July 2006

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Peyto Lake from Bow Summit
07.28.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Peyto Lake from Bow Summit

Originally uploaded by smooth.

On the road from Banff to Jasper.
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Brain injury awareness week
07.24.06 | Permalink | Comment?

Brain injury awareness week

Originally uploaded by smooth.

Those crazy canucks.
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On the road out of Vancouver
07.24.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

On the road out of Vancouver

Originally uploaded by smooth.
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Thank you Hertz
07.17.06 | Permalink | 4 Comments

Thank you Hertz

Originally uploaded by smooth.

Thank you Hertz for running out of the mid-size. The Mustang will do just fine, yes.
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Happy birthday Breean
07.16.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Happy birthday Breean

Originally uploaded by smooth.

Thank you for the wonderful tatoo! What do you think, should I make it permanent?
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Around the world in 240 days
07.14.06 | Permalink | Comment?

“Around the world in 240 days - free.”
Ten UW students are chosen every year for an all-expenses-paid trip around the globe. They don’t have to attend classes overseas. Nor do they have to write a report or give a speech when they return. All they have to do is enjoy.
“I almost cried when I found [...]
business, personal, reviews
In praise of Sneakers (1992)
07.07.06 | Permalink | Comment?

I always like movies about business (The Secret of My Succes, anyone?), especially the business of technology. They’re fun to critique and most have a couple of very serious falsehoods.
But my favorite in the genre has to be Sneakers, with Robert Redford. First, it’s about crypto, which is cool. Second, it has espionage and intrigue [...]
personal, travel
If it’s not one thing it’s another
07.07.06 | Permalink | 2 Comments

The good news: your company’s annual worldwide sales meeting is in Paris.
The bad news: the meeting is over a weekend (will need precious vacation time for anything fun), and your hotel is cultural f’ing wasteland Disneyland Paris, 45 minutes outside the city.
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Published in Novell Cool Solutions
07.07.06 | Permalink | 5 Comments

A short tip I wrote a few weeks ago was just published as a Novell Cool Solution. Not for the geek averse.