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Updated July 25, 2024, from Vancouver Island.

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Downtown Courtenay Mascot

I’ve continued to enjoy my time on the Downtown Courtenay BIA board. We recently rolled out a fun new mascot for the downtown core: a Vancouver Island Marmot!

The costume turned out to be great and included all sorts of cooling options. We found a brilliant actor who was willing to play the part. We announced him with a gang of other local mascots to the tune of the The Final Countdown in a hilarious (I thought) nod to Arrested Development.

A Bit of Contracting

Little contract jobs keep finding me and I’m enjoying the variety. I helped a friend launch a billing app for her virtual assistant business that has already saved her a ton of time.

I’m also in talks to start another little project. This one will use an iOS app that controls a TV map display over AirPlay.

It’s pretty nice to have these small, time-bounded, start-to-finish projects to work on.

A Bit of Renovating

A friend and I purchased a mobile home earlier this year in pretty bad disrepair with the intent to fix up and sell it. He’s a skilled carpenter and I’m… um… Well, I’m definitely a hard worker.

It’s already been gutted and we’re going to spend the next couple of weeks getting it rebuilt.

I love my tech work but the chance to get off the keyboard and get my hands dirty had a real appeal.

Summer!

Summer is definitely here. The past few summers have been really active with lots of travel. This year, we’re staying close to home and it’s been fantastic.

I think I like the our little backyard pool way more than the kids do.