Captain Will Caviness of the Greensboro, N.C., Fire Department collapsed 500 yards from the finish of the Chicago marathon this morning, and died later in hospital. He was running with his brother to raise money for the IAFF burn fund. The story is here. Captain Caviness’ fundraising page is here. And here is an image he posted to that page just 3 days ago.
“Fan throws hot dog at Woods”
In Uncategorized on 2011 October 10 Monday at 00:05:39Great headline to a rather question-raising story. The first question is, Why is the assailant called a “fan”? But at the end of story I was wondering what on earth he was arrested for. Thrown off the property, sure—but to jail?
And the story does rather remind me of what is probably my 2nd favourite Monty Python skit on how to defend yourself from a man armed with a banana!
What’s the biggest difference in how we use our time, 1998 to 2010?
In Uncategorized on 2011 October 9 Sunday at 23:55:41Computer usage.
According to Statistics Canada’s recently published General Social Survey—2010: Overview of the Time Use of Canadians (PDF):
… the proportion of Canadians reporting using computers (excluding using a computer while doing paid work) for such things as email, on-line social networking, and searching for information increased nearly five-fold between 1998 and 2010, from 5% to 24%. In 2010, computer users spent an average of 1 hour and 23 minutes on the computer on the diary day. Computer use increased significantly across all age groups. In 2010, the age group with the highest proportion of computer users continued to be 15- to 24-year-olds (at 32%). This group spent, on average, 1 hour and 41 minutes a day using the computer.
You don’t have to reflect on this very long to realize how significant this change is, in how computers have penetrated our society.
