Gonna pound some pavement tomorrow …#beenawhile

It’s been a while since I have had to do this but tomorrow I am off to find a part-time job for this winter … gonna try to find something with 12volt(starters/alarms) or commercial snow clearing. I’m really just looking for evenings and weekends and I do have some experience in those  fields so its not the biggest stretch.

What is going to be strange though is actually having to talk to people and hand out resumes. So much of the world has gone electronic that I have become accustom to emailing and filling out online applications.

For those wondering why I even need a second job,  its because Janice and I just purchased a house and I want to buy some toys:

My Toy List

  • Truck(Nothen fancey…something to haul dirt …or a boat)
  • Boat(Nothen fancey … $1200 or so)
  • New Roller toolbox/chest ( Saw this at Costco today )
  • 10×10 Shed

…all these things cost many monies 🙂

Wish me luck!

New opendata contest for Ottawa coming!

Another open-data contest is planned as the city looks to improve the way it offers raw information that developers can use to make helpful apps.

The app contest is expected to be held early next year and further details are expected at a future meeting.

The city held its first app contest in 2010-2011 after starting an open-data policy centred on the philosophy that certain city-collected and managed data should be readily available to anyone, in a “machine-readable” format, without copyright restrictions, patents or other controls on its use.