Letter to the Editor

So I sent off a letter to the editor to The Advance. It's concerning the old rail bed in Summerville Centre and converting it to a trail. Apparently Summerville is one of the few spots in Queens that it's not cleared. This is because people don't want ATVs in their backyards. I offered a different option. I really hope they can get this done.

Goodbye Queens

It comes with great sadness to announce that me and Joanna are moving out of Queens County. Joanna got a permanent teaching position in Digby and for a new teacher this is incredible news. Not incredible is the fact that we will be leaving the wonderful South Shore. We have definitely fell in love with the area and would of loved to made this our permanent home, but we got to go where the jobs are.

Privateer Days Video Game Tournament - After Action Report

This past weekend was Privateer Days in Liverpool. It's the annual festival for Liverpool, the kind that every small town seems to have (Grand Falls has its Potato Festival). After the second Liverpool Electronic Entertainment Tournament, the Privateer Days folks came to me and asked me to organize a video game tournament during PD. So I did it and it went great!

OpenStreetMap in Liverpool, Nova Scotia

So I recently rediscovered the wonders of OpenStreetMap. It's a huge collaborative map making project that anyone can contribute to. It's like the Wikipedia of map making. Users can use their GPS units to track their traveling logs and upload that information so it appears on the map. So you can take a walk in one of your favorite walking trails, use your GPS to track the path that you're walking, upload that and there you go, it's now available to the entire world.

LEET After Action Report - April 25th

The second bi-annual Liverpool Electronic Entertainment Tournament was a success. I had to change the game from Modern Warfare 2 to Halo 3 because MW2 does not support 4 player split screen. I am not impressed with you, Infinity Ward! Halo 3 team deathmatch was fun, and we hooked all the consoles together to play a 13 player infection game and a 13 player free for all in the smallest map possible. It was quite a sight seeing 13 players slaughter each other. Team (I need to get their name, I forgot :S ) won the tournament, taking home $90 between the 3 of them.

We also raised $95 for Child's Play, so that's pretty awesome too! I've been speaking with the Privateer Days organizers and there will be a LEET during that festival!! WOOT WOOT! This is a great opportunity to get the word out about LEET by providing a youth centric event for a large festival. We'll be playing free for all Goldeneye and 2v2 Super Smash Brothers. Head over to the LEET site at http://sites.google.com/site/liverpooleet/ for more info.

So remember, next LEET will be on July 3rd, from 1 to 5pm, downtown Liverpool... somewhere.. Join the Facebook group here to keep tabs on updates. 

The Liverpool Electronic Entertainment Tournament

The Liverpool Electronic Entertainment Tournament (LEET) is a video game tournmanent that I organized back in November '09. I got the idea one day for a video game tournament and, as said best by the Babe movie, "like most of his harebrained ideas, it wouldn't go away." The turnout was quite modest, but everyone had a great time and there was interest in doing it again. So, on April 25th, the second tournament will take place. I want to make it a bi-annual event, something that attracts players from far and wide. I would love if it ended up like the Digby Wharf Rat Rally, something that has become a monstrous tourist draw. However for now I'm starting small with lots of help from gamers and the community. Proceeds will also be going to the Child's Play charity. Check out the LEET website below, and maybe even come to watch on the 25th.
http://sites.google.com/site/liverpooleet/

Abandoned Model Railroad

Me and Joanna found an abandoned outdoor model railroad near the walking trail between On-Line Support and the Town Hall in Liverpool. I asked around and it used to belong to a fellow named Mr Green who was a railroad engineer. He built a model railroad in the woods in his backyard. I got some old pics and recent pics of it, see the linked album.