L.E. Carmichael's Blog, page 55
July 14, 2014
Random Acts of Irony: I Have the World’s Worst Timing
So my soon-to-be-released book, Amazing Feats of Civil Engineering, features three major projects: the Panama Canal, the Burj Dubai, and Confederation Bridge, an 11-km span linking New Brunswick and PEI over the Northumberland Strait. I first visited PEI in the […]
July 12, 2014
Victoria Barks – And So Do Foxes
Today is the Spring Garden Business Association’s 2nd Annual Victoria Barks: Dogs in the Park. If you’re in the Halifax area, bring your furry companion down to Victoria Park between 10-2 and take part in the fun. Doggy treat bags, […]
July 10, 2014
Reason I Love My Husband, #38
Me: So I have a question. Tech Support: Why is “trot” a speed but “the trots” something else entirely? Me: *falls over helplessly giggling like an 8-year-old* (Ironically, my question did in fact relate to horses, but that wasn’t it!) What […]
July 7, 2014
Gene Therapy Research Gets Stamp of Approval
In it’s simplest form, gene therapy involves replacing disease-causing variants of genes with healthy ones, in order to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of the condition. “Simple” in this context is extremely deceptive, however, as the process is extremely complex and occasionally […]
July 5, 2014
Adventures with Arthur
Arthur, now a tropical storm, has reached the Maritimes. We’re just catching the edge of it in Halifax, but are thinking good thoughts for New Brunswick and PEI, not to mention everyone in the USA who have born the full […]
July 3, 2014
This Warms My Author Heart
Look closely at the bottom shelf – that’s Fox Talk, face out and beautiful. Thanks to Mermaid Tales in Tofino, which hosted me for a signing last year, for all of your support. And thank to Westerly News Editor and […]
June 30, 2014
Snorkelling Between the Continents
So this is what I was doing last week - snorkelling in Iceland’s Silfra fissure, which runs through a lava field in the place where the North American and European tectonic plates are pulling apart at a rate of 1-3 cm (~1 inch) […]
June 26, 2014
Speaking of the Third Wheel…
Before I wrote Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, everything I knew about cars came from watching episodes of Top Gear. From there “who thought this was a good idea in the first place” files, I give you the Reliant Robin, a […]
June 23, 2014
Amazing Feats of Civil Engineering – Cover Reveal!
Isn’t it pretty? I love the details of the sketches on the background. Although I do admit to being slightly perplexed at the choice of cover image, because that’s not the bridge that’s actually in the book, this one is: […]
June 21, 2014
A Bookish Linkfest
Packing for my third trip of the summer today (I REALLY need to learn the meaning of the word “relax”), so in place of my usual random blathering sparkling wit I offer some interesting bookish articles I’ve read under the guise […]
