And what a success it was! I no longer question why fiesta rhymes with siesta – it seems they go hand in hand. Wanna guess wht I did ALL day Sunday? Here are the first few pics from the outing. Thanks to Kris for putting it together and thanks to everyone else for making it...
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Who knew? We are evidently in an active seismic zone, as we experienced our first earthquake on Friday night. We were in the middle of a late dinner, when it felt like a big plane was flying over our house for 15-20 seconds. Our neighbors have been doing lots of home renovations, so my best...
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What a pleasure it was to be home early enough on Friday to watch the Men’s Curling Final in action. The game was awesome. The Canadians played amazingly. One of the player’s shot with 97% accuracy. It was very intense. If you’ve never curled, you should give it a shot. It’s much more fun than...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006 Posted in Rants
I know it might seem a bit crabby, or even a touch unfair, but I can’t help it. There are two things that I see almost on a daily basis that really bug me. Pet peeves, if you will. The first involves those people who deliberately slow their stride to a complete stop in order...
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I wish this had really happened. I think we all do.
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Thursday, February 16, 2006 Posted in Photos
So I figured that it was time for an update. A painting update, that is. Dan poked obvious fun at me a few posts back, claiming that we were painting beige over beige. To his credit, we were. We were painting a beautiful shade of olive-beige over a horrid shade of pink-beige. And I’m happy...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006 Posted in Life
Most know I’ve been awaiting word on my employment situation. I found out on Valentine’s Day that my employer would like to keep me around for a while. It’s nice to be wanted, but a layoff wouldn’t have been that bad either. It would have closed the first chapter of my career on a good...
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An ellipsis (…) indicates that words have been left out of the material that you have quoted. I use the ellipsis to indicate that there is more to come. I am not alone in this mis-use, and I believe I and my ilk should rise up and agitate for change. Sign my petition here.
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Friday, February 10, 2006 Posted in Photos
Being new to the world of DSLR cameras, I was completely unaware of the power they possess. This is especially true considering I spent the first month of ownership using a faulty one, assuming it was the photographer and not the camera that was broken. Thankfully it has since been replaced with a perfectly new...
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CFRA is Ottawa’s talk radio station, and my day starts and ends with them. A mix of news, opinion, and some great contests. Their current contest is offering a second honeymoon in Austria to celebrate Mozart’s 250th birthday. You send your wedding photo in, and they print photos in the Ottawa Citizen each day. You...
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