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Monthly Archives: December 2013
See ya 2013
Well, 2013 is over in a few hours. What went on this year? Well, quite a lot actually. I got a car again in early 2013. I went through the winter without one, it wasn’t that bad actually. It was … Continue reading
2013 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,200 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading
Photo Radar
OK, something that I really don’t like about Alberta. Photo radar. We used to have it in Ontario, only, as I recall, for a few years. I never got hit by it. Typically, I don’t speed. Same deal in Calgary, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Rant and Rave
Tagged $87 fine, 30 Km/h, caught doing 44 Km/h, my plate, my vehicle, playground zone, speeding ticket
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OK. Who gave me this cold?
I have been in Calgary for nearly two years and in the last few days, I have developed my first cold while being here. I hate colds. I imagine that we all do. I suspect, although I can’t prove it, … Continue reading
Back to work
I have to go back to work tomorrow, sort of. I will be working from home because the office is closed. I also only have to work 8am-10am because I have 5.5 hours of lieu time remaining. So, 2 hours … Continue reading
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World Junior Tournament
An annual Boxing Day tradition for many, aside from going to a shopping mall and squeezing in with thousands of other bargain hunters is watching Team Canada play in the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. This year it is in … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Boxing Day, hockey, IIHF World Junior Championships, Sweden, Team Canada
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Christmas Dinner
I had a few invited for Christmas Dinner which was very nice of the people who invited me. I decided to stay home and have dinner with the pups. I had purchased a Butterball stuffed turkey breast. When it was … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas
I am not much of a Christmas guy. It is likely because there are no kids in my family, immediate family anyway. The last two years, I have not been able to spend Christmas with my family. My immediate family … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Zeus, Blondie, Hera and Twix
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The places I’ve lived
Not sure why I was thinking about this today, but I was. I have lived in a LOT of places in my life. My childhood, teen-aged and young adult years were stable. I lived at the same place from the … Continue reading
Where do weekends go?
This weekend, like many weekends flew by. Wow. Saturday morning I had to do a little running around and shopping. The grocery store wasn’t that busy which was good – in and out pretty quickly. It is amazing how quickly … Continue reading
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