WAFO-2 Macchiato Café
The café is located at the corner of Blanshard and Johnson in downtown Victoria. I came over for a late lunch, and grabbed a seat out on the Johnson Street side of the patio. The WIFI network called “Mac Guest” is available out on the…
WAFO-1 Market Square courtyard
I came downtown on a rainy afternoon to grab a coffee at MOSI on Lower Johnson, then park somewhere out of doors and undercover to avoid the raindrops. This bench is down on the courtyard level of Market Square. I grabbed WiFI from #TELUS, although…
Working Away From Office (WAFO) blog series
A series of posts to feature places and spaces that I have been working in during these most-challenging times. Since the post on my mobile IT worker kit in Summer 2020, I have continued to find creative places and spaces in which to work. I’ll…
seasonal fermentation project
Was at the James Bay Market last weekend and noticed some great looking pickling cucumbers available at the Saanich Organics booth. I’ve never done a cucumber fermentation project, but I know people that have, and it doesn’t sounds all that difficult! I decided to take…
Mobile IT worker kit
Working from home over long periods of time isn’t really my jam. As a subscriber to agile methodologies, I figured I would embark on an experiment to see if I could find ways to work out of doors in these challenging times! Working away from…
What I did on spring vacation
Dates: May 29 – June 7, 2020 Location: Victoria, BC Activity: Staycation Ok, so here is what I have been up to on the last few days off, poking around the house… Backyard weeding The back corner of our lot attracts a lot of growth…
Father’s Day 2019
Father’s Day came and went this past June. I think we were at a swim meet with the kids. I was thinking of my Dad, of course. Although he passed on in 2008, I continue to dream about him frequently. We’re often working at the…
Tri of Compassion complete!
On the weekend, I competed in the Triathlon of Compassion in Esquimalt! It is the annual fund-raiser for the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre!
a rainy dash to the 5 PM ferry
The family in the minivan left IKEA Richmond well after 4 PM, with flat boxes standing up inside the van, and bungee-corded snugly to the roof racks. Would they make the 5 PM sailing?! Not so, judging by the Hwy 99 backup, that stretched all…
Daddy, what am I worth ?
My 9 yo old son has just woken up, and comes downstairs to greet me as I am getting ready for work. Son: “Daddy, what am I worth?” Daddy has also just awoken, so isn’t as sharp as might be needed. Me: “What do you…
200 in breaths, 200 out breaths
This is the pace of silence. A 20 minute sit, with 30 seated people.