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Jan 8, 2012, 11:51 am
Ah, the holidays. The time of year when everything seems to go, well, "wonky". Everything gets interrupted by special activities, special sales, special music, special decor and special meals.
Don't get me wrong ... I LOVE the holidays.
But I also love to get back to "normal" afterwards.... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2011, 9:42 am
I am a Winnipegger and I love it here.
I love the snow at Christmas.
I love the parks.
I love our vast multi-culturalism.
I love our painted Polar Bear statues.
I love the graceful Canada Geese when they fill the sky each fall.
But what makes my heart soar is whe... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2011, 8:58 am
Like millions of others, Steve Jobs changed my life.
Back in the 80's, my first experience with an Apple computer was on the job here at a Univerisity-based hospital. Because we are a teaching facility, I learned computer animation programming on an $ 85,000 (yep, that's THOUSAND dollars) Appl... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2011, 8:58 am
Like millions of others, Steve Jobs changed my life.
Back in the 80's, my first experience with an Apple computer was on the job here at a Univerisity-based hospital. Because we are a teaching facility, I learned computer animation programming on an $ 85,000 (yep, that's THOUSAND dollars) Appl... Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2011, 11:05 am
GAAA!!!!
Stop.
Please.
Go Away.
Leave me alone!
Stop knocking on my door.
Stop calling me EVERY.FREAKING.NIGHT for some psuedo "poll" you are holding just to get my name on your sucker voter list.
It's only been a month since it was officially called, but I... Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2011, 11:05 am
GAAA!!!!
Stop.
Please.
Go Away.
Leave me alone!
Stop knocking on my door.
Stop calling me EVERY.FREAKING.NIGHT for some psuedo "poll" you are holding just to get my name on your sucker voter list.
It's only been a month since it was officially called, but I... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2011, 1:47 pm
Well, better late than never, they always say.
Who "they" are, I haven't the foggiest, but I nevertheless agree.
As I mentioned in my previous post, (Holy crap! That was only.... YESTERDAY!) last month daughter and I once again journeyed to our favorite home-away-from-home, Minneapolis.
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Sep 20, 2011, 1:47 pm
Well, better late than never, they always say.
Who "they" are, I haven't the foggiest, but I nevertheless agree.
As I mentioned in my previous post, (Holy crap! That was only.... YESTERDAY!) last month daughter and I once again journeyed to our favorite home-away-from-home, Minneapolis.
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Sep 19, 2011, 1:39 pm
So..... what have YOU been up to lately?
Oh me? Well let's see. Since I last wrote, I have been uber-busy. Yesiree... busy, busy, busy.
* Ahem *
Okay, perhaps busy with a titch of lazy.
Or, a tad busy with a more-than-admittable (okay, I know that is not a word) amount of l... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2011, 1:39 pm
So..... what have YOU been up to lately?
Oh me? Well let's see. Since I last wrote, I have been uber-busy. Yesiree... busy, busy, busy.
* Ahem *
Okay, perhaps busy with a titch of lazy.
Or, a tad busy with a more-than-admittable (okay, I know that is not a word) amount of l... Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2011, 11:59 am
Each Spring, I eagerly anticipate the traditional trips to the local garden store to stock up on all my flower and veggie plants. I carefully choose (okay, maybe not THAT carefully - I usually scoop up whatever pretty thing catches my eye) plants that will survive both the full sun (we have very lit... Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2011, 11:59 am
Each Spring, I eagerly anticipate the traditional trips to the local garden store to stock up on all my flower and veggie plants. I carefully choose (okay, maybe not THAT carefully - I usually scoop up whatever pretty thing catches my eye) plants that will survive both the full sun (we have very lit... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2011, 10:16 pm
If you know me, or have been a reader for awhile, you'll know I'm an animal lover. A keeper of my very own Zoo of felines, canine, aquatic and reptilian species. I also encounter quite a few wild creatures I've been blessed to share my little piece of the world with: bunnies, geese, large birds, hec... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2011, 10:16 pm
If you know me, or have been a reader for awhile, you'll know I'm an animal lover. A keeper of my very own Zoo of felines, canine, aquatic and reptilian species. I also encounter quite a few wild creatures I've been blessed to share my little piece of the world with: bunnies, geese, large birds, hec... Comment - Like
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Jun 9, 2011, 1:21 pm
Our city has been all-a-twitter (and ON Twitter, natch) about the recent purchase of the Atanta's Thrashers hockey team; and being a Good Canuck, I too am way-too-excited about having the NHL in our fine city once more.
Yep, I grew up watching our beloved Jets from the 70's to the 90's... and... Comment - Like
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Jun 9, 2011, 1:21 pm
Our city has been all-a-twitter (and ON Twitter, natch) about the recent purchase of the Atanta's Thrashers hockey team; and being a Good Canuck, I too am way-too-excited about having the NHL in our fine city once more.
Yep, I grew up watching our beloved Jets from the 70's to the 90's... and... Comment - Like
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May 20, 2011, 10:12 am
Some days I just have to shake my head.
Unfortunately a few weeks ago, our regular Housekeeping lady at work injured her back and has been on sick leave ever since. Suffice to say, we miss her cheery manner and great work ethic. After weeks of temporary replacements who obviously couldn't giv... Comment - Like
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May 20, 2011, 10:12 am
Some days I just have to shake my head.
Unfortunately a few weeks ago, our regular Housekeeping lady at work injured her back and has been on sick leave ever since. Suffice to say, we miss her cheery manner and great work ethic. After weeks of temporary replacements who obviously couldn't giv... Comment - Like
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May 17, 2011, 10:48 am
Has it really been 2 MONTHS?
Yep, yep, (flipping a few calendar pages....) well look at that.... so it has.
Gad.
For two months I've been "on sabattical".
Er, "on vacation".
Or perhaps simply "on the couch".
No, not on the couch... that's hubby's territory.
... Comment - Like
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May 17, 2011, 10:48 am
Has it really been 2 MONTHS?
Yep, yep, (flipping a few calendar pages....) well look at that.... so it has.
Gad.
For two months I've been "on sabattical".
Er, "on vacation".
Or perhaps simply "on the couch".
No, not on the couch... that's hubby's territory.
... Comment - Like
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Mar 4, 2011, 11:23 am
It's been six months since I brought my new baby home. Erm, my Outlander baby that is.
And yet it still is providing me opportunities to both learn and laugh. Like discovering the numerous quirks of the GPS, satellite radio and even getting used to how the damn wipers work. How the heck can wi... Comment - Like
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Mar 4, 2011, 11:23 am
It's been six months since I brought my new baby home. Erm, my Outlander baby that is.
And yet it still is providing me opportunities to both learn and laugh. Like discovering the numerous quirks of the GPS, satellite radio and even getting used to how the damn wipers work. How the heck can wi... Comment - Like
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Feb 21, 2011, 5:57 pm
In three easy steps:
STEP ONE:
Get a dog.
STEP TWO:
Take dog to vet for unknown sore that won't heal.
STEP THREE:
Bring dog home after surgery on a ruptured cyst looking like this:
That'll do it. You won't see your cats for oh, approximately 3 days. (Don't fret; of course I... Comment - Like
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Feb 21, 2011, 5:57 pm
In three easy steps:
STEP ONE:
Get a dog.
STEP TWO:
Take dog to vet for unknown sore that won't heal.
STEP THREE:
Bring dog home after surgery on a ruptured cyst looking like this:
That'll do it. You won't see your cats for oh, approximately 3 days. (Don't fret; of course I... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2011, 1:04 pm
'Scuse me, but haven't we been through this before?
Oh yeah. THEN.
You'd think that was a once-in-a-lifetime event, wouldn't you? I would. Especially when you'd calculate the astronomical odds of it happening again IN THE SAME FRICKIN' ELEVATOR!
At least this time I was alone. No f... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2011, 1:04 pm
'Scuse me, but haven't we been through this before?
Oh yeah. THEN.
You'd think that was a once-in-a-lifetime event, wouldn't you? I would. Especially when you'd calculate the astronomical odds of it happening again IN THE SAME FRICKIN' ELEVATOR!
At least this time I was alone. No f... Comment - Like
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Jan 19, 2011, 8:17 am
She's the best in the house - ever since she was weeks old when she was trained to play her favorite game.
And this past Christmas Santa brought new toys to delight her once again.
For she loves to play fetch.
I'll find myself sitting at the computer and she'll drop her red ball a... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2010, 10:35 pm
Happy Nearly-2011!
As you are probably well-aware by now, I am an Uber-Loser-Stay-At-Home-New-Year's-Eve-Un-Party-er blogging at 9:30 pm on December 31st. But then at least I get in one last post for 2010. And I won't get frostbite in our lovely -37C temps outside.
Phew, what a year th... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2010, 10:35 pm
Happy Nearly-2011!
As you are probably well-aware by now, I am an Uber-Loser-Stay-At-Home-New-Year's-Eve-Un-Party-er blogging at 9:30 pm on December 31st. But then at least I get in one last post for 2010. And I won't get frostbite in our lovely -37C temps outside.
Phew, what a year th... Comment - Like
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Dec 21, 2010, 11:31 am
Ah vacation days over the holidays... a time to sleep in and then, at a more sane leisurely pace, attack my lengthy To-Do-Before-Acck!-Christmas-Is-Coming-Way-Too-Soon!!!! list.
As per my usual morning routine, I pulled myself out of bed, stepped into my slippers and staggered to the b... Comment - Like
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Dec 21, 2010, 11:31 am
Ah vacation days over the holidays... a time to sleep in and then, at a more sane leisurely pace, attack my lengthy To-Do-Before-Acck!-Christmas-Is-Coming-Way-Too-Soon!!!! list.
As per my usual morning routine, I pulled myself out of bed, stepped into my slippers and staggered to the b... Comment - Like
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Nov 29, 2010, 8:06 pm
Believe it or not, my life DOES involve more than just shopping.
Really.
And just to prove it, today I shall write about er.... um.... travel!
Okay, sure. It's about travelling to a mall, but it does involve drama, horror and overcoming incredible odds. All the ingredients for a st... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2010, 10:57 pm
Hey again! Sam here... long time no see! You didn't forget about little ol' me didja?
In two short years, I have done a lot of travelling - I've been dragged across travelled throughout Canada and even to Minneapolis a few times.*
But just recently I found myself the farthest from home ... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2010, 10:57 pm
Hey again! Sam here... long time no see! You didn't forget about little ol' me didja?
In two short years, I have done a lot of travelling - I've been dragged across travelled throughout Canada and even to Minneapolis a few times.*
But just recently I found myself the farthest from home ... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2010, 12:37 pm
It was an unusually hot October day; even for Dallas. Even MORE for this visiting Canuck who is acclimatized to near-zero temps in the Fall. So to quench my parched throat after a sweaty tour of Southfork Ranch, I made a bee-line for the nearest Starbucks inside the Galleria Mall to order my favorit... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2010, 11:37 am
It was an unusually hot October day; even for Dallas. Even MORE for this visiting Canuck who is acclimatized to near-zero temps in the Fall. So to quench my parched throat after a sweaty tour of Southfork Ranch, I made a bee-line for the nearest Starbucks inside the Galleria Mall to order my favorit... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2010, 10:00 pm
Like many North American TV viewers in the 80's, hubby and I spent years of Friday evenings glued to the television watching our favorite "soap opera". I would hazard to guess though, unlike many viewers, we made it an event each week -- dinner was always something fancy like steak and red wine as w... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2010, 10:00 pm
Like many North American TV viewers in the 80's, hubby and I spent years of Friday evenings glued to the television watching our favorite "soap opera". I would hazard to guess though, unlike many viewers, we made it an event each week -- dinner was always something fancy like steak and red wine as w... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2010, 10:22 pm
With the purchase of anything new that's electronic/mechanical, you can bet that it will come with the requisite User Manual. You know: those books that men ignore, that women file away and that geeks actually READ.
I, as you should know by now, fit neatly into that last category. So it's no s... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2010, 10:22 pm
With the purchase of anything new that's electronic/mechanical, you can bet that it will come with the requisite User Manual. You know: those books that men ignore, that women file away and that geeks actually READ.
I, as you should know by now, fit neatly into that last category. So it's no s... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2010, 12:02 pm
... in with the new.
Well, I did it. I found my new baby... just waiting for me all by itself in the corner of the Mitsubishi lot. My 4WD V6 2010 Silver Outlander. Without going into full-on commercial mode, let's just say it's jam-packed with all sorts of goodies, including air, power everything,... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2010, 12:02 pm
... in with the new.
Well, I did it. I found my new baby... just waiting for me all by itself in the corner of the Mitsubishi lot. My 4WD V6 2010 Silver Outlander. Without going into full-on commercial mode, let's just say it's jam-packed with all sorts of goodies, including air, power everything,... Comment - Like
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Aug 11, 2010, 8:50 am
* Sigh *
I've had to make a very important decision. Important and difficult. So difficult to do.
But for the sake of my sanity, I must.
I must refrain from further terms of endearment. Stop the one-sided conversations I find myself conducting with greater frequency as the years w... Comment - Like
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Aug 11, 2010, 8:50 am
* Sigh *
I've had to make a very important decision. Important and difficult. So difficult to do.
But for the sake of my sanity, I must.
I must refrain from further terms of endearment. Stop the one-sided conversations I find myself conducting with greater frequency as the years w... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2010, 8:18 am
Buy a Honda and save on "H's":
'Cause with Suzuki; the slogan just isn't as catchy: Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2010, 8:18 am
Buy a Honda and save on "H's":
'Cause with Suzuki; the slogan just isn't as catchy: Comment - Like
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Jul 28, 2010, 9:05 pm
... it would have been THE. PERFECT. SHOT!
But I didn't get it. I didn't get it!
Why not?
Because I am a lily-livered, cowardly chicken, that's why. If I had a shred of chutzpah, this post would have been adorned with the consummate illustration of road crews Hard-Not-At-Work.
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