Raccoon moving in?
Earlier today, my wife and her parents noticed a raccoon walking through our back yard. Later, the 'coon came back, this time poking around under our deck. This time, I…
Happy Easter!
"Happy Easter" seems like a strange thing to say given the religious meaning of the holiday, but I'm not religious in any way so I'll say it and not feel…
Casinos and Battlefield 2
Today was a good day. Irene and I met my Mom and sister Judy at the Casino for a bit- that's always fun. We don't really gamble much- it's basically…
Houseguests depart = have to make my own meal
Janet and Gord, friends of Irene and myself from Edmonton (they actually introduced us) came out here last week. Unlike ordinary houseguests, though, they came to look after us: they…
Excitement at the homestead…
We had a bit of an adventure last night, or more accurately very early this morning. At around 1:00 am, Irene went to get up and her surgical wound started…
Irene’s Surgery update
Irene went in to the hospital today for her second hip replacement surgery (left hip this time). Everything seems to have gone well: she was in pre-op at 8:00 am,…
Office cleanup: pictures!
In the “my God, I can’t believe he took pictures of that…” department, I give you…pictures of my office cleanup!
For the protection of the squeamish, I’ve put the pictures behind a break. Click “Read the rest…” to see them…if you dare!
(more…)Cable nirvana…
I mentioned a couple of days ago that I'm cleaning up my office. Stage 2 was supposed to be "re-do the wiring", but that became "stage 3" when I decided…
Cleaning up…
Irene is going in for her second hip surgery next week. I'll be working from home for a while as she recovers and gets mobile. In preparation for this, I'm…
It’s raining!
I live on the Wet Coast- webbed toes are a pre-requisite for living here. So you know that it's a strange thing when I'm *happy* about the fact that it's…