Remembrance Day - Veterans/Armistice Day

Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans/Armistice Day in the United States is a time for us to remember those who have fought and died for our freedom. 

Lest We Forget

They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.  - Lord Binyon

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
      Between the crosses, row on row,
   That mark our place; and in the sky
   The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
   Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
         In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
   The torch; be yours to hold it high.
   If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
         In Flanders fields.

By Lt Col. John McCrae 1915

This is Japan!

This is Japan! from Eric Testroete on Vimeo.

Electronic Waste

Utah Recycles has some excellent information about Electronic Waste.

Electronic waste, or e-waste, is the rapidly expanding volume of obsolete computers, printers, fax machines, TVs, and other electronic devices finding its way into the waste stream of the US and other countries.
According to various reports, electronics comprise approximately 1-4 percent of the municipal solid waste stream. In Utah, this translates to up to about 104,000 tons per year or 208 million pounds every year into Utah landfills.
E-waste is really a recent phenomenon. It is estimated that 130 million cell phones were discarded in the US in 2005. It is also estimated that 60-65 million PCs become obsolete every year in the US. Some estimates show e-waste making up as much as 3-5% of material in landfills and it is growing at a rate, 3 times faster than that of other waste. Another estimate shows between 315-680 million computers/TVs waiting in peoples garages and homes, waiting to be disposed of properly.
Did you know – the BBC recently reported the following:

1. teenagers get new a cell phone every 11 mos.
2. adults get a new cell phone every 18 mos.
3. average life of computer has fallen from 4-6 years in 1997 to 2 years in 2005

Canadian Thanksgiving

Unlike our friends here in the United States, we Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on the 2nd Monday in October. It is an interesting experience to try and celebrate a holiday that you don't get off from work but we make do. We will eat our Thanksgiving feast on Saturday and have some pie with friends on Sunday. The best part is that we get to do it all over again in November which is one of the perks of being a Canadian living in the US. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

I'm a fan of Rand!

I admit it! I am a fan of Mr. Rand Fishkin the founder of SEOmoz. I love whenever he does the Friday Whiteboard videos. Today was no exception. Great stuff as always Rand!

Blog Shout Out!

Check out Frank and Anne's Canyon Country Notebook
Notes and information on outdoor activities in the American West. They have lots of information about camping and hiking and plenty of resource links as well.