gordon.dewis.ca » Out and about

Photos from The B-52s at the Ottawa Bluesfest

gordon — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:26:30 +0000

I took a few photos (ok, 292’ish… whatever) at the B-52s concert at the Ottawa Bluesfest. I’ve dropped some of them into a gallery, which you can view here. Commentary sometime Friday. Share and Enjoy:

The B-52s at Bluesfest

gordon — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:54:20 +0000

Just a quick photo of the B-52s on stage at Bluesfest during Private Idaho. More pictures to follow… Share and Enjoy:

BOLO 2010

gordon — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:31:05 +0000

The 2010 edition of Blog Out Loud (Ottawa) is taking place this evening at Irene’s Pub on Bank Street from 7pm to 10pm. I’m not reading, but it should still be a good time. Share and Enjoy:

Photos around Parliament Hill

gordon — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:58:50 +0000

I headed out for a short bike ride this evening and ended up at Parliament Hill shortly before sunset. While I was standing at the fence behind the Library of Parliament, I watched a family taking the usual tourist shots. One of the RCMP officers that was nearby went over and offered to take their [...]

The Great Rideau Canal Pond Scum Patch

gordon — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:17:48 +0000

I was out for a walk along the canal earlier today. As I approached Pretoria Bridge I noticed there was something floating on the water. Getting closer, it became clear that this part of the canal is the Rideau Canal’s equivalent of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, except for pond scum (mostly).

If you visit my blog you can take a look at a picture of the scum in all its glory.

Clever elevators

gordon — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:07:20 +0000

I was visiting someone in an old age care facility recently and was quite surprised with how cleverly the elevators there operate. The facility has two floors and residents are able to move about the facility pretty much at will. Access in and out is carefully controlled to minimize the chances of someone wandering off. [...]

Why must they drive so slowly on the Queensway???

gordon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:55:58 +0000

I’ve been grumbling about this for a while now and a couple of recent incidents have prompted me to stop grumbling about it in private and rant about it in public on the Internet (again), so here goes… If you’ve driven on the Queensway, you’ve almost certainly encountered slow drivers puttering along below the posted [...]

Chocolate, bakeries and sunshine

gordon — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:25:07 +0000

Ottawa’s been having a nice stretch of sunshine lately, and with a high pressure front moving through the area, today was no exception. After doing some stuff at home, I headed out to run a couple of errands. My first stop was the Ottawa Bagel Shop on Wellington, not too far from where I live. [...]

KISS at Bluesfest

gordon — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:05:29 +0000

I headed down to the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest at Lebreton Flats Wednesday evening to see KISS in concert. This was my first KISS concert, which apparently put me in the minority based on the fact that there were tons of people in KISS makeup. I enjoyed it enough and can put a tick next to [...]

Thursday evening at Bluesfest

gordon — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:02:28 +0000

I hadn’t been planning on going to Bluesfest, but a call from a friend changed that. I hopped on a bus and made my way to Lebreton Flats where I met up with my friend. We listened to some amazing improvisational electronic music from Holy F*ck for a while before heading off to see Ana [...]