Jeff Milner

The 6 hour drive itself was pretty uneventful. I did see a guy trying to drive and play his guitar. If you thought using a cell phone and driving was bad… What was that guy thinking?

I stopped in Calgary for dinner with Mom, Dad, and Gary and then picked up a Valentines Day present for Anna-Maria. Then after being informed how unwelcome I was at Garys house I left for Edmonton. Yes, I am more than a little offended.

I guess it should not really come as a surprise given the difficulty I have had getting along with them lately. The whole getting kicked off the milner blog and the rude treatment the whole family has received whenever they stay over at Garys. It is a wonder that he even pretends we are on good terms. He had me fooled.

Visiting with Anna-Maria has been fun though. I saw her play yesterday which was excellent (as far as I can say considering I do not speak French). I actually really enjoyed the show despite the language barrier and I think she under-estimates how good it actually is.

I think I may check out the World Famous West Edmonton Mall later this afternoon. Tomorrow I head back to Calgary for my 5:15pm flight to Vancouver. Look for updated posts containing the swim results. Of course I would love to get a national qualifying time, but I will be really happy with any personal best time.

Valentine’s Day, it turns out, was not invented by Hallmark to sell cards. It is named for one of three saints recognized by the Catholic Church, and the reasons he is attached to the concept of romance are somewhat murky. Nonetheless, he was one of the more popular saints in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Now I’m off to see my Valentine, Anna-Maria, in Edmonton.

I probably won’t post again until after reading week (9 days from today).

A resident of a remote northern Maine outpost along the Quebec border says he is being fined $10,000 U.S. for doing something he has done most of his life: going to church.

The provincial government in British Columbia has stated that any marriage commisoners who aren’t willing to marry same-sex couples must resign by the end of March. No word on the consequences if they decide not to step down.

When I left the house this morning I forgot something very important – my keys! I ran to school anyway and 40 minutes later arrived, breathless and tired. I ended up catching a ride home with Bill Onofrychuk but had to spend the day wandering around the neighbourhood until my roommate got home at 5:00. Luckily Jake was home and gave me something to eat and let me hang at his place for the afternoon. I’m NEVER going to leave my keys behind again, it’s the most frustrating experience in recent memory.

Zero by Zero: Quote: “Our society seems to be very technologically advanced. Looks like everything has been thoroughly studied but the depths of the oceans. Our mathematics is so advanced that it’s mind boggling to many people. We have built buildings way high in the sky. Bridges longer than many cities. Obviously we are capable of great technological know how. And yet it saddens me to bring this topic up at such a late stage in the game. Yes the old division by zero problem. […]”

I was always bothered that my calculator came up with an error when it seemed logical enough that the answer was actually 0. I guess I should never have automatically assumed that all the math teachers I ever had were right.

It turns out that Janet Jackson is actually a member of the borg collective.

I would comment more on the Janet Jackson nipple thing, but she did it for attention and frankly I think the borg link is as much attention as I want to give.