Category Archives: Vankleek Hill

Little Victor Update | Time for a walk

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Gabriel

. Victor has decided he’d like to go for a walk. It’s possible this could be a simple youthful phase he’ll eventually work himself through, like wanting to learn Latin or voting for the NDP, but so far he seems … Continue reading →

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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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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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