grantalias Vox 2009-12-10T08:04:55Z grantalias http://grantalias.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00cdf3a48471cb8f/ kids, technology, blog, status update, repeat Remember Your Winter Tires tag:vox.com,2009-12-09:asset-6a00cdf3a48471cb8f0123ddefef5f860d 2009-12-10T05:50:39Z 2009-12-10T08:04:55Z grantalias http://grantalias.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Install your winter tires A block from work

Next time you bitch about how it's now a law in Quebec to have winter tires between December 15th and March 15th, there might be a reason for it. I should mention that this photo was taken on December 8th, a full 24 hours before the 35cm of snow ...

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Here comes the flame Mukmuk is their favorite mascot Olympic Torch Relay walking back after Touching the torch

This morning I took the three kids to watch the Olympic Torch relay as it passed through town on it's way to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Before you think I'm the best dad ever, just to let you know I did totally lose it on them getting everyone...

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]]> Happy 3rd Voxiversary tag:vox.com,2009-12-03:asset-6a00cdf3a48471cb8f0123ddda2e65860c 2009-12-03T13:51:17Z 2009-12-09T05:25:25Z grantalias http://grantalias.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Vox Blog Birthday #3

Well it's been another year here on VOX for a total of three and I hate to said to say it but I think my blogging honeymoon is over. This blogging thing is a lot of work. In previous years I did a round up of (what I felt were) my best posts, p...

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Sloan Sloan - Witch's Wand

The new Sloan EP Hit & Run has dropped (as they say) and it's pretty good. If you're unfamiliar with Sloan I'll make the assumption that you don't live in Canada but if you do... shame on you. And if you don't live here you should move, I'll wai...

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]]> Toy Window Shoping tag:vox.com,2009-11-22:asset-6a00cdf3a48471cb8f0123ddd61e81860c 2009-11-23T16:38:47Z 2009-11-23T19:15:15Z grantalias http://grantalias.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE G1 SERIES MASTERPIECE SKYWARP Star Wars AT-AS

This is why I love going to Wal-Mart without the kids so I can stop and window shop and enjoy awesome toys. It's a rare occurrence and I totally have to thank my parents for looking after the boys for a few hours on the weekend. Sadly they are bo...

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]]> Typepad Micro & The Real Reason You Should Care... Or Not tag:vox.com,2009-11-22:asset-6a00cdf3a48471cb8f0123f180033b860f 2009-11-22T14:19:06Z 2009-11-27T19:42:29Z grantalias http://grantalias.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Typepad iPhone App Compose Setup cross posting

I don't know how many of my fellow VOXer's read Team Vox's latest post but there is now a free version of Typepad called Typepad Micro. I'm guessing with the prevalence of Twitter (@grantalias), Six Apart wanted to get into the micro blog / statu...

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]]> Dora & Diego... Again tag:vox.com,2009-11-22:asset-6a00cdf3a48471cb8f0123f17ffefc860f 2009-11-22T13:25:36Z 2009-11-24T14:50:00Z grantalias http://grantalias.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The boys, Dora & Diego Dora & Diego Life is good explore

In what's turning into a yearly event, the local mall had Dora & Diego for a two hour meet and greet. Carts enjoyed it much more than last year. When we talked about going ET said it was for babies... that's a five year old for you. He did say he...

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Wii Says Me Too Block_bittrip Block_ffcc Block_nyxquest Block_rumble Block_wog

In the three years I've had my Wii I've probably played my Xbox 360 more (and I've only had that for the last year). All be it fun and the source of all my plastic guitar collection, the Wii has always had glaring short comings in the features de...

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]]> Live From The Twitter: The Return of Posts... Hopefully tag:vox.com,2009-08-20:asset-6a00cdf3a48471cb8f011016c4faa2860d 2009-08-20T10:30:25Z 2009-08-21T17:00:04Z grantalias http://grantalias.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

the busy family

If you're a regular or long time visitor here to grantalias, you're probably thinking with the regularity of posts I'm either dead or living in a cave. Neither of which is true but sure feels like it sometime. As you can see in the photo below we ...

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I'm running out of room!

I've been listing to the excellent tech gadget podcast gdgt for sometime now and they have just launched the corresponding site last week. Why don't you follow me on gdgt? N-e-who, you could sign up for a sticker and guess what came today in th...

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