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Saturday, December 24, 2005
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
I survived Port Elgin
I came back from Port Elgin, which is where the CAW Education Centre is located. I went for a one-week Health and Safety course. It's one in a series of four or five courses. This one was a general course in Health and safety, with participants from all over Canada. In my class (there were two sections that week), there were miners from BC, a rail worker, a couple of guys from a bus manufacturer in Winnipeg, a guy from a courier company, a bunch from the Big 3, and me, the lone clerical worker. It was an interesting experience... can't wait to go back for the next course, which is being offered at the end of March!
Pics from the event are here. If you're from the class and reading this, and have pics, send them to me.
TTFN,
I came back from Port Elgin, which is where the CAW Education Centre is located. I went for a one-week Health and Safety course. It's one in a series of four or five courses. This one was a general course in Health and safety, with participants from all over Canada. In my class (there were two sections that week), there were miners from BC, a rail worker, a couple of guys from a bus manufacturer in Winnipeg, a guy from a courier company, a bunch from the Big 3, and me, the lone clerical worker. It was an interesting experience... can't wait to go back for the next course, which is being offered at the end of March!
Pics from the event are here. If you're from the class and reading this, and have pics, send them to me.
TTFN,
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Hey Look Everyone!!!
Rick Mercer has blog!!! http://rickmercer.blogspot.com/
It's about time....
TTFN,
C
Rick Mercer has blog!!! http://rickmercer.blogspot.com/
It's about time....
TTFN,
C
Monday, October 10, 2005
Wallace & Gromit's history - GONE!!!
Sets and models from Aardman Animations went up in flames yesterday, including sets from the Wallace and Gromit animated shorts, and Chicken Run!
Links - Ain't It Cool News - BBC News - Daily Telegraph
I'm depressed - I'm going to bed now...
TTFN
Sets and models from Aardman Animations went up in flames yesterday, including sets from the Wallace and Gromit animated shorts, and Chicken Run!
Links - Ain't It Cool News - BBC News - Daily Telegraph
I'm depressed - I'm going to bed now...
TTFN
Friday, October 7, 2005
Pokerstars Bloggers Tournament
Pokerstars is holding a tournament for people who run a blog, like ME.
It will be held on October 23, 2005 at 4 pm.
As part of the registration process, they want us to post this on our blogs.....
Wish me luck....
TTFN.....
Pokerstars is holding a tournament for people who run a blog, like ME.
It will be held on October 23, 2005 at 4 pm.
As part of the registration process, they want us to post this on our blogs.....
I have registered to play in the
Online Poker Blogger Championship!
This event is powered by PokerStars.
Registration code: 8403751
Wish me luck....
TTFN.....
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Kristen's Birthday present arrives
My birthday was a few weeks ago, but Kristen's bead shipment hadn't arrived in time. Her much-anticipated present arrived on Friday. Isn't it beautiful? Lampwork glass beads and little pink pearls and quartz beads make this bracelet and earring set a real beauty!!! Doesn't she do awesome work?
In other birthday news, Greg's parents gave me Greg's grandfather's stamp collection. I started collecting stamps again a few years ago, so Greg's parents thought that this family heirloom would be an interesting addition to my collection. I haven't seen some of these types of albums since I was a kid, so I was really excited. Greg bought me the Muppet show, season 1 DVD collection, and the Vanity Project CD. The Vanity project is Steven Page, from the Barenaked Ladies, solo project, and I had it on my Amazon.com wish list. There are some really great tracks on it.
The Oakes family's annual Christmas in July (on Civic Holiday weekend) reunion was held at Greg's Aunt Nancy's house. I only took a few pics, and they didn't turn out too well, so I'm not posting them.
More news later...
TTFN
My birthday was a few weeks ago, but Kristen's bead shipment hadn't arrived in time. Her much-anticipated present arrived on Friday. Isn't it beautiful? Lampwork glass beads and little pink pearls and quartz beads make this bracelet and earring set a real beauty!!! Doesn't she do awesome work?
In other birthday news, Greg's parents gave me Greg's grandfather's stamp collection. I started collecting stamps again a few years ago, so Greg's parents thought that this family heirloom would be an interesting addition to my collection. I haven't seen some of these types of albums since I was a kid, so I was really excited. Greg bought me the Muppet show, season 1 DVD collection, and the Vanity Project CD. The Vanity project is Steven Page, from the Barenaked Ladies, solo project, and I had it on my Amazon.com wish list. There are some really great tracks on it.
The Oakes family's annual Christmas in July (on Civic Holiday weekend) reunion was held at Greg's Aunt Nancy's house. I only took a few pics, and they didn't turn out too well, so I'm not posting them.
More news later...
TTFN
Monday, July 25, 2005
LANCE DOES IT AGAIN!!!
(courtesy of internetbumperstickers.com)
Yesterday, Lance Armstrong won his SEVENTH Tour de France in a row!!! Winning seven TdF itself over a number of years would be a feat, winning them in a row is an even BIGGER feat, but winning them AFTER battling cancer?!?!? Kinda makes your life feel somewhat meaningless, doesnt it?
TTFN,
(courtesy of internetbumperstickers.com)
Yesterday, Lance Armstrong won his SEVENTH Tour de France in a row!!! Winning seven TdF itself over a number of years would be a feat, winning them in a row is an even BIGGER feat, but winning them AFTER battling cancer?!?!? Kinda makes your life feel somewhat meaningless, doesnt it?
TTFN,
Friday, July 22, 2005
Harry Potter, etc.
I finally got my copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince this week. It was supposed to have arrived Saturday, but didn't get here 'til Tuesday. I read 1/4 on Tuesday, 1/4 on Wednesday. I didn't read any last night...poker night down at the local bar., finished it about a half-hour ago. Favorite quote from the book was from Dumbledore, when asked if was feeling alright after he was in the bathroom so long ... "No, I was merely reading Muggle magazines", said Dumbledore. "I do love knitting patterns".
In other news, Mike Harris came in to town on his way to a field trip in the Yukon. I think it's the first time I've ever seen him without any beard...he looks really weird...like guys always do when they all-of-a-sudden show up without facial hair.
On the gardening front, we've been harvesting more cucumbers that were even BIGGER than the ones in the last entry. We got our first green peppers, and cherry tomatos are only a couple of days away. Yum!!!
Bandit goes in for her mid-summer shave tomorrow. Maria has been looking for a new car, and I'm going to go test driving with her while Bandit is getting groomed.
That's it for now....TTFN
I finally got my copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince this week. It was supposed to have arrived Saturday, but didn't get here 'til Tuesday. I read 1/4 on Tuesday, 1/4 on Wednesday. I didn't read any last night...poker night down at the local bar., finished it about a half-hour ago. Favorite quote from the book was from Dumbledore, when asked if was feeling alright after he was in the bathroom so long ... "No, I was merely reading Muggle magazines", said Dumbledore. "I do love knitting patterns".
In other news, Mike Harris came in to town on his way to a field trip in the Yukon. I think it's the first time I've ever seen him without any beard...he looks really weird...like guys always do when they all-of-a-sudden show up without facial hair.
On the gardening front, we've been harvesting more cucumbers that were even BIGGER than the ones in the last entry. We got our first green peppers, and cherry tomatos are only a couple of days away. Yum!!!
Bandit goes in for her mid-summer shave tomorrow. Maria has been looking for a new car, and I'm going to go test driving with her while Bandit is getting groomed.
That's it for now....TTFN
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Monday, July 11, 2005
Garden pics
Is it just me, or this more than a little phallic?
Green peppers...or are these the red peppers? Don't know... Greg tossed the tags.
Gigantic cucumbers
Cherry tomatos
The clematis is STILL blooming!
Black-eyed Susans
Technicolor marigolds
In other news...we finally decided to check out the poker tournaments at the friendly neighborhood dive bar. The weekly Thursday tourneys are $5 to enter, winner-takes-all. I took it all...hehehe. I knocked out EVERYone at the final table all by myself. Can't wait 'til this Thursday!
They also have a monthly tournament, a weekly league that has a nine-week cycle, and a heads-up tourney in August... woohoo!!!
Greg took Bandit down to the lake while we were visiting his parents' cottage over the Canada Day weekend. Bandit came back a big giant mudball, but she had a blast, so I guess it was worth it.
TTFN
Is it just me, or this more than a little phallic?
Green peppers...or are these the red peppers? Don't know... Greg tossed the tags.
Gigantic cucumbers
Cherry tomatos
The clematis is STILL blooming!
Black-eyed Susans
Technicolor marigolds
In other news...we finally decided to check out the poker tournaments at the friendly neighborhood dive bar. The weekly Thursday tourneys are $5 to enter, winner-takes-all. I took it all...hehehe. I knocked out EVERYone at the final table all by myself. Can't wait 'til this Thursday!
They also have a monthly tournament, a weekly league that has a nine-week cycle, and a heads-up tourney in August... woohoo!!!
Greg took Bandit down to the lake while we were visiting his parents' cottage over the Canada Day weekend. Bandit came back a big giant mudball, but she had a blast, so I guess it was worth it.
TTFN
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