Impressions on two weeks with a drone
I' ve been playing with a $700 DJI Mini 3 drone for the past couple of weeks - an impulse buy - and wanted to set down some first thoughts…
Vital Organs
Suzie Edge's Vital Organs was a quick and fluffy read that explores body parts literally from tip to toe through the exploration of various famous tales of some of history's most…
Under the Eye of the Big Bird
While I'm not sure I understood the premise, Under the Eye of the Big Bird was a lyrical contribution to the dystopian canon. Many thousands of years in the future humans…
I have a drone
https://youtu.be/K04QC30xLaAhttps://youtu.be/NagNXVTydhcLast week ahead of an event I bought a DJI Mini 3 drone. I thought I'd do some photography of the event with it, but I wound up not bringing…
Agent of Change
Huda Mukbil is an Ottawa author who I had the pleasure of meeting very briefly as she was awarded her Ottawa Book Award for Agent of Change. Mukbil's family fled…
The Capital of Dreams
Heather O'Neill's The Capital of Dreams has been published against the backdrop of ongoing wars in Ukraine and Palestine and I could not help but read the novel with those…
October 28 – November 6 ride vid wrap-up
Months after losing it, I've replaced my Go Pro 7 for front-facing video. For some reason I have a hard time using two windows worth of 360 video without artifacts…
Martyr! and Lifesavers and Body Snatchers
Kaveh Akbar is a poet and this was some of the most enjoyable I've read all year. There was lots here for someone who's been in the recovery rooms, anyone…
October 28-30 rides
Monday and Tuesday this week were pretty chilly. I've got 12 shaves left until I can start to grow the Viking biking beard.
There Are Rivers in the Sky and The Secret Lives of Numbers
I enjoyed Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell's quick-read The Secret Lives of Numbers. It doesn't pretend to be an academic work, although a little grade 12 math is helpful in understanding…