Unsupervised Design

  • Hugo laying on his back with feet in the air and Luna laying across his stomach.

    I never do know what to expect when I look over to these two besties.

  • Today is Hugo’s 8th birthday he got a big treat for a big day.

    Hugo staring at his large bone shaped doggie treat that says happy birthday
    Hugo’s eyes are so wide that he appears to want to consume the treat by looking at it.
    Hugo eating the first half of his happy birthday cookie
    Luna staring wide eyed at a fox face shaped dog cookie while Raquel restrains her.
    Luna also got a little treat to prevent her from straight up stealing Hugo’s birthday treat.

  • Today was “new roof day” which is very exciting from a “keeping the elements out” perspective but very disruptive for the “ten month old who takes two naps a day upstairs” perspective.

    Roofers hard at work putting new shingles on the upper roof of my home.

  • For all the horror stories of cancelled flights that I have heard tonight is a new one for me. Show up to the gate for me second flight to be told I’m no longer on it due to “air traffic control” delays.

    Next flight isn’t for 13 hours. I don’t qualify for and food or hotel vouchers because it was an “uncontrollable” circumstance. The local WestJet employees helpfully suggest I call my credit card for travel insurance on the flight. They looked real sheepish when I informed them the flight was booked with WestJet Travel Bank that they’ve refused to refund for 2 years.

    Stunningly poor experience and I felt very bad for all the employees who were very kind in their utter inability to help me.

    Update: When trying to fill out feedback and refund forms on the WestJet website I encountered the following errors:

    • My last name is “invalid”
    • My city in my contact info is “invalid”
    • The phone number field required format 123-456-7890 but only allowed for numeric input so you cannot submit a call back number
  • The view from the plane window of the fog layer and a bit of the sunrise
    Take off from Halifax means a lovely view of the top of the fog.
    Aerial view of the CN Tower and the Sky dome
    Classic Toronto shot on approach
    WestJet Encore turbo prop plane on the runway
    My old friend in Toronto, the runway load of a prop plane
    Clouds over Lake Michigan with no land in sight
    The size of the Great Lakes always surprises me
    A multi level ramp system in place of a normal jet way
    After the plane taxied to the far end of the runway by some bushes we road a bus back to the terminal to find this monstrosity waiting to get us up into the terminal

  • On the road for work again for the first time in 3 years. Excited to finally meet some of my coworkers in person!

    Bags against a row of empty seats at airport gate.

  • First televised Penguins 🐧 game was today so Raquel broke out the tiny jersey she got Gwen when she saw us watching the game.

    James and Gwen sitting on the couch in matching black and gold Pittsburgh Penguins jerseys
    Gwen and I watching the Penguins preseason game together
    Gwen crawling around the floor with her tongue stuck out
    Gwen realizing there are more interesting things than preseason hockey

  • Craft Draught Showdown – September 2022

    Last night Raquel and I headed to The Carleton with Ross and Brittany for a double date Cider showdown between East Coast Cider Company and Maritime Express.

    QUINOA

    roasted pumpkin seeds, red peppers, lime vinaigrette

    • EAST COAST CIDER: Hopped Cider
    • MARITIME EXPRESS: Rhubarb
    The hopped cider and Rhubarb cider
    Ciders with the pumpkin spice quinoa dish

    TUNA TARTARE

    pickled beets, dulse, whipped mascarpone

    • EAST COAST CIDER: Low Tide
    • MARITIME EXPRESS: Blueberry Rosé
    Low tide cider and Blueberry Rose
    Ciders and the Tuna Tartare

    MUSHROOM CROQUETTE

    wild mushrooms, wine jus, chili oil

    • EAST COAST CIDER: Pear Cider
    • MARITIME EXPRESS: Dayliner
    Pear cider and Dayliner cider
    Ciders and the mushroom croquettes

    BLACK RISOTTO

    squid ink, noisette butter, spinach, crispy prosciutto, squid

    • EAST COAST CIDER: Ginger Cider
    • MARITIME EXPRESS: Cranberry
    Ginger cider and Cranberry cider
    Ciders and the squid ink black risotto

    LIME TART

    meringue, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, tonka beans

    • EAST COAST CIDER: Ambrose Raspberry Cider
    • MARITIME EXPRESS: Oaked Ruscat
    Ambroise Raspberry cider and Baked Russet cider
    Ciders and the lime tart

  • As is tradition when we go out, there must be a

    James and Ross pretending like Colin and Grant are also at the venue with them

  • Fiona rolled through and took out power for most of the province. Estimated restoration time is Wednesday afternoon so I had to improvise this morning

    Camp stove setup on the deck with a kettle boiling and a frying pan full of bacon
    Storm kitchen setup
  • It’s been four years since our secret wedding

  • As is tradition, happy towel day you hoopy froods!

  • Given that Crypto.com is the first suggested Ad on the App Store search page either they aren’t hit by this recent down turn OR they are doubling down on acquiring new people to inject liquidity into the scam.

  • I don’t always consider the ramifications of a good deal at the good will

    And so began Young’s four-year ordeal trying to get rid of a 2,000-year-old sculpture.

  • It was a valiant 25 month streak but alas Covid comes for us all 😞
  • Image of the NHL Playoff Bracket Challenge showing that I selected Minnesota to win the cup over Florida in the final.
    It’s that time of year again for me to make some wild predictions that definitely won’t hold up past next week.
  • As is tradition when we gather.

  • It’s been a whole day and I can’t stop thinking about how good the finale of Severance was

  • Hugo and Luna really embraced the lazy Friday vibe today.

  • I’m always on the lookout for fast estimation tools and this is a real gem of one

    https://twitter.com/TamasGorbe/status/1158348261683605504