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Back Down

By admin | Published: June 13, 2012

4 days ago while moving boxes upstairs from the basement, I had a back twinge. Later that day the twinge turned to severe pain. By the next morning I couldn’t walk without significant pain. I went to go see a physiotherapist yesterday and he confirmed that I have a disc problem, causing my sciatic nerve [...]

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A Year Gone By

By admin | Published: May 3, 2012

A year ago, my friend Derek Miller passed away from cancer after a 4-year fight that he documented on his site, penmachine.com. His last post, which he entrusted to me, went viral (CBC, Daily Mail UK, Globe, MeFi, Brisbane Times, among many others) and was seen by millions of people around the world. I was [...]

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Fixed

By admin | Published: March 4, 2012

Back online after fixing the problem. Not sure how many people still read this, but I’m glad to get everything else working. Yay me.

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Goodbye Derek

By admin | Published: May 4, 2011

Yesterday, my good fried Derek K. Miller passed away at the age of 41 from complications associated with colorectal cancer. I knew Derek for about 27 years, meeting when we were both in the Apple Alliance, a club for people interested computing devices from a small company in Cupertino, California. We became friends almost instantly, [...]

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Running again

By admin | Published: March 6, 2011

Tonight I hit the streets of Burnaby once again in the hopes that jogging will catch on with me. While I’ve taken part in two 10km races and a 5km one, I’m not a natural runner. Despite that, I’d love to improve my cardio, trim some weight and generally return to a better level of [...]

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