Posts Tagged ‘Ottawa’

For your enjoyment, here is the November 2011 Ottawa Senators desktop calendar. The photo was kindly given to me by the Sens organization for use in this calendar. Photo credit: Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images Note: If you’re unsure what your screen resolution is, follow these steps to ensure you’re downloading the correct background: Windows: Right […]

Why is it that it seems like most people in Ottawa are blatantly ignoring the no using a cellphone while driving law? Every time I’m behind the wheel, even if its only to run an errand 2 minutes away, I always see at least one person talking on a cellphone while driving. Its not just […]

Road Maintenance Time Warp?

Posted: 17th June 2010 by Luc "Sandman" G. in Ottawa, Soapbox
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What do road repair people do? Is there only 10 of them in the entire city? How much work do they actually do in a day? I’m starting to really wonder what the answers to those questions are. Around 7-8 weeks ago, the street connected to ours underwent some surgery. The road repair crews dug […]

Little Visitor

Posted: 15th June 2010 by Luc "Sandman" G. in Ottawa
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When we first moved into our house, we’d often see a mother rabbit and two of her baby bunnies in our backyard. After that fall, we would only see one of the bunnies come back for a visit on almost a daily basis. Once our fence went up, the bunny would still come back from […]

Here’s the first (of hopefully many) Sens playoffs calendar. This one is a first round calendar vs the Penguins. Note: If you’re unsure what your screen resolution is, follow these steps to ensure you’re downloading the correct background: Windows: Right click any blank area of your desktop and click on Properties. Go to the Settings […]