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Buying stuff online
I made a purchase recently of some baseball gear online. It was from a US web site, I don’t think there is a Canadian web site that sells what I was looking for. In US dollars, the prices were pretty … Continue reading
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Municipal Politics
I typically do not get involved with Municipal Politics. Before I started working at the Region of Niagara, I didn’t get involved in Regional politics – thankfully, in Alberta, we don’t have that wasted second tier of Government. Here, we … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Rant and Rave
Tagged Alberta, Calgary, Mayor, Mayor Nenshi, Municipal Politics, taxes
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That was some boring hockey…
Yesterday, my work had an event at Brewster’s, a restaurant right around the corner from the office. Sort of a meet and greet – there are a lot of new staff in the office with co-op positions starting in January … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Rant and Rave, Work
Tagged Brewster's, Calgary Hitmen, pizza & wings, winter, work event
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Winter
Calgary is having a non-typical Calgary winter. It is much more like a Southern Ontario winter it would seem to me. It was very cold and snowy in December, I will admit, BUT, most of December is still fall, not … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Personal, Rant and Rave
Tagged baseball, ice, snow, Umpiring, winter
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Religion. Why?
As a lot of us do, I use Facebook on a regular basis, perhaps too much even. Perhaps it is one of those things that I will try to cut back on. I enjoy catching up with what friends are … Continue reading
A new year, a new blog post…
I was surprised when I read my 2013 blog report that I had only posted 89 (or so, I don’t remember) blog posts in 2013. I suppose that in the early part of the year, I had lost the blogging … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Goodbye 2013, resolutions, smoking, Welcome 2014
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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
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
The Holidays
It is that time of year again – The Holidays. Christmas Eve. Christmas. Boxing Day. New Years Eve. Yeah, whatever. I have not really been all that in to Christmas for a number of years. I am the youngest of … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Rant and Rave, Work
Tagged Boxing Day, Christmas, stat holiday, work
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