Monday, July 19, 2010

Realm of Stephen Duncan: Mattis Man July 18 - 9 months

Realm of Stephen Duncan: Mattis Man July 18 - 9 months: "My little guy is growing he is now saying a few words he is saying Mama, Papa and Nana I am amazed everyday at what he can do here is a vide..."

Mattis Man July 18 - 9 months

My little guy is growing he is now saying a few words
he is saying Mama, Papa and Nana

I am amazed everyday at what he can do
here is a video of him eating spaghetti taken Sunday

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Realm of Stephen Duncan: Mattis Man - becoming a Big boy

Realm of Stephen Duncan: Mattis Man - becoming a Big boy: "My little boy is growing and growing quick wow I can't beleive itvideo from today Mattis 8 3/4 months drinking from a cup not a sippy cup ..."

Monday, July 12, 2010

Mattis Man - becoming a Big boy



My little boy is growing and growing quick wow I can't beleive it
video from today Mattis 8 3/4 months drinking from a cup not a sippy cup with the help of mommy

Here is another video of Mattis Man having fun with Wrinkle dog from when we were kids I am sure our friends will remember them
I can't get over how quick he is growing up.....

Often Wonder why?

I often wonder why sometimes
1.  why people bother ordering a coffee when the ask for a Small with 6 Sugars and 2 cream
why not just order the sugar or a glass of maple syrup it would be essentially the same.
It is puzzling to me as you don't even taste what you are ordering

2. Why people can't obey a stop sign or wait a few seconds the amount of people I see race through stop signs where I live is unreal.  There is one area where you need to stop and vehicles coming up have the right of way the number of mornings i almost get hit because people cant wait..  The dumb thing is it is clearly marked.

3. Why people can't respect others property boundaries our one neighbour tosses his junk on our lower portion of our property all the time and encroaches on our land.  and why the need to have piles of beer cans and bottles all over the place.  ... I am proud of where I live where ever that is and keep it clean.

4. Why people find it amusing to wait and see if a person at work locks their computer and if not send e-mails from it ... to me it proves you are unprofessional and have not grown-up  if you have a policy in place don't have exceptions to it like all employees can't touch another's computer unless it is unlocked then it is fair game

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Sunset and Sunrise Pictures

I have always loved taking pics of sunsets and sunrises here are a few of my favorite ones

Sunsets:

Montreal 2008












In-Laws Cottage July 2009 through the mast of my father in-laws Catamaran

Another one at the in-laws cottage
Sunser over Chantry Island












Sunrise:



Sunrise Gull Lake my sister and brother in-laws Cottage

Friday, July 9, 2010

The Gadget Debate

The Windows vs. MAC vs. Android debate and who's gadget is better will it ever be settled

The Apple Company i find is for the gadget person driven more by the philosophy of keeping up with the Jones's ... You have the IPOD the IPOD touch the IPHONE and now the IPAD.  Just little gadgets to proove what really.  Do they enhance our lives.  Maybe but in what way really.  The IPAD is just a glorified IPHONE with a larger screen it has no expansion capabilites heck you can't even plug in a USB device to it.
You can't even hook it to your TV.  A mere toy in todays robust world of IT with no ture purpose I find just something for the people that every gadget out there.
I have no idea what the hype is about an overgrown IPOD or IPHONE.

The one thing I have always asked myself in life is when looking at something will it help me in life will i get enjoyment out of it, is it something I will put in a shelf and forget when evaluating something.

If I am going to buy it the value must be tangible and make sense my guidlines below
1. Will it enhance my life
2. Will i use it regularly
3. Will I get bored with it if yes .. don't bother buying it.
4. Does the value make sense

Those are just a few.

I am strong believer in items that are of use The PC world doesn't focus on the gadget side of life but on the true purpose of what people use a PC for Business, E-mail, Surfing the Internet Video streaming and Gaming of course.

The Apple world is driven bt propritary technology devices that serve no value in life just another gadget that is not really needed.   The IMAC and the IBOOK i don't consider them in this debate.

I guess we can also bring the cell phone in to this debate as well since I am taking about the Iphone do we really need a device to link the world to us what ever happend to a simple device for e-mail and making phone calls and of course a calendar.  I have no desire nor can I understand why people need to post to Facebook or Twitter from a phone.  What type of shallow existense has the world come to when we need to live our lives plus the lives of celebrites and friends.  If i want to know what a friend is up to I will call them I don't care when they get there coffee what line they are in at the grocery store.  If I am at the grocery store and see them I will say hi.

Ok I veered of a little but I think you get my point.
Do we really need all this what are we doing to our children?
think about it was your life growing up that bad without being in constant contact with the world around you.
I don't think so.

Just think about it feel free to comment