Banff Christmas Market with Cathy and Nat
As Stuart McLean once said (heavily paraphrased): In most major cities across Canada, people are drawn to the expansive showcase windows of the largest retailers, such as the Eaton’s, Simpson’s, and The …
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Collective Soul at the Grey Eagle
Two concerts in (barely over) a week. This time, it’s Collective Soul. I had a thing for Collective Soul around 1995, largely as a result of my friend (and roommate) Duncan. We both played it, a lot. And it …
Arkells at the Saddledome
A couple of years ago, I was given tickets to see the Arkells at the Saddledome from my family. Delays brought on by COVID led to a months delay before the show finally took place, and it was awesome. The only downside …
A Last Halloween
Tonight, Monkey, you had your last Halloween. I don’t mean you last last, just the last one being at home as a … well, as my child. I, by and large, avoided being around because you had your friends over and …
A Quick Visit to Oakville
I’ve worked too much. I need a break. It’s only a few days, but I need to get my mind off of work before I burn out. Again. So I’m hopping plane to go see Cathy. I’m flying Flair, which is a bit …
Aurora over the house
I’ve been working hard a lot, long hours, trying to stay ahead of things. Actually, more like just not get drowned by them. So I’m at my desk in the basement (my “office”) when Choo Choo comes …
Aurora over Springbank
The solar storm that hit a couple of days ago had a followup. And tonight, I didn’t just stay in the backyard. What I wanted to do was truck out to the north, or maybe even out to Mossleigh, and get some really …
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Enter the Kitten
I took Mom out to Banff today to see the fall colours. Well, at least the colours that are there, already. It’s hard judging when Banff will be in autumn glory, as what we see in Calgary isn’t necessarily …
Marcus King at the Grey Eagle
Every now and then, Jeremy tells me I need to see someone in concert. I trusted him with Styx, which was fantastic, and Big Wreck (despite knowing nearly no songs) was amazing. I sucked it up for The Tea Party, which had …
A visit to the Canmore Highland Games
Another weekend, another whim. And without any specific plan, Alex and I went to the Canmore Highland Games. It feels like something we should do, though I’m not sure why. I’m the one with Scottish heritage …