Archive for January, 2006

non-retired birders

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Yellow-rumped Warbler, checkin me out
On Tuesday, i was out at Boundary Bay and i made a pleasant discovery. I actually ran into 2 people there who knew their birds and weren’t 50+. Not that i’m bothered by all the retirees who are birders, but it’s nice to see some folks a little closer [...]

haiti history?

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

Does anyone know of place i could read about the recent (10-20 years) history of Haiti? It seems like a lot of the articles i find on the web assume a lot of knowledge. For instance, i really wasn’t paying much attention during the clinton years. The usual anti-imperialist / anti-capitalist sites [...]

quick note about MLK day

Tuesday, January 17th, 2006

I’ve been hearing a bunch about Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the united states lately, and i just thought i’d throw my two bits in. Any time it comes up on the news, it’s just like all the politicians with their “talking points”. There are a couple of things that are allowed [...]

considering going back to school

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

lately i’ve given some thought to heading back to university. I’m tired of the 9-5 computer jobs; i don’t think i want to go back to that. I can handle computer stuff in smaller doses, leaving me more free time to pursue intellectual stimulation, but not 40 hrs/wk. One thing i [...]

boundary bay regional park

Saturday, January 7th, 2006

I went for a nice walk in tsawwassen with some birders this morning. We went to Boundary Bay Regional Park, near centennial beach at about 8am, and walked through the area until about 10:30. One of the people i was with has been going there and surveying the local bird population for several [...]