The Algoma Retriever Trials were this weekend. I’m exhausted and sunburnt. As a club member, my job is to drive around between the test sites and deliver lunches and drinks…
Read MoreLong Weekend
My long weekend has started! FOUR days off! Well not really off, I’m volunteering all weekend. Every August long weekend our Algoma Retriever Club runs a weekend long North American…
Read MoreSummer TV
Okay enough about tennis. (Played 4 times in the last week and I’m stiff and sore and still not good!!) So as a new topic, it’s time for a summer…
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Gorgeous Saturday in the Sault today. We did our Saturday shopping, and both bought some new New Balance tennis shoes (yes, exactly the same kind, same model, my bad, but…
Read MoreTennis again
Well I was in no mood for tennis tonight. I had a headache (long story, didn’t realize the iced tea I had been drinking for the last week had caffeine…
Read MoreI’m a tennis star… well not quite.
Hercules* and I bought tennis rackets today and hit the courts! Both of us decided we need to start being more active. I’ve been working on my treadmill more, but…
Read MoreIt was so close I could smell it!!
There was a big thunderstorm heading our way today. I was tracking it on the weather radars. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued. The temperature dropped to 24C (still with…
Read MoreOntario Heading Towards Rolling Blackouts!
Quick! Turn off your computers!!! And your Air Conditioning! Ontario is using way too much power! We’re heading towards rolling black-outs! Current power usage: http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/media/md_index.asp IESO Appeals for Reduced Electricity…
Read MoreWeekend
You know, I’m remembering why winter is my favourite season. I love aspects of the summer, like gardening, and lawnchairs, and beer, but…. The heat… the unbelievable humidity. It’s been…
Read MoreA lesson in productivity
You have to click on this link, especially if it’s Friday afternoon and you are at work: http://home.cwru.edu/~jnt5/Planarity/ I’m on level 10 !! Can you beat me?
Read MoreThis is what happens when you get old?
I’m 29. My thinking framework is completely changing. Things I used to be against, with every fibre of my being, are now looking appealing. I used to make SO much…
Read MoreGiddy! It’s that time of year again!
I hate CNN. Biased reporting, missing the big picture, repetitive, ridiculous. But on days like today, I just can’t peel myself away from it. It’s hurricane season kiddos. That’s a…
Read MoreWar of the Worlds
We escaped the heat by going to see War of the Worlds this evening. I liked it. I’m not much of a Tom Cruise fan, and as my brother warned…
Read MoreChickens!
You tell the blogosphere your dog has cancer, and everyone is too chicken to post a comment! Well Winger is doing well. I’ve done lots of reading. I’ve read stories…
Read MoreWinger: Not so good news
Winger went to the vet today to get some fluid drained from under his incision. He’s healing really well, probably because I’ve made him keep the cone on. The results…
Read MoreYou’ve got to be kidding me…
I tried to turn my laptop on this morning, but the power button is pushed into the laptop. In a small flicker of luck, I was trying to pry it…
Read MoreCanada Day Long Weekend
My brother Brian and his wife Leanne came up for the Canada Day long weekend. We had a weekend full of fun and entertainment. We went to see the fireworks…
Read MoreAre the Gods Pissed with Me?
I just experienced a bout of projectile vomiting. Remember how I figured I was good to go with vodka again? Well I only had one! Guess that’ll be the last….
Read MoreBetter than Winning the Lottery
Better than winning the lottery, I got my dog back today. Last night, Winger, my 11.5 year old Golden Retriever had to have emergency surgery. He has had this large…
Read MoreTook Myself Out for Dinner
It was a beautiful day today. Sat in the sun with a tank top on for 30 minutes. Got nicely burned. Funny how when areas of your skin see sun…
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