A Collection of Daily Wisdom by Dennis Sylvester Hurd since September 2003.

In this picture we are approaching the Alex Fraser Bridge from the
south. Note the mountains to the north. Westward (to the left) near the
mouth of the river is the Vancouver Airport. I live upriver (to the right).
You can see this bridge in a photo taken from my balcony on September
8th of last year.

Labels: Fraser River

I've never actually become a "member of quality television" by sending them a cheque. Yet, I do get WGBH-Boston and KCTS-Seattle via satellite. Public television seems a bit of an anachronism in the current, 200-channel universe. (I hold the same view towards Canadian taxpayer supported CBC.) There are many specialty channels which carry PBS-type programming.

That said however, I do enjoy their science programming and have recently set up the PVR to record, NOVA. The topics are diverse and always interesting.

I was simply amazed by this week's show (which first aired in 2001). The photography was amazing and the specifics are both humbling and awe-inspiring. The processes are so complex that it really is a miracle that any pregnancy can actually end with birth.

NOVA Online | Life's Greatest Miracle

Labels: Seattle, television

I was nearly at a loss as to what to write today. Then, I just happened to be cleaning up my Outlook folders. I discovered an email that was written by Jay and me after a BC trip taken last April. That was before my blogging began, so many friends and relatives may have missed it. As some of the pictures are interesting, I've taken the liberty to format the note as a web page.

BC Coastal Ferry and Road Trip - April 2003

Labels: BC Ferries, British Columbia

And tied for first place in the silly-photo department, is this b&w wonder. What were my parents thinking?


Apparently, I'm in the company of two snow people in front of our house in
Wendell, New Hampshire. Do you think I could yet walk? It was probably 1960.

Labels: New Hampshire

Everybody needs a challenge.

My goal was to find the silliest photo of myself that I could. (Well, we know how the truly awful ones were usually ditched when they came back from processing.)

You are witness to the result of my search. This was actually a passport-sized photo that I must have used when leaving the U of WA to travel to my first job in Saudi.

The perm actually looks quite cool but the chin hair is a bit much. I do see that glasses with large, loopy frames are coming back into vogue though. Does fashion have only a twenty-year cycle?

Many people find blogs as a place to comment on important, world events. Yet, I can manage quite nicely just talking about myself, thank you.

Labels: glasses

Here are some current stories from the Astrobiology Magazine:

Antique Cars on Easter Day - New Westminster Quay

Labels: Quay

Happy Easter! I hope the Peeps don't melt as it's going to be 26C (78F) today!

Labels: food