http://blog.eagleinbc.com Father, Cable Guy, Geocacher, & More... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:43:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's about the time of year when I start going through things and changing it up.  Cleaning up around the house, the garage my work van..   and my website... I changed my background pic from me in front of Alcatraz, from my trip to San Francisco last March to a ... http://blog.eagleinbc.com/2010-03-07/a-new-year-a-new-picture/ Many provinces in Canada now have a statutory holiday in February.  Right now, there is a petition that you can sign that will be given to Premier Gordon Campbell to create a stat holiday in February to commemorate the Olympics.  Click the link below, read about the proposed holiday and ... http://blog.eagleinbc.com/2010-03-06/glowing-hearts-day/ I came across this yesterday.  Please note the vise grips holding the dish in place! Very professional! http://blog.eagleinbc.com/2010-03-05/cable-guy-stories-professional-installation/ On Sunday afternoon, most of North America (and part of the world) was watching the gold medal hockey game for the Olympics. After Canada's nail-biter win, the world watched the closing ceremonies.  That's it, right? Well, not really..  While the rest of the world goes on with life, with athletes returning ... http://blog.eagleinbc.com/2010-03-03/life-after-the-olympics/ Well, here we are now near the tail-end of the Winter Olympics here in Vancouver. Depending on the source, some people (or media outlets) are saying that it's not going well, while others think it's great. I'm more inclined to agree with the latter opinion. For months, VANOC was ... http://blog.eagleinbc.com/2010-02-27/vancouver-2010-winter-olympics/ I was picking up a few groceries at the Pitt Meadows Superstore when I walked by this.. I just had to take a picture of it.. Really? It may have come in contact with nuts? WTF? :) http://blog.eagleinbc.com/2010-02-12/may-contain-nuts/ This past weekend, my wife and I went down to Seattle to go see the Billy Joel & Elton John concert.  While some people may scratch their heads and wonder why I would want to do that, let me assure you, it was probably one of the best concerts I've ... http://blog.eagleinbc.com/2010-02-09/a-weekend-away/ You and I go way back.  For years, you have been a good friend to me.. or so I thought. I'm writing you this letter to let you know that our relationship can continue no longer.  Oh yes, I do love your cold, smooth Blizzards.  And we will always have the ... http://blog.eagleinbc.com/2010-02-05/dear-dairy-queen/ I took a picture of this street sign back in the summer.. This has to be the most unimaginative street name ever! http://blog.eagleinbc.com/2010-02-01/street-name/ In the past week, I have purchased a Macbook Pro.  I've managed to set up a wireless network so that I could transfer photos, music and other files from my PC running Vista.  Setting up wireless printing from my Mac, through the PC has been a challenge. I was doing alright ... http://blog.eagleinbc.com/2010-01-26/wireless-printing-mac-to-pc/