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Murphy’s Law – Proved Yet Again
So you know those famous last words… Me: You don’t have to do X because Y won’t happen? T: If Y will happen to anyone, it’ll be me. And then Y happens. And you feel like a total schmuck? Long story short…do X because if…
Are You An Option or a Priority?
“Don’t let someone become a priority in your life when you are just an option in theirs.” Wow, I saw this quote on someone’s status on Facebook last week and it struck a huge chord. Why spend so much time…
Barack Hussein Obama – 44th President of the United States
Today was the 2nd day of training at SMART. It was also the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. So promptly at 10am, we took a break and went down to the cafeteria and…
Melty Snow
I curse you warm weather and melty snow for making mine and my friend’s lives so annoying. Why won’t you just disappear altogether so we don’t constantly get stuck trying to park on the streets where we live? Why can’t…
University of Calgary – Online Payments
So the University of Calgary just this year stopped accepting credit card payments and instead are only accepting cash, cheque, debit card, or money order. This was done with the goal of using the credit card fees saved by the…
Weekend Ski Trip to Panorama, BC
Roz invited a bunch of us to her condo (see house) in Invermere, BC this weekend. Her plan was to go for about a week and go skiing/boarding/blading at Panorama a few times at least. Sterling and I headed down…
Christmas Day – Memories and Reflections
very Christmas Eve, I am brought back to being home and being so excited for Christmas. Growing up my family was never rich, but my parents always seemed to get me something that I really wanted. My mom and dad…
But…I’m Busy…Riiight
So we’ve all heard this line from friends/someone we’re interested in: I’d really like to do something this week but I’m just too busy… And then you hear that over and over again. Well, I call bullshit. Obviously. If someone…
It’s That Time of the Year…
When it’s -29 degrees outside…and -13 is a nice, warm day. When you eat far more than you should but you do it because you want to get a taste for everything (cranberry sauce, dressing, turkey, potatoes, peas, corn, beets,…
World Philosophy Day – Four philosophical questions to make you think
As the title alludes to, today is World Philosophy Day. For those of you who know me really well you’ll know that I like those questions that really make your brain hurt. The questions relating to the universe, the What…
John Thomas MacLeod. My grandfather.
This is a notice that was posted in the newspaper when my grandfather, John Thomas MacLeod’s plane was shot down during the 2nd World War: Could you imagine being a parent in the 1930’s with no internet and barely any…
Remembrance Day – Please Take a Moment
Tuesday, November 11 is Remembrance Day in Canada. In case you forget why we take 2 minutes of silence to remember those who have died, watch this video and read the lyrics. The video/song is called A Pittance of Time, by…