A “Wales” of a Good Time
Sometimes we get bogged down by the fishbowl effect. Looking around your fishbowl at the other fish as they look back at you. You swim around in a circle, they do the same, you're staring at them again a second…
The Bubble’s Edge
My Dearest Confidante, There are moments in life that define us. At moments like that, or rather slightly after while sitting in the back of the RCMP cruiser, I like to reflect on some of Jack Handey’s wisdom: "If you're…
Kathmandu to Kelowna
“I just returned from Nepal!” I offered loudly to my colleague, Derek Brzoza, aprapos of nothing. “Boy, I’m really jet-lagged, but what a trip!” I complain-bragged. Derek (shown in Figure 1) organized the Kelowna EFN Flow Regatta held at Mission…
Rumble in the Rainforest
Every group of humans, since our ancestors roamed the African Savannah gathering nuts and berries, has had its rebels. Social scientists call this deviance (Figure 1). From Billy the Kid to Prince to Amelia Earhart, there are those individuals that…
Victoria Flow Regatta and Peyto Glacier AutoSalt System
Rumble in the Rainforest The battle for supremacy continues in Goldstream Provincial Park on May 28, 2018. In this corner: Image Velocimetry; in this corner: Tracer methods; in this corner: hydroacoustics; and in this corner: SWAG Come out and represent…
Vienna 2018 EGU Flow Regatta, Q-Competition, and Schnitzel!
Sometimes we find inspiration where we are not expecting it. Figure 1. shows the staircase to my room in Vienna, Austria where I co-organized the “2018 Vienna Flow Regatta, Q-Competition, and Lunch” on April 13, 2018 with Beat and Maxence…