Browsing Archive: April, 2010

People I Am Not...Volume 1

Posted by Chris Bird on Sunday, April 25, 2010, In : People I Am Not 
I came to a startling conclusion a few weeks ago that I am not the only person in the world named Chris Bird. Imagine that - the creative name my parents thought of was not unique?

I realized this when some friends searched for me on Facebook and found (at the time) over 1000 entries for 'Chris Bird'. On Google it is even worse. 

And so I introduce a series of blog entries titled 'People I Am Not' to help clear up the confusion.

  • I AM a Canadian physicist and amateur roboticist, computer programm...
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In Memoriam...

Posted by Chris Bird on Friday, April 23, 2010,
Today marks the third anniversary of my father's death. 

So to mark the occasion, I ventured out to the burial park today to clean up his headstone, take a few photos while the weather is suitable, and leave flowers for all of my other relatives buried there. Not that I really need an excuse to wander through the trees and gardens at the cemetery.


Royal Oak Burial Park, Section S. My father's place is under the
Himalayan white birch, towards the park bench.                         

 I didn't see ...
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Addicted to Education...

Posted by Chris Bird on Saturday, April 17, 2010,
I have a problem, and I am willing to admit it. I seem to have become addicted to education and coursework. After finishing my degree last year completing 25 years of education, I should have known I couldn't quit suddenly.

Long ago when I was an undergraduate student, I had wanted to study more on computer science and electrical engineering, but it didn't fit into my schedule in my final year.  (I had done all the coursework for the first 2 1/2 years of a degree in engineering as electives, b...
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Birthday Celebration

Posted by Chris Bird on Sunday, April 11, 2010,
OK, so maybe it isn't really a birthday celebration. However today would have been my father's 68th birthday if he were still alive, and so we went out to his favourite restaurant for dinner. And normally it wouldn't be worth mentioning, but I was inspired by thinking of the history of this place.

The restaurant is Brady's fish-and-chip shop, and it has been in the neighbourhood for at least sixty years. My father recalled attending elementary school as a child and walking down to the shop eac...
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Nature Hates Me...

Posted by Chris Bird on Monday, April 5, 2010,
Maybe not, but it sure feels like it this weekend. The windstorm here on the coast has been so bad that it is destroying stuff that hasn't been moved in twenty years. 

I have lost two outdoor thermometers (one dating back to the 1980's), a portable greenhouse (which has been torn to shreds by the storm), and dozens of bonsai trees. Many of my other bonsai trees lost their labels in the storm, and I have no idea what they are. So I may be spending the next few weekends with a guidebook trying t...
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Dr. Christopher S. Bird I am a physicist recently graduated from the University of Victoria, with a doctorate in theoretical physics. I also have training in mathematics, engineering and computer programming.

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