Sauna in a gondola

in the Lappish resort of Ylläs, you can ride the gondola naked without fear of being arrested: one cabin has been converted into a sauna. Other ski destinations around the world in this article.

Epic fail from Alaska

I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately at work, and one of the usual fields we try to cover is do the candidates know how to use the right tools for the task at hand.  A typical question can be, if you’re given a typical day’s logs, how would you find a particular piece …

Cartoon off

Once upon a time, I used to read the New Yorker (now I can’t afford the subscription).  I was particularly enthralled by their use of diaeresis, but mostly I just flipped through the cartoons. These days, I get by on the Stranger.  But for my cartoon fix, I always check in on xkcd three times …

Container homes

I’ve always wanted to buy a warehouse, and put a bunch of containers in it to form a container community.  It looks like other people have already build container houses.

Canadian Thanksgiving

We cooked a 20 lb turkey for 24 people.  It was a lot of bird, and it was delicious. Bonus link: everything wrapped in bacon (yes, our turkey was wrapped in bacon).

colours for Obama

There’s been a lot of different posters made with Obama’s face on it (including some that are quickly becoming iconic). The site colourlovers breaks down the colour themes used in some of those posters.

RIP McLeod Res.

Started 2 years ago as an art gallery/lounge mix, McLeod Residence is closing at the end of the month due to fire-code violations. This is unfortunate, but also an important lesson for people looking to start bars/restaurants – always make sure you have the right types of permits for your type of establishment before signing …

men and cats

The New York Times comments on a growing trend that I’ve noticed as well: more and more (straight) men are cat owners. Choice quote: Straight men with cats seem to be really secure and stable. They don’t need to be running around the park and proving their masculinity like the dog guys. Oh snap. Disclosure: …