IMHO

Social Media Games

Posted by Scratch on August 26, 2010 at 10:04 pm
FSM - A construct, or is this really him?

When gaming and social media collide, the ramifications can be amazing. Or terrifying. As game-lord Blizzard found out, the masses love and hate the theory, but in the end in any arena where ego can be built or bruised, those playing with real names are the first at risk. Simple clashes of personality, mis-communication, or [...]

Telus TV – aka How to sell a product you don’t understand.

Posted by Scratch on August 19, 2010 at 11:58 pm

So – we’ve been subscribers of that beautifully marketed communications giant for a long time. Well over a dozen years. Internet, and phone. Now – to suggest it’s been a rosy relationship would be silly. Why just last christmas, we had an outage of a few days, which required a call for support. During that [...]

Updates…

Posted by Scratch on August 16, 2010 at 12:55 pm

Just a little update today. Head on over to FiftyNorth.ca for a new post: Recycled Boats and New Memories Busy week ahead, but we’ll manage.

BlogVerification

Posted by Scratch on August 1, 2010 at 11:04 pm

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Ward 12 Council battle

Posted by Scratch on July 29, 2010 at 10:02 am

TLDR: Candidates with obvious support in an election before any candidates have revealed their platforms have some ace up their sleeve. Is it culturally derived?

#YEGWX

Posted by Scratch on July 28, 2010 at 3:15 pm

TLDR: Edmonton loves wild weather, and we tweet about it. Let’s all use #YEGWX rather than #YEGWEATHER cause it’s shorter, sassier, and makes us look cool.

Who said they were cute?

Posted by Scratch on July 27, 2010 at 9:27 pm

The two sweetest boys ever born. Originally uploaded by ‘Scratch’ Now that the hurrah of the last 3 weeks is fading and mom has been released from the care of our nurses – we’re rapidly returning to normal. Kicking screaming fighting ‘no-saying’ backtalking 3 and a half year olds are trying to run the place, [...]

One in the hand is worth two at home…

Posted by Scratch on July 10, 2010 at 8:29 am

IMG_7942.JPG Originally uploaded by ‘Scratch’ Seriously – I’ve got to shoot more. My camera(s) have been relegated to home duty for too long. I need to get out and shoot. I’ve had great opportunities on the trails, and on the hunt to shoot. Great opportunities to shoot my kids. (Don’t we all wish for that [...]

Brothers

Posted by Scratch on July 10, 2010 at 7:42 am

IMG_5233 Originally uploaded by ‘Scratch’ A month has passed now since Max came home. I’m not sure where that time went mind you. Between the stresses of getting Mom healthy again, keeping a 3 year old on track, holding down a job, and trying to keep our house upright – the days turned to weeks, [...]

Happy Birthday Canada

Posted by Scratch on July 2, 2010 at 7:00 am

IMG_5133 Originally uploaded by ‘Scratch’ Just a quick birthday greeting for the Nation I call home. Cheers Canada. I know we’ve had our differences, but all in all, I’m pretty pleased to call you home. Now, if you could – can you do something about your caretakers? We’ve got some bonehead decisions being made in [...]