First off, I’d like to wish a happy belated turkey day to any of our neighbors to the south. I hope you got your fill of pumpkin pie and saying thanks before heading into the chaos that is Black Friday. Maybe some of you are already back from the massacre at midnight, having scored yourself a deal on an HDTV or a cool new computer. Whatever the case, welcome back to the real world. Go ahead and kick those shoes off. It’s time to relax and enjoy some great posts from the blogosphere.
Kevan Gilbert works at Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. For some time now, he’s been plagued with the mystery of a building close to UGM, not knowing what happened inside. Looking at the front door, you find nothing but the address. Windows are few and far between and the “heavy coats of triple-thick concrete-milkshake paint” tell you nothing. After an afternoon stroll and some clever detective work, Kevan has solved the mystery of 645 East Hastings. No, the building has nothing to do with drugs, sex, cults, or the mob. It’s something much more interesting than that.
Darren Barefoot is always keen on making little observations and his latest has to do with the demise of spellchecking documents. For years, people actually proofread their work manually. Then spellcheckers came along and everyone relied on the software to find their errors. Now that just about every application has real-time spellchecking, there’s no need to hit F7 in Word anymore (for example). I still think you need to proofread, because the auto-checkers won’t recognize “wit” as an error when you meant to say “with”.
Matt stays on top of pretty well anything that has to do with blogging or the Internet lifestyle. When Adsense video units were launched some time back, people outside of the United States were upset that they were left out in the cold. Welcome to the warmth, because Adsense video units are now available in Canada and other countries. Google has started to roll out this feature to publishers now and “in the next few days you’ll see Video Unit in your AdSense account under AdSense Setup.”
Gary Ng of The Daily Kimchi recently celebrated a birthday, eating at Tropika restaurant at Aberdeen Mall in Richmond, BC. If your lunch break is coming up, I have to warn you that the pictures found within that post just might make your stomach growl. From drinking a young coconut to scarfing down some signature deep fried K.L. Crab, Gary stuffed himself with plenty of delicious food.
Ed Lau can’t help but be awesome, but he’s still bound to the same reality as we are. He ordered a set of Work Emotion CR Kai wheels for his Mazda 3 several months ago. A severe backorder led to endless waiting, but Ed’s patience has finally paid off because his new wheels are finally here. He’s got a couple of dim pictures in his post, showcasing the beautiful Japanese forged wheels in all their glory.
