Space Centre in Vancouver – Speaker Series – International Year of Astronomy. This one on Galileo and the Church. http://ow.ly/zY7i

mid-life crisis choice: 30 year old blond or 30 year old sail boat. I picked the latter. Crisis over, and I still have the boat ;0)

SEED review of new book on Jacques Cousteau. Reviewed by Jennifer Jacquet, research fellow at UBC fisheries centre http://ow.ly/zMbr

This is either brilliant or insane, I can’t quite figure which. Group rope jumping. English Russia via laughing squid http://ow.ly/zLt7

Laser etching right onto the peel may replace those annoying stickers on fruit. via physorg.com http://ow.ly/zKXx

If you love flow charts like I know you do, you’ll love this: Should You Get the new (insert gadget name here). scordit http://ow.ly/zJYJ

Just back from day 1of2, parent/teacher intvs at Handsworth (highschool). Excellent case for in-hall massages for all those tense parents.

Here comes that big rain they were forecasting – starting to pound on the North Shore

“Fed gov judicial inquiry into disappearance of millions of Fraser River sockeye”. Hasn’t Elvis already left the building? http://ow.ly/zE4t

Thoroughly enjoyed brain thinking session at NV Office of Cultural Affairs this morning. Thanks Ian at oca and the gang at #ionbranding

Bachman bros. fighting over BTO name. (Randy’s probably still ticked about earlier loss of Guess Who name to Jim Kale) http://ow.ly/zohm

Hut as Hotel. Complete with “Access to big hut with tables and 45 seats (if not occupied)” Kolarbyn Eco-lodge in Sweden – http://ow.ly/znYG

It’d be great if someone could invent the equivalent of URL shorteners, for people. Jeez, some people just take up more room than others.

They should call the site Loonie Tunes – HMV Canada now selling DRM free mp3’s. site: http://ow.ly/znp6 & the PR article: http://ow.ly/znpj

Another reason not to get an iPhone. the Poo Log app http://ow.ly/zn9F

RT @kirklapointe: Clearly, if I wanted the H1N1 vaccine, I should have accepted one of the many offers to play professional hockey.

Actor/Director Jay Brazeau -Guest #1 (and a #1 guest) on the soon to be renowned (or at least nowned) BrainPicker podcast. http://ow.ly/zl3V

RT @faroffice: @bigsnit Oiks = yobbos or ne’er do well types, the riff-raff of society – it’s a ‘posh’ word for the knuckle-dragging thugs.

London (england’s) mayor is a bike-riding neighbourhood watchman – but what the heck is OIKS ? http://ow.ly/z3pt

Crazy Australians Racing WindUp Penguins in the Hallway. THAT’S my kind of public broadcasting. triple j’s Penguin Cup! http://ow.ly/z3kE