Faraway, So Close

OTTAWA, March 1, 2006 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Cadbury Adams Canada Inc., are warning the public not to consume 39 g Cadbury Caramilk, Caramilk Maple and Caramilk Café chocolate eggs described below because these may contain pieces of hard plastic.

More information here.

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Uneaten Big Extra
Originally uploaded by iChris.

I gave McDonald's another chance today. We had some coupons that came in the mail. Ugh. This is what was left of my meal and a reminder to never return.

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• Interviewer: Do you have an iPod?
• Steve Ballmer (CEO of Microsoft): No, I do not. Nor do my children. My children--in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod.

Apparently Steve's got multi-dimensional kids. Not only are they 3D! they also have a fourth MP3/iPod dimension and a fifth web search dimension. It's gotta suck to be the kids of a Microsoft CEO. All the other kids have their iPods, gmail addresses, and myspace profiles but you're stuck using a crappy mp3 player, hotmail and whatever crappy social sites software Microsoft has.

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It's a Monday, why not take a break and enjoy this great flash game. As good a side-scrolling platformer as Sonic/Mario were back in the day I'd say.

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Here's one more item to add to your list of Lost collector's items (after the Lost t-shirt, the Hurley Hula-Hoop and the Kate (Heart) Jack poster):

The Lost countdown widget for Mac OS X.

Found via The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

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• Me: Hi, is Rob there?
• Clueless Joe: No, this is Joe.
• Me: (I realize I have the wrong number since there should only be a Rob where I'm calling) Oh, ok. I think I have the wrong number. Sorry! (I hang up)

At this point I go to check Rob's number, but can't get too far as I have someone calling me.

• Me: Hello?
• Clueless Joe: Hi, you called my number?
• Me: (confused) Yeah, I did. I was looking for Rob.
• Clueless Joe: Oh, who's calling?
• Me: (??)Uhm, it's Chris.
• Clueless Joe:Chris? Chris who?
• Me: (????)Chris Enns.
• Clueless Joe:And who were you looking for?
• Me: Rob.
• Clueless Joe:Oh, I think you've got the wrong number. There's no Rob here.
• Me: Right. That's what I mentioned when I called you. But thanks.

Utterly awesome.

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Jake's from the Table's Eye View
Originally uploaded by iChris.

Sue and I finally got to go to Jake's after a long absence. They're only open Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm so you gotta get in during the week. Great soup and one of the best burgers I've ever had. Mmm.

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yum yum
Originally uploaded by Jamita.

Ives gets his first taste of snow.

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Interesting presentation from Seth Godin to Google on the stories behind marketing a product. Make something worth talking about.

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Courtney and Chris
Originally uploaded by iChris.

It was Winter Olympics night last night at jr high and we had a little help from the Enns girls.

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primera vez en nieve
Originally uploaded by Jamita.

My nephew, Matteo, is getting to see snow for the first time. Luckily this year we've had a ton of snow so there's lots to play with.

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Steve Jobs sound board - make your own keynote.

From Wired: Cult of Mac

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Crumpler Bag Robot
Originally uploaded by iChris.

We now sell Crumpler bags.. like crack cocaine to some tech folk. They are very nice, different looking bags - but a bit on the expensive side.

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The Rick Mercer Report is auctioning off a Liberal Leadership Kit. The kit includes:

• Fifteen minute consultation/conference call with the RMR writing staff to craft your campaign message. (Staff includes three high school dropouts and a U of T commerce major.)


• The use of our colour printer for photos and such. Ink cartridge is running low on magenta.

Currently the bidding is at $15,300 so it's approaching the cost of a real Canadian political campaign - get in fast! Bidding closes in 6 days.

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I Know HTML
Originally uploaded by kk+.

Nerd shirt. Nerds are the new jock.

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Piles of Snow This Winter
Originally uploaded by iChris.

This picture is from yesterday (Friday) but we're getting dumped on with more snow again today.

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A 'real life' version of The Simpsons intro. It looks to be from England as Marge is on the "wrong" side of the car, but other than that it looks pretty spot on.

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Chris Shoveling Snow
Originally uploaded by iChris.

We got dumped on yesterday. Lots and lots of snow. It made us glad we had our Outback - though I still wish I had a snowmobile on days like these. :)

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