• It's pi day! #
  • The EQ preparedness guidelines tell us to keep 12 l of water per person, plus water for pets. Where am I supposed to put 50+ litres of H2O!? #
  • Aidan got a kick out of watching the video of his Imagination Station's class performance from last nt. Link available for friends & family. #
  • .@alexishinde It was 4 litres per day per person for 3 days as recommended by the BC emerg prep program. http://is.gd/lOaOTp 4x4x3=48 litres #
  • Did @WCBADoctorBrian just quote Spiderman!? @CBCStephenQuinn #otc "With great power comes great responsibility" #
  • Curious about the Japanese reactor situation and want to avoid the WOO-factor from MSM? Check it out: http://bit.ly/eU3t32 #
  • And @BadAstronomer also has a great easy-to-read look at the nuclear reactor situation in Japan. @raincoaster @IanAMartin @reneestephen #
  • Ppl have same irrational fear of nuclear reactors as about dying in airplane crashes. In both cases, they are much safer than alternatives! #
  • Spent the evening editing Aidan's video review of Munscha Mia. 3.5 hours' effort for 6 minutes of video. Now rendering, rendering… #
  • Aidan's at it again. This time, he reviews @CarouselTheatre's Munscha Mia: http://youtu.be/Vj53m9MlnDk (it was a busy theatre weekend!) #
  • Less scare-mongering, more educated perspective on the Japanese nuclear reactors: http://www.anengineerindc.com/ #dontpanic #
  • The situation at the nuclear reactors in Japan is serious, for sure, but MSM is contributing to developing panic + hysteria. Irresponsible!! #
  • In a further ex of poor media skills, BC's Chief Med Officer on #cbc says nice calm, reassuring things then ruins it w/ 1 in M possiblities #
  • .@smuttysteff This blog: http://www.anengineerindc.com/ is really quite calm, rational, and clear (I think) for non-nuclear engineer types #
  • The coolest thing you'll see today, perhaps this week, maybe this month: http://1.usa.gov/dZcr8u #apod #space #saturn #video #
  • RT @bobmackin: Just interviewed B.C.'s top doc Kendall. No [nuke contam] risk or likely risk. Better to build a 72hr EQ emergency kit. #
  • The Union of Concerned Scientists has been used a lot as "expert authority" on Japanese nuke problem. Credibility? Low: http://bit.ly/hVpF7a #
  • In particular, CBC has been giving them a lot of airtime. What happened to a balanced approach to reporting? Why give voices to the fringe? #
  • I've collected some of the links I've Tweeted about the Japanese nuclear reactor situation into a blog post: http://bit.ly/gzGws0 #
  • Some of the links I've Tweeted about the Japanese nuclear reactor situation collected into a blog post: http://bit.ly/gzGws0 #
  • Mea culpa: there is clear + non-alarmist MSM local coverage of Japanese nuke situation http://j.mp/g7twc8 http://j.mp/fkQ4Tr (via @lisasj) #
  • I updated my nuclear reactor post to include links to @lisasj's TV spots and an MIT article http://bit.ly/gzGws0 #
  • Someone has left a baby in a car parked in front of the Sbux here. 3 construction workers passing by are MAD. RCMP called. #
  • Guy comes out of Sbux, gets told off by construction worker. Kid looks about 18 months. 2 RCMP cruisers show up, giving guy talking to. #
  • The power of Twitter: rather than watch Survivor DVR'd, we're going to watch live b/c @JeffProbst is live tweeting it. #
  • Stay Calm, Be Brave, Wait for the Signs #
  • Changed two more clocks tonight. This DST transition is not occurring smoothly. #
  • What's it like being a Canadian uni student in Kyoto right now? Read Sarah Marchildon: http://bit.ly/eLNKVa #
  • Some clever being has stenciled "A Hill With A Bike On It Stands A Little Taller" on the University Blvd bike lane, near the crest of a hill #
  • It wasn't particularly motivational. #BikeLaneGraffiti #
  • Please welcome Vancouver YA author (and Canadian TV phenom) @susinnielsen to the Twitterverse! #
  • Who insures the insurance companies? #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmm #
  • Wow. @WINDmobile bought by Russian company VimpelCom http://bit.ly/dWEsw1 I wonder what @TonyClement_MP will have to say about this… #
  • When did Stephen Hawking join the Black Eyed Peas? #DeathToAutotune And what did they do to Fergie? #idol #
  • The ongoing misinformation, exaggeration, and fear-mongering even gets to those who try to provide clarity http://bit.ly/fEo9gp #
  • Punk-ass hipster riding bike down 10th Ave, left arm fully extended, business end of u-lock aimed at oncoming. Didn't look like @gregeh #yvr #
  • Acoustic Irish punk song about #geocaching Yes please: http://bit.ly/fGbV6A (via @kjwx and the http://www.notaboutthenumbers.com blog) #
  • Acoustic Irish punk (@strtrs) song about #geocaching Yes please: http://bit.ly/fGbV6A (via @kjwx + http://www.notaboutthenumbers.com blog) #
  • Both kids up, dressed, and fed by 7:30! #winning #
  • Youtube is promoting the "1st Major Motion Picture Made for the Internet On Youtube". Only, it's geo-locked + N/A to Canada. Internet=USA!? #
  • RT @APStylebook: Language evolves. Today we change AP style from e-mail to email, no hyphen. #
  • Really people? "Supermoon"? NO. The moon is 2% closer. You won't notice. http://bit.ly/hVO1hc #MisinformationSociety #
  • Due to intense pressure, I feel compelled to say that you should visit Sutton Place Wine Merchants tmrrw to taste @Blackcloudwine 4:30-6:30 #
  • The internet makes everything better. That awful Friday video? Matt Mulholland makes it better http://youtu.be/hxleH60hDJY #
  • The internet makes everything better. That awful Friday video? @matt_mulholland makes it better http://youtu.be/hxleH60hDJY #
  • Gun-shy: 2 phone msgs within 30 mins fr 2 diff numbers of family on East Coast. All is ok, just a coincidence, but got heart pounding a bit. #
  • I need some libraries from MS Visual Studio *2005*. Yes, that version specifically. Anybody have a copy they want to sell? #longshot #
  • I'm making a note here. Huge success. #
  • Cons now attacking Ignatieff by attacking his great grandpa. Tell me that these personal attacks aren't causing division in #CPC #cdnpoli #
  • Seriously. We need an agreed-upon non-royalty encumbered sarcmark. #
  • It seems like the #CPC just keeps looking for more exotic ways to piss off the left … then laugh when their poll numbers bounce #cdnpoli #
  • Q required emergency raspberry infusion this morning. He's almost human now. #WokeTooEarly #
  • Video of Sendai earthquake in Tokyo Central Park, several hundred km's away: http://youtu.be/b2f2Nw3j2fE Note that's it's _not_ liquefaction #
  • French warplanes destroyed 4 Libyan tanks today. We they *flying* tanks? I thought it was a no FLY zone!? #
  • Glad I didn't take Q sledding today at the bday party Aidan's at right now. Q's rounding hour 3 of an epic nap. #dontwakesleepingbabies #
  • Oh noes! RADIATION http://xkcd.com/radiation/ #
  • Q: Why's it so quiet upstairs? (checks) A: Apparently we left a bag full of Wine Gums out #WiredStartToTheDay #
  • Tweet-a-friend: 5 kids. 5 adults. Can't find @_CanadianBacon_'s Burnaby Lake Blue Sky cache. Help? #geocaching #
  • Success! Found after encouragement from @geodug. Thanks Doug! http://campl.us/JGa #
  • Kids ran out of energy, had to call it a day. #geocaching Thanks for the company @VickiWoodward @SlvrLambStudios @Seanfunk @LeftCoastMama #
  • Poor, poor armadillo. The moral of the story seems to be someone *always* gets left out. #ButNotTheHippopotamus #
  • M-O-O-N spells bed. #