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Hawaii Trip Highlights

Well, we made it back from Hawaii and are now suffering that weird mix of happiness and sadness that you feel when you’re glad to be home after a period of time away but also wishing your holiday never had to come to an end. I was going to try to do a list of […]

Posted 28 January 2012 § Family § MemoryLane § Wisdom ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Hawaii Trip – Sarento’s

Had our farewell dinner at very expensive but very delicious Sarento’s on the Beach…

Posted 26 January 2012 § Family § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Hawaii Trip – Road to Hana

A few shots from our trip on the infamous “Road to Hana” today. You must stop for hot-from-the-oven banana bread around the halfway mark (coincidence – I have an Aunt Sandi who’s a major fan of all things Hawaiian!): The view of a black sand beach: One of the many waterfalls along the trail (the […]

Posted 23 January 2012 § Family § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Hawaii Trip – We made it!

Posted 12 January 2012 § Family § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – My Year in First Lines

Every year on December 31, I do a “Year End Memes” post which has two parts – the first answers a bunch of questions about the past year.  The second provides an overview of my year via the first lines of each month’s blog post during the past twelve months. Last year, I split them […]

Posted 30 December 2011 § Family § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

A Small Pat on the Back (or Is That the Belly?)

As is often the case with many people who gain weight as they get older, I went from a high school graduating weight of 180 lbs to a “freshman fifteen” (okay, forty!) that took me up to around 220 in undergrad to a lifestyle in Calgary that was full of drinking beer, eating out and […]

Posted 29 December 2011 § Family § MemoryLane § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Movember Is Over

Movember is over and here’s the first and final shot of my ‘stash.  (I am so happy to have proved my body produces testosterone!) Thanks to all of my family, friends, classmates, work colleagues and others who donated (and you still can!) My modest initial fundraising goal was $100 but after I enter a few […]

Posted 01 December 2011 § Family § MemoryLane § Randomness § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Banure!

Agribition is one of the biggest agricultural fairs in the world and therefore, a big part of Saskatchewan life and economy. Pace’s cousin’s uncles and grandpa were showing cattle at the show so Shea took Pace down to take in the sights (and smells!)  Luckily, Pace didn’t scratch his nose and buy a bison like […]

Posted 26 November 2011 § Family § MemoryLane § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

How Did Your Parents Make Christmas More Real For You?

It’s exactly one month until Santa makes his rounds and, inspired by a conversation with a co-worker this week, I posted a question on AskMetafilter that got a lot of great replies as well as a lot of people marking it as a favourite question. (It’s a bit hard to read the post because I […]

Posted 24 November 2011 § Family § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – 11 Sounds Your Kids Have Probably Never Heard

Luckily, through the magic of YouTube, now they can!

Posted 18 November 2011 § Family § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Randomness § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,