This week has been full of weird and quirky info that I feel compelled to share: Best poem: I am sitting here in front of the window, and I am being bored. I wish I was two puppy's so I could play together. I have no idea who to attribute it to, since it was sent to...
It’s no secret that going out to eat is one of my favorite things to do, right up there with skiing and reading, and people, that says a lot. I’m one of those travelers that will have a ‘must eat’ list before going on a trip, although I don’t plan every meal, that...
While people down south have been gleefully shoveling rare snow and building gray snowmen, February has been unseasonably warm on the prairies. Like scary warm, with temperatures barely dipping below zero and daytime highs of 4-8 C. Instead of snow Calgary has...
I grew up on the cusp of the digital age. My foray into the vast world of computers included reading DOS for Dummies and everything. I was a user of the old school BBS boards and by the time the internets rolled around and the possibilities stretched out endless...
There are many cons against large cities. From the crawling traffic congestion to urban sprawl, from rising crime rates to choking pollution, living in cities is not for everyone and many people long to escape, which is why vacation properties are so popular. But...
One of the neatest parts of the year is upon us – browsing the gardening catalogues for next seasons’ seeds. Now, I’m the last person to get all excited by catalogues (I have weird Sears associations), and gardening too (it’s a lot of work people), but on a damp...
I’m back. Literally and figuratively. Since working non-stop since mid-December, celebrating a birthday and taking a quick week off to jaunt over to a slightly warmer but much prettier British Columbia, I am finally easing back into my slightly boring but...
I have not died. I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I have not contracted a mysterious disease that makes my skin fall off. I have not been kidnapped by aliens and violated in uncomfortable ways. I have simply been very very very, exceedingly,...
Every time I return from a trip, however brief, I must take some time to decompress and process the experience. I am a person who 'feels' each place I go to very acutely, and I marinate in it and become a part of it, interacting with it on an almost cellular level....