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No-one told me that we were doing any surprises this weekend. ‘Course, then it wouldn’t be a surprise, would it? Allen (Alex’s father) took Jean (Alex’s stepmom) down to Cranbrook so she could catch a flight out to …
There’s nothing quite like waking up to the sound of lawnmowers. Rousing, yet entirely annoying. We started the day off with a mom saver. This is generally a breakfast meal, though I suppose you could just as easily use …
I so wanted to get my butt out of the office, almost from the moment that I was alerted to the problem on MBUSA.com’s live server. There’s nothing like trying to diagnose the cause of a homepage failure when you’re not …
It’s been a while since our last surprise weekend (see [[Surprise Visit to Drumheller]]), but not for a lack of wanting. We’ve been that busy. Either Alex has had to work (the joys of working in the medical community) or …
Today, My Favourite Giant left Critical Mass. And we are lessened by his departure. Luke Puxley started at Critical Mass not quite two years ago. He was a daunting figure, mostly due to his sheer size. Luke is not a …
This weekend, we went for a little paddle. Five hundred metres in about two minutes and five seconds, to be precise. This weekend was the 13th annual Calgary Dragon Boat Festival, or the Alberta Dragon Boat Racing …
Today, I did something I haven’t done for about four and a half years. I went on a job interview. Relax, I didn’t get fired (and hopefully, this little escapade of mine doesn’t precipitate that — though I can’t imagine …
Travelling is never easy. Especially when my best friend Murphy is along for the ride. I rose late (catching up with sleep lost the night before), and met up with Craig, Jill, and her daughter Jamie in the concierge …
Search Engine Strategies 2004, San Jose, California, Day 4 I should have woken with another hangover. Especially since I had slept only about three hours. It was the last of the seminar, and I didn’t want to miss …
Search Engine Strategies 2004, San Jose, California, Day 3 I wasn’t hungover. Since I had only two beers at the Google party (and they ran out!), I wasn’t really reeling from any overdoses. I skipped the swim in favour …