In the past month I have had a couple of old classmates tell me they couldn't find my Facebook page amidst the thousands of people who share my name. Unfortunately my name is very common, and with Facebook eliminating their refine search feature a while ago it is harder than ever to find my account among the background noise.

For any friends/family/coworkers/classmates who wish to find me, the address is https://www.facebook.com/cbird. I am always happy to connect and reunite with people from ...
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It is 2:00am and I am looking at a minimum of another five hours of work to remove a nasty computer virus. That will teach me to be fully awake before hitting OK on a software update notification, and to carefully check its authenticity first. I need coffee...

There is also a very small chance that it could send e-mails out from my account. I am confident that I caught it in time, and I am certain that my address book was not compromised (it is on another system entirely) but just in case one ...
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A quick reminder for my fellow Esquimalt High School alumni that there is a centenary celebration and reunion on Friday and Saturday this week (or May 15 & May 16 for those who use calendars). It is a celebration of the school's 100th anniversary this year, and former students are welcome to attend. More information on the event and ticket purchases can be found here.
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Probably most of you already know of what happened in Nepal recently, but for those who have been in a cave, there has been a devastating earthquake that has destroyed villages and killed many. I have many friends who have visited this beautiful country over the years, and I have always dreamed of making the trek myself someday. It is a tragedy that they have been hit like this.

Charitable donations can be made here.
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