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On The Twitter This Week: 2010-02-06

Colin Carmichael — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000

RT @dotboom: Apple should've sold iPad first, then iPhone: "we shrunk the iPad so it can fit in your pocket ... and we added a phone. BOOM." #
Google's decision to drop IE6 support for Apps will have zero impact on its zombie-like refusal to die. IE6 users are not Google Apps users. #
Elegant Themes Icon Pack, For Free!-Elegant Themes Blog http://bit.ly/bZBtbE (via @twttimes) #
Ok, I give up... Multiple trojan alerts from AVG and hijacked Google results on Firefox. AVG/SpyBot/HiJackThis seem unable to clear. Ideas? #
http://twitpic.com/10s3mw - I love this 1875 "bird's eye" map of Galt... Going to try to get a hi-res capture of it. #
http://twitpic.com/10s414 - Detail of the downtown area of Galt. #
http://twitpic.com/10s4u5 - @mdenny, your neighbourhood was a little sparse in 1875 #
RT @ikepigott: I might be willing to watch the Pop-Up Video version of the Grammys, with the pop-ups coming from select Twitter humorists. #
RT @andybeal: Sorry Grammys, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish, but the VMAs had the best Taylor Swift award ever! #
RT @andrewhyde: omg rt @dannynewman iPad spotted at walmart! http://bit.ly/dwMcgP #
RT @joetech: RT @DotSauce: 13 Useful WordPress SQL Queries You Wish You Knew Earlier http://lnk.gd/03n - Truth! #
Hangin' out with Hannah (and getting some work done) (@ Melville Cafe) http://4sq.com/7yn7la #
http://twitpic.com/10wkk8 - The next generation of cafe workers. ;) #
anyone have examples of good social media practices at a Canadian hospital? #
damn. Something is still hijacking Google search results in Firefox. AVG & Spybot come up clean... guess I should rip out and re-install FF? #
anyone have demographic data on mobile SMS donation usage? or just texting in general? #
Anyone know if Foursquare allows for biz owners, etc. to 'claim' their venues and be notified of activity? That would be very useful. #
.@saffyre9 @mikedriehorst closest I've found is the promotions form which *could* be used as a claimed/verification process... #
CIRA says carmichael.ca is reserved for a Canadian municipality. This was all I could find: http://bit.ly/bBZbPR - Really CIRA? #
trying to decide whether or not to make the trek to Waterloo tonight for StartupDrinks... need some social. #
I'm heading up to Waterloo early to beat the traffic but need to get some work done ... suggestions? (@melle, @jrodgers) #
I'm listening to AgeOfPersuasion at double-speed. Pretty sure there should be a law against this. #
I'm at Coffee Culture (King St) (31 King St North, at Dupont St E, Waterloo). http://4sq.com/8nqOvT #
I think I've asked this before but here goes anyway. I'm looking for a self-hosted alternative to Ning. Suggestions? #
I noted today's predictions of 6 weeks of winter. Well, that'll be a nice change. #
http://twitpic.com/112z4g - I'm strangely amused by this... #
I'm early for StartupDrinks and being anti-social while I get some food... (@ McMullan's) http://4sq.com/4I3fCG #
Do you think they know? http://www.wtfgroup.com/ #
Early night tonight folks. I'm signing off. 'Nite. #
Writing, writing, writing... (Reports, nothing exciting) (@ Melville Cafe) http://4sq.com/7yn7la #
Do you think they know? http://www.wtfgroup.com/ #
RT @jrodgers: Have been saying this for a long while: http://bit.ly/9n5av2 #coworking #waterloo (cc: @ENBdavies @soma__ ) #
RT @kitestring: The Chamber of Com promotes your biz by mailing your biz card to 500 people. COME ON! Why don't they just drop from a plane. #
Apparently anything funded by Trillium has a 60-page minimum. They coulda said it in six pages. http://bit.ly/9n5av2 #coworking #
This G&M article slamming cafe workers is still grating on me... Trying to #ignore... not working. http://bit.ly/cIOfDH #
ooh... good idea... RT @seyDoggy: debating whether I should make a beatles day. #
Anyone know if this oft-repeated Gretzky quote is verifiable? http://bit.ly/c2IQKn #
RT @BiancaFreedman: remind me not 2 go 2 zoots cafe. I try not to complain too much but this article really offends me: http://bit.ly/cIOfDH #
heh... RT @Szczepko: Why do we want to "own the podium"? I would rent it, as the value is going to fall way off in March. #
RT @unbrelievable: Any web designers out there looking for contract work available immediately? (cc: @slideawaymedia ) #
Session meeting - wonder if I'll be home by 10:00pm... (@ Central Presbyterian Church) http://4sq.com/4UrK6T #
Um... That's a joke, right? RT @isfan: "websites are like bilboards with buttons" - Allan Isfan #
i love a little irony... RT @sarahcasm: Valentine's Day has been shortened to VD? Really? VD... #
RT @davefleet: OH: "Apparently Ashley Maddison is the new preferred supplier for the PGA Tour." [LOL] #
minimalism to the extreme... http://bit.ly/8XZw1O #
RT @ENBdavies: RT @wendyhoomo: I'd like to see where this hash tag will go. Please RT! Thanks #hashtagDemo #
RT @jrbizzy Know any small non-profit orgs pushing a green initiative in an urban neighborhood? I want to write a news story about them. #
RT @jaybaer 11 Mind-Blowing Reasons Your Company Needs Facebook http://bit.ly/cyuhoE #
anyone know off-hand how much of GM & Chrysler the CDN and US governments own? #curious #alreadygoogledit #
Wow... Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid gets smoked on CTV: http://bit.ly/d98Ine #
And in the category of missed opportunities, http://bit.ly/aQLXJS #
RT @noprorogue ChangeCampTO: Designing a Civic Engagement Toolkit http://bit.ly/aysvuO #
about to try AppMakr - are there better options before I click the go button? #iphone #
Watching CPAC... wow this guy talks fast... has he taken a breath yet? #cdnpoli #
On a few Facebook fan pages I admin, imported notes are showing up in fans' newsfeeds but not on page wall. Is this normal? #

Oh those questions!

Colin Carmichael — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:30:12 +0000

So there we are (myself and the two older girls) in the car driving to the dump of all places when Hannah (4) blurts out "I don't think I want to have any babies, Daddy."

Woah. What? My mind suddenly filled with scenarios of jealosy and resentment towards the twins, etc. I quickly replied "Oh yeah, honey? How come?"

Her answer was very matter-of-fact: "I don't want a big cut on my belly."

Whew! Is that all? That's nothing! Now, I should have had my guard up as soon as we got anywhere near birth, but I was so sure of my answer that I plowed ahead. I dove in without checking for depth.

Confidently, I assured Hannah that not all babies require "cuts" to be born, and that, in fact, both her and Bella had been born without any cuts required!

Great, right? No, you see it, don't you... her next question.

"Well, then, how did I get out of Mommy's tummy?"

Panic. I blurted out the only answer that came to mind - it's served me so well in the past: "You'll have to ask Mommy when we get home."

The Punchline

Knowing the conversation on this topic was decidedly over, Hannah turned to Isabella and concluded: "I must have made my own hole."

On The Twitter This Week: 2010-01-09

Colin Carmichael — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000

All the kids are napping which means that I can finally listen to my newly-purchased "Monty Python Sings". #
Man, I really hoping to see the fire truck take a run... http://ca.video.yahoo.com/watc.....?v=6681017 #
Looks like Jon Bryant's Two Coasts for Comfort will be my first new album purchase of 2010. #
http://twitpic.com/weu26 - The twins showing off their bibs from @sarahcasm at http://thequintessentialbaby.com #
got the free download of @jonrbryant's single "Deaf" in iTunes - and bought the album 15 minutes later. Great stuff. http://bit.ly/6y0DMI #
The first CD I ever bought was Pearl Jam's Ten. First concert was them opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers. Just re-bought Ten. Reminiscing. #
watching the #GaltCoWork document evolve has been truly amazing. (http://colincarmichael.ca/galtcoworkdoc). Some very good work there. #
So far today I've learned that Hannah, 4, knows most of the words to Love Shack (B52s), Africa (Toto) & I Ran (Flock of Seagulls). Awesome. #
Got a chuckle when this popped up in a Google Alert: http://bit.ly/64CggG - I'd forgotten abt the story in #AdAge. Seems like a lifetime ago #
RT @Ont_Ombudsman: Ethics 101: public officials shouldn't take sides in commercial disputes. Hello Waterloo Police Chief! #
http://twitpic.com/wkoqg - They just keep getting bigger! (gratuitous baby pic) #
RT @chrisabraham: After reading as many Family Christmas Letters as I could find, occurred to me that they are basically annual blog posts. #
RT @courosa: "The Earl of Dufferin provides a lesson 2 Michaëlle Jean on how 2 deal w/ Afghan detainee affair" #cdnpoli http://is.gd/5LcA8 #
Woah - that was terrible piece on socnet security on CBC's The National... #1 advice? "Don't click links." How incredibly helpful. #
Up and at 'em for the first Monday of 2010... #
2010 is not off to great start... Has anyone seen my car keys? #
RT @shey: Can't really blame @lrobertsglobal for cracking up on air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGF-N3c1d6M LOL! #
from Google Reader: Daniel Pink has two questions for you http://bit.ly/6QAbzl (via @markblevis) #
RT @Engagingbrand: If only I had known for the last 10 years I had been living in the noughties...life would have been so different :) #
Y'know what would be cool? A translation app that works the way Shazam does. #
Listening to Spark podcast (@sparkcbc) at 2x speed to get caught up. 3 episodes behind! #
yeah, what? RT @saffyre9: Uhm, what? RT @guelphmercury: OPP scanner suggests an airliner may have crashed between Rockwood and Highway 401. #
RT @rhh: U of T emeritus political science prof: "Canadians don't realize that parliamentary democracy is in danger" http://bit.ly/4Pt1vL #
Heading off to Alliston for a meeting and putting my faith in the GPS to get me there via back roads. Hwy 401->400 seems like a bad choice. #
RT @ryantaylor: "...political action doesn’t begin and end with joining a FB group." Good post @joeboughner http://bit.ly/8URyoz #
Holy crap... I'm watching #WJHC Can vs. USA on my iPod! Live... on my iPod! I love living in the future... #
RT @modsuperstar: Wow, the iPhone streaming for the Can/US game is better then the stream on my computer // noticed that too #
ok folks, I just bought noprorogue.ca - let's do something cool with it, shall we? Who wants to help? #
still trying to decide what to do with noprorogue.ca - I don't want to duplicate efforts on the FB grp & am unclear what's needed... #
I just became the mayor of The Presbyterian Church in Canada on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/6xl9z8 #
I'm at The Presbyterian Church in Canada (50 Wynford Drive, Toronto). http://4sq.com/6xl9z8 #
RT @WRPSToday: Police determine that a man who approached a boy on Dec 23 in Cambridge was a misunderstanding. No concerns for public safety #
hey folks... is http://noprorogue.ca forwarding to the FB group for everyone? #
Hi All... I just put a landing page up for http://noprorogue.ca - drop an email address in to get notified when it' live! #
updates from noprorogue.ca will also be flowing to @noprorogue once it's live. Pls RT #noprorogue #cdnpoli #
I want... no need... one of these: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/d.....presenter/ #
RT @noprorogue Welcome to NoProrogue.ca! http://is.gd/5T3pd // It's LIVE!! #
I'm at Tim Hortons (Franklin Blvd, Saginaw Blvd, Cambridge). http://4sq.com/6ZqaQu #
RT @noprorogue: Update: Welcome to NoProrogue.ca! http://noprorogue.ca/welcome-to-noprorogue/ #cdnpoli #noprorogue Pls RT #
thanks everyone for all the noprorogue.ca RTs! Cool things coming over the next day or so! Don't forget to register and submit a blog post! #
TGIF! (@ The Presbyterian Church in Canada) http://4sq.com/6xl9z8 #
RT @noprorogue: Update: Have Your Say! Record a Video Message to PM Harper! http://bit.ly/6WpMnr #
RT @M_Ignatieff: Just spoke to press before the shuttered doors of the House of Commons. Told them Liberals will be back at work Jan25 #
RT @noprorogue: Update: Adopt a City! // link: http://noprorogue.ca/adopt-a-city/ #
Do you know how many times I've almost type perogie in the last 24 hours? Lots. #
Lunch! (@ McDonald's) http://4sq.com/6vhBhi #
Thanks! @acoyne was kind enough to link to noprorogue.ca from this post: http://bit.ly/8aoIzC #noprorogue #
Our first video submission! RT @noprorogue: Update: Bad Monkey http://bit.ly/7I3Htz #cdnpoli #noprorogue #
RT @sarahcasm: My son just sniffed the rear-end of a stuffed toy and said "Ewww! Yucky!" #
ok folks, noprorogue.ca is going to have to survive without me for a couple hours while I head home... see u on the other side. ;) #
900 visits and 2000 pageviews at noprorogue.ca so far today... wow. #
I'm at Tim Hortons (800 Bancroft Dr, @ Mavis & 401, Mississauga). http://4sq.com/92HpZH #
RT @billdinTO: There is a new Harper prorogation 'Downfall' video up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eNESzuM78k #
I think I'll make a pit stop at Grand River Brewery to celebrate the day. #localbeer #localisbetter #ocb #
I'm at Grand River Brewing (99 Ainslie St, Cambridge). http://4sq.com/4tg50L #
RT @noprorogue No Prorogue! » Waterloo Region Info & Events http://is.gd/5VpRV #
Is the Quick Edit/Page Parent issue in WP 2.9.1 a known bug? #
too much self-promotion? or the right thing to do? RT @noprorogue No Prorogue! » About http://is.gd/5VNkd #
There's lots of smart folks who are frustrated about prorogation but haven't yet had their say at NoProrogue.ca... What are you waiting for? #
HaHa! RT @modsuperstar: RT @ENBdavies: Dear // I thought you stopped eating meat #
WP help... best solution for getting notified by email of articles submitted by contributors pending review? #wordpress #
wow... after just 24 hrs of uptime, noprorogue.ca has 1800 visits and 3800 pageviews... #
hey, remember Facebook Flyers? Those were the days... /smirk #
trying to figure out what to do next... #
And with that, she becomes incomprehensible... :) RT @quirkycori: Tphe njd guxs r here. #
RT @CAPP2010: Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament moves beyond facebook http://noprorogue.ca/ #CAPP #cdnpoli #prorogue #

On The Twitter This Week: 2009-12-26

Colin Carmichael — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Hi there #lazyweb. Thinking about a FujiFilm Z33 for my 4-yr-old to replace her crap Fisher-Price camera. Thoughts? #
Alright folks, help me out here. Is it possible to use a PVR/DVR without a sat/cable subscription? Basically a stand-alone unit like my VCR? #
so apparently what I'm looking for is a DVD Recorder with Hard Drive? No-one seems to have made any since 2005? #
Looking forward to a good discussion tonight about #coworking in #Galt. #galtcowork #
RT @wmacphail: I've invented the URL lengthener: http://cbc.ca is now http://someusconsultantbuggeredupthenational.ca #
Anyone have recommendations for dedicated 4x6 photo printers? #
RT @CollinDouma: Minimum wage machine. Keep turning the handle, keep earning the wage. http://bit.ly/7CZgVh #
I must be crazy. Heading to the mall with the girls. #stupidlastminutexmasshopper #
Today's TED Tuesday post features Alain de Botton on a new philosophy of success: http://bit.ly/5BMxUu #
This is one of the strangest product shots I've ever seen.. http://bit.ly/8rrvfd #
Emergency Relief Needed Following Malawi Earthquake - http://bit.ly/8J2Pnz #
on the blog: A Pomplamoose Christmas Message http://bit.ly/5ypGQ3 (these Pomplamoose folks are so cool!) #
Ok, Christmas gift change of plans. I need to find a life-size cardboard cutout of Dave Lister in the next 36 hours... what are my chances? #
A last minute Merry Christmas: http://bit.ly/7LguUS #
RT @ENBdavies: where wld I find a candlelight midnight service in with kickass choir & organ & German language singing? (In/near Cambridge) #
Hmm. @Nannidale gave the girls recorders for XMas... I don't we'll have her back again. ;) #
Hannah is hoping to hear Mele Kalikimaka at church tonight. I'm guessing she'll be disappointed. #ChristmasEve #
It's 11:30pm on Christmas Eve... I should probably start wrapping... #christmaseve #
Watching Love Actually - it's become something of a Christmas tradition for us... #

I’m a horrible father.

Colin Carmichael — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:38:36 +0000

Not only am I out of town for my daughter's first birthday, but Auntie Sue beat me to an online birthday wish!!

So better late than never,

Hannah is HOW old?!?

Colin Carmichael — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:50:50 +0000

According to a silly little script I wrote while Min was still pregnant, as of right now, Hannah is this old:

31393925 seconds
or
523232.083333 minutes
or
8720.53472222 hours
or
363.355613426 days
or
51.9079447751 weeks
or
11.9787564866 months
or
0.998229707214 years
or
0 years, 11 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 16 hours, 32 minutes, 4 seconds

A Classic H. Photo

Colin Carmichael — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:33:11 +0000

Gord's comment on my previous post prompted me to poke around his photos... I came across this beaut that I had completely forgotten about.

I don't remember what we ate that meal - but is was orange, and H. loved it!