vancouver no one w/o major equity can afford to buy. Average housing cost north of $750k. Asshat. #
I found @alexishinde's morning folks. Car honked at me for coming to a stop. At a stop sign. Run off the road by pack of road racers on … #
wrong side of road. Hipster on bike, no helmet, weaving back and forth TEXTING. Lady on bike, no helmet, going wrong way through roundabout #
All this in 5 blocks on Off-Broadway bike route, coming home. Maybe I'm too uptight. Is that it? #
According to the 2006 census, 52% of dwellings in Vancouver were rented. For lawyer Baynam to suggest renters are a diff *class* is ignorant #
For the evening crowd: YVR Dad's Day Out (with kids) July 10th, 10 am http://bit.ly/9lSdeV #yvrddo #
RT @acourtroom: Aw Keanu, tee hee (via @kesslerboy) http://f1a.me/b1TpN #
What do you know? When @LeftCoastMama gets up at 5am, the whole family has fresh pancakes for breakfast! I could get used to this :p #
Reminder: June is Bike Month. Last Friday of the month is Critical Mass. June Critical Mass = gridlock in Vancouver. #
Discovered what this morning was missing: Some TPOH. Remedied. #ImAnAdultNow #
I don't do #FollowFriday But let me say that @EatsShootsEdits is one of the most courageous and inspirational folks out there. Just sayin' #
School closures in Vancouver: Many kneejerk complaints that *their* school shouldn't be closed. Reflects "Me first, screw you" attitude here #
Toronto or Afghanistan? This is how the CBC is dressing its camera operators today http://twitpic.com/1zwmom #cbcg20 #
Utterly unable to concentrate today, which is unfortunate b/c today's the first in ages that I've had time to do *real* work. #
Toronto G8/G20 protest size? ~2000. Lots of riot police, etc. Vancouver critical mass ride size? ~2000 (?) Size of police presence? Dozen? #
RT @gregeh: @AnthonyFloyd ~1300 and maybe 20 for june YVR CM. Point valid. #
Upside to critical mass ride tonight? *My* ride home will encounter only cyclists wearing helmets acting responsibly. #
Ride home summary: Not all the boneheads went to critical mass. To their credit, though, they were protecting both brain cells with helmets. #
Frakkin' BSG miniseries marathon tonight. Oh yeah. #
Does anyone know if Caprica got picked up for a second season — and if so, when does it start in Canada? #
RT @polarisdotca: Spectac ISS flyover #YVR tonight. Look W at 11:44p (just above Saturn). Station goes overhead, sets in E at 11:50p. #
Wait, *Sharon* is a Cylon? #BSGSpoilers #
Reminder! RT @polarisdotca: Spectac ISS flyover #YVR tonight. Look W at 11:44p. Station goes overhead, sets in E at 11:50p. Wicked bright! #
And if you really want to geek out, here're the details of tonight's bright ISS pass: http://bit.ly/dsG9uD (Vancouver) #
RT @polarisdotca: If you're outside in #YVR waiting for ISS, bright star in SW, midway fr horiz to zenith is Arcturus. ISS ~6-10x brighter. #
Wow, *really* bright over-head ISS pass, whizzing by 360 km above. Thanks @polarisdotca for heads-up! #
1 week to @geowoodstock! Drop by the @BCGeocaching table between 12-12:30 to meet @LeftCoastMama and I (Team LeftCoastFloyds) #
Independent toddler is independent #
RT @alexishinde: 80s music playing, of course. Highlight of this morning: The Imp singing along with "Won't you take me to… monkeytown?" #
Independent toddler called my bluff this morning. After shrieking again, I asked "Do you want to go to bed?" and got a "Yes!". Sleeping now. #
This precedent is not good. #
RT @unambig: Uhoh, now the police car is on fire: http://twitpic.com/207lxz #g20 [Sigh] #
It's going to be great hearing the spin about how the Toronto police "provoked" the protesters into burning police cars #asshats #
I wonder how many CPC members infiltrated Black Block in order to cause problems + justify the security costs? #tinfoilhat #g20 #notreally #
RT @stephen_taylor: "I condemn violent protest at the G20" Retweet if you do. #
RT @chrislabossiere: Clear link between burning police cars & ending poverty. Maybe punch an old lady too to stop global warming. #G20 #
I don't understand. How can there be an extra 31 minutes added on to a #worldcup game? Arbitrarily? #
Don't often agree w/ Normal Spector, but he's right: way to deal w/ violent protestors is ostracization by the left: http://bit.ly/aLOrrc #
Masked protest? Sure sign of cowardice. Conformity of non-conformists. Leads to mob mentality as individuality is lost. Asshatry abounds. #
RT @ShireenJ: Another reason not ready to lead Canada. RT @anndouglas: Liberal Party said it does not comment on events as they unfold. #
Really #LPC No comment on violence in the streets of Canada's biggest city? Not only a #LeadershipFail but also a #SocialFail #
Civ IV (The Complete Edition) is on sale today on Steam for $10. http://bit.ly/c1Uqg1 That'll be an incredibly low $/hr purchase! #
Tornado watch upgraded to warning in Windsor, Ontario. Be safe out there @seanmhair, others! #
RT @mikeminer: hell of a thing to have a cop waving a baton at you while you're trying to tweet #g20 #
PMSH and the Cons already hate the CBC. Now they've harassed/arrested CTVers at the #G20 Good thing Sun TV News is coming soon. #
I want a girl with a short skirt and a looooooong …. scarf. (A's version of a Cake song) Ah, @thepeak plays great songs :) #
While everyone screams police brutality at the #G20 actions, a little perspective please. Remember Tiananmen Square? #
RT @geowoodstock: A list of recommended caches in WA, broken down by area. http://bit.ly/9L3K6A [Geowoodstock in 6 days!] #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-21

Anthony — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:15:00 +0000

Iraq was about oil and ego, Afghanistan is about … lithium? http://nyti.ms/98822j #
RT @CBCNews: Border wait times now on Twitter http://bit.ly/dkH2BP [But article doesn't mention what the Twitter acct is - @CBSA_BWT #fail #
RT @alexishinde: Okay, help needed: Vancouver area bagpiper for hire. Anyone know anyone? Need someone for the afternoon of 29 June. #
Oooh, @thekerplunks released a new CD last weekend ("Number 3") Will definitely buy it sight-unseen as soon as it hits CD Baby! #
Thunder! Nah-nah-nah-na-na-nah-nah! (So unusual for YVR) #
Actually, @thekerplunks lastest CD *is* on CD Baby already: http://bit.ly/cNQFK9 #
The most irritating counter to increased bike infrastructure in Vancouver: "Cyclists don't pay their share". WRONG. http://bit.ly/95SVhm #
2 weeks off the bike + University Hill = Suckage. Less suckage today than yesterday, but that's probably due to lack of headwind. #
RT @patricknorton: Most excellent advice: New Dad Survival Guide – 8 Essential Tips http://bit.ly/dCekpL [hilarious *and* sage advice] #
Haven't received the 2010 Commemorative Book we ordered for the Olympics. Anyone else still waiting? #van2010 #
RT: @DanOCan: Wow — Alberta government spends $271,000 towards Geocaching? http://bit.ly/bxtEJQ [via @goliphant] #
I've become so jaded. Unless I recognize the #, or there's caller ID, I don't answer my cell or home phone. If it's important, leave a msg. #
Or, if it's *really* important, call me back. If the same # calls twice, I'll answer it. #IHatePhoneSpam #
There's more than a little solidarity in ignoring unknown phone calls it seems. Next step will be to ditch the home phone completely. #
Hey YVR-ish dads: We need a Tweet-up! How about the Confederation Park trains on July 10th? #
I may have told Aidan that it was 7:30 (bedtime) … at 7pm. I think he's asleep now (7:15) #LitteWhiteLie #
Read this press release headline: http://bit.ly/a4fScx Really? Uh, really!? (via @gpstracklog ) #
Oh look, a bot network is attacking us. Industrial espionage attempts or just script kiddies? #CantWeAllGetAlong #
RT @mtnbikinggirl: Women cyclists ‘risk death’ by obeying traffic lights http://bit.ly/bV1FpW [Uh .... not sure how to respond to this] #
As much as I am sympathetic to bicycle advocacy in Vancouver, this proposed bike share program seems like a colossal waste of money #
And? People are stealing metal from electrical + building sites. I wonder about the theft estimates for bike-share bikes. #
Insightful post from @squirtsdad: Being a step-dad is a lot different (and harder) than being a normal dad. http://ht.ly/203kS #
Wow, 150 caches in @TulameenTurtles' The Great Copper Rush event, 92 FTFs to be had! Are you coming? http://bit.ly/dlYxuX #geocaching #
Damn, just crossed 1000 Tweets. Again. #DejaVuAllOverAgain #YouCanTweetButYouCanNeverLeave #
Last day to enter to win a portrait session with Labour Union Photographers from @LeftCoastMama http://bit.ly/bLPxML #LabourUnionDads #
Unpleasant FTF attempt this morning. http://coord.info/GC29VH5 #geocaching #
.@WestJet is a company that's on top of social media. Here's a clear response to some Twitter chatter yesterday: http://youtu.be/H-N2BakKUg0 #
Think we're going to do a WhereIGo cache tomorrow http://coord.info/GC1YCZH Anyone else have experience w/ these? #geocaching #
RT @georgiastraight: Star Trek's William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy beam into Vancouver http://bit.ly/aheM0E [Ooh, a YVR ST Con!] #
VPD is out ticketing cyclists. Too bad didn't nab 2 cars running red lights or 1 that completely blew a 4 way w/o looking on my ride this am #
I get that bikes need to obey the rules too, but hello? We're not 2000 kg of death and mayhem. #
RT @LeftCoastMama: Off to get to Aidan's last preschool pickup ever. :( They grow up so fast. [Or not :p ] #
British mailing addresses confound me. Foo House, 123 Some Street, Quaint Town Name, Big City Name, Postal Code. Seems over defined somehow. #
RT @harrietglynn: We went to the new mtpleasant com centre to inquire about daycare. They had a 400 person wait list! How is that possible?! #
And before anyone thinks I'm all holier-than-thou, there are a number of stop signs I blow daily. Only if I'm the only one at the intersxn. #
The difference is that I ride _very_ defensively and always check for traffic, even when I have right-of-way. Many don't, ever. #
Dear new followers: Yes, I know I only had 1000 tweets a few days ago and have north of 15,000 now. Surprise! Sorry for the flood. #
Second call for a YVR-Dads #Tweetup I propose 10 July, Confederation Park trains in Burnaby. Any takers? #
RT @dbarefoot: Irony: many of our nation's creationists live in same province as the world's largest bed of dino bones. http://bit.ly/cCqDEk #
Watching the tail end of Apollo 13. Even knowing how it ends, having seen it before, still riveting. #space #geek #
Dear child: You are *not* a rooster. No need to crow at the dawn. Every. Single. Day. #
Off for a day of #geocaching with @Seanfunk and the K-Kids-Kaching-Krew at Stave Lake and Abbotsford. Later tweeps! #
Whew, Stave Lake Wherigo was a 4.5 km round trip hike. With 5 kids. Found 3/3! #
Just home now from a great (but long) day of geocaching with @Seanfunk and the K-Kids. Sean: Aidan was still going when we arrived :| #
.@koakai Thanks for leaving an awesome surprise on our windshields at Stave Lake today. Very cool. #
Even w/o the Geowoodstock and Great Copper Rush events coming up in July, Team LeftCoastFloyds is on track for our best #geocaching year! #
OMFG RT @Astro_Wheels: A breath-taking masterpiece being painted in sky over the South Pole. 'The Southern Lights' http://twitpic.com/1yh9e9 #
Anyone see a burgandy car w/a tree in the hood on main or commercial? Dm with location pls! #
The whole LeftCoastFloyds clan was shot today by @thejerk and @mirandal. Didn't hurt a bit. Thanks guys! #
Thanks @pawspix for the Dad's Day shout-out! #
Still looking in Vancouver for a burgundy car w/ a fruit tree where engine should be. It's somewhere around the car-free events! Seen it? #
Had to wake both kids from late-afternoon nap for supper. Emotional disaster x2. Never seems worth it. #
Pushed the big red button. Sometimes personal interactions in #geocaching go waaaay overboard. #
It's almost 10 pm. Q has been fighting sleep for almost 3 hrs now. Happy Father's Day. #
Hmrph. Turns out both boys are still awake. No more late afternoon naps, no matter how much they need them. Also, never wake a sleeping kid #
And now, blissful Napoleons from Granville Island. #ToDieFor #
Vancouver cyclists set to document traffic infractions on bike routes by motorists as "counter-bike-crackdown" http://bit.ly/c4o0Sa #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-14

Anthony — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:15:00 +0000

Scratch that, kids were up in FOUR and a half hours #
Win an amazing $10,000 Canon 5D Mk2 camera rig for the launch of Camera+ for iPhone at WWDC http://tinyurl.com/camplus #
Well crap. iPhone 4 doesn't support AWS (UMTS-IV) so no iPhone on @windmobile #
Well crap. iPhone 4 doesn't support AWS (UMTS-IV) so no iPhone on @windmobile http://bit.ly/9zu8va #
We've been here 10 days now and Aidan has fallen out of bed 3 times so far. No injuries, and he doesn't remember in the morning, but UGH. #
Ha! Just heard a Gaga song on the radio and thought "When did Annie Lennox release a new pop album?" #
Ad fr the Australian Transport Accident Commission (vid, runs 5+ min) http://youtu.be/Z2mf8DtWWd8 Couldn't watch it all. #DontDrinkAndDrive #
Liking the new Vancouver Whitecaps FC logo! Where & when can I get a jersey? http://bit.ly/9QwJks #
Just mowed a lawn for the first time in many, many years. Felt like high school all over again. #UrbanShoeboxLivingNow #
Uh, is it me or is Gaga "Alejandro"'s hook a ripoff of Madonna's "La Isla Bonita"? Need a mashup… #
Too cute. 19 month old Q does the popping sound for @BobsandLoLo's Raindrop Pop (currently on Treehouse) #
RT @CBCPolitics: Senior insiders with LPC and NDP are in secret talks about possibly merging their parties, CBC News has learned #cdnpoli #
Really? "Senior insiders" and "secret talks"? Doesn't seem so secret. Or reliable. Someone's floating a balloon methinks. #cdnpoli #
RT @somecanuckchick: Ignatieff to be dumped, Rae in #1 and Layton in #2 spots in Lib-NDP party merger. #cdnpoli #
If Canada drops from Libs/PC/Reform/BQ/NDP/Green a few yrs ago to LibDems/Cons + BQ + Greens, do we end up w/ 2-party hell like US? #cdnpoli #
Plan for today: Sherbrooke Village http://bit.ly/9815cs #
Damn, none of my TwitPics came thru today #
Great day in Sherbrooke Village, now in Antigonish for supper (XMen represent!) #
At Sherbrooke Village http://twitpic.com/1ve1vi #
You know you're in Nova Scotia when … McDonalds has McLobsters! http://twitpic.com/1ve21r #
Of course, lobsters are going for $5/lb on the side of the road, so I'm sure there's ample supply for McD's #McLobster #
Photo from within Sherbrooke Village, a "living museum" in Nova Scotia http://twitpic.com/1vex0x #
Heading to the Lower Deck tonight around 8pm. Anyone want to join us? #OnAHalifaxPier #
Heading out to the Lower Deck. If you want to meet up, I'm the short stocky Irish-looking guy with a beard :D #WheresWaldo #OnAHalifaxPier #
Back from the Lower Deck with @LeftCoastMama @gpsforthebrain @auroranine and a few non-tweeting friends. Not quite as uncouth as I remember #
About to board the Harbour Hopper (at 3:15). They have a live webcam you can watch us on! #
Other than the occasional face-fulls of harbour water, had a great time on the Harbour Hopper #halifax #
RT @CivGame: Civilization V Release Date Announced! Coming to NA September 21 http://bit.ly/dmAn9A [Time to schedule more vacay] #
Finally, some sunshine #OnAHalifaxPier http://twitpic.com/1vy338 #
RT @LeftCoastMama: New blog post: Labour Union: Father's Day Giveaway http://bit.ly/cdravt #
I don't do #FF but thanks to @jessicers for the mention — turns out we were within spitting distance in Cole Harbour many moons ago! #
Last day in Halifax, heading out on a quasi-red-eye tonight. #WestJetTakeMeHome #
YVR, YYC, YHZ, and YYZ. Guess which one doesn't have free WiFi #TdotFail #
Back in Vancity. Although midnight feels like 4am due to time zone fun #screwed #
Well, I suppose 4:45am isn't _so_ bad. That's almost 4 hrs extra sleep. Almost. #
On the otherhand, @LeftCoastMama and 5 yr old didn't get up until 6:30. Hopefully we'll all get naps later this afternoon… #
Cool! In today's Province, @policemuseum gets a mention and @StacieBee gets a photo credit! #
RT @acourtroom: Coalition with strategic voting, YES. Merger, NO. Do nothing and sit there in denial whilst picking yer nose, NO. #cdnpoli #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-07

Anthony — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:15:00 +0000

Mornings on Twitter are weird on the East Coast. It seems like only @raincoaster is (still) up. #
Old haunts (near TUNS in Halifax) http://twitpic.com/1sus3h #
RT @gillianshaw: Wind Mobile launches in Vancouver June 3: http://ow.ly/1S9WP #
Caching in the rain in Cow Bay http://twitpic.com/1t2l1j #
Still caching, still raining. Getting damp. http://twitpic.com/1t2rot #
Bushed http://twitpic.com/1t2xcs #
Any Halifax tweeps interested in meeting up at the Lower Deck next Thursday? Us out-of-towners need to reminisce. And drink beer. #
Boy #1 falls out of bed, waking boy #2 who doesn't go back to sleep. That was 3 hours ago. #SleeplessInNS #
Almost forgot about @westjet's #WingletWednesday Taken as we were flying into YYC on Friday night heading to YHZ http://twitpic.com/1tew0z #
RT`@Zoeyjane Hoping this doesn't turn into "Young v. Board of Education" – http://is.gd/cAaaX (via @maria0305) #
Downside of being in Halifax now: Missed cool @policemuseum Tweetup last night, missing all the AWESOME @Velopalooza events coming up :( #
New Canadian DMCA bill introduced in the #HOC http://bit.ly/c2LMe1 Does this mean an election is imminent? #
Says @michaelgeist about the CDN copyright bill: "…the Canadian digital lock provisions are arguably worse than those found in the U.S." #
That's what the Cons give us after "public consultation", complete control to media producers *more* broken than the US DCMA. Thanks. #
It's pretty clear whose side the Cons are on, and it's not the Canadian public's side. #
Heading to Halifax. We're on a boat! http://twitpic.com/1tmie2 #
That pic should have sent 3 hrs ago. #GhettoPhoneFail #
RT @Velopalooza: http://schmap.it/xuba6q Velopalooza Tweetup Ride. Twitter users Bike Ride #
At Durty Nelly's in Halifax having a beer with a good friend http://twitpic.com/1toqbr #
Back from an Irish bar in Halifax (shocker, I know) where my friend and I were _under_ the average age in the bar. Somewhat shocked. #
RT @CBCStephenQuinn Confirmed: Mayor Gregor's twitter feed (@mayorgregor) hacked. #
Full day, including having fun at a mini-golf course designed to prevent you from having fun. #
Tonight, Ledaire family gathering. Many cousins, + other relatives we kept the kids out until 10pm. Hope that doesn't bite us in the ass. #
RT @GPSFix: New Garmin Oregon Beta allows you to filter caches on Type, Size, Difficulty, Terrain and status (Geocaches>Quick Filter) [yay!] #
Ugh. Kids to bed at 10pm … and up at 7am. Way to sleep-in guys. #ImGonnaPayForKeepingThemUpLate #
Managed to chase away the sunshine today by trying to go out and enjoy it. We've had one and two-half days' sunshine so far on our trip. #
Watching "The Princess and the Frog". Very much an old-skool Disney movie, and we're digging the N'Orleans jazz. Pleasantly surprised! #
RT @dancarrphoto: I have a canon 24-105mm f4 L IS for sale in whistler if anyone is wanting that lens DM me or e-mail me through my website. #
RT @Velopalooza: We are leaving for the Velopalooza tweetup in front of science world at 6:45! [Wish I were there :( ] #
Wicked rainstorm tonight. Played cards (500s!) waaay too late. Kids will be up in 5.5 hrs :( #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-31

Anthony — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:15:00 +0000

The 19 month old is an enthusiastic nose-blower. His aim into the kleenex, however, needs work. #IveBeenSlimed #
Quinlan is gaining a word or so every day or two now. Yesterday was "Cheese!", today is "Dianthe" (one of our cats) #LanguageExplosion #
I love working holidays. No traffic. No distractions at work. Peaceful, easy feeling, ya know? #
You know the whole "Hell freezing over" thing? The Weather Network has forecast just that for YVR next week http://bit.ly/90nixb (-99?) #
RT @Zoeyjane: It's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. It's also 'international adore @leftcoastmama' day. #
Ha, reactivated a cache yesterday that had been disabled for the Olympics (then the lack of a new ammo can) and it was found today. #
Double Exposure Radio! I had no idea. The power of Twitter brings you @doubleexradio #
RT @604homesguy: purge purge purge. It is the only way to survive living in a small space. #yvr [So true. And we're so bad at it] #
Joys of working for a small company: Just finished writing press release. Yes, I'm an engineer. I write good, though. :D #
And yes, I saw every single one of you PR/media types flinch when you read that tweet. #
RT @geowoodstock: LAST CALL for registrations! We'll be shutting down registrations tonight at 10pm (PDT) http://www.geowoodstock.com #
There are griefers everywhere :( RT @imfrog2002: Here's the photo I grabbed from the facebook page. http://twitpic.com/1qr9jf #geocaching #
On CBC tonight, The Fifth Estate has a documentary about 9/11 "Truthers". Interesting stuff. The stuff tinfoil hats are made of. #
Someone's been playing with the clone brush RT @vanmacguy: Quite the fleet. http://twitpic.com/1qt9y1 [via @zenFish #
Oooh, mtn-man is publishing! Maybe we'll get to show Vancouver how Well Hung we are :p #geocaching #
RT @tomdanielson: Always wear your helmet. Always. http://twitpic.com/1qtiqb #
Caches still being published, but not ours yet. mtn-man outlasts me tonight, gotta get to bed before the toddler gets up. #
Un-friggin-believable. Remember that former Ontario AG who drove a cyclist into a mailbox? Charges were dropped today. Unbelievable. #
Between Jaffer and Bryant, it sure *seems* that if you are a politician and in Ontario, you can do whatever the hell you want. #
Wet ride into work today. Good thing I know where my towel is. #TowelDay #SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish #
RT @joanchang: Hey Abbotsfordians! CBC's Early Edition is coming out your way this Friday. We'd love you to come. http://tinyurl.com/2avtcum #
RT @johnnyabc: Has anyone noticed that NK is blank on Google maps (not Google Earth). There are maps of Iran, but nothing on NK at all. #
Maybe it was last night's documentary on 9/11 Truthers, but does absence of any labels in North Korea on Google Maps have any significance? #
Although the missing North Korea map data is apparently nothing new: http://bit.ly/aRQZda @jimwtodd @johnnyabc #
Take-away from the Bryant case? It's ok for politicians to drag aggressive cyclists w/ a car, to their death. Even if you're caught on video #
RT @gmarkham: Brilliant report on vaccine-autism issue & piss-poor job media do reporting scientific issues http://bit.ly/d3iaoj #
Have you seen the "graphic essay" abt anti-vaxxer Dr. Wakefield http://bit.ly/91petn ? His methods clear child abuse, the harm immeasurable. #
RT @seaforth100 http://bit.ly/cbHmOb Seaforth Highlanders Community Ceilidh on May 29th #
"Brad! <>" #Glee #ThePianistMakesTheShowAwesome #BreakingTheForthWall #
What's up with all the old singers on American Idol? The judges tell the contestants to be contemporary then put this stuff in the finale? #
Ever notice how there are an awful lot of dead-end alleys in Sunnyvale? #BTVS #
Also, the whole "conservation of momentum" thing seems to be suspended in Sunnyvale #btvs #
Sigh. #BTVSFail Sunnydale. Not Sunnyvale. Pretty sure momentum is conserved in Sunnyvale, CA. #
Another day of waiting for our 7-cache series to get published. mtn-man, you're killing us here. #geocaching #
Our Well Hung series is *mostly* published! For some reason mtn-man has omitted the final cache in the series. E.g., http://bit.ly/afOAqS #
The cache that hasn't been published yet is the one that makes the rest make sense, and has big FTF prize. And took 1 hr to place. #
Oh well, it'll confound the FTF hounds. I'm ok with that :) #geocaching #
We're heading to Nova Scotia tomorrow for 2 weeks. Red-eye, hopefully the kids sleep. What? Stop laughing. #
Oh god. The guy in the states who shares my name is applying for more universities with the wrong email addx. I think it's on purpose now. #
RT @CacheAdvance: Ten B.C. getaways put escape within reach (including #geocaching http://bit.ly/cB7UFc #
One person FTF'd 4 of the 6 caches already this morning. 1 DNF'd, 1 not attempted. Wonder if someone else will beat her to the last 2. #
That's @jannarden on CBC Radio's Q right now. She's got a nice radio voice! #
All 6 of the published caches are found, FTFs split between 2 ppl. Had to go and do maintenance on one of them already, tho'. :( #
Q woke up at 11:45pm. It's almost 3am now, and he's still awake. This is *not* how to start a travel-to-NS day. #
Awesome, mtn-man published the last in our 'Well Hung' series this morning; http://coord.info/GC29217 #geocaching #
I wonder which of the 3 ppl who have already completed the series will get the FTF. My money's on Cuddlefish (if she grabbed the clues) #
And, sure enough, Jacqueline (aka Cuddlefish) grabbed the FTF on the puzzle cache this morning already. #geocaching #WellHung #
We connect thru Calgary tonight. Which has 20 cm of snow forecast today. We'll be in shorts and sandals. What could go wrong? #yyc #westjet #
RT @TheBadCop #GQotD #Geocaching Question of the Day: @AnthonyFloyd wants to know, have you ever removed a cache you felt was inappropriate? #
Crazy day continues. EMCON begins. #
Free YVR wifi rocks!. Done today: cache maintenance, field trip, privilege pass, kindergarten orientation, and getting to airport. Check. #
Next step, red-eye flight to Halifax. #
Made it to Calgary. No snow on the ground. Ya'll are just pulling our legs with the "snow in June" thing, right? #
Why yes, this seems to be Halifax. Sunshine and mid 20s today. No sleep at all on the flight for us. Aidan got 4.5 hrs, Q got 2. #MmmmBrains #
Found some in-stock Kobo Readers at Chapters today, at MicMac Mall, in Dartmouth. Picked up one for Gwen, one for my father. Most excellent. #