Category Archives: General

My Missed Birth

By | March 29, 2008

Let’s start with a little word association: choke. Do you think of the medical definition? The Chuck Palahniuk book? If you are a Vancouver fan you think of the Canucks 4-0 loss to Minnesota on Friday. We have dropped four straight since that amazing victory over Edmonton last week, our number one player has gone… Read More »

My New Burger

By | March 24, 2008

RibWichThe stars have aligned and something magical has happened, the McRib has returned and is in Canada! Readers will know that I was tormented with the Reunion Tour several years ago, but this time it is really in Canada. Not only has a co-worker had one, the McRib’s Wikipedia has been updated and lists Edmonton… Read More »

My Victory Strike

By | March 21, 2008

It may have been a regular season game but the energy in Rexall last night made it feel like a playoff game. The Oilers had climbed back from a tough losing stretch to be on the bubble of making the playoffs. With the regular season winding down every game was important, and when a rival… Read More »

My Steering Committee

By | March 17, 2008

Ten days ago I picked up my rental car, a 2008 Grand Prix, while the Jetta went in to have its black eye fixed. I love my car, and in the last three years it has been the only car I have known. I am quite used to it, and the annoyances I do have… Read More »

My Missed Call

By | February 11, 2008

Research In Motion – LogoAfter several months without having FeedReader running I am back on the RSS wagon. In my opinion, not a moment too soon because I saw a pretty big story break this afternoon. The bolded emphasis on the story below is my own. An outage has disconnected BlackBerry smart phones across North… Read More »

My Repair Bill

By | February 7, 2008

Fender benderI have limited auto body experience. In fact I am pretty illiterate when it comes to vehicles. I know enough to maintain it and meet regular checkups, but that is the extent of my knowledge. One thing I have learned these past two winters is that a small crack usually means there is something… Read More »

My Joy Interrupted

By | February 3, 2008

After the accident on Friday all I wanted to do this weekend was play BioShock, NHL08 and possibly start Assassin’s Creed on the XBOX 360. There would be some wedding planning to take care of but with Jenna working, the TV, couch and XBOX would be free for me. XBOX 360 Games Over the last… Read More »

My Second Hit

By | February 2, 2008

I needed gas. The roads were slippery. 99th street was backed up so I took a side road. I stayed after work to let the traffic down down. It was Friday afternoon. These are all reasons why it happened. Any one of those could have been the cause, or none of them are relevant. The… Read More »