May 24 2008
Bob Dylan is spending his birthday this year in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He and his band performed last night and they’re playing again tonight. Here’s my ticket:
Yeah, it’s in the nosebleed section. I may attempt to smuggle in a camera. I’ll update this post if I take any grainy, blurry photos of him on stage.
May 22 2008
We might be getting a Newfoundland puppy soon; maybe this one, which is actually from Newfoundland.
May 04 2008
I drove out to Cape Spear yesterday and saw a few small icebergs. It was freezing.
The original audio has been removed because it was nothing but wind distortion. I replaced it with some generic stormy wind sounds.
Apr 27 2008
I’m headed to St. John’s, Newfoundland today for a business trip. My employer is a system integrator of an RFID proposal and I’m the Technical Architect; there’s a company in Newfoundland who specializes in RFID solutions, whom we may partner with.
Phillip’s picking me up at the airport. His big plans for me:
Go to [...]
Apr 24 2008
Jody and I have received genuine, no-fooling, legit photo credits, all of them on the Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Website.
Mine appears in the Arts and Economy article.
Jody has two photo credits. The first is in the article on Rural Depopulation in Newfoundland and Labrador; the second appears in Depopulation Impacts.
All the articles are written by [...]
Apr 23 2008
The illegal use of guns is major news in Newfoundland: Gun used in sub shop robbery: RNC
While robberies at retailers and fast-food shops happen frequently in the St. John’s area, knives are more commonly used than guns.
Getting killed by moose is more common.
Mar 25 2008
My brother, Phillip, went snow shoeing up a mountain in Newfoundland on March 23rd, 2008. He recorded the adventure using the video function on his digital camera.
He took some photos too.
Watch the video to find out why Phillip isn’t posting this himself.
Feb 19 2008
I’m a dog person. I grew up with dogs and had one as an adult, and now that I have an established family, I want one: I miss having a dog around.
I’m set on getting a Newfoundland Dog. I never had a Newfoundland Dog but I’ve always wanted one: they’re big, gentle, intelligent [...]
Aug 19 2007
Jenny and I planned to camp in Gros Morne for about a week. The forecast before we left said mostly sunshine, but by the time we got there, it had changed to nothing but rain. We spent one night in Gros Morne sleeping in the rain and took one picture the next day while we [...]
Aug 01 2007
I’m going on vacation soon. I hope to doing some camping, hiking, fishing and kayaking in Gros Morne National Park for about a week or so.
Have you ever been there? Can you tell me about your experiences there? Are there any specific areas you recommend I check out? Any specific activities? What’s the best place [...]
May 30 2007
It’s iceberg season in Newfoundland. One of my relatives sent me these photos, taken near Cottrells Cove, a small community on the Northern coast of the island.
Towering icebergs have floated near St. John’s as well. They’re quite a sight.
(click an image for larger view)
Aug 24 2006
I lived in Newfoundland for over 10 years, plus I’ve visited it lots of times, yet on my recent trip there I discovered new things (and some old):
U-Haul is getting a lot of business there. Driving from Gander to St. John’s, at least 10 U-Haul vans passed us heading west. Sad.
People take offense [...]
Jul 26 2006
Travelling to Newfoundland is a pain in the arse: flying costs too much if you want to take your family (plus you’ll need to rent a car), and driving requires a long ferry ride or a long car ride (if you’re traveling to the east of the island).
My wife’s family is having a family reunion [...]
Jun 18 2006
A relative in Newfoundland took these photos of TWO white (albino) moose (is that the plural of moose? I’m thinking meese).
Dec 11 2005
I took a walk up Signal Hill last month with Jenny and Mike, and I video taped it (4.5mins, 10mb). Signal Hill is a big rock of a hill overlooking the small, harbour city of St. John’s, Newfoundland. If I lived in the Battery, I’d walk up the side of the hill every day. It’s [...]
