Ottawa

As we religiously observed Earth Hour at the Bhadha residence, I thought I'd go for a walk around the neighborhood and see how other people were doing. We turned off the computers, TV, all the lights and had dinner by the candle light.

It was a fairly cold night, so I didn't get a chance to go very far, but from the observations that I did make, I wasn't surprised at the results.

So, now that I've decided to but some studio equipment, I thought I'd get a head start on learning all about that domain. I've been doing tons of reading, researching, watching and listening - Here is a catalogue of some of the sites and resources I have run across that I found very very useful.

Websites

• Flickr - Any type of image you want to see, just search lickr for inspiration.

Videos

After what seemed like months, we finally saw a full day of sunshine here in Ottawa. It was a warm -2^oC degrees with a light wind that made it feel like -5^oC, not too bad considering we're in the middle of January.

I took this opportunity to go out and get some good shots. I left my house at around 2pm, and headed for the Ottawa River Parkway. Close to my house, and quite scenic.

Compared to last year, when most of Canada had a Brown Christmas, Environment Canada is forecasting a White Christmas across most of Canada.

Searching around for ways to improve my page ranking with Google and other search engines, I ran across this article written by Mike Gifford at OpenConcept Consulting.

It's a great read, and give tons of useful information.

Again, I don't think the Ottawa Congress (Parliament, The Big Guns, whatever you call them...) didn’t heard me specifically, but heard the cries of tons of people like me. 

We want more competitive rates in Canada, not just for wireless carriers but for all consumer products. Canada is a lot expensive compared to the United States when it comes to almost everything food, clothes, electronics, cars...accept maybe lumber.
But for now, we will have to settle for and see how the competition ensues in the wireless sector.