Bow rising

The Bow building, still under construction in downtown Calgary, is slowly rising to become the tallest skyscraper in western Canada.

Life imitates art

Seen at Place Victoria in Montreal this weekend:

Apparently, I can’t count

Oops: My Sun column this morning about math exams … contains a math error.
Your chances of acing a multiple choice exam are not necessarily better than winning Lotto 6-49. That depends on how many questions the exam has. (At 20 questions, your chances are about even.)
However, your chances for each question are better than 6-49.
Thanks to an astute reader for pointing this out.

Fascinating

Seen at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller:

Every time I visit, the kids are absolutely fascinated by this display.

Sharp arguments

My Calgary Sun column today was about a recent incident where concert-goers trying to attend a show by a Punjabi artist were told they could not attend because they were wearing kirpans.
I’ve been receiving lots of negative e-mail reaction to my commentary, in which I argue kirpans are religious symbols and are inherently harmless. My reply has been almost identical in every case, and I feel compelled to share the gist of my replies here with everyone.

Allowing people to wear kirpans is not a threat to Canadian identity or the religious freedom of the majority. No one is forcing non-Sikhs to wear a kirpan, just as Christians aren’t forcing non-Christians to carry a cross.

If someone chooses to use a kirpan (or anything else) as a weapon, it says more about the person than it does about the object, doesn’t it?

What do you think?

Really wide view

Check out this link for awesome panoramic images:
http://www.panoramaml.com/

Still snowy

Beautiful scenery along Hwy. 22, just north of Hwy. 3.

Makeover means new link

The Calgary Sun website recently got a radical makeover.
The result is a much cleaner layout for better reader navigation.
There are also new features, including RSS feeds and browsing for your mobile phone.
The change also means my columns have a new home.
Please go check it out if you have a moment.

‘Final Edition’ – the end of the Rocky Mountain News

Sent to me by a colleague. Worth watching if you haven’t seen it.

Final Edition from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo.

Equate this

An interesting-looking hold at Crux Climbing and Bouldering in Calgary: