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Happy 11th Anniversary, Shea!

I posted this picture on our third anniversary back in 2006 but see that the link to the graphic’s ended up broken during one of my blog moves. So here’s the image once again – my favourite wedding picture (well, not counting the more spontaneous one of Shea running out of the water just as a […]

¶ Posted 05 March 2014 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Photo § Sad § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, parents, travel

Anniversary? What Anniversary?

Just looked back through my previous posts on February 6 of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. I may have mentioned it in passing in one of those entries or done something on a different nearby date. But apparently I’ve never once written about the fact that February 6 is Shea’s and my […]

¶ Posted 06 February 2014 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: alberta, economics

Good Luck in the Super Bowl @jonryan9 #yqr #sb48

Saskatchewan’s been buzzing for the last couple weeks after the Seattle Seahawks qualified to go the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos. Usually Saskatchewan football fans are focused on a team wearing a different shade of green and the NFL isn’t as popular as the Canadian Football League for most people. But this game has special […]

¶ Posted 02 February 2014 § Canada § Humour § List § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Sports § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: saskatchewan, unitedstates

Another Great Thing About Reddit…

…it’s a great resource to get non-traditional thoughts, pictures and feedback on local news and events. Just like my recent post on the value of Google Street Maps as a way to “travel” without leaving home, Reddit can help you do the same, especially when there is a current news event happening in a specific […]

¶ Posted 29 January 2014 § Canada § Family § Pace § Randomness § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: travel, unitedstates, weather

Holiday Visits = Tech Support Time

Went out to my parents’ for New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day. As the image above notes, going home often means doing tech support – whether for Shea’s folks, my folks or anybody else I’m visiting. Not that I mind – I always am happy to have something I can contribute and am somewhat decent at […]

¶ Posted 02 January 2014 § Family § Humour § Technology § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: parents

I Thought Last Night Was When We Were Supposed to Stay Up Until Midnight, Not Tonight!

So why are both kids still up (and apparently making a break for it???)

¶ Posted 01 January 2014 § Family § Humour § Pace § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute

2013 “End-of-Year Questions” Meme: Sasha’s Born & Paul’s Not Dead, Ryan Meili Loses and the Riders Win

1. What did you do this year that you’d never done before? Well, since Pace was born by caesarean section, this year I got to see my wife give birth (I mean, *really* give birth!) which is the type of thing that, as a husband, makes you less likely to complain about anything ever again! […]

¶ Posted 31 December 2013 § Meme § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: google, history, language, parents

Christmas 2013: By The Numbers

I haven’t blogged for a few days as I got overwhelmed and busy with that “real life” thing as Shea’s folks and mine joined us from the 27th until the 29th to have a belated Christmas together. Here are a few numbers from the past week… 0 – number of times I’ve left the house […]

¶ Posted 29 December 2013 § Family § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language, parents

The Best Christmas Ever?

Only partly tongue-in-cheek, I often think that the best Christmas I ever had was when we were living in Calgary and Shea had to work on a 7am to 3pm shift on Christmas Day, leaving me all alone for the day. It sounds sad but it turned out to be a wonderful, relaxing, enjoyable day. […]