Archive for the ‘Life And Everything’ Category:

Life Lessons

{ Posted on Aug 31 2008 by Sherri }
Categories : Life And Everything
Many people would describe me as an 'intellectual'. I tend to live my life catering to my intellectual needs, so the activities that fill my spare time are chosen because they are interesting, challenging, or creative. This puts the ...Read More »

The Canadian Zero Emission Car

{ Posted on Jan 22 2008 by Sherri }
Categories : Life And Everything
Why can't I buy this in Canada yet? The ZENN car (Zero Emission No Noise) is developed and built in Canada, plugs into a standard outlet, costs about $12,000, is perfect for city driving, and yet it's not legal for ...Read More »

Response To Michael S. Berliner

{ Posted on Nov 21 2007 by Sherri }
Categories : Life And Everything
I realize it's a 6 year old article, but it's new to me and I had to respond. Michael S. Berliner writes in his article "If Environmentalists Succeed, They Will Make Human Life Impossible" found on the website of the ...Read More »

Privacy and “Nothing To Hide” Arguement

{ Posted on Jul 11 2007 by Sherri }
Whenever I express my horror at government actions or policies that infringe on people's rights, nearly ALL of my friends and family respond with "I'm not concerned, I have nothing to hide!". I always have a hard time explaining why ...Read More »

Personal Projects Recap

{ Posted on Jul 10 2007 by Sherri }
Some people may not realize this, but my first personal web development project was horizonarchives.com. Years ago I thought it was the best thing ever. Despite the long domain name, the horrid orange and black design, and the overwhelming job ...Read More »

Great Quote from The Guardian

{ Posted on May 29 2007 by Sherri }
Categories : Life And Everything
I heard a great quote while watching the movie The Guardian. Said by a fifty-something female bartender to a fifty-something male coast guard rescue swimmer: "Hell, I've always been old, Ben. You know what though? I don't mind. I mean, if ...Read More »

Once In a Life Time Chance to See David Suzuki

{ Posted on Feb 13 2007 by Sherri }
Categories : Life And Everything
I just had the once in a lifetime opportunity to see David Suzuki talk at one of his stops in his “If YOU were Prime Minister...â€? tour in my home city. David Suzuki is a very passionate and inspiring speaker; ...Read More »

New Blog

{ Posted on May 17 2005 by Sherri }
Categories : Life And Everything
I decided to try out the blogging engine created by WordPress. Bear with me as I customize... Read More »

Random Thoughts

{ Posted on Feb 01 2005 by Sherri }
Categories : Life And Everything
Well, the pressure to write in my blog has finally caught up to me so here I go again. But what should I talk about? The outpouring of charity in the wake of the Tsunami disaster is just amazing. But it ...Read More »

Cold Weather and Amazon

{ Posted on Oct 21 2004 by Sherri }
Categories : Life And Everything
So, what's going on lately? I have to wear gloves in the morning now. It's getting cold. Just great! I can tell winter is coming, and that means driving in the snow... digging out my car in the mornings, all ...Read More »