Last night was a rough one. Madelyn has a cold so that means everyone has a cold. She’d sleep for maybe an hour, then up wailing. I battled her most the night then finally said, fuck it, and we got up.
Her nose is all boogery…. ewwwwww.
I am working on a few projects right now.
1) Satan on The Zone
for the past couple of hallowe’ens on the Zone, our producer Sheldon has produced these caller tags with Satan yapping on the radio. Last year I took it to the next level by having Satan host my entire program… this year… it’ll be a produced hallowe’en extravaganza!
2) Explorations in Recorded Sound
I am still working to develop a radio show of heritage artists. I did some work last night on maybe my 5th or 6th installment. I like this show so far and will cut it as a demo version of the show and found a way to post it online for feedback. This show might appeal more to your Mom and Dad… but if you like music like I do, there be something there for you. The show I am working on right now is heavy on CCR and Roy Orbison.
3) I am considering a run for city council here in Esquimalt. Just not sure if I am ready to campaign right now to win. I have been researching and trying to understand some of the issues that will matter to rate-payers in Esquimalt.
4) I am obsessed with John Jewitt’s adventures on Vancouver Island back in the early 1800’s… long before Fort Camosun or Judge Begbie or any of that.
Everything you need ot know about John Jewitt.
Wouldn’t that make a rad Canadian movie?
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Today on the show, I am going to talk to a student at Reynolds (I hope) that says all the talk about how much money Oak Bay and Claremount raised for the Tour De Rock doesn’t matter because her school crushed them both… combined!
and I might try to get the talking head from Butchart Gardens on the show to try and explain to me how $22.50 to look at flowers is a good price.
I will need to admit to the man that we had a good time.. but after lunch, the cost for our family was like $80! yikes… seems like the sorta place designed for aristocrats. Get it? Aristocrats!
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We have the technology, we can rebuild him.
Mill Worker loses arm to saw, gets it back
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The Times Colonist’s Iain Hunter nailed this one right on the head.
This is an election campaign, not TV game show
” Our magnificent five,” lol… yeah, I’m stealing that.
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go with yourself.
The Morning After 
if you ran for esquimalt city council i would totally vote for you. esquimalt’s a changin’! do you guys own or rent?
i whole heartedly agree about buchart gardens. i havent been there in YEARS because of the cost!
hope the baby gets well soon!!
oh, I’m a rate-payer! just like you and your guy. Cool, ok, I know I’ll get like three or five votes.
I bet you’d get at least seven. I think you should go for it.
the thing you have to keep in mind for the gardens price is the equation of cost vs time spent.
if it was $22.50 per person, but you spent, say… 3 hours there… then you’re looking at $7.50 per hour for your entertainment.
now compare that to say… a concert.
that’s $65 for your ticket and entertains you for 2 hours.
yes, your enjoyment level might be higher, but also is your dollar spent.
also, you can compare $80 for two people and a baby for entertainment for several hours and a meal against something of similar cost, but lower enjoyment level…
like say, a ferry ride to vancouver in your car is probably about $80, right?
anyways… buchart is a tourist trap. it’s not really designed with locals in mind. and for a tourist trap like that, that requires a tremendous amount of upkeep and grounds staff, i actually don’t think that $22.50 per person is that outrageous. in fact, for me, it’s about what i’d expect to pay.