Finally, we are clear of the Jetta. Today I received the $$$ from the deal and returned the plates for refund. It has been a trying experience these last few months and I for one am glad to move on to the next car. It was a responsive vehicle I must admit but unfortunately I… Read More »
A couple of weeks ago my ‘step’-Grandfather Ernie passed away. Being a WWII veteran there was a military service followed by a family service at the funeral home in Ottawa. That gave me an opportunity to visit with some Uncles, Aunts and cousins that I have not seen for 15-20 years. It was a very… Read More »
If you want to get depressed in a hurry (doesn’t everybody?) you should go out and rent the documentary “The End Of Suburbia”. This happy little film discusses the inevitable downfall of our society due to the decreasing availability of oil. We all know about this and are aware of the many obvious costs of… Read More »
We headed down to the Jays game last Saturday afternoon to watch them play against the 2006 AL champs the Detroit Tigers. Always a fun affair, Jays games are a little more interesting to me this year than in past years. Not because they are a contender this year (at least before their B.J. Ryan… Read More »
It rears its ugly head. There has been one persistent problem that hasn’t gone away after 2 visits to the mechanic. In defense of the mechanic, this problem hasn’t been the primary reason for bringing it in the last couple of times. It’s always been an “Oh, and can you take a quick look since… Read More »
Over the weekend the house was transformed into Casino Roach for the 2nd time in history. The 1st transformation occurred about 2 yrs ago when we introduced the event to 20+ guests. This 1st event holds an historical footnote: It was during that night when Sonia and I announced to the ‘outside’ world that we… Read More »
We’ve been struggling this past month trying to decide where to relocate OG for daycare. Our current arrangements have become a non-option for the time being as that family is preparing to increase its head count. The struggle we are having is whether we want to enroll her in a commercial daycare environment. For the… Read More »
We finally had what could be liberally called a snow storm last night. From where I come from (and from where some people I know now live), it was more like a moderate flurry. Nonetheless, the blowing wind blew most of the snow into our driveway this morning. Leaving it virtually impossible to ram the… Read More »
Olivia is in a transition. Now that she’s over 18 months I guess it’s time for her to start testing her boundaries and exerting her character a bit more. I’ve noticed this in her eating and how she is expressing her desire to not do something. OG used to be an indiscriminate eater. She would… Read More »
I was looking through all my poker accounts over the weekend and found $1000 sitting in my Paradise account. This windfall will be put to good use: going towards a trip somewhere, someday soon (I can’t divulge any details at this time). While logged into Paradise I took a look-see around and discovered that there… Read More »