So, in case you haven’t read the Harry Potter series or seen the movies, the Weasley Clock is a magical clock that tracks the location of the various family members. This has been duplicated with technology in various ways already, and I thought it would be cool to try one myself.
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DIY/Homemade Water Guns – Collected Thoughts
The heat of this summer (2015, Vancouver, BC Area), along with something that happened to my youngest child, prompted me to look into how to DIY a good water gun.
My youngest was at an end-of-the-school year party at a local park. The kids were told it was OK to bring water guns, yay! So we went out and bought a couple of cheap water guns. Long story short, my kid had fun, but was severely outgunned…
So I thought maybe I’d see if the internet had a solution to that. 
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Hello world!
I kept trying to figure out a way to present past information on this site, as well as easily enable me to present future information or thoughts, while also not having to roll-my-own CMS for the umpteenth time.
So I figure I’ll give wordpress a try. I’ll see if I can link it the way I want to present past information properly, while also allowing future information to be linked together/etc.
Cross your fingers! 
Fruit [and some vegetables]
What’s with the fruit?
The fruit represents my nickname, Scurvy. Many years ago, I was in a summer camp in the town that I grew up in, one of those that’s supposed to keep us kids out of trouble. I was given this nickname by a guy named Sean Palmer (name not changed, to expose the guilty). It’s probably based on my last name (Scriven, remember.), but he’s never really told me why he named me after a disease. At the time, and for many years afterwards I actually didn’t like him, for that one reason, but since I started to train with him, when I was about 16 or so, I’ve realised that he’s a cool guy.
BUT, enough about That… Now that I have the nickname I’ve taken a liking to it. Scurvy is, as you know, the disease that comes from a lack of Vitamin C in your diet. The sailors used to get it a lot crossing the oceans without fresh fruit.
This page is dedicated to all the fruit and veggies that give you large amounts of Vitamin C, and thus combat Scurvy. It doesn’t, however, get rid of me.
2014 WordPress Update: I’ve realised just how old this page is, I had collected the various images here because there weren’t many available online… in 1996ish when this page first started. I’ll keep this images for historical reasons, but if you really want more pictures follow the links!
2019 WordPress Update: Old yanked pictures were lost in a move, so I’ve re-captured them. Added some new ones of new fruits and vegetables too.
Bumper Stickers
“Bumper Stickers” was a term I first heard used by Scott Tadman. These are his original words on the topic from the 1990s, as well as my growing collection.
[They are known as banner ads, but I still prefer Bumper Stickers.]