Let's Make Some Art, Dammit

January 31, 2015. It's hard to belive there was no snow on the front lawn a week ago, but there it is. This is a photo of Andrea shoveling the sidewalk in front of the house. The City is supposed to clear the sidewalks but they are very slow and unreliable. They have old equipment (which I saw being repaired on the sidewalk during the blizzard) and they are understaffed. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1Lx0ENg

January 30, 2015. This is the furnace, fully repaired and purring happily like a kitten with cream. You can also see the rest of the basement, which as you can see is unfinished. I have ambitions, but the basement has a roof height of about 6 and a half feet - not really good for everyday use. Why couldn't they have built it one foot deeper? From Flickr http://ift.tt/1CIVY2M

January 29, 2015. A deep blue sky and icicles - winter's back. The two-day storm dumped several feet of snow on everything, and these icicles are the inevitable result. The house is nice and toasty, not because the furnace is working (it isn't) but because snow insulates well and the heaters are efficient. Worked at home defining deliverables all day; project meetings tomorrow and then the weekend. Feeling good about myself. P.S. the soffit you see upper left and the roof that holds it was rebuilt and installed by me several years ago, and is holding quite nicely thank you. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1LnQDSy

January 29, 2015. Another snowy day outside, another day without a working furnace inside. These heaters were supplied by Enbridge to help keep us semi-warm while waiting for replacement heat exchanger. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1LnNd2a

January 27, 2015. It's cold in the house today as the furnace picked today, of all days, to quit. As you can see, there's a blizzard outside the front door. The guy from Enbridge, pictured, found the problem, but with everything closed we'll be a couple days without heat. We have electric heaters on, though, and with sweaters and wooly socks we should be OK. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1zsszdR

January 26, 2015. I never really watched Friends while it was on TV, but now Netflix has ten seasons available, which should occupy me for a while. Hence, 'Central Perk', which gives me the title of today's photo, taken at Café Codiac, where I get my morning coffee every day, usually in that same red mug. Today I went to the office expecting an open day but had 6 hours of meetings. But I've dedicated this week to closing out some longstanding issues, and they'll be settled by accord or by fiat. Either way is good with me. I need to get back to the business of making great educational applications. P.S. notice the squeaky clean appliances and floors? That's how you brew outstanding coffee. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1zR5vFh

January 25, 2015. Up a bit early today to drive to Charlottetown to see the Moncton Miracles on the road against the storm. After a 120-111 win, we drove home happy. Best day in a week. Maybe more. From Flickr http://ift.tt/1BbA5EY More photos here .