1. I am of the firm belief that it is now impossible to get H5N1 out of the ecosystem of North America. Bluntly put, there is now simply too much virus present in wild birds and mammals to be able to contain it. There are also likely many more human cases than reported. — Conor […]
1. What did you do this year that you’d never done before? After 15 years of being outspoken, opinionated and irreverent in my career at RPL, I was called into HR meetings not once but multiple times over the past year or so. I even ended up getting referred for personal coaching! I made my […]
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Posted 31 December 2024
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I’ve been reading a lot about the early Wednesday morning murder of the CEO of United Healthcare who was killed while walking into a shareholder’s meeting at a New York City hotel. Although things are still fresh, details aren’t fully known and, as I type this, the killer is still at large, it would appear […]
My first trip to Vegas was around 1992-1993, my second was around 2010 and my most recent was earlier this year. So pretty wild to look at a video from around the time of my first visit and compare it to how much has changed in the last thirty or so years!
Hopefully my posting is (mostly) back to regular now that we’re packed up our campsite for the season. Once again, instead of retroactively backdating posts for the days I missed, it’s easier to just do it in a single catch-up post… Throwback Thursday – First Day of Kindergarten Hard to believe Pace starts Grade 12 […]
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Posted 02 September 2024
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This is very cool… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Viraj Mistry (@viraj_musician07)
I mean, when a margarita from a bar in a casino costs you $20 (plus tip!) and you can buy a canned margarita or beer that’s bigger than your head for $4.99 and drink it openly on the Strip since it’s legal to do so, (not to mention buying basic groceries, snacks, pop, souvenirs, etc. […]
We may see this guy in Vegas and I’m secretly thinking it might be one of those unexpected highlights of the trip based on the YouTube clips I’ve seen…
My cousin in Calgary was surprised when some friends arranged for an Elvis impersonator to come to her 50th birthday celebration. This coincided with my aunt and uncle, also in Calgary, having their 50th Anniversary so it became a bit of a mini-family reunion. A picture of all aunts and uncles present made me imagine […]
