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Author Archives: Ian R. Sandy
Two’s Away !
Yesterday was a significant milestone in the Calgary Sandy household as we attended the graduation ceremony for our younger son Derek at York University and the Schulich School of Business in Toronto. The event was held indoors and in air … Continue reading
An Hour in Paris on Father's Day
As this past Sunday was Father’s Day I grabbed the opportunity to pamper myself and headed down to Paris, Ontario for the annual CVMG vintage motorcycle show and flea market. Before leaving Calgary, I had printed off a copy of … Continue reading
Lineage
Somehow or other, I have become tagged with recording and preserving some of the family history of both my wife’s and my own family’s. I used to spend hours listening to my father-in-law Warren, who passed away late last year, … Continue reading
On the Road Again
In roughly a week our second son graduates from university, so of course SWMBO’d and I are on our way back east for the big event. As well, it is my brother’s birthday at about the same time so we … Continue reading
Gone Quad !
Since November of 1999 I’ve been participating in grid compute projects over the Internet. The grand daddy of these of course is the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) out of Berkeley University and where the core software currently used to … Continue reading
Posted in Tech
Tagged AMD, BOINC, Memory Express, SETI, Ubuntu, WCG, World Community Grid
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At the Movies
Retirement is a wonderful thing – you can go to the theatre any time during the day – ideally when there are no crowds – just like all the other unemployed folks and kids skipping their afternoon classes ! Yesterday … Continue reading
Aruba
Last week was the week of our 36th wedding anniversary, and we spent it on the small island of Aruba located in the Caribbean which is drenched with sun, girded with glistening white sand beaches and subject to the constant … Continue reading
The GT550 Lives !
For those who have been following along, the engine started up almost immediately and I took it out for a short ride today. It sounds good, no ‘bad’ engine noises at all after about 20 miles so I think I’ll … Continue reading
GT550 Rebuild Continues
Following on from my previous post on my Suzuki GT550 rebuild, it seems that luck is in short supply as I am still waiting for a couple of seals to arrive. For whatever reason, there seems to be an inordinate … Continue reading
Posted in Motorcycle
Tagged engine, GT550, gudgeon pin, Indy, piston pin, Suzuki, wrist pin
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Battlestar and the Golgafrinchan's
OK – I have waited till the morning after the night before, to allow me to reflect on the finale of the Battlestar Galactica science fiction television series. As television series go, for me this one was at the top of … Continue reading