Category Archives: Family Life

Vegas….baby?

I’m in Vegas for a conference. Like a kid in a candy store? Not. At this point in my life…I’m tired, jet-lagged, etc. etc. Some cool things that have happened… I saw the Cake Boss guy do a show at the Venetian….where I’m staying….the rooms are blasphemous. I rarely play blackjack but I decided to… Read More »

Wow. PS life is way different

I used to think ‘pie in the sky’ really meant pie in the sky. It’s very humbling to be on the ground floor of some really crazy cutting edge stuff. Heads up: Mobile Wallets on the smartphone will be defacto before you know it. Your kids will never know what a plastic debit/credit card ever… Read More »

Keeping up

Its a catch 22 world when it comes to the garden. You want the bounty but you never can keep up when you are rewarded This year i did catch up.  Over thirty jars of tomatoes.  Tons of peppers….i even preserved some red roasted peppers in olive oil.  And some hot peppers.  Tip of the… Read More »

Compound Butter

A long time ago I messed around with adding herbs to butter not realizing I was actually making compound butter. Then, I forgot about how wonderful the infusions can be. Last Sunday we went to our neighbour’s Bryon and Kim, and we had Filet Mignon. Kim had made an awesome compound butter comprised of butter,… Read More »

Ah September, back to the grind.

As the hottest summer I can ever remember continues to show no signs of ending, and as my lawn degrades into a patch of weedy dirt, we can now look forward to the fall and a life of routine and schedules. School begins again. Grade 2 for Olivia and a new and more structured (yes!)… Read More »

Aargh!

How can i go from a hole in one to serious struggles on the course this week? easy….i had a chronic case of the shanks and have retooled my swing.  Now im over compensating and pulling.  Which isn’t so bad except i can’t hit anything from between 70-110 yds which is killer on the score

Yield 2

There’s peppers and leeks and carrots to come but this is yield 2 for tomatoes at least two more like this still on the vine

Hole in One!

On August 27th, just short of 6:30pm, I had a hole-in-one last night during our league play. 168yd par 3 #8 on the Village. Slight downwind. Pin was middle right position. I landed the green about 160yds with my 6-iron with a slight draw. It bounced once and gently rolled into the hole. I’ve had… Read More »