I am normally against stuff like this, but I am going to use the semi-popularity of my blog to pimp out something personal.  My brother and three of my friends have formed a band and have a pretty amazing sound.  I haven’t quite pinpointed their exact style, but it’s definitely a strong seventies-influenced sound.  The band is called The Black Devils Brigade and they have three songs available for download on their website at http://www.blackdevilsbrigade.com/.

So, give them a listen and let me (or them) know what you think.

Chris.

Hi all.  I have decided to take on a good cause for the month of November.  I am normally clean shaven (with the exception of a soul patch that I have sported for years as a form of admiration and respect for the great Frank Zappa).  However, this month I am growing a mustache for an important purpose – to raise funds to aid in Prostate Cancer research.

What many people don’t know is that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer to afflict Canadian men with 25,500 diagnosed and 4,400 dying from the disease each year. I feel that if I can help in any way by growing a bit of facial hair and reach out for donations then so beit.

The cause is called Movember. I have a personal page where you can track my progress and help if at all possible. If you can, I would appreciate donations to help the cause.  If you cannot donate, that is fine as well. All I ask is for your support during this time (hey – for a guy who shaves regularly I think an itchy face is definitely something in need of your support). You can click on the link below to donate or to follow my progress.  I will add before, during and after photos shortly.

http://ca.movember.com/mospace/473619/

Thanks everyone,

Chris.

I managed to find a nice Theme for my blog. Surprisingly, it did not take me that long to find it, install it, and modify it to my liking. It is called Anvil and is made by Spectacu.la.

Anyway – I hope you like it.  I am going to continue making visual modifications as I see fit throughout the week.  If you have any ideas or recommendations on the site, please email or tweet me.

Chris.

Hi all. My apologies in advance if the appearance of this blog doesn’t seem quite right over the course of today. Although I really like the simplicity of the current theme, it doesn’t quite serve the purpose I need it to for this blog.

I’ll be looking for and experimenting with various themes throughout the day. Once I have found something I’m happy with I will let you all know.

Thanks all.

Chris.

Hi all. I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while (to this blog or Twitter). I have been extremely busy and haven’t had much time for anything that doesn’t have to do IPAM, DNS or DHCP. On the upside, I have been able to get a lot of reading done when flying – I find it helps keep me sharp. I am about 130 pages into Richard Dawkins’ The GOD Delusion and it has been a great read so far.

Anyway, gotta run……

Chris.

Since I was a young boy I had my doubts concerning religion and the supposed belief in a sky-god. When I reached my mid-teens I finally decided to extinguish my uneasy feelings and thoughts when it came to determining what I believed in.  I struggled for a long time with belief and finally accepted what was in front of me my entire life – the fact that there is no supreme being who created me and the universe and everything in between.

I no longer consider that a sky-god might exist or that the mythical places of heaven and hell exist – I am one hundred percent Atheist and am proud of it.  I am now comfortable with my personal belief system (that’s right people – belief or non-belief is personal.  Killing one another over differences in belief or insulting another person because he or she believes in the “wrong” god or no god at all is childish and ignorant).

That’s it for now.  There will definitely be more to follow, but for now I’ll leave you with a brief brain dump before I head out to see what San Antonio has to offer.  I have one day to check it out – and it happens to be Fiesta.  Maybe I’ll have a little fun…

Chris.

Welcome to christophercain.ca. This blog was just installed c/o Wordpress. If I can make the time to add interesting content I’ll add some soon.

In the meantime you can contact me at chris@christophercain.ca.

Chris