Noreen Louise O’Hara

Posted November 22, 2011 By shawn and has no comments yet.

My cousin Noreen died on November 22, 2008 at 3:45 am at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, exactly three years ago today. It was two weeks after her 42nd birthday. At her funeral, a small funeral at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Chilliwack, after her brothers spoke, I said these words. They are based on notes I read from my BlackBerry. Her brothers thought that was appropriate, because when Noreen was in the hospital, I would visit her and afterwards, write and email a report for them. (more…)

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Link: The A to Z of beauty baddies

Posted November 9, 2011 By shawn and has no comments yet.

From The Ecologist: The A to Z of beauty baddies: Ingredients to avoid in cosmetics and more.

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I woke up an hour earlier today

Posted November 7, 2011 By shawn and has no comments yet.

I woke up an hour earlier today. Daylight Savings Time ended on the weekend. Since the last time we moved to Daylight Savings Time, I have not set an alarm to wake up. I use my internal clock to wake me up. Before going to sleep I tell myself how many hours I will sleep, and what time I will wake up. (more…)

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Book: Star Wars vs. Star Trek

Posted November 6, 2011 By shawn and has no comments yet.

I just finished reading Star Wars vs. Star Trek by Matt Forbeck which asks the question “Could the Empire kick the Federation’s Ass?” It is a nice, light, entertaining book that pits various characters and situations from the two sagas. Each section is introduced with a series of trivia questions. I scored 94 out of 120 on those trivia questions, which is 78%. Seven of those errors were for Star Trek questions, which isn’t bad, as I am a Star Trek fan and once spent an hour and a half with Gene Roddenberry. That is another story. Buy the book.

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Barefoot Article: A Study on Barefoot Running by Dr. Daniel Lieberman

Posted November 3, 2011 By shawn and has no comments yet.

Here are the key points from a study Dr. Daniel Lieberman did on Barefoot Running. This study was in the British science journal Nature magazine back in January 2010. (more…)

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