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Chloe and the girl's of the Carolina Courage are the 2008 Under 8 Female Champions. The game was a nail biter against three of her very good friends on the New York Power: Elise, Patricia and Elizabeth. As John Motson would say: "In the end it's a game of two halves and their has to be a winner and a loser, and today, the better team won." The game could have gone either one, but half way through the first half, Gabby riccochet'ed a roller off of a few blue shin pads before rolling past the goalie and finding the back of a the net. The second half was fought with passion and grit as both teams struggled to find the net. Gabby, Jenny, Carmen and Paige all had great shots and Elisabteh and Kaninna (apologies for spelling) put up some solid defensive moves and were able to shut down the strong Courage offence. As the ref blew the final whislte, the Courage bench was cleared and the celebrations ensued.
More pictures to come...
Everyone knows that I am a little obsessed with quality electronics goods. I love my Apple gear: MacBook, iPod, Airport Base Stations, my Acoustic Research speakers are old but still sound awesome, I still love my and often use my Beyer Dynamics DT770 pro headphones for my audiophilia. And although I don't have a big screen TV for the PS2 (incumbent Wii), it is only a matter of time before the basement wall gets adorned with 65 inches on hot liquid plasma.
So it should come as no surprise that our little Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner that was generously donated to us by my little bro decided to pack it in, we would inevitably look into a vacuum cleaner any geek would love. Bypassing Hoover all together, we went straight to the next best thing to some out of England since the Mini Cooper S and Jonathan Ive: The Dyson. We first saw the Dyson about ten years ago and simply laughed: "a $2000 yellow Hoover with no bag?" It just seems completely over engineered and the design was just just so pretentious: "Hey look at me I can afford to drop 2G on a Hoover!" I had nothing against it's cleaning power, a very good friend spent a few summers selling Kerby's for about the same price so I understood where this machine would position itself. But still it just seemed like such a silly looking machine. Not to mention that James Dyson himself always looked like he belonged on the deck of the Death Star along side Lord Vader. He has one of those Berkshire/Oxfordshire accents that you just want to pummel with the fat end of a Cambridge / Oxford roaring oar. Yet, like another egomaniac Tech genius for Cupertino California, you just can't help but listening to him and then really liking everything he has to say. Dyson's landmark battle against Hoover who turned their noses at Dyson's bagless cyclonic wonder and then systematically cloned his devices (Hoover lost big time) is not far removed from Apple own journey with the Macintosh and iPods.
Both the Dyson vacuum cleaner and the Apple computers are superior products than anyone else in their field and sure they cost more but once you use them, even for a few minutes, you know exactly why you should pay top dollar for them. So when we got home from the mall yesterday, we ceremoniously unpacked the Dyson DC25 and tested it out on a small 5 x 8 foot living room rug. We had vacuumed this rug only a couple of days ago and we were in shock at how much dust and dirt were ripped out of the rug. After the initial embarrassment brought on from realising that we are essentially pigs in a blanket, our purchase was forever justified in our minds and we then proceeded to vacuum the whole house. The bottom line is that this Dyson really SUCKS! And we love it already.
Make sure you vote up Mikey and The Republic of Peach for their entry in the Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge.
[UPDATE]
Forgot to post the link to vote
This is my raised patio project that I decided to take on this year as well as the Wendy House. 2009 will be a little too hectic for new projects so I'm trying to squeeze any major work before the end of the fall rather than scramble year or pay over the top to get someone else to do it.
This floating deck is a raised patio resting on 12 paving slabs and using no metal decking hardware, only screws and a bit of glue were used. The wood is pressure treated and come from and area that was cleared for a Hydro Quebec project. I first discovered this lumber at Home Depot but it now appears to be an ever more popular alternate and LOCAL source of lumber. Just to make my buddy Steph happy, we used 994 galvanized screws, the power used to drive the screws also came from Hydro Quebec!
So I'm watching the Paul McCartney sur les Plaines d'Abraham concert in Quebec City with my cousin who has flown in from France via Sweeden (as you do) and we thought we should post the set list before we forgot what was played.
The Paul McCartney playlist
Jet
Baby you can drive my car
--
All my loving
--
got to get you into my life
//talking about having fun tonight
let me roll it
//at the piano quebec quebec quebec
C Moon
My love
//dedicated to Linda
Let 'em in
Fine Line
The long and winding road
//on the Mandolin
Dance Tonight
//back on the acoustic
Blackbird
Calico Skies
I'll follow the sun
My Michelle
Mrs Vandebilt
//thanks the crowd and compliements the City of Quebec
Eleanor Rigby
//on the ukelele a Gibson from George Harrison
Something
//on the base again and now dedicates the next one to John Lennon
A day in the life / Give peace a chance (medley)
Good day sunshine
Too Many People
She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
Penny Lane
//thanks the back of the 200 000 strong crowd
Woman
Band on the run
They say it's your birthday
//bonne fete Quebec
Back in the U.S.S.R.
I've got a feeling
//at the piano again
Live and let die
Let it be
//S.V.P. Chantez avec moi
Hey Jude
// he takes a bow with the band and heads off stage... The crowd wants an encore
//He runs back onstage with a very large Quebec flag! Waving it frantically
//Ah Quebec je t'aime!!!
//then heads to the piano
Lady Madonna
//on the base again
Get Back
//Do you want to get back?
I saw her standing there
//the band take another bow
//Merci beaucoup
//And he is back on with an acoustic guitar and a big blue QUEBEC jumper!
Yesterday
// And the band comes back on stage
but the pay per view cut us short! (I want a refund)
And that is all folks
Hope you all enjoyed the show!
Thank you to Sir Paul for making your Quebec show sucha great one.
Monday, September 08, 2008
Chloe and the girl's of the Carolina Courage are the 2008 Under 8 Female Champions. The game was a nail biter against three of her very good friends on the New York Power: Elise, Patricia and Elizabeth. As John Motson would say: "In the end it's a game of two halves and their has to be a winner and a loser, and today, the better team won." The game could have gone either one, but half way through the first half, Gabby riccochet'ed a roller off of a few blue shin pads before rolling past the goalie and finding the back of a the net. The second half was fought with passion and grit as both teams struggled to find the net. Gabby, Jenny, Carmen and Paige all had great shots and Elisabteh and Kaninna (apologies for spelling) put up some solid defensive moves and were able to shut down the strong Courage offence. As the ref blew the final whislte, the Courage bench was cleared and the celebrations ensued.
More pictures to come...
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| From Dyson DC25 |
Everyone knows that I am a little obsessed with quality electronics goods. I love my Apple gear: MacBook, iPod, Airport Base Stations, my Acoustic Research speakers are old but still sound awesome, I still love my and often use my Beyer Dynamics DT770 pro headphones for my audiophilia. And although I don't have a big screen TV for the PS2 (incumbent Wii), it is only a matter of time before the basement wall gets adorned with 65 inches on hot liquid plasma.
So it should come as no surprise that our little Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner that was generously donated to us by my little bro decided to pack it in, we would inevitably look into a vacuum cleaner any geek would love. Bypassing Hoover all together, we went straight to the next best thing to some out of England since the Mini Cooper S and Jonathan Ive: The Dyson. We first saw the Dyson about ten years ago and simply laughed: "a $2000 yellow Hoover with no bag?" It just seems completely over engineered and the design was just just so pretentious: "Hey look at me I can afford to drop 2G on a Hoover!" I had nothing against it's cleaning power, a very good friend spent a few summers selling Kerby's for about the same price so I understood where this machine would position itself. But still it just seemed like such a silly looking machine. Not to mention that James Dyson himself always looked like he belonged on the deck of the Death Star along side Lord Vader. He has one of those Berkshire/Oxfordshire accents that you just want to pummel with the fat end of a Cambridge / Oxford roaring oar. Yet, like another egomaniac Tech genius for Cupertino California, you just can't help but listening to him and then really liking everything he has to say. Dyson's landmark battle against Hoover who turned their noses at Dyson's bagless cyclonic wonder and then systematically cloned his devices (Hoover lost big time) is not far removed from Apple own journey with the Macintosh and iPods.
Both the Dyson vacuum cleaner and the Apple computers are superior products than anyone else in their field and sure they cost more but once you use them, even for a few minutes, you know exactly why you should pay top dollar for them. So when we got home from the mall yesterday, we ceremoniously unpacked the Dyson DC25 and tested it out on a small 5 x 8 foot living room rug. We had vacuumed this rug only a couple of days ago and we were in shock at how much dust and dirt were ripped out of the rug. After the initial embarrassment brought on from realising that we are essentially pigs in a blanket, our purchase was forever justified in our minds and we then proceeded to vacuum the whole house. The bottom line is that this Dyson really SUCKS! And we love it already.
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| From Dyson DC25 |
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| From Dyson DC25 |
"Yup we are slobs, but the Dyson makes sure no one else wll ever know"
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Make sure you vote up Mikey and The Republic of Peach for their entry in the Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge.
[UPDATE]
Forgot to post the link to vote
Labels: reviews, sites news, video
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
This is my raised patio project that I decided to take on this year as well as the Wendy House. 2009 will be a little too hectic for new projects so I'm trying to squeeze any major work before the end of the fall rather than scramble year or pay over the top to get someone else to do it.
This floating deck is a raised patio resting on 12 paving slabs and using no metal decking hardware, only screws and a bit of glue were used. The wood is pressure treated and come from and area that was cleared for a Hydro Quebec project. I first discovered this lumber at Home Depot but it now appears to be an ever more popular alternate and LOCAL source of lumber. Just to make my buddy Steph happy, we used 994 galvanized screws, the power used to drive the screws also came from Hydro Quebec!
Labels: DIY, reviews, sites news, tech
Sunday, July 20, 2008
So I'm watching the Paul McCartney sur les Plaines d'Abraham concert in Quebec City with my cousin who has flown in from France via Sweeden (as you do) and we thought we should post the set list before we forgot what was played. The Paul McCartney playlist
Jet
Baby you can drive my car
--
All my loving
--
got to get you into my life
//talking about having fun tonight
let me roll it
//at the piano quebec quebec quebec
C Moon
My love
//dedicated to Linda
Let 'em in
Fine Line
The long and winding road
//on the Mandolin
Dance Tonight
//back on the acoustic
Blackbird
Calico Skies
I'll follow the sun
My Michelle
Mrs Vandebilt
//thanks the crowd and compliements the City of Quebec
Eleanor Rigby
//on the ukelele a Gibson from George Harrison
Something
//on the base again and now dedicates the next one to John Lennon
A day in the life / Give peace a chance (medley)
Good day sunshine
Too Many People
She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
Penny Lane
//thanks the back of the 200 000 strong crowd
Woman
Band on the run
They say it's your birthday
//bonne fete Quebec
Back in the U.S.S.R.
I've got a feeling
//at the piano again
Live and let die
Let it be
//S.V.P. Chantez avec moi
Hey Jude
// he takes a bow with the band and heads off stage... The crowd wants an encore
//He runs back onstage with a very large Quebec flag! Waving it frantically
//Ah Quebec je t'aime!!!
//then heads to the piano
Lady Madonna
//on the base again
Get Back
//Do you want to get back?
I saw her standing there
//the band take another bow
//Merci beaucoup
//And he is back on with an acoustic guitar and a big blue QUEBEC jumper!
Yesterday
// And the band comes back on stage
but the pay per view cut us short! (I want a refund)
And that is all folks
Hope you all enjoyed the show!
Thank you to Sir Paul for making your Quebec show sucha great one.
Labels: Concert Reviews, reviews, sites news