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50cm of snow? That’s nothing…
We ended up with about 50cm of snow on October 2. Calgary got somewhere near 40cm, other places in Southern Alberta were hit just as hard. Records were broken. We typically do not see this amount of snow any time, … Continue reading
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Snow and Baseball…
Although today isn’t the first snow of the season, that would have been Saturday night into Sunday morning, this is the first major snowfall of the season. We’ve had snow in the upper mountains for nearly a month, on and … Continue reading
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Great weekend, lousy weather…
The past weekend was a good one. I headed to Calgary, well, actually Olds, Alberta first to pick up a friend, then back to Calgary for dinner at Red Lobster, endless shrimp and then the Crash Test Dummies concert at … Continue reading
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Cheaper internet, I found it… :)
I have canceled some streaming services that I was using in order to cut down on my data usage. Netflix, unfortunately, is gone. I didn’t use it a lot, maybe 2-3 times a month, but at 3-4GB per hour for … Continue reading
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Too much data…
As I have written, I canceled my satellite internet service that I had with Xplornet. It was OK in the second half of August, the delays were tolerable if not irritating. It was a bit slow, again due to latency … Continue reading
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Baseball playoffs and a long weekend for me…
It is almost time for MLB playoffs. We are now heading into the last weekend of the regular season. The AL is all wrapped up but the NL, other than Atlanta is still open. The Dodgers, whom I hate, are … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, My Dogs, Personal, Work
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A good weekend, went by too quickly (per usual)…
Saturday was a relaxing day. Went into town and visiting with a friend and bought myself an ATV. It even has a plow so I will be able to clear my driveway in the winter. Gotta love lazy Saturdays. Today … Continue reading
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DSL, well, no, you can’t have it…
Yesterday, I reported that I was getting DSL service through an Ontario company called VMedia. It was a good deal, under $70 per month for unlimited DSL service, 50mbps down, 10mbps up. Shortly after signing up, I got an email … Continue reading
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DSL where I am? Sounds like it…
As I have mentioned, I have canceled my internet with Xplornet. I was using their satellite system and in heavy cloud cover, I had intermittent internet, at best. That doesn’t work when I use internet for my work and need … Continue reading
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Weekends go by too quickly…
The weekend was good, as most weekends are, but it went by way too quickly, as most weekends do. Saturday, I did my monthly run into Lethbridge. I had a 9am appointment at TD bank as I wanted one of … Continue reading
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