Archive for April, 2008
Snowboarding at Canada Olympic Park
About a month ago I went to Canada Olympic Park(C.O.P.) here in Calgary to do some snowboarding. Canada Olympic Park is where the Bobsled, Luge, and Ski-Jumping competitions were held during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Here’s a picture of one of the Ski-Jumping Platforms:
Canada Olympic Park is a great ski hill for the following reasons:
1. Safe […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008 under Calgary, Sports.
Comments: 1
Ridiculous Tanning Salon Ad
I’ve seen some pretty wild claims in advertising but I’d have to say that this one takes the cake. In case you can’t tell, this ad is for a tanning salon. The tanning salon is claiming that you can get Vitamin - D from their service. Now that’s all fine and dandy but instead of […]
Posted: April 28th, 2008 under Calgary, McKinlay Musings.
Comments: 13
Blogging With Baby
I don’t actually have kids but if and when I ever do it might be kind of fun to setup a blog for them. (The above photo is of my friend’s kid.) I mean just look at the picture, does he not look like he is having the time of his life? Of course he […]
Posted: April 24th, 2008 under Internet.
Comments: 7
Shh… Don’t Wake the Babies!
Mike is staying at my house in Japan for a couple of days, and it seems the first few days of his trip have exhausted him. Here he is at around 9pm, snoring loudly on my sofa, while my 9-month old son, sleeps peacefully on the floor beside him.
My wife and I had to wake […]
Posted: April 23rd, 2008 under Mike's Travels.
Comments: 7
Stuck, But Not Sleepless In Seattle
As reported on Nick Ramsay’s LongCountDown.com I can confirm that yes, Michael McKinlay of MichaelMcKinlay.com is confirmed as being stuck in Seattle for 24 hours.
I should have been in Japan about 8 hours ago as I am writing but missed my connecting flight in, you guessed it, Seattle. My plane left Calgary more than an […]
Posted: April 20th, 2008 under Crazy Japan, Mike's Travels.
Comments: 13