It's hard to write about Mr. Rogers without feeling melodramatic or schmaltzy, but it's not worth just keeping to myself. I sat in a waiting area while CBC Radio 2 played as usual before my appointment. The DJ talked about a song released as a tribute and began to play the song. In the space … Continue reading Mr. Rogers Gets Remixed
Midweek Geekiness
After geeking live from the curvy landscape of Alberta, it's now back to work in the flat lands of Manitoba. I have another chunk of holidays in July to do mostly at-home things. (My zone regulator needs replacing to make my place less like a sauna in the middle of winter. Yes, some places are … Continue reading Midweek Geekiness
The Birthday Kidnapping to Fort Edmonton
V had her birthday and the two women working with her at the library took the day off to 'kidnap' her for a birthday treat. We agreed I should drive. (I had a four-door, 2012 Ford Focus, with a sun roof. I had to read the instruction book to work some features of the car.) … Continue reading The Birthday Kidnapping to Fort Edmonton
Two Girls, Some Bears, and a Mountain
Wild Life Tally 5 Bears Total (4 Black, 1 Grizzly) 1 Wolf 1 herd of big Horned Sheep including males with serious horns (The two males kindly hopped to one side of the highway to let us past. Whew!!!) Some Deer An Elk A Moose Just to be absolutely clear, V and I saw the … Continue reading Two Girls, Some Bears, and a Mountain
More Avengers Geekiness
Today's adventure involved a visit to a museum and art gallery in Red Deer. We met up with a family of seven, good friends of V, for a tour around the exhibits. The main exhibit talked about food and food safety. Displays included trying to find ingredients from various time periods. (Oranges in the 19th … Continue reading More Avengers Geekiness
Lazy Sundays in Alberta
Thank you V for the loan of you laptop. I bought a Acer Inspire One netbook about a year ago or so. For some reason the thing decided to go 'boink' right around the time for a blog entry. My hostess and friend graciously loaned me her laptop. So far it's a lazy Sunday in … Continue reading Lazy Sundays in Alberta
Vacation (All I Ever Wanted)
It's after 9 here in Lacombe. V and I went to see The Avengers for the umpteenth time. (My second and her fourth.) Red Deer is a pretty city nestled in the valley. In fact what's considered 'flat' here looks downright curvy to me. Yesterday I made my way to Ikea. Winnipeg can hardly wait … Continue reading Vacation (All I Ever Wanted)
Live From Lacombe
It's safe to say I needed a break. After working multiple positions, some at the same time, a vacation lasting longer than five days was in order. A friend of mine moved out to Lacombe to take a cataloging job for a public library system in Alberta. Lacombe sits not far from Calgary and Edmonton, … Continue reading Live From Lacombe
Avengers Geekiness
The Avengers means a lot of things to a lot of people. To some it's a summer blockbuster, to others it's Joss Whedon's coming out as a mainstream filmmaker, and to many others an opportunity to geek out over anything related to the film and its actors. Many people did memes, wrote what-they-did-before articles, and … Continue reading Avengers Geekiness
Gosh-Diddly-Arn-It, or The Prematurely Published Blog Post
My original idea had me writing about the conference today, and ending up at the awards dinner laughing my way through the gentlemen from Unshelved. It's still going to happen, but I discovered the blog spotlight prematurely published with only a few tasks completed on the Liebester Award. Plus I didn't write a paragraph … Continue reading Gosh-Diddly-Arn-It, or The Prematurely Published Blog Post
Unpaused Life 