A big thank you to the Digital Okanagan team
Many thanks go out to the team I leave behind at Digital Okanagan for their letter of support regarding my bid to join the board of Digital Okanagan. Click the link above to see their letter.
Downtown Kelowna Association – Board of Directors
Last month I was delighted to be nominated by fellow Downtown Kelowna business owners to serve on the board of the Downtown Kelowna Association (DKA). The election for the 7 vacant seats takes place from now until May 23rd by postal ballot, with the results announced on May 24th. Obviously, I’d love your vote and [...]
2-Bit Grand Canyon Trees
A month ago, as part of a short vacation in Arizona, I visited the Grand Canyon. This was my second trip there, having first visited in Winter 2003 as part of a year of round-the-world travels. Anyone who’s visited (and perhaps tried to take photos of) the Grand Canyon will tell you the same thing [...]
#KelownaVotes – My 9 Choices
For the last 4 weeks I’ve been following the Kelowna municipal election campaign trail pretty incessantly. I’ve attended (in person) 4 mayoral forums/debates, 4 all-candidates forums and listened to a 5th mayoral debate live on the radio while out of town. I’ve listened to most candidates’ interviews on AM1150 and read approximately 200 questionnaire responses. [...]
RIP Steve Jobs
To celebrate the life of Steve Jobs, I created this image as a poster tonight. It uses a HUGE mosaic image created by Charis Tsevis (used under Creative Commons License) – the original Apple brand colours, and a quote from Steve. If you’d like to print a poster yourself, you can download the full size [...]
Facebook Friends & Brands – My New Personal Policy
I’ve implemented a new “friendship” policy for Facebook. It’s got nothing to do with the 5,000 friend limit or hundreds of friend requests I hadn’t responded to etc. I’m not a rock star. I’ve just decided that Facebook is where I’ll communicate with and connect with in-real-life friends & family. People to whom I’m not [...]
Top-of-the-Line Spin Bike for Sale – Schwinn Evolution SR
UPDATE – NOW SOLD! I have a barely used Schwinn indoor bike (spin bike) for sale. It’s top of the range from the leading name in spin bikes – the Schwinn Evolution SR. Comes with the regular pedals PLUS a set of unused Triple Link pedals (themselves originally worth $200) – a saddle cover and [...]
One to avoid: Jensen Appliance Services #Kelowna
A few months ago a local appliance service company attempted to make my wife and I victims of a shameful rip off-by rendering a $340 bill for two hours work when their quoted rate had been $80/hr. Their response to us offering to settle the bill in accordance with the time worked was to refer [...]
Why are so many missing the point on the #BCHST referendum?
In the last couple of days I’ve engaged in a little back & forth with a few people via Twitter about the current BC HST referendum. It’s an issue that, on one hand, is proving unexpectedly divisive – while on the other is renewing my faith that people actually care about democratic processes. There’s those [...]
