Tag Archives: life

Let’s call that a career in IT…

Today marks the end of my journey as an IT Professional. It started about 31 years ago, full time and a few years before that as a part-time tech support agent. It ends today after just over 4 years at … Continue reading

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A very relaxing weekend…

That was basically a weekend of nothing. On Saturday, I took the dogs to the dog park in the morning and then watched three baseball games. First up was the Jays @ Twins, the Jays won in convincing fasion. The … Continue reading

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Let’s go on a trip…

I have a few trips coming up and a few people are visiting Calgary as well. Next week, my friend T comes to visit from Ontario for 5 days. It will be a good visit, I am sure. We are … Continue reading

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Some stuff to do…

So, with my recent medical prognosis, I need to do some “things” for the inevitable. I need to get a will together. That is on my to-do list for May. A friend is going to assist me with it, she … Continue reading

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The weekend…

The umpire clinic was this weekend. I arrived right after 830am and said my hellos to the other “older” umpires. All of the attendees were kids, none older than 18, most 14-17. I will state, for the record, that males … Continue reading

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A busy few days…

My new place is finally setup and organized, well, almost. I am 90-95% complete now. I got stalled because someone is using my storage locker and I cannot get the stuff that needs to go in there, there. I sent … Continue reading

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Patricia Bulpit

My friend and former co-worker, Patricia Bulpit passed away on Saturday, March 14 in Oshawa. Her daughter-in-law found her. I cannot imagine walking into that… Patricia and I worked at BDO together, although she worked out of the National office … Continue reading

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Impounded…

I had to make a trip to Pincher Creek on Thursday night. My car reported that I had 480km of range. That should have gotten me to Pincher Creek and back without any issues. Yeah, no. I made it back … Continue reading

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What’s been going on?

Well, quite a lot, actually. I received some bad news on Sunday. My friend and former co-working Patricia Bulpit passed away on Saturday. Her daughter-in-law found her in her in-law suite. Patricia was let go from her job last year, … Continue reading

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Almost there…

I am slowly, but surely getting my new place organized. The slow areas are the office and unpacking and organizing my clothes. Everything else is setup and ready to go. I have been here for 2 weeks now, so, I … Continue reading

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