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So yesterday, very close to my home, a shooting took place in the parking lot of a popular eating establishment. And, I was sitting at home, wondering why it was so very noisy outside until Twitter told me just what had happened and that the victim had multiple gunshot wounds. At the time the victim… Continue reading On yesterday's shooting in Edmonton

I spent the past weekend in Medicine Hat. Which was rather nifty: we visited the Historic Clay District, checked out a great museum and I bought a mug that I rather like… I also visited Drumheller and Hanna on the way to and from the event… participated in board meetings, attended and facilitated workshops, and… Continue reading So this past weekend was Kiwanis District Convention… and there was Cirque and…

It's kind of funny how easy it is to get all caught up in the Olympic frenzy. And learn about sports in ways that one hasn't ever learned before. Lately I've been catching most of the news on Twitter but occasionally glancing at the actual media sites online or watching at a bar or friend's… Continue reading Olympic frenzy

… yesterday in Edmonton the weather was rather entertaining, you see as I was eating dinner with my folks (a belated birthday outing) at a delicious restaurant (Sushi Garden), looking out the window of the restaurant led us to remark at the fact that the sun was shining beautifully but it was POURING rain. Fortunately… Continue reading On sunshowers and rainbows…

… that doesn't need any more publicity negative or positive. But it seems unusual to me that the battle for/against lgbt rights be fought partly in choosing to frequent a particular fast-food joint. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I haven't eaten at this chain before (although I will say that it has been… Continue reading So there was this chicken chain…

… for which I blame some great formative experiences and some less so. You see when I was a kid I was in a grade 2/3 split class for both grades 2 and 3. And my teacher, Mme. Doyle, was a HUGE cat person. In fact all of our art projects were themed about cats,… Continue reading So I'm definitely a cat person…

To be short, the title of this post summarizes my yesterday (well that and continuing to read the book Sex at Dawn, which I'm finding a rather good read). It was VERY warm yesterday and there were weather alerts across the province because the weather conditions were perfect for well funnel clouds and storms and… Continue reading Warm weather, Olympics, and Errands…

So it feels good getting back into the groove of things with my daily life in Edmonton. I've been board gaming (went to an excellent Christmas in July party on the weekend) and slowly getting used to a routine of sorts… or at least trying to… Today (and lately) especially has been a bit weird.… Continue reading Slowly getting back on track *this transmission interrupted by strange technical errors*…

So if you want to see the photos I have from Hamburg, here's the set. I still haven't tagged everyone (partially because it takes time and partially because I keep missing people when I go through the album, or because while I may have friended someone I can't find them when it comes to tagging… Continue reading Photos from Hamburg! 🙂

So this morning I awoke to a spam-like phone call. This is unfortunate as I did not sleep well (out of the past 6 nights, I've slept well only 2 out of them, those being Saturday night and Wednesday night — probably partially due to pure exhaustion). I'm imagining that jet lag has a lot… Continue reading This year's trip to Capital Ex… and my troubles sleeping properly…