Monthly Archives: February 2026

Winter has returned…

We had 10 days, perhaps two weeks at most of cold, snowy weather around Christmas 2025. January was way above normal in terms of temperature and below normal with snow, this carried on into February as well. For the last … Continue reading

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Packing, organizing and packing…

I really don’t like moving. Those of you who know me, and have known me for a long time would think, quite logically, that the statement is a lie, at best. I lived in the house I grew up in … Continue reading

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Ready to move…

My moving boxes arrived yesterday. I use a service called EcoBox when I move. They are reusable plastic totes that have closing lids and are completely stackable. It’s a great service and I’ve used it a bunch of times. I … Continue reading

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Trip to Ontario…

I’m planning a trip to Ontario at the end of August. I received an email from Air Canada and one of the deals was a return flight to Toronto and the price was ridiculously inexpensive. So, I’ve booked August 27 … Continue reading

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More on cars…

So I went and looked at and priced out a Jeep Wrangler 2-door Willys Edition, fully loaded, all the bells and whistles that a Jeep offers. It came in at around 62k, before GST, so, under my spending cap of … Continue reading

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A new car?

I’ve spent the last couple of days, against doctor’s orders I suppose since I’m supposed to be taking it easy, visiting various car dealerships looking at cars. Now, I’m currently driving a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander and I love it. It’s … Continue reading

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I’m tired of CPS showing up at my door…

I went to bed relatively early last night, about 9pm. Shortly before 10, there was a bang on the front door and Apollo reacted as one might expect a dog to, with barking. Anyway, I threw on a bathrobe and … Continue reading

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More shopping…

I bought myself a new mattress yesterday, a Temperpedic, it was on sale which is great cause I couldn’t afford one of it wasn’t on sale, they are quite pricy. I opted for a King mattress as well. With two … Continue reading

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Super Bowl?

I went to the Canadian Brewhouse to watch the Super Bowl yesterday with a former coworker. The food was ok, not spectacular by any means but decent. I had deep fried pickles which were quite good and followed that up … Continue reading

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Apollo, the Hero…

Apollo is being hailed by Calgary Police Service as a hero today !!! Last night, well, early this morning at around 1:20AM, I was leaving the 7/11 and was accosted by two youths, 18 and 19 years old who tried … Continue reading

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