From the category archives:

Hobbies

I have many hobbies. They come and go seemingly on a whim, but over the years have included aquarium keeping, painting, board games, fiction, hiking and geocaching.

More Great Board Games

June 8, 2010

As a follow up to my article “11 Best Geek Board Games” there are a few more I’d like to add to the list. You’ll find all of these at least as entertaining as the original 11.

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My SciFi Reading Binge

January 17, 2008

So, as promised here is the result of my holiday reading binge. If you want more of my thoughts on a given book, use the comments to ask me and if there is enough interest I’ll do a dedicated review for some of these books. They are all worthy of a review, I just don’t [...]

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11 Best Geek Board Games

November 28, 2007

UPDATE: I’ve written a new post with three more great board games you’ll probably love too. Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher from Star Trek TNG) has this quote about how gaming shaped his inner geek in many ways. It inspired me to write this article. The games we play are an excuse to get together and [...]

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Cam’s Top 10 – A SciFi Primer

September 23, 2007

If you’re looking to get into reading science fiction, you should start with these classics first. They will give you a solid understanding of the main themes in the genre and they are excellent and well written stories.

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My First Fish Tank

July 16, 2007

It’s been a long time coming. Years ago I got it into my head that I needed a fish tank. After all, my alternative career choice was to become a Marine Biologist and save the whales. I went so far as to build a stand out of solid pine, but then I decided that a [...]

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My old paintings…

January 7, 2007

Over the last decade or so I’ve had the pleasure of working with a canvas and brush. When I get time to paint I always enjoy it thoroughly. Recently I decided to take photos of all of my favourites and put them up in my Picasa Web Album. All are done on wood-framed canvas with [...]

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