Where you will find my (documented) thoughts, worries, concerns, and issues
Recent writing
We arrived last night, around 20:00 local time. A quick run through the airport, and we were tracking through the back country out to Janice’s place in Kintore. The house was cool (old farm houses tend to lack a lot of …
The saga of Alex’s grandfather’s passing continues. The funeral arrangements changed from when I booked my flight out and return. The funeral is now on the Friday (instead of the Thursday), which sadly doesn’t work for …
After yesterday’s marathon church-o-rama, I wasn’t able to stay up watching A Christmas Story for long without falling asleep. But I was up shortly after 8:00 to make breakfast: pancakes and a ham, cheese, potato, and …
Christmas is almost here again, and I’m only now really getting into the groove. Until a couple of days ago, I was far too focused on work. In my defense, it’s not for a wanting to focus too much on work, it was purely …
I’ve put in a lot of work this year. A tonne of it. Among a few things, I’ve been/done: Technology Director Gold BU (and all the various tasks that go along with the position) Intranet Tech lead / Consultant / Support …
Ah, Christmas! That time of the year when the happy cries of children resound through the neighbourhood, gingerbread wafts in the air mingled with the scent of pine, and angry shoppers wield heavy weaponry to acquire the …
Wow. I’ve seen some pretty swanky parties, but this one definitely ranks high up there. And as more of a stunner, it was a Critical Mass party, too! Okay, clarification needed. Critical Mass’ parties tend to be like …
Yeah, I know — you’ve heard it before, and you’re gonna hear it again. I hate seeing good people leave. Can’t say I blame Scott Morgan, though. He did get a sweet deal. Especially for a Flash guy. It’s not every day that …
There is little that I hate more than dishonesty. Especially when it’s a veil for incompetence. Take the vendor we’ve been working with lately (please). We’ve been asking them for what I think is a fairly simple set of …
Alex and I started off the morning with omelettes and The Vinyl Cafe on CBC Radio 2. We had decided to venture out to Banff for the day to do some Christmas shopping (well, mostly me — Alex is done and I simply haven’t …