Now hold on as I start this…my Dad is still quite healthy, thank you, and will be reading this at some point, so don’t go thinking this is some morose remembrance. It’s more…a celebration of memory with the advantage of a bit of age behind it. I do so hate admitting that I now have the advantage of age. I used to hate 60 Minutes. Yes, the US News program,.. Read More
Geek on Wheels does the ACC!
No not the Leafs…oh wait some of you might not know what the ACC is. The Air Canada Centre, which is basically sports central with the Skydome (never gonna be the Rogers Centre to me) right beside it. It’s most famously known for being the home of the Leafs and Raptors…two infamously BAD teams over the last decade. What isn’t as well-known is that it’s also home to Toronto’s most.. Read More
Geek on Wheels dilemma – the formal dinner and DANCE! party
Honestly, anyone who knows me knows I don’t enjoy formal dressing all that much. I think MIGHT own two ties and consider them an antiquated and useless piece of apparel that does nothing but get in the way instead of being a symbol of being “dressed up”. That being said, this past weekend, Shannon and I had a semi-formal dinner for a school function and I faced a bit of.. Read More
Top Gear Challenge! Offroad wheelchairs!
Sunday night, another episode of Top Gear aired, as the British Series is in the midst of its 18th Series (as the Brits call it). I wouldn’t normally make a deal of this on the blog, as my love for the show is well-known (see Arthur’s ring tone for me). Tonight was something unique, though, that had Shannon and I rolling with laughter on the couch. A Top Gear challenge.. Read More
Geek on Wheels office geek zone is growing
I have to thank both my brother and the Kaljian boys, Luke and David for my new desktop ornaments (no my REAL desk, not the computer!) Trust me this collection is going to be growing, given we now have Star Wars, DC and Marvel in the office to spice things up. And yes I know some comic book fanboys would be screaming murder about the sacrilige of having DC’s Green.. Read More
Wheelchair drifting!
Ok I know I’ve joked about power sliding in my chair before but this takes the cake. Now granted this kid has the advantage of a power chair (so to speak) but….you go kid! Props to Arthur for finding this link. Drifting requires special skills. Really going to need to work on my mad chair skillz boyz! Where’s the stairs for me to start hopping down?
The Valentine of an MRI
Quick mental note about blog writing…when you get an idea to write, stop what you are doing and write. Don’t write a few lines, then get distracted and think you’ll come back to it…you’ll forget your great idea and end up going days and days between posts (thus I give a weird drug induced explanation for lack of writing since the Super Bowl) Today’s valentine’s day came and went. This.. Read More
The SuperBowl story a Geek on Wheels is interested in
Oh sorry, wait…from all the radio ads I’m hearing of late, since I haven’t paid a licensing fee I guess I should just be calling it “The Big Game”. In any case, I am a football fan and I’m very lucky that my wife is as well (She’s a Bills fan and I’m a Steelers fan…go figure). We’re hosting the party for “The Big Game” this year, though to be.. Read More
Disabled Parking FAIL!
I meant to post this a few days ago, as its almost an adjunct to Dana Hyman’s FB posts of horrible car parking incidents but…get a load of this at my office: Notice anything odd about this pic of a dumpster gone diagonal in two parking spots? You might have to look close at the ground. Oh hell, like the post title doesn’t give it away, but this is.. Read More
The Geek on Wheels finally has his wheels!
After seven long months, four trial chairs, five (or was it six, I’ve lost count) attempts at delivering it with the wrong parts, and three days of grouching at a company, I now finally have…my very own light cycle. No wait. Damn, sorry, I have the Tron soundtrack playing. I meant wheelchair. Though admittedly…a light cycle would really be cool, wouldn’t it? (and yes I did enjoy the last Tron.. Read More