• It's the silly season again. Why does tax money keep going to people who insist on living on flood plains? Every single year. #
• Brutal 8.5 hr meeting. What did I miss? #
• Unbelievable. Imagine Layton as minority coalition PM! #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Just back from biz dinner at Sawassee Thai. Long day. Round 2 tomorrow. Be awesome to each other, mm'k? #
• Susan Allan from @iPoliticsca is predicting doom & gloom for Hedy Fry in Vcr-Centre b/c leader is visiting in last week of #elxn41 #cdnpoli #
• I don't see who would be competitive against her, though. The other candidates have been largely invisible. #vanctr #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• A few days ago, I predicted Harper OR Ignatieff would quit some time after #elxn41 depending who wasn't PM. Didn't think it might be BOTH! #
• Huzahh! #
• Apparently we won't be Tweeting the #canucks game tonight as Twitter seems constipated. #
• After a few outstanding shifts, Kessler gets his bell rung by the puck. Great energy tonight! #canucks #
• Dear #Canuck goalies. I don't care. Stay on the blue ice, please. Please? #
• Really #LPC Layton and Harper as two sides of the same coin? Uh, out of touch much? #cdnpoli #elxn41 #watchingadsduringhockeygamesucks #
• Great PK by the #canucks followed by a near-fatal giveaway by Luongo. Stressful! #
• Wow. Just, wow. The Blackhawks are incredibly lucky to come out of that period only down by one. Crawford's been holding them in! #canucks #
• Protecting a 1 goal lead in game 7 with 6 minutes left? Doesn't seem like a great idea. #canucks #
• Burrows. Kesler. #keepers #canucks #
• Sigh. #
• Heh, you foul-mouthed Vancouverites. My tweet stream is rather coarse right now. The most creative of you only pulled out "Merde" :) #
• Are. You. Kidding. Me!? #
• BURROWS! #
• I guess we can forgive the holding penalty, then, huh? #burrows #bygones #canucks #
• Wipe the slate clean, put it all behind. Bring on Nashville. #canucks #
• Noisy here in normally quiet Fairview Slopes. Fans on Broadway, or carrying across False Creek? #canucks #
• It's a "Surprise! You're going to Seattle" kind of day. #
• Ok, so I took all your advice. 60 min line at peace arch, sameish at truck xing. I'm at Aldergrove now, huge line, back almost to 8th! #
• So, do I go to Abbotsford? @seanfunk @SlvrLambStudios #
• Almost back to Canada. 10 hrs driving, waiting, 1.5 hr meeting. Hope YOU enjoyed your day! #
• :facepalm: Crap, missed an important telecon. This week has been "one of those weeks" at work. #
• Argh. The foolish anti-science lobby is at it again. BAN HAZARDOUS WIFI IN BC SCHOOLS! http://t.co/EiF6crJ Gah. http://plixi.com/p/96614366 #
• The anti-wifi crowd is utterly stupefying. WiFi is ubiquitous in major population centres with no corresponding increase in illness. #
• .@IanAMartin At my home, there are 16 wifi networks within range of my laptop. At work, there are 10. I think we're all pretty saturated. #
• According to @308dotcom, Vancouver-Centre is projected CPC 23%/LPC 38%/NDP 22%/GPC 16%/Other 2% #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• As it comes time to choose who I'm going to vote for, the fact that the CPC isn't anywhere near likely to win the seat will come into play. #
• #LPC can't have #elxn41 soon enough RT @308dotcom: If the NDP is going to plateau, it hasn't happened yet: http://tinyurl.com/3zlb966 #
• Floating this: @M_Ignatieff has said he won't form coalition w/ @jacklayton. Has anyone asked @bobraetoronto if *he* would? #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• I mean, if things are going to go as badly for the #LPC as the polls say, Ignatieff might not be around for much longer. #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• And if Ignatieff is out, who might step up? And would they be friendlier to cooperation with an invigorated #NDP #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Ah yes. It's another "make up penalties to try to even the score" night in the #NHL playoffs. #
• According to the NHL rules, clipping occurs when someone is checked below THEIR KNEES. That is some funky stretch to hip check below knees! #
• Someone needs to give the ref a refresher course: here's what clipping should be http://bit.ly/iyiUuJ #canucks #
• .@pattibacchus Hopefully you're treating it with the disdain that it deserves. The "wifi makes kids sick" idea is utter antiscience. #
• .@pattibacchus The fact that it is getting any press is a reflection of the ongoing fear-mongering in society. #
• .@pattibacchus See http://bit.ly/mbMJLU for example. The same "autism caused by vaccines" hysteria is behind the "wifi sickness" hysteria. #
• And Friday throws complete failure of our VOIP system. Awesomesauce. #
• Does anyone have a small-business oriented Asterisk support company that they can recommend in Vancouver? #
• Ender's Game to be made into a live-action movie: http://bit.ly/iWTTbS #
• The Postmedia (canada.com) websites' article pages still don't render properly for me with Chrome. I hate clicking those links. #
• Which sounds obscure, but it includes the two local papers, the Vancouver Sun and The Province. #
• Flipped through some pics of the Royal Wedding on my lunch break. I think Kate missed a big opportunity in not driving the Aston-Martin away #
• Dear fellow Canadians: There is a world of difference btw NDP led "collaborative" gov't vs NDP majority. Chillax, ok? #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• In the end, if the NDP try to do crazy things with the budget, guess what? The Libs, Cons, and BQ will vote them down. #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Like board games? @drexollgames is closing their Poco store, and starting Saturday are having a sale to get rid of stock. #
• These polls are getting pretty outrageous. #CPC 38/#NDP 33/#LPC 18 !? Is this an orange tide, or are the pollsters getting snowed? #elxn41 #
• .@acourtroom Desperation, of course. And a lack of any common decency. Contempt, even #
• The next time ConBots complain about a left-wing media bias, point out that major papers' editorial boards are calling for CPC maj #elxn41 #
• To express my unhappiness at GAM & VanSun calls for a #CPC majority I'm going to cancel my sub's. Oh wait. Passed into obsolescence yrs ago. #
• .@buzzbishop Who is the target for media endorsements? Who is reading a newspaper's editorials and doesn't know who they're supporting? #
• Sand pile at the Ocean Concrete open house @ Granville Island http://instagr.am/p/Dtlfz/ #
• Chaos now at Ocean Concrete. Somehow in the crowd, ran into @CBCStephenQuinn and the lovely @marshalederman #
• Back home from @granville_isle to put the 2 yr old down for a nap. Great weather for Ocean Concrete's open house! Lots of ppl on the Island. #
• Got a robo-call from the Hedy Fry campaign. Claims race in Van-Centre is close and needs every vote she can to avoid #CPC win. #elxn41 #
• Now THIS is very interesting: Will #GPC Adrienne Carr win in Van-Centre? http://bit.ly/ln4P03 #elxn41bc #cdnpoli (h/t @kulpreetsingh) #
• Changing my Tweetdeck filter from "#UFC" to "UFC". Oy. Vey. #
• Dear Canucks: When does protecting a one-goal lead ever pan out for you? Let alone protecting it for 30 minuted. :facepalm: #
• And the Canucks find offense in the last 30 seconds of the game. Where did that come from? At least they're well-rested for overtime. #
• Wow. Vancouver sure has a knack at finding the red-hot opposing goalies. Two series in a row they've faced superstar goalies! #
• .@petermansbridge is a two-finger typer? Well, that kinda bursts that bubble, doesn't it? #onlywatchadsduringsportsevents #
• Are. You Kidding. Me!? #canucks #rinne #
• Enough about the audience, what about the opera? RT @LeftCoastMama: 3rd act: the dresses are beautiful. Loved the couple in drag. #
• #elxn41 and the rules of engagement : http://t.co/RmoraNo #
• First of May, first of May. Outdoor loving starts today. #SanitizedForSensitiveEyes Watch out for randy squirrels and robins. #joco #
• In case you missed it last night: #elxn41 and the rules of engagement http://t.co/RmoraNo #cdnpoli #
• The rumoured #GPG #LPC horse race in VanCentre is having what is probably its intended effect. People are talking about voting GPC #elxn41bc #
• Seriously. The Anyone But Conservative crowd seems to think that if the #CPC has no chance, a #GPC is not dangerous #vanctr #elxn41bc #
• Escalating "stay in the bed!" war with the toddler: Removing all the stuffies, threatening to throw them out if he doesn't stay in the bed. #
• Osama bin Laden dead. So? Does it make any difference? At all? #
• With the "bin Laden" boogeyman gone, now who will the US hold up to drive fear and uncertainty into its population? #
• This is an awfully — academic — and rational speech. Where's the BOO-YAH? #
• "Waiting for Harper to speak" Really? What of importance does our lame duck PM have to say about this? #
• Scenes of people cheering OBL's death. The similarity to other scenes of mobs cheering death is striking. #
• Fox News reporting "Obama bin Laden" killed http://t.co/GgsypJG Seriously!? (h/t @sarahspain via @gnb) #
• Everyone, shush. PM Stephen Harper is speaking! #

• I will note that "minus 40 below zero" is nonsensical. What is "minus 40 above zero"? #NWTForADay #cdnpoli #
• The Cons and Harper fear-mongering over Quebec separation is insulting. It reeks of desperation. #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Adrian Dix on HST on CBC Radio: In favour of returning to PST. Rick Cluff: What about the costs of returning? AD: Don't care, need PST. #
• At no time does Adrian Dix say why a return to the PST makes sense. Do you know why? Because it makes NO SENSE. #bcpoli #
• Now we're subjected to #LPC attack ads. Time for Canadians to rise up + show we will not be terrorized by our politicians! #cdpoli #elxn41 #
• Raffi (@Raffi_RC) wants youth to VOTE http://bit.ly/evjmwk #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Decided to see what all the #suntv fuss was all about. 1st I had to enter our TV's "kid filter" PIN. Then subjected to CLR commercial. Bleh. #
• This was a triumph. I'm making a note here, huge success. #
• The kids are currently watching "Shalom Sesame: It's Passover, Grover!". Will it be followed by "How to Survive a Zombie Uprising"? #
• Anyone notice how the solid … uh … cocoa lapine confections … are 20% lighter now? 350g instead of 454g! #
• It's that weird transition time of year when I need to bring full rain gear, cool weather gear, + shorts to deal w/ weather on my commute. #
• Server which wouldn't come to life yesterday at all started today first try. This, kids, is why you should never turn off your servers. #
• Pamela Wallin whines that @M_Ignatieff is getting more press. If it's true, perhaps her guy should, I dunno, answer questions? #cdnpoli #
• Are the #LPC getting more media coverage? You be the judge: http://bit.ly/iaFu0G (Hint, not even close) #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• If Harper continues to insist that the party with the most votes *is* the gov't, w/o a majority, let's have a country-wide runoff! #cdnpoli #
• Little boy pee on a hotel duvet cannot be cleaned? That's what @alexishinde was told: http://bit.ly/dQ2eh2 #parenting #worsethingsthanpee #
• Stand back, I'm doing science! Aperature Science, that is. #
• Portal 2 does many things well. Great writing, great game mechanics, and that "one more turn"ness that the Civ games have. #
• Epic meeting was epic. #
• Listening to Vancity Councilor Anton on #OTC I … uh … can't quite follow her logic. @CBCStephenQuinn #
• Waiting in breathless anticipation of the new, trendy, "Quinn" haircut. Look out Bieber! @CBCStephenQuinn #OTC #
• Good job @JeffProbst in diffusing an explosive, emotional situation at Tribal Council tonight. Wow. #
• Yet another #CPC candidate (Ronald Leung) doesn't show up to all-candidates (Burnaby-Douglas) meeting: On CBC Radio 1 this morning. #cdnpoli #
• Aggravating when a "big" company makes an its/it's error in its product literature. Even worse when it's co fr an English-speaking country. #
• Cloud apps vs desktop apps: what happens when the cloud crashes? #TeamDesktopApps #EC2 #hootsuite #
• Sometimes … your heart breaks for strangers @penmachine http://bit.ly/fkqeIR #
• Not sure where we'd put a 70" TV in our shoebox condo, let alone have a reasonable viewing dist. Wouldn't be able to get it up the stairs! #
• I don't understand what everyone's fretting about. We're only down by a field goal, right? #canucks #
• All kidding aside, if the #Canucks can recover in game 6, or game 7 even, this will be an excellent "learning" experience for them. #
• Of course, if they don't it's going to be a huge monkey on their back for the next decade. Or two. #
• My vet friend currently living in KC is terrified of cougars but ok with tornadoes. Go figure. Cougar near Victoria, BC http://bit.ly/eIzt4B #
• Are you kidding me!? RT @kitsilano: Kitsilano house goes for $655,000 over asking price http://bit.ly/gYK3Dq #
• Looking forward to a nice, quiet, PRODUCTIVE day at work. #
• Yowza, lots of caches getting published this morning! Wizard of Ooze is busy. #geocaching #
• Related: has mtn-man retired? Haven't seen any caches published by him for quite some time. #geocaching #
• One of the Seattle Zoo's "homeless" Orangutans from last weekend http://instagr.am/p/DdRO0/ #
• Operation "Big Boy Bed Transition" has begun. I think Q has been taking lessons from The Imp cc: @alexishinde #GonnaBeALongNight #
• First night in big boy bed wasn't too awful. 2+ hrs to get him to sleep. Turns out he spent some time trying to read to his sleeping brother #
• The kids ALWAYS know when we've had a late night. Q got up out of bed at 3, slept in our bed around 4ish. Aidan up at 6:30. Ugh. #zombiedad #
• Are. You. Kidding. Me!? #Canucks #StupidRefs #
• After keeping the #Canucks in the period, Schneider makes a rookie mistake and now we're tied at 2. #
• Nevermind chocolate, today was all about a late bday present for this guy! http://instagr.am/p/Dhaeb/ #
• Are. You. Kidding. Me!? #StupidRefs #Canucks That wasn't tripping. #DIVE #
• Argh. #
• So, stick to the face ISN'T a penalty!? What the hell, refs? This is why people complain about the officiating. #canucks #
• Why the hell aren't visors MANDATORY yet? #NHL #canucks #preventable #
• At one point in the last 30 s, there were more bodies on the ice than on skates. #canucks #endof3rdscramble #
• So, heads are in play now, then? Sticks and hits to the head are allowed today? #nhl #canucks #
• Sigh #

• For today's example of How Real People Should Not Use Twitter, I present to you: @lamarche #
• Can't wait for the @InfoAlerteBot notice about how @M_Ignatieff doesn't support the Navy (re: "drunken sailors" quote) #cdnpoli #
• Sigh. Debug cycle period on this particular problem is about 5 minutes. I utterly lose focus between each iteration. #
• Apparently the last person to use this mouse decided it needed a sugary coating. Very hard to clean a scroll wheel, didja know? #
• Just finished editing Aidan's video review of @CarouselTheatre's Pharaoh Serket. Will be available in the am. Must sleep now. #
• Frightening video: Air France A380 clips Comair CRJ 700 while taxiing at JFK Airport last night http://bit.ly/gyik0s #
• Look for cheap Flip video cameras soon: Cisco Kills Flip Video, iPhone 4 is Likely Murder Weapon http://bit.ly/fIi3k9 #
• Frankly, I think that the Flip is much better suited for home video than an iPhone. Replaceable batteries, tripod mount, dedicated storage. #
• Aidan's video review of @CarouselTheatre's "Pharaoh Serket and the Lost Stone of Fire" is up! http://youtu.be/QYOvAp6WH3Y #
• Boo! The Museum of Flight didn't get one of the Space Shuttles. #
• Discovery goes to Smithsonian in DC, Endeavour goes to Cali Sci Center in LA, Atlantis stays at Cape Canaveral. Enterprise goes to NYC. Boo! #
• As a consolation prize, the Museum of Flight gets the full-size space shuttle trainer currently at JSC. #
• Shouldn't press coverage of the gov't be completely independent of the gov't? Not according to Harper: http://bit.ly/ffMe7V (via @gmarkham) #
• Hey, that was @andrea_coutu on #OTC Good job! #
• Oh @GillesDuceppe, how about fronting a national (and nationalist) party? Please? #db8 #cdnpoli #
• I'm listening to the #cdnpoli #db8 on CBC Radio. Can someone describe the cave that they're debating in, please? #TheresAnEchoEchoEcho #
• .@jacklayton Sounds like he genuinely misses the "old" Steven Harper. Awww. #db8 #cdnpoli #
• Gave up on the radio feed. The CBC video feed is pretty good. Also, given up on pretense of working. Off the clock for now. #
• The confused brows and smirk on Ignatieff are not very … appealing … as he argues with Layton. #db8 #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Ack! CBC page auto-refreshed. Lost the #db8 video feed, had to sit through another ad. Not cool, CBC, not cool. #cdnpoli #
• Or me! RT @loxyisme: These "Canadians" that Harper keeps talking about…. are not me. #db8 #elxn41 #
• Hearing Harper say he's a defender of democracy, freedom of information, human rights is sickening. Why aren't his eyes glowing red? #db8 #
• And Ignatieff stumbles on his response. Surprising. Not on his game, not focused. This is not the #db8 he needed. #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Harper: "Contempt motion? That wasn't contempt! The opposition just doesn't like us!" #db8 #cdnelxn #contempt #
• Dear CBC: The auto-refresh of your debate page kills the video. So goddamn frustrating. Just so we must watch ad!? #cdnpoli #db8 #
• Harper defends "contempt" by saying "We did everything you asked, you moved the goal posts!" He doesn't get it, does he? #db8 #cdnpoli #
• .@M_Ignatieff scores good points on Harper's contempt for Parliament and contempt for Canadian democracy. #db8 #cdnpoli #
• Jack and Gilles hammering Harper on the coalition letter of 2008. Scoring big points. Harper looks foolish. #db8 #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Dear Harper: You are fundamentally wrong. If the House has no confidence in you, they legally and MORALLY have the RIGHT to form gov't. #db8 #
• Harper's out right lying about the fundamentals of how the Canadian democracy works is embarrassing. It is angering. #db8 #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• And another CBC page auto-refresh. GOD DAMNIT. #
• Ha! @jacklayton just introduced "hashtag fail" into the parlance of Canadian politics. #db8 #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Harper now telling @GillesDuceppe that he knows Quebecers better than he does. HASHTAG FAIL. #db8 #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Harper's focus on the opinions of one person astounds me. One Con candidate, former cop, against gun registry, yet all police chiefs support #
• It's taken 1h45 for someone to point out that Harper's platform isn't for NOW, but 5 yrs in the future!? #db8 #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• .@jacklayton Claims 13 yrs of Liberal failures followed by 5 yrs of Con failures. Then goes into car salesman mode. Ugh. #db8 #cdnpoli #
• Harper: Like to thank Cdns for being *their* Prime Minister. How very inclusive, eh? #db8 #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Time to ride home. You had better believe that I'm going to keep an eye out for unregistered ducks. #db8 #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Canada is such a diverse country. Look at our election debate! 7 Qs asked by Caucasian "average" folks to 4 Caucasian old guys #db8 #cdnpoli #
• For the night time crowd: Aidan's video review of Pharaoh Serket http://youtu.be/QYOvAp6WH3Y In short: exciting, scary, funny. #
• Sounds like pundits are saying @jacklayton scored with the #db8 Good news for the NDP … and the Cons. Argh. #cdnpoli #leftsplit #
• Want a succinct summary of last night's debate and the election to date? See @acoyne's piece: http://bit.ly/dS7wHJ #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Enjoyed @steveler's post (http://bit.ly/fJ9bLA ) about taking his 5 yo to Paris. Must remember to build-in playtime for our summer roadtrip! #
• Vcr-Point Grey provincial by-election on May 11th, 9 days after federal election. Will voters get angry about overlapping campaigns? #bcpoli #
• Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes today! The rain held off for my rides, and my sons and wife sang me Happy Birthday. Ahhhhh. #
• The playoffs always confuse me. Should I progressively trim my beard in a reverse playoff beard? Or just let it get bushier? #
• Chilly, but expectedly-awesome ride in this morning. Sunshine when rain was predicted! YVR weather continues to elude the forecasters. #
• Noted on my commute this morning: #CPC candidate Deborah Meredith's prominent, large sign utterly destroyed. Childishness. #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• Only the Cons would believe that voting is detrimental to their cause. Interfering w/ voting should be punished swiftly and harshly #cdnpoli #
• Riddle me this: why do all the #cdnpoli Twitter trolls support the Cons? I never get "abuse" from #LPC #NDP #BQ #PPC supporters #exln41 #
• It amuses me when ppl make estimates to 6 significant digits. VPD "estimate" $648,271 to police Stanley Cup playoffs. Really? Not $650,000? #
• OK, how about we try this "sleep" thing again, huh? #
• This, *THIS*, is why we never gave the kids any more than a few minutes' warning when heading east. The excitement is almost UNBEARABLE. #
• The idea of students voting is absolutely TERRIFYING to the Cons. Good. Have your say! Stop the madness. #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• RT @joshlavoie: Elections Canada to CPC: Cry all you want, the votes COUNT. http://bit.ly/g7IuM1 #elxn41 #cdnpoli #
• I love the Elections Canada tag line: "Vote. Shape your world." #cdnpoli #elxn41 #
• There should be a "Cars with antsy kids" line at the border. Good times. #
• Endless daffodils in Mt Vernon http://instagr.am/p/DL68V/ #
• Electric flowers in Mt Vernon http://instagr.am/p/DL7L_/ #
• First time Q has been in a bed he can get up from at will. He's exercising that option. A lot. 8 times in 10 min so far. #
• Ok, I think at least the 6 yr old is asleep. #
• Thanks @joshlavoie and @erinlouise for the aquarium Groupon, we all had a blast! http://campl.us/Veb #
• The Children's Museum in Seattle is fun! http://campl.us/Vj9 #
• The Children's Museum even has a play theatre where the kids can change the backdrops and control the lights! http://campl.us/VkK #
• Lesson being learned the hard way: Don't mess with the toddler's routine. Also? Many new things are exciting, but over-stimulating #truth #
• These are lessons already learned but easily forgotten. Le sigh. #
• 10:30. Both boys finally asleep. Now to reheat the food from the Cheesecake Factory that we didn't get to touch yet. At all. #
• The Seattle Zoo is home of a population of homeless orangutans, all huddled under burlap bags. Uh, weird. http://campl.us/VQM #
• Truck crossing backed up to the lights. At least it won't be a many-hours wait. #
• Also, within 3G range, so it's not all bad. Kids are awake, hungry, tired. It's *a little* bad. #
• 1 hr in border line up and the GPS just advised: "Traffic ahead.". Uh, do you think!? #
• Home. I don't think getting home was *quite* the happiest part of the trip for the boys, but they were pretty darned happy. #
• Catching up on news. Some one please explain to me why Stephen Harper wants to buy stealth fighters without engines!? #cdnpoli #
• I mean, they're certainly much quieter without engines, but considerably less effective. #flylikerocks #

In our house Anthony is the video editor. He puts in an incredible amount of work to make Aidan’s videos look and sound good. Thank you for staying up way too late Anthony, Aidan and I really appreciate it.