News
September 15, 2025 - Some of you may have noticed that the hit counter map on the main page is no longer working properly - the reason is that the software that I originally used to determine geographic locations has now been put behind a paywall, and the version that I used has been discontinued. I will try to write a new version as soon as possible, but with my current schedule that may be a while...
August 1, 2025 - As many of you are likely aware, I have spent the last couple of years migrating
this website to a new, more reliable hosting company (For those who were not aware, that address is
http://drchrisbird.net). Today that "more reliable" hosting company suddenly shut down without warning. I have managed to cobble together my website for now, but if there are outages in the coming weeks, that is the reason. I will try to find a more reliable host than my previously more reliable host, and hopefully that will be the final location for my website. More details will be made available as I receive them.
July 29, 2025 - It is a sad week for the music community this week with the news that a true legend has passed away. This week the inimitable Tom Lehrer passed away at the age of 97, and in his honour we should all go out and say something nasty or perhaps strike a friend :)
July 1, 2025 - HAPPY CANADA DAY!!
June 15, 2025 - Happy Father's Day to all the fathers and grandfathers in the world!
April 28, 2025 - Just a quick reminder for all of my Canadian friends and family that today is election day, and so you really should get out and vote. Remember that if you don't vote, you don't get to complain about the results later!
April 20, 2025 - HAPPY EASTER!!
April 14, 2025 - Six years ago today I was undergoing emergency surgery, not knowing what was about to happen. My advanced directives were ignored, but I was assured that the problems created by this surgery would be corrected three months later - or six at the most. Now it is six years later, and well over $25,000 in medical supplies used up, and still nothing from the surgeon's office or the hospital on when I might finally get my second surgery so that I can return to a normal life. The moral of this story - don't ever trust the Canadian healthcare system :(
February 28, 2025 - Just a reminder that tonight will be a very rare planetary alignment, with the planets Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars all appearing in a row. If you have clear skies (which I do not) then it should be quite the show tonight!
February 17, 2025 - For obvious reasons, I will no longer be using Twitter for any communications or announcements. Please find me on
BlueSky instead.