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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Dawgs Tonight
Hitting the Okotoks Dawgs baseball game this evening. It should be a good night. The temperature is in the mid 20s and no rain in the forecast. Really nice stadium, a small town park done right. I will snap a … Continue reading
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Hello, RBC
I have moved from CIBC to RBC. Essentially, I opened an account at CIBC because a friends wife was the branch manager and she’s cool. She connected me with a personal banker who was very helpful. Ever since I moved … Continue reading
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Extra long weekend
I am only working a few hours today, I have lieu time from my excursions around Alberta and I have to use it, otherwise it gets paid out. I am not allowed to bank the lieu time, oh well. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Personal, Work, Zeus, Blondie, Hera and Twix
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Gregg Zaun
So, I do enjoy watching the Blue Jays on TV and I will often catch other games on Rogers SportsNet including the play-offs and of course, the World Series. One of their “personalities” is Gregg Zaun. He is a former … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Rant and Rave
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I’m like Hobbes?
I always thought that I was more Calvin like. You be the judge:
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The Keg
I have been in Alberta for 2 months now, longer than that actually. In this time, I have not had the chance to have an Alberta Steak. Shame on me. So, I sort of felt like steak last evening. Had … Continue reading
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Wow, that went by quickly
That weekend flew by. I was supposed to be pretty busy. Umpiring on Friday night and a double header on Saturday both were cancelled. I went to the Crossroads Market on Saturday morning and purchased some cabbage rolls and perogies … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Vehicles
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The Weather – The Weekend
I was supposed to umpire a game last night at Deerfoot Park. Game time was 6:30pm. I arrive shortly after 5:30pm and the gate is locked and no one is around. So I call the scheduler and he says that … Continue reading
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Keepin’ Busy
Yesterday at work was my first full day in what is called ITAssist. I don’t answer any phone calls, which I am good with, I get assigned requests that come in from the users. We use the same system that … Continue reading
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Lethbridge
My tour of Alberta is nearly done. I have visited Red Deer (and 2 little towns near Red Deer), Edmonton (and its 3 offices) now Lethbridge and its a small office 30km from there). One more trip, scheduled for sometime … Continue reading
Posted in Work
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