Guns

I am rarely inspired to reach for my blog because of news item but obviously today has created an exception to this.
All 250+ TV channels are covered with the WORST shooting in US history. Watching this needless waste of life is both disturbing and sad.
My first thoughts are obviously based around what those families must be going through. Awful stuff.
When are Americans going to wake up and realize that this ridiculous persistance with the 'right to bear arms' is nothing more than an outdated relic from a constitution that at the time also allowed (technically) the 'right to have slaves'.
If you feel that you genuinely need an UZI, a Desert Eagle .50, high calibre rifles, semi-automatic weapons, you are a moron brainwashed by a media and a culture that has accepted guns as part of normal society. Its not.
Change the laws, ban them now. Period. Give me a reason why you need them. I am not naive enough to think this will stop these macabre incidents from occurring but by re-writing the laws now the US will allow a generation to accept the fact guns are illegal. Maybe then we can stop watching this stuff on the news.

A BIG HAPPY SMILE FOR YOU ALL!

waah ...thssppt ...blaapsss

Shhh, I worked out Daddy's pooter and I thought I'd give you all a BIG smile....

sppssh...waaaah...thpss

Captain Fintastic

God Bless St Patrick

Happy Saint Patricks day everybody. Hope everyone is well, wearing green and drinking like a fish. I was going to start on random rants about stuff that has irked me this week.....but I will save them for later and go an enjoy some green beer!

Those with genuine Irish heritage should understand 'Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig!'. Those jumping on the commercial bandwagon without Irish heritage - 'St Patrick Day Blessings on you'.

Anyhoo thats all for now...I'll post later on this week about Finn, flying and other stuff. Oh and glad to see Lizzie on the mend after her appendix decided to self destruct. That really really sucked.

People I haven't heard from in a while - Dan and Emma. You still around???

Sláinte is táinte!, Píonta Guiness, le do thoil !

Where have all the MMOs gone?

Ah yes....the inner geek in me is yearning. Some of you may know that outside of school, work and Findingal I am a gamer. Not just an ordinary 'hook up the XBox' gamer either. I enjoy the overtly nerdy gaming experience offered by Massively Multiplayer environments.

I have just finished my latest stint in World of Warcraft having slowly chugged through the new expansion but that has run its course with me. Far too many people with FAR FAR too much spare time render part timers like me somewhat redundant.

So I am back part time (due to school, and because its free!) for my 3rd evolution of Star Wars Galaxies having garnered over $1200 for my last 2 accounts but I need to know.........when will a BIG game publisher put out a solid, polished MMO that can come close to the 8million plus subscriptions already playing Warcraft?

Now who do I know who works in the game industry????

Todays pic is my old X-Wing. Blame my parents.....best toy EVER when I was a nipper :)

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What happened to peaceful country living? I recognize at least 4 names of people who were at school around my time....

http://www.saffronwalden-reporter.co.uk/content/saffron/news/story.aspx?brand=SAFOnline&category=NewsSaffron&tBrand=cambs24&tCategory=NewsSAF&itemid=WEED07%20Feb%202007%2017%3A02%3A52%3A460

75 police officers! Serious stuff...

Skiing the Kicking Horse

Couldn't have asked for a better weekend for skiing. The drive across to Golden, BC was a little longer than we would have liked but worth the trip nonetheless.

Kicking horse is a little undiscovered, a kind of Canadians only resort at the moment but it won't be too long before this becomes a tourist hotspot. Sue put me to shame as usual effortlessly gliding around picking me up after several painful faceplants. All good stuff.

Couple of pics from the summit. Views were incredible and you can see the cloud layer we had to ski through on every run of the day. We completed a run called 'The Ten'. Longest vertical descent in North America. 10kms from top to bottom.

Anyhoo, back to the grind this week. Still nobbling cold here...high is a barmy -24C today

Happy New Year.....belatedly!

Ok so its nearer Chinese New Year than the January 1st effort....but I had a little blog break there. One word.....baby.
Yes the Finlay has me and Sue busy at the moment.
So whats been happening?
Well its the middle of Alberta's winter so naturally I have 4 feet of consistent snow and -35C to contend with. The house has been re-windowed, re-kitchened, re-wired and re-worked. I have managed to fly a bit, work a LOT, ski a tiny amount, and be a Dad for the rest.
This week is Ski weekend. After a couple of trips to Marmot in Jasper we are heading west of Lake Louise into BC this weekend to Ski the resort of Kicking Horse. The Fin-meister is having a little break with Auntie Liz.
Two pics today, Father Christmas and the new Diamond DA20 avionics in action.

Thats all for now. Hope everyone is doing well. I'll post when I get back from Kicking Horse, hopefully with pics of me tearing up the mighty green runs.

Au Revoir ...............

In da House....

Bit of an Ali G rip off....but after a week of moving endless amounts of our stuff around we are finally back in our house again.
Had thanksgiving yesterday which involved a turkey and such. Its pretty much Christmas dinner 2 months early. Still haven't worked out what its all about but any excuse to eat lots of food is fine by me.
The Finster has come down with a cough so he has been keeping us busy, poor little guy. Not much else to tell really. I didn't fly this week due to the move but am booked up next week for a few excursions. Now that I am checked-out in the Katana I can have some more fun....plus I have double the range over the 152's.
Anyhoo thats about it for now.....today's pic is Dad and the little guy in his winter hat.....awwwwwwww