Monthly Archives: March 2010

80/365 – Witch Shoes on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

80/365 – Witch Shoes on Flickr – Photo Sharing!. (This post is basically just a test; I’m trying out the Press This bookmarklet to see how it works.)

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Tumblr vs WordPress: The Lazy Man’s Workaround

If you look to the right-hand column of this blog, you will now see a section entitled “Adam’s Tumblr.” This section is an RSS feed from my tumblr blog. After talking to Rhett earlier today, I have come to the conclusion that it probably makes more sense to keep using WordPress as my primary blogging [...]

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All the Cool Kids are Tumbling

Tumblr: it’s suddenly become the cool kid on the blogging block. It seems so easy to use. It seems like it makes random, short blog posts a breeze and a blast. It seems like something I want to try. In fact, I’m pretty sure I had a Tumblr blog at one point, but gave up [...]

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Facial Hair, Respectability, and Job Opportunities

A thought occurred to me the other day: I wonder if I have ever lost a potential job because I have a beard. While I believe that beards are generally socially acceptable in the frozen north that is Canada (or at least Edmonton), I suspect that there are still a lot of conservative people out [...]

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Edmonton Mega-churches: What’s the Appeal?

Mega-churches have been around for a while, especially in the United States, but it’s only recently (to my knowledge, at least) that they’ve become common in Edmonton. A while back, an article about a city mega-church—which boasts an espresso bar and a gym—caught my eye. I didn’t write anything about it at the time, but [...]

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I Have a Man Cold

This is how I’ve been feeling for the past couple of days. Today isn’t much better.

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Newfoundland: Birthplace of Some of My Favourite Things

Sometimes, I think I should have been born a Newfoundlander. Don’t get me wrong. I love Alberta. I am very attached to my home province and I will always consider myself an Albertan, no matter where I may live in the future. It’s just that some of my favourite things come from Newfoundland, and so [...]

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Fancy Clothes Are Classy and Cool

As I mentioned a while back, I’ve started a new job. This new job comes with a stricter dress code than my previous job (in that it actually has a dress code). While I’ve always been a t-shirt and jeans kind of guy, my recent renewal of my wardrobe has been pretty exciting. Khakis, trousers, [...]

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