Amazing World Trade Center Infographic

This infographic is amazing and the new 1 World Trade Center building looks beautiful – I absolutely have a goal of visiting it once it’s finished.

No, I’m Not Dead (Yet)

It’s rather incredible to me that I haven’t updated my blog in almost a month…there are things afoot that I can’t divulge publicly yet, but they are good things. Things so big they represent one of the most monumental shifts I’ve ever done in my life (which is both exciting and a bit scary), but good nonetheless.

Dragon Fund Update, July 25th, 2011

I received this via email today. If you’re an investor with money in the Dragon Fund, here’s what’s going on (which is to say, still not much):

July 25, 2011

Dragon Fund Update

Recently Dragon Fund and the trustees of the fund have been served with an Amended Statement of Claim which has included MacLeod Dixon. This amendment has created a conflict of interest between our legal counsel (MacLeod Dixon), ourselves and the fund.  MacLeod Dixon is no longer able to represent the fund as this is a conflict of interest.

New legal representation for Mike Arnold and Tina Zowtuk has recommend we resign as trustees . Due to the Amended Statement of Claim the new legal counsel can represent us personally but not the fund.

We are currently asking for individuals to put their name forward to take on the trustee role of the Dragon Fund LP.  If we are unable to replace the trustees internally the fund will have to appoint an external trustee.

If you are interested in becoming a trustee please forward your contact information.

Regards

Mike Arnold
Tina Zowtuk

Wind Mobile’s Calgary Coverage is Even Worse Than I Thought

I got my hands on my first Android phone a couple of weeks ago – an HTC Incredible S – and it was of the Euro/Asia 3G frequency variety. That means I wouldn’t be able to use it on the Rogers network here in Canada. I really wanted to test this phone out though, so I figured a relatively easy option would be to get a SIM card from Wind – they happen to operate on the 1700/2100 frequencies – and simply forward my old cell number to this new number. Seemed simple enough, right?

When I got home though and put the SIM into the new phone, I was impressed at how everything was automagically configured. Within the first day though, I noticed something really weird: my device said I was roaming. On Android – or on this Android phone at least – every time it happened I’d get a pop-up window I’d have to dismiss three times. I decided to call Wind today to ask them if this was normal, and they directed me to their coverage map…and I was surprised by what I saw.

That little green arrow? That’s me. Yes, the community I live in is on the western edge of the city, but it’s still part of Calgary and the Wind Mobile coverage ends about 2 KM from my house. Because I’m on the edge of the coverage, it sometimes works, but not reliably so. When I bought the Wind SIM I knew I was buying into an urban wireless network, but I thought for sure they’d at least cover the entire city. Nope.

The good news is that I’m in the planned expansion area – the yellow is where they expect to expand to by the end of the summer.

Logan the Super Hero

My talented friend Nate Northridge (Northridge Photography) had an idea for a fun photo shoot with Logan, and it happened to coincide with a project that I needed a photo just like this for…so this is the result. This is a trial run of the idea…the mosquitoes were brutal so it was a bit rushed. The photos are adorable though, aren’t they? 🙂

Quotable Quotes: George Bernard Shaw

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

— George Bernard Shaw

That quote makes me feel better about being someone who constantly agitates for change and seeks to improve things…some people consider me unreasonable at times. 🙂