Welcome! My name is Jonathan Snook and this is my personal home on the world wide web.
I am a web designer and developer based in Ottawa, Canada and I use this site as an opportunity to journal about my interests including technology, design, food, travel, coffee, and whatever else might be happening in my life.
A Whole Bunch of Good Songs Vol 2
I mentioned last year about the mixtapes my brother used to make. Well, just the other week, my mom mentioned that she still had a bunch of her tapes and that my brother’s mixtapes might be in amongst them and sure enough, I found the very tape that I remember most. Named aptly, A Whole Bunch of Good Songs Vol 2. I wasn’t entirely sure when my brother put together this tape but given tha...
Smarch
It’s mid-March and the weather has been vacillating between balmy sweater weather and the frozen tundra that need hollowed out tauntauns to stay warm. I’ve chosen to sequester myself indoors until some semblance of summer remains with relative consistency. Estate I’ve been using some of that time to review all things financial. With both my kids now in adulthood, I’ve been reviewing...
The Canal
I’ve lived in Ottawa since I was a teenager. In all of the time I’ve lived here, there has been a tourist attraction: The Rideau Canal Skateway. Every winter, the National Capital Commission prepares and maintains one of the longest skating rinks in the world at just over 7 kilometres in length. Despite the availability and proximity to this attraction, I can’t remember ever taking the t...