Camouflage Squirrels

In addition to the usual black-coloured squirrels we have in this area we also have the gray-coloured variety. I have recently discovered that, unlike black squirrels, gray squirrels blend in very well with asphalt pavement.

This is not good. For the squirrel.

This cannot be an evolutionary adaptation to living in close proximity to humans.

Ouch!

My (other) computer, the one on which I keep my blogging material, suffered a hard disk crash. If there are any readers out there, it could take me a day or two to recover from this. I will have to delay immediate follow up to my Bell Canada throttling series.

Starting A Blog

Are there a billion blogs yet? Maybe, so why not one more. There must be as many reasons to keep a blog as there are bloggers. My reason is not because I need or want attention, but rather it is a personal database of thoughts as I go through my days as a technologist, businessman, investor, sports participant, citizen, and, well, all the roles a human being plays in this modern age.

We all have thoughts or ideas that are worth recording. This blog is one type of record. As this personal experiment unfolds I'll assess its value and decide whether to continue based on that. It may develop into more than an experiment.

Blog entries will not address my personal life and I will maintain my anonymity. The reason for the anonymity is that I like to compartmentalize the various sides of my life. Anonymity is a tool to preserve this. I will avoid using it to rant or mindlessly attack anyone or anything.

I don't solicit comments though they are certainly welcome, whether positive or negative. I have a strong preference for civilized discourse, even if expressed in strong language. It will be interesting to see if any comments do come my way since I plan no promotion of any sort to draw hits to these pages.