Full props, very belatedly (if I'm using the slang correctly) to Tom Popyk, who was in my year at Trinity College. Tom's a world famous journalist now, in large part because he has the courage to be where the story is. He's back in Baghdad again, for the fourth or fifth time since the war began, still filing the stories. His blog is here.
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The photo section of the web site is back, better than ever! I've upgraded the release of Slooze, the wonderful free php software I'm using to manage the thing (see www.slooze.com for your copy) and I've moved the control files into a MySQL database for extra security, speed and general robustness. I've added all the photos back in, and it's ready to roll! See it in action at www.tomleslie.ca/photos... and don't forget to vote for your favorites!
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We had an excellent weekend!

Saturday was the big Exultate choir BBQ at our house. I grilled up some fine PC burgers, and many of the choir brought wonderful salads, dips, sushi, desserts, etc. The weather was a bit cool and cloudy, but everybody had a great time.

Yesterday was our first wedding anniversary! In the early afternoon we biked down to the Leslie Street Spit, which is a wonderful way to get out into the lake and see some wildlife just a short ride from our house. The weather cleared up and was beautiful but not too hot. Perfect biking weather, in fact, and rather reminiscent of the weather on June 19th, 2004 (though not quite as clear). In the evening we went to Splendido (Harbord west of Spadina) for a celebratory dinner, and had the chef's tasting menu, which was definitely top-5-meal-of-all-time material.

Thank you to everyone for your best wishes on our anniversary. We could not be happier.
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