Posts Tagged: Me and Mine
A Second Career In The Military
Posted by on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 in - leave a comment
An interesting article in The Globe this morning on the recruitment of older folk, in large part established professionals, for the Canadian military: • “"In the last two years, our strategic intake plan has been heavily dominated by the combat arms," says Captain Holly-Ann Brown, a spokeswoman …
Bees News
Posted by on Sunday, June 24, 2007 in - 10 comments
Bees are your most ignored life partner. I heard recently that if bees were to disappear, we'd have about four years to find an alternative or humans would die off. • Last night, right at the deepest part of dusk, I saw an extraordinary thing as I was watching a sugar maple as I listened to the …
Yes, That's An Elephant
Posted by on Saturday, June 16, 2007 in - 3 comments
How many weeks have there been in my life when I saw elephants? Is it better to see an elephant than a ball game?
Friday Bullet Chatarama For Mid-June
Posted by on Friday, June 15, 2007 in - 11 comments
I think that the middle of June is the best time of the year, the world so green, the sports of winter finally dead. • Update: James Bow has confirmed Andrew Anderson has packed in one of Canada's most popular blogs, Bound by Gravity. I know this is so last Tuesday but I checked in only to see …
What The Heck Have I Done?
Posted by on Thursday, June 14, 2007 in - 6 comments
What indeed? I am chaperoning a trip fo grade three kids to the zoo. I thought my life would be chaperoning exempt. The zoo is 200 km or more to the east which means there is five hours in a bus involved. Not a yellow bus, God be praised, but I am told a comfy one. I am still bringing ear plugs …
Lightning
Posted by on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 in - 1 comment
Why does the internet connection fail during lightning? Will the new shingles hold? Will anyone get out of bed and cross town for the presentation?
My Day Off With The Roofers
Posted by on Monday, June 11, 2007 in - 5 comments
Having roofed before, as with laying large amounts of sod, I do not do it any more. As you might be aware, I am what is known as not handy half by choice. It is not because I am lazy or fabulously wealthy but when (not if) I made a mistake I would likely leave it and then would hate that mistake …
Rain Out In Watertown, New York
Posted by on Saturday, June 9, 2007 in - 7 comments
It was Thor, the God of Thunder and Marvel goodness one and opening day at the Watertown Wizards zippo. Our company included a former high school pitcher who was able to explain whallops of stuff I was not picking up. My Mets t-shirt itself triggered two conversations with other and …
Friday Bullet Points For Opening Day
Posted by on Friday, June 8, 2007 in - 9 comments
I am being whisked away after work to a Gen X at 40 authorized event, the first game of the Watertown Wizards 2007 season. Should be fun as it is supposed to be stinking hot and, at a buck a ticket for kids, a great deal. • The G8 summit is wrapping up and I am worried again about Russian …
I Skipped The Stanley Cup
Posted by on Thursday, June 7, 2007 in - 11 comments
For the first time in about 18 years, I did not watch one Stanley Cup playoff game and I really don't care that the Senators lost. Why is that: • Kids: I have no interest in watching idiots fight and explaining it to my kids. NHL hockey thinks fighting is part of the game but I can go to NCAA …
