Countdown to Germany - Race day

So race day arrived finally and with it's arrival, my clumsiness seemed to disappear. After nearly falling down some stairs y…

Countdown to Germany days 5 and 6

Germany here we come. I travelled to Germany on Thursday. Thankfully it was a scheduled rest day and it's a good job. Flight …

Countdown to Germany - days 3 and 4 aka #tapermadness

So unfortunately I had to go to work on days three and four and with my return to work came the fact that my precisely planned ta…

Finding the spark again as a software tester

My short post about losing and finding the spark for software testing is published now on the uTest blog: Finding the spark again…

A Guide To Preparing Your Pool For The Summer

There is nothing better than summer. Summer means more time with your friends and family, better outdoor weather, and a lot of ti…

Countdown to Germany - day 2

Wow I had forgotten how hard tapering is. When you go from working hard to ticking along it is easy to get carried away with your…

Countdown to Germany - part 1

Forget the countdown to the pending World Cup in Brazil. There is something far more pressing in my mind at the moment. The count…

My turn to support

After two years of competing in triathlons and being superbly supported by #MrsSmoker2Ironman at each and every event, I thought …

Differences between Selenium ID, Selenium RC and Web Driver

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A Roundup of Reviews of some New Gluten-Free Books

The Crispy Cook mailbox has recently been stuffed with a spate of gluten-free books to review.  The variety of the books I've…

All In For Adult Swim

T he Upper Valley Aquatic Center (U.V.A.C.) is a place where fun and water safety rub shoulders with fitness and skill mastery. W…

Five Reasons Your Child Should Take Swim Lessons This Summer

Swimming is a very popular exercise all across the world. According to experts, children should learn how to swim in the perio…

Getting destroyed by a legend

So today Blizard Physiotherapy put on a turbo session with Kev Dawson for the members of Doncaster Triathlon Club . With a sligh…

Dipping my Culinary Toe into Persian Waters with Funny in Farsi

Firoozeh Dumas’ first memoir, Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America (NY: Random House, 2003), is a collection…

Winter Hot Tub Care Tips

In Ontario and other cold regions, there's nothing like taking a dip in your outdoor hot tub or spa. Soaking in the steamy wa…

How to Become a Swimming Superhero

It is a well known fact that every superhero has to have a special suit, a cape or a mask to be taken seriously. At the same time…