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About Gabriel

I’ve lived in more than fifty places. I've been paid to pick stones out of fields, take backstage photos of Britney Spears, and report on Internet privacy issues. My photos have been published in several newspapers, and a couple of magazines.

Using boiling water to make snow on a -25C sick day

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Gabriel

Someone in the Northwest Territories uploaded a video to YouTube showing how to make snow with boiling water… I know, finally someone found a use for the Internet besides spreading Mayan propaganda and killing off the music industry. Basically a … Continue reading →

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Canadian Inventions — Hollywood

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Gabriel

A long time ago in a state far, far away… and at least sixty years before Scientology took over, Hollywood was invented by Canadians. Mary Pickford, who starred in 248 movies between 1909 and 1950 as well as co-founding United … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Update | One year ago today

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Gabriel

. Victor finally has an age. He is a full year old. His original due date was January 10, 2010, and his original name would have been Victor Binary Landriault… so his being premature might have been a good thing. … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Update | Victor Bieber makes his own beats

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Gabriel

. Victor is getting sick. We’re pretty sure it’s a cold, whatever it has been coming on slowly for the past two days. We’ve spent most of the night trying to coax him to sleep, but whenever we leave he … Continue reading →

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Photo Day In Vankleek Hill : How to fake an Hawaiian sunset

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Gabriel

. In 2004 there was an article in the New York Times with the headline “The Camera Never Lies, But The Software Can”. The article was mostly about John Knoll, whose invention, PhotoShop, was allowing people to make the world … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Quick Update | He can crawl

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Gabriel

. On Thursday evening, November 11, 2010, Victor decided it was time to start crawling forwards. This, of course, means nearly everything I’ve learnt about raising a child over the past eleven months is out the window. I tried changing … Continue reading →

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