Took advantage of a rare sunny day to head out to Iona Beach Regional Park. Was elated to see flocks of Snow Geese!
Sunny Walk at Barnet Marine Park, Burnaby
We stopped at Barnet Marine Park in north Burnaby, BC, for a beach ramble. The sun was magnificent after weeks of daily rain and snow.
The big tugs can leave a good wake!
I like that a few bits of the area’s industrial history have been left to explore. It’s hard to believe the area was a near-separate community for decades.
Palo 12-Slot Battery Charger Looking Good
Got one of these on Amazon the other day. A Palo 12-slot charger. It has a recondition function, and can take both NiMH and NiCD batteries, AA and AAA. So far, so good! C$40.
I have a couple of 4-slot chargers, but it’ll be great to be able to plug in just one and do a dozen.
Keeping an Eye on Time Machine
I have an old Mac Mini that I use to play around with some Mac apps, and to use as a Netflix machine. I noticed today that Time Machine was not finding the backup disk. This has happened several times over the last few months even though I never turn off the Mini, and never unplug the external drive Time Machine is backing up to.
Turning the drive off and on did nothing, unplugging it from the USB port and plugging it back in did nothing. I had to reboot the Mini to get Time Machine to find the drive again.
Will have to keep an eye on this.
Remembering to Log In to WordPress as Admin
I realized it’s been ages since I logged in to this WordPress blog as admin to check for updates and to see if VaultPress was still regularly backing up the site.
No worries, VaultPress has been chugging away just fine, and has over 50 backups in the, er, vault.
But there were several updates to install.
Choco’s First Anniversary
I remembered that our beloved Choco passed today, a year ago.
She was a wonderful cat, very intelligent and personable. We mourned for months, and eventually adopted Sora from the SPCA, and she’s filled a void in our hearts.
But Choco was amazing, and we honor her memory, her spirit, and the love that she showered upon us for so many years.
One of my fave shots back in 2004.
Why Do Female Stars Feed SuperBowl Misogyny?
I’m nervous writing this post.
Don’t want to sound like a fuddy-duddy, but that Superbowl halftime show?
Both Yumi and I found it, er, over the bottom, I mean, top.
There were loads of comely bottoms gyrating all over the place, not to mention all the thigh-splayed thrusting. And thrusting, and thrusting, and bent-over butt displaying. . .
And the young girls watching portrayed adoringly mesmerized by those “role models. . . ”
“I have to learn to pole dance, and thrust, and shake my booty just like them!”
Is this empowering? Is this Me Too?
Spotted the Magic Bus Today
Saw this on the way home from the Burnaby Still Creek recycling center the other day. And yes, the sides were decorated in greater detail along the same theme.
Hope it was being towed to restoration rather than demolition!
It was headed west, but Woodstock is a 44-hour drive east from Burnaby 
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South Burnaby Sunset
South Burnaby, BC, sunset as seen from Taylor Park on my pre-dinner walk.
Afternoon Walk Along Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby
Had a lovely walk and saw lots of birds along Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby, BC, today.
