The equator lies a short drive (20km) north of Quito, Ecuador. At the exact line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres, there is monument and a yellow line painted on the ground. Also at Mitad del Mundo, or middle of the world, there is a small museum with artifacts from each of Ecuador's ethnic groups. Some of the locals claim that there was a mistake made when they marked the … [Read more...]
Wasting Energy: How Penticton Celebrates Earth Day
April 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It is Earth Day and I am appalled and disgusted by the complete lack of regard that the both the City of Penticton and a local baseball league has for both the environment and city taxpayers. The rest of this post has moved to http://rosology.com/wasting-energy-how-penticton-celebrates-earth-day. … [Read more...]
Wasting Energy: How Penticton Celebrates Earth Day
April 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It is Earth Day and I am appalled and disgusted by the complete lack of regard that the both the City of Penticton and a local baseball league has for both the environment and city taxpayers. AGAIN tonight, the baseball diamond lights are on at Nkwala School while no one is playing. And if the past 2 weeks are any indicator, the lights will be on until 10:30PM --- a total waste of precious … [Read more...]
Snowy April Day in Penticton
April 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I woke up to a delightful sight at 4AM this morning --- 2 inches of snow on the ground and it was still coming down! Yeah! OK, I LIKE unusual weather occurences. Besides, it might have been the last opportunity to jump out of the hot tub and have a good roll in the snow. Maybe that's a Canadian thing. By 6:30AM there was about 3 inches on the ground and my spring tulips, daffodils and grape … [Read more...]
