Today is unofficially marked as "Blue Monday" - the so-called "most depressing day of the year". There's some pseudo-science calculation behind it that has to do with the weather/length between holidays/bills arriving after Christmas. If you're in Australia right now, you're probably fine. We had a not very relaxing weekend, I've worked 11 of the… Continue reading Blue Monday Happiness
Shirtless Sean count: 6 scenes First date goes to....Sarah! "I didn't need an explanation, she's gorgeous!" - Bachelor Sean, referring to Sarah's explanation about the fact that she has only one arm. Sean may not need an explanation but it seems like the camera operators do. There were a ridiculous number of close-ups of Sarah's… Continue reading The Bachelor Episode 2: The Week in Quotes
To celebrate the one year anniversary of this here blog, I scrolled through some of the search terms that have brought people here. Some made me laugh and/or wonder. Here are a few of my favourites, along with some random pictures from the past couple of weeks. peculiar children First Google result: Amazon.ca My post:… Continue reading A Year in Blogging
Last night began the latest in a long series of journeys for love. What season is this? 204? 7? I have no idea. Sean is our Bachelor this time around. I've only followed the show since Brad's second season but Sean seems the most Bachelor-y to me. By that I mean, he is Mr. America.… Continue reading The Bachelor Episode 1: No Rules
As I've shared before, living in a small town comes with its own, sometimes strange, difficulties. Say you're doing some Christmas shopping. You decide on (what you hope is) the perfect gift for your in-laws. You have to go to a specific location to pick up this gift, a nice restaurant that they haven't been… Continue reading Small Town Perils – Part Two
A year and a half ago, Peter and I bought our first car. This was right before we moved to Chilliwack and we had never owned a car. We needed one in a hurry and so we bought the first car that was within our price range and seemed reasonable. Although the car did pretty… Continue reading Dakota Ridge Exploration
Every blog or Facebook post I seem to read this time of year is full of Happy New Year wishes and introspectives thoughts about 2012 and resolutions of 2013. I don't have a lot of introspective thoughts to share here. I have a couple of small resolutions but if I don't live up to them,… Continue reading Resolved
I've pointed out before that Peter and I had rather different childhood experiences. When I was a kid, at Christmas time, we would go to the parking lot of John Oliver High and pick out a pre-cut Christmas tree from the Lions Club. This was often done in the rain and it often took a… Continue reading Christmas Tree Hunt 2012
In the aftermath of the tragedy at Sandy Hook, people are, understandably, searching for answers. When something this horrific occurs, we want to know what or who to blame. We want to know what we can do differently so that nothing like this ever happens again. There's a video circulating online, an American politician.The gist… Continue reading God is Here
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