Laying down the glass

Doug Smith
It’s been a busy week with the kayak. I’ve managed to do the saturation coat, lay the fibreglass and do the first fill coat.

Are your kids this nutty?

Doug Smith
I guess Emma-May has a bit of Kids In The Hall in her, just like her old man. Grady is no slouch in this department either.

You're Fired!

Doug Smith
It’s sort of old news but in case you haven’t heard, VANOC (Vancouver Olympic Committee) put together a closing show at the 2006 winter olympics that was full of pathetic Canadian stereotypes.

Future kayaking trips

Doug Smith
I just received the newest MEC catalogue and I saw a picture of someone sea kayaking amongst icebergs. I’m thinking that would be pretty interesting.

Doping in the NHL

Doug Smith
On a recent Coaches Corner, Don Cherry interviewed Dick Pound. Don apparently is still upset over Dick’s guess that 1/3 of NHL players are using illegal drugs.

When unethical is ethical

Doug Smith
Apparently the ethics commissioner said today that he found nothing unethical in the actions of Emerson and Harper, in regards to Emerson’s party switching.

Gluing The Seams

Doug Smith
Gluing the seams isn’t as straightforward as you would think. From what I’ve learned (and I could be doing it incorrectly), gluing the seams involves:

New bike, pt. 1

Doug Smith
I bought a new bike yesterday to replace the stolen RM Summit. This type of bike is apparently the hottest market right now, they call them concrete bikes.

Bought a new digital camera

Doug Smith
I managed to sell my Olympus C7070 for about $650US on ebay! So with that money, and money I expect to make from selling my spotmeter and Nikon N80, I bought a new Nikon D50 with the lens kit (18-55mm lens).