There are few things I love more than a good snow storm. Many people complain about snow, ice and winter weather, but I’m not one of them. I love everything winter has to offer, with one exception- trying to get a stubborn snow blower started during the first storm of the season. Trying to diagnose [...]
“You know, like nunchucku skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills… Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.” - Napoleon Dynamite
In yesterday’s post I mentioned my “life skills list”, an ongoing and ever changing compilation of the skills that every adult needs. It’s my goal in life to ensure that my kids (and cats) reach [...]
I started October by foolishly posting my goals for last month for the whole world to see. Let’s see how I did:
Today is the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday, so I’m spending my day building a deck and cooking a leg of lamb. That’s about as close to heaven as I can get. Don’t worry, though, I haven’t neglected about my blogging duties. In celebration of Thanksgiving, here’s my list of 10 things for which I am truly [...]
This past Friday I got to cross an item off my lifetime “to do” list when I saw Elton John live in concert at Mile One Stadium in St. John’s. This was actually my third attempt at seeing Sir Elton live- my first attempt was foiled by SARS, the second by bad timing on my [...]