Bertie in Orange Originally uploaded by meherenow Bertie died last night in his sleep. Over the last two weeks he had been getting weaker and weaker, unable to support his little body under it’s own weight. He had multiple fractures along his back from a fall he had a year and a half ago, and…

Seven Up, the documentary series that chronicles the lives of 14 English schoolchildren every seven years of their lives. Kei and I have been watching this for the last week or so and it is one of the best documentaries I’ve seen. Each child originally picked for the series for the class or section of…

IMG_2532 Originally uploaded by meherenow I retrieved my camera from Sean’s boat, and uploaded some Swiftsure shots. Here’s a video. We finished a 24 hour race in 14 hours.

Well, only to one meter, but Verizon Wireless – G’zOne is showerproof, dust proof and shock proof to MIL spec standards. It’s ugly, big and durable. Seems just the ticket for sailing. If only it floated…

Kei, Kate, Dad, Mom and Jordan and I were at Discovery Park at the beach on Sunday. While Jordan and Dad were busy moving rocks and I was filming them, the peanut gallery behind us were busy planning a practical joke on yours truly.

Kate had a birthday party yesterday at the Lil’ Red Hen. I reckon everyone had a good time, scootin’ their boots across the well worn wooden dance floor.

IMG_2434 Originally uploaded by meherenow. Kei and I joined Jordan, Adam and Helene for the late night soap opera spoof Crescendo Falls. We stayed after to hang with the cast at Theatre Schmeatre. It was a very funny show with an even funnier cast.

If you’re like me and don’t have a bike computer, you can go to the gmap pedometer to find out how far you went. I plotted my commute up there, but you could use it for walking, running or any other trip.

Bikes by a fence Originally uploaded by meherenow. It took a while but I threw some photos of Kei and my hilly ride through orcas to Rosario up on Flickr.

My first week of work is rolling to a close. I’m done with the paperwork side of things and have a cool rolly sit/stand desk. My project doesn’t officially kick off til’ next Tuesday, so I’m getting up to speed on the documents, learning where the coffee machine is and the meeting lots of friendly…