Category Archives: Personal

Play Ball !!! Back to umpiring this week. I have expanded the league’s that I’ve made myself available to. I’ll be umpiring for Babe Ruth Calgary, Calgary North Baseball League, High River Baseball and Baseball Alberta. This far, I’ve got … Continue reading →

Today wasn’t the best of days to be sure… It started out with me discovering the potential job I had “in the bag” at work didn’t exist. The guy who spoke to me about it wasted over an hour of … Continue reading →

I’m attending an umpiring clinic this morning. This must mean that spring is right around the corner, right? Well, one can hope. It’ll be a cold and cloudy day today. I doubt we will be outside. The weather will be … Continue reading →

Well, the weather forecasters were correct for a change. We got somewhere between 8-10″ of snow overnight and into today. It cleared around Noon or so. What fun. Where’s Spring? The sidewalks in my apartment complex have been nicely cleared. … Continue reading →

Monday and Tuesday it felt like Spring, finally, temps were in the mid teens. Today and Thursday, we are expected to get up to 30cm of snow. Spring takes a LONG time to spring in Calgary and Alberta in general.  … Continue reading →

I did nothing yesterday, except take the dogs to the dog park. It wasn’t as warm as it was supposed to be. We only got to about 12C, whereas they were calling for 18C. Spring sorta of looks like it … Continue reading →

The dogs and I made an afternoon/evening trip to Crowsnest Pass yesterday. We were going to stop at Backcountry Butchers for some meat but that didn’t happen. We did go out for dinner with a friend from the Pass. Well, … Continue reading →

I have had what I call seasonal insomnia for the past 30ish years. I have it for anywhere from 3 – 6 months at a time, then I sleep fine for 6 – 24 months, or somewhere in there. I … Continue reading →

I’m putting down a deposit tomorrow for a 2026 Ford Bronco Sport, it’s a custom.order that’ll be delivered in August. I don’t really need a new vehicle, but I want it. I’m keeping my 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander, that’ll be my … Continue reading →