Head Tale

Category Archives: Family

Music Monday – “Spring is almost over/And the summer’s come/The day’s are getting long”

I had such an amazing time camping this long weekend at Nickle Lake with Shea’s folks at their seasonal site, I thought I’d do a bulleted list of some of the highlights. (To set the scene, Shea’s parents have possibly the the nicest site in the entire campground. They’ve had it for nearly a decade […]

¶ Posted 01 August 2011 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, holiday, parents, saskatchewan, weather

Saturday Snap – Hands Up!

¶ Posted 30 July 2011 § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: cute, holiday, saskatchewan

1001 Rules For My Unborn Son

Or for my first-born son.

¶ Posted 19 July 2011 § ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: parents

Our Newfoundland Itinerary

I thought it might be nice to post our Newfoundland itinerary with some of the details about what we did, stuff we ate (& drank!), where we ate, and other tips/suggestions for a trip to The Rock – both for our family and friends and for anyone who stumbles across this post looking for some […]

¶ Posted 14 July 2011 § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: holiday, travel

Newfoundland Trip – Ferryland Picnic

And how’s your day going? 😉

¶ Posted 03 July 2011 § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, holiday, travel

Sappy Sunday – The Last Post

A 41-year old blogger in British Columbia dies of complications from stage four colorectal cancer. Knowing that he’s dying of cancer gives him the wonderful opportunity to compose one last blog entry to be posted after his death where he can write about some of his thoughts on family, life and the beauty of it […]

¶ Posted 26 June 2011 § MemoryLane § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: atheism, health

Saturday Snap – Surveying the Damage

From earlier today, Pace and my dad check out the #56 highway north of Indian Head which recently collapsed due to the massive amount of rainfall we’ve had this spring and summer.

¶ Posted 25 June 2011 § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: parents, saskatchewan, weather

What Really Makes A Vacation Seem Real…

…is when you can look up the long-range forecast for your destination and get a sense of what the weather might be like for your trip. One week until we’re in St. John’s – hope the sunny weather forecast holds!

¶ Posted 23 June 2011 § Randomness § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: travel, weather

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

“Men, Which Books or Movies Have Most Resonated With Your Inner Thoughts?” (AskMF) MetaSkim – a new news site that attempts to provide targeted local news (MetaFilter) YouTube now has (some really old and/or unknown and/or direct-to-video type) movies for free Google Execs and other tech experts are attending a summit to discuss the future […]

¶ Posted 21 June 2011 § Library § Politics § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, copyright, economics, google, movies, youtube

A Father’s Day Ramble

With my self-imposed “you must post daily” rule for this blog, I admit there are lots of days when I mail it in by posting a few brief lines or a single link to a different web site. But then, there are some days when I feel like I should put a bit more effort […]