Here's to a night free from trick-or-treaters. Keep your fingers crossed...
Stay tuned.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
They're Back!
Did I call that? All of the same kids are pounding on the door again. The worst part of it is, I kinda heard through the grapevine, that since there was a funeral yesterday, and the fact that nobody was supposed to be going out on Sunday, there is a chance that there might be trick-or-treaters again tomorrow! I suppose that there's an opportunity that I might see the same kids three nights in a row.
With yesterday's trip being in the opposite direction of our usual quest for open ocean, I managed to get this shot from a greater distance. It's kinda hard to tell, but beyond the hills, about 3/4 of the way up, the straight line in the background is actually the ocean. While Rory spends most of our trips on the lookout for signs of wildlife, we haven't seen any yet. Maybe it's the time of year, but there doesn't seem to be nearly the amount of animals here, like there was in Repulse Bay. There is lots of hunting going on, but obviously we're either not going far enough, or not in the right direction. The locals do seem to think that we're a little bit nuts for not taking a riffle with us on our journeys. We do see lots of caribou antlers, and hundreds of rodents, along with the fact that I've already been given gifts of geese, caribou, and arctic char, so obviously the place is teeming with life. We just haven't happened to stumble across any yet.
Here's to a night free from trick-or-treaters. Keep your fingers crossed...
Stay tuned.
Here's to a night free from trick-or-treaters. Keep your fingers crossed...
Stay tuned.
Halloween - Is There a Cure?
These kids just don't stop coming to the house! Is there no way to realize that this useless tradition of begging strangers for candy has run it's course, so we can shut the thing down?
Rory and I went in a whole different direction today. We did catch this little scene, as well as a few high elevation lakes, but there wasn't much for excitement. We probably won't go in that direction again. Frannie made me a lemon and a chocolate pie today as a continuation of my birthday. They were both awesome!
Sealift actually went a lot better than I expected. I obviously can't complain at all, since we had at least a dozen guys show up, and I didn't move a single case of pop.
Texas looked pretty good while getting back into the world series, and the Bombers... well, there's nothing left to say about that.
Now, back to Halloween. I was told yesterday that the town's Halloween games were going to be held on Saturday, since they don't allow much activity on Sundays, but that the actual trick-or-treating will take place on Sunday. But, as soon as the games let out at 10:00, they all started coming for their candy. Of course I'm not prepared, because it's supposed to be tomorrow. The problem to me, is that I'm almost guaranteeing that all of the brats that came to the door today, will just be back again tomorrow. Is there no end to this? I mean, isn't this ancient tradition of superstition almost done? I guess maybe I'm Halloween's version of scrooge, but this definitely has to be the worst tradition that we have. It's time to call it a day! I usually go to bed at 11:00, but it's now past midnight and the kids are still coming. I sure hope that it will start and end a lot earlier tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
Sealift actually went a lot better than I expected. I obviously can't complain at all, since we had at least a dozen guys show up, and I didn't move a single case of pop.
Texas looked pretty good while getting back into the world series, and the Bombers... well, there's nothing left to say about that.
Now, back to Halloween. I was told yesterday that the town's Halloween games were going to be held on Saturday, since they don't allow much activity on Sundays, but that the actual trick-or-treating will take place on Sunday. But, as soon as the games let out at 10:00, they all started coming for their candy. Of course I'm not prepared, because it's supposed to be tomorrow. The problem to me, is that I'm almost guaranteeing that all of the brats that came to the door today, will just be back again tomorrow. Is there no end to this? I mean, isn't this ancient tradition of superstition almost done? I guess maybe I'm Halloween's version of scrooge, but this definitely has to be the worst tradition that we have. It's time to call it a day! I usually go to bed at 11:00, but it's now past midnight and the kids are still coming. I sure hope that it will start and end a lot earlier tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
Friday, October 29, 2010
The Joke's On Them
As I'm tracking some of the stats, I now see that 33 hits, or more than 10% of all hits are on the blog entry called The Joke's On Me (I Guess)? So obviously their getting ahold of the blog titles, are looking for something completely different, and accidentally get my page. So, the joke is obviously on them.
What you might not be able to tell right away from this picture, is that this cross in the rocks is at quite a high elevation, and that we're really quite close to the town in the background. It's a very simple metal cross held in place by a pile of rocks, for no particular reason. Tomorrow, Rory and I will head off in a completely different direction, and hopefully find some wild and new things to capture in the camera, and hopefully share with you.
Today being my birthday, I didn't have to cook supper or do the dishes tonight. Quite a pleasant change for me. I also had many more birthday wishes at the store today than I'm used to receiving. Obviously some of that being due to the fact that very first present received today included a "birthday boy" ribbon that I proudly wore all day. Anyway, the day went quite well, I sold another quad, and we have already met most of our October targets.
The Rangers are sucking in the world series, the Bombers don't matter, and it's generally a slow sports day. There's always a new set of adventures to begin tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
Today being my birthday, I didn't have to cook supper or do the dishes tonight. Quite a pleasant change for me. I also had many more birthday wishes at the store today than I'm used to receiving. Obviously some of that being due to the fact that very first present received today included a "birthday boy" ribbon that I proudly wore all day. Anyway, the day went quite well, I sold another quad, and we have already met most of our October targets.
The Rangers are sucking in the world series, the Bombers don't matter, and it's generally a slow sports day. There's always a new set of adventures to begin tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Netherlands Is On The Board
Netherlands now brings the country total to seven. Obviously a mistake.
This is just a random picture of nothing particular, just the stark beauty of this place we call home.
Our tour guys were supposed to show up at 8:30 this morning, so I was at the airport at 8:20. Finally, at 9:35, they called to say that they weren't coming, and that maybe they should have called a few minutes earlier. Ya, maybe just a few minutes earlier. Like I've got nothing better to do than hang out at the Salluit airport for 65 minutes. Thanks guys!
Yesterday, I got an update on our ship arrival, that said that they would be here on Monday. Then today, I get an email from the ship captain that they'll be here this evening, and that I should expect the first container to be at my door by noon. Another great big thanks to the awesome communication that takes place around here. Realistically, I should have about 20 guys to help me out with the shipment, and now I'll have about 2 hours in the morning to line up as many drunken/stoned locals that I can roll out of bed before noon. Good luck with that!
I hear that everyone else in North America got hit by this "weather bomb", while our weather is fantastic. We've had a bit of snow, and one storm so far, but all of that has melted. There's a bit of frost on the pumpkin in the morning, but the daytime highs are still slightly above freezing. Perfect.
About 50,000 cans of pop to move tomorrow, and probably a few sore muscles to go with it. I'll try not to complain too much about it tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
Our tour guys were supposed to show up at 8:30 this morning, so I was at the airport at 8:20. Finally, at 9:35, they called to say that they weren't coming, and that maybe they should have called a few minutes earlier. Ya, maybe just a few minutes earlier. Like I've got nothing better to do than hang out at the Salluit airport for 65 minutes. Thanks guys!
Yesterday, I got an update on our ship arrival, that said that they would be here on Monday. Then today, I get an email from the ship captain that they'll be here this evening, and that I should expect the first container to be at my door by noon. Another great big thanks to the awesome communication that takes place around here. Realistically, I should have about 20 guys to help me out with the shipment, and now I'll have about 2 hours in the morning to line up as many drunken/stoned locals that I can roll out of bed before noon. Good luck with that!
I hear that everyone else in North America got hit by this "weather bomb", while our weather is fantastic. We've had a bit of snow, and one storm so far, but all of that has melted. There's a bit of frost on the pumpkin in the morning, but the daytime highs are still slightly above freezing. Perfect.
About 50,000 cans of pop to move tomorrow, and probably a few sore muscles to go with it. I'll try not to complain too much about it tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Ready Or Not...
Fran really busted her butt today, getting everything as ready as possible for the big tour tomorrow, and I have to admit that it looks a lot better than I thought it would. If all goes well, the credit obviously goes to her. She even went into my office and took carts full of junk out of there, as well as cleaning off my desk.
I obviously wasn't thinking, because the only really good thing that I did with the camera concerning the waterfalls, was taking a video from basically inside. Otherwise, this way off shot is the only one that I took. I'll try to remember to do something more if I ever get up there again. You can't really see it, but the falls come right from the top of the mountain, and run their way down the crevasse. Someone really needs to explain to me where the water is coming from. From what I can see, the water is cascading down from nearly the highest point in the whole range. The last time I looked, water generally runs downhill. So the question needs to be asked... if it's not raining, and there's no melting, how is water running over the highest part of the mountain?
Anyway, keeping it short today. If I want to get the floors swept and mopped before picking up the crew at the airport by 8:30, I'll have to get quite an early start.
Stay tuned.
Anyway, keeping it short today. If I want to get the floors swept and mopped before picking up the crew at the airport by 8:30, I'll have to get quite an early start.
Stay tuned.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Woohoo! Pictures are Back
I suppose that it wasn't necessary, but the first thing that I wanted to put up now that for some reason the ability to post photos came back, was proof that I actually brought Fran along on an adventure.
A little sports - thankfully, the Yankees are as done as the Bombers. Man I get tired of hearing about Derek Jeter! Did you realize that the Yankee payroll was $150M more than the Rangers? Marcy Ien (co-host on Canada AM, and having nothing to do with the sports part) had the best quote that I'd heard in a while. "You can't buy a heart." Could the evil empire be described any better?
The head honchos are coming down for a store tour on Wednesday morning (weather permitting), so the next few days will hold a little tension. I really don't have that many expectations for us, considering how little time we've had to correct all of the wrongs that were done to this store before we got here, but that doesn't mean that the stress level doesn't rise just a little.
Anyway, even if nothing else terribly exciting happens, I'll still have a picture or two to share with you.
Stay tuned.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Pathetic Performance
That game was painful to watch. There were so many moments where it was clear that the Blue and Gold were not even trying. I guess that I'll at least pay half attention to the last two games, for the sole purpose of seeing just how poor of an effort they can send themselves home with. I don't even know where to begin. Never mind the injured quarterbacks, the whole team's effort was lacklustre. Biggest thing being the season-long special teams struggles. They've been terrible all season long. I don't believe that they need a complete restructuring, but they are going to need a new special teams coach, and a slightly different strategy in regards to letting the quarterbacks run wild until injured. That's all I've got to say about that.
Rory and I did head out for another ride yesterday (5hours), but it didn't end up nearly as hair raising as last time, and I didn't come home with my pockets full of mud. We first headed east, trying to get an unobstructed view of the ocean. While we did see some great things, every time we cross what we believe to be the last mountain, there are at least three more in behind them. I'm sure that there's a way, but apparently a five hour ride won't do it. On our way back, we did manage to track down the elusive waterfall that we've heard so much about. Once we figured out where it was, we realized that it can be seen from miles away, even with the naked eye. There is a crater near the top of a huge mountain, and the river runs through the valley. We were trying to ride up the river until we found the falls, only to realize while going by, that the falls were actually right in the crater at the top. There is a small lake up there at the top as well. The whole thing is simply amazing! The only down side, is that it's already starting to freeze up there (since the altitude is pretty high), and it's not quite as impressive as I'm sure that it is during spring runoff. I'm hoping to bring Fran up there today for a closer look, after we get a few things done at the store. The most curious thing to me is, if that's the top of a huge mountain, where's all of that water coming from? There has to be something more than has met my eye so far. The last two Saturdays I've been leaving Fran at home, while I'm taking Rory out on our adventures, and obviously that's not fair at all. So, although it's been snowing all morning, I'm hoping to get her out of the house, and even the score a little.
Stay tuned.
Rory and I did head out for another ride yesterday (5hours), but it didn't end up nearly as hair raising as last time, and I didn't come home with my pockets full of mud. We first headed east, trying to get an unobstructed view of the ocean. While we did see some great things, every time we cross what we believe to be the last mountain, there are at least three more in behind them. I'm sure that there's a way, but apparently a five hour ride won't do it. On our way back, we did manage to track down the elusive waterfall that we've heard so much about. Once we figured out where it was, we realized that it can be seen from miles away, even with the naked eye. There is a crater near the top of a huge mountain, and the river runs through the valley. We were trying to ride up the river until we found the falls, only to realize while going by, that the falls were actually right in the crater at the top. There is a small lake up there at the top as well. The whole thing is simply amazing! The only down side, is that it's already starting to freeze up there (since the altitude is pretty high), and it's not quite as impressive as I'm sure that it is during spring runoff. I'm hoping to bring Fran up there today for a closer look, after we get a few things done at the store. The most curious thing to me is, if that's the top of a huge mountain, where's all of that water coming from? There has to be something more than has met my eye so far. The last two Saturdays I've been leaving Fran at home, while I'm taking Rory out on our adventures, and obviously that's not fair at all. So, although it's been snowing all morning, I'm hoping to get her out of the house, and even the score a little.
Stay tuned.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Morning Quickie
Get your minds out of the gutter! I'm just writing a quick blog in the morning before a big day.
BC made it a lot tougher for the Bombers last night, and their magic number is now one, so if the Bombers lose today, it's all over but the crying. Before that, Rory and I are planning on another road trip. Hopefully just as event filled, but less harrowing.
So, back to those stats that I promised. So far, all time, this blog has 259 hits. The breakdown by country (that's right, there's more than one country involved) are as follows:
223 - Canada (of course)
18 - US (could be some American cousins)
14 - Slovakia (really, 14 from Slovakia?)
2 - Denmark
1 - Russia, and
1 - South Africa (what?)
I'm guessing that most of the foreign ones are obviously not on purpose (including half of you reading this). That being said, with a few billion people per day surfing the world wide wiebe, is it too far fetched to imagine that you could make a living (I don't really mean financially) off of a bunch of folks that accidentally entered your site? Why not? I'll just imagine that I'm hugely popular in Slovakia, like David Hasselhoff in Germany! Stranger things have happened. Well, a little breakfast, and then into the great white north.
Stay tuned.
BC made it a lot tougher for the Bombers last night, and their magic number is now one, so if the Bombers lose today, it's all over but the crying. Before that, Rory and I are planning on another road trip. Hopefully just as event filled, but less harrowing.
So, back to those stats that I promised. So far, all time, this blog has 259 hits. The breakdown by country (that's right, there's more than one country involved) are as follows:
223 - Canada (of course)
18 - US (could be some American cousins)
14 - Slovakia (really, 14 from Slovakia?)
2 - Denmark
1 - Russia, and
1 - South Africa (what?)
I'm guessing that most of the foreign ones are obviously not on purpose (including half of you reading this). That being said, with a few billion people per day surfing the world wide wiebe, is it too far fetched to imagine that you could make a living (I don't really mean financially) off of a bunch of folks that accidentally entered your site? Why not? I'll just imagine that I'm hugely popular in Slovakia, like David Hasselhoff in Germany! Stranger things have happened. Well, a little breakfast, and then into the great white north.
Stay tuned.
Friday, October 22, 2010
The Rock
I just can't figure out what they've done to my ability to add photos, so I'm going to have to finish off the adventure with Rory story without the help of visual aids.
So far, I've been thanking everyone for joining up as followers. Except for... The Rock. Now, there are a few "The Rock"s that I know of.
Anyway, back to the story. Before we even got to the quicksand, we had already crossed one river, and were driving along side another one. We could look over, and see all kinds of trails on the other side. So, we looked for what looked like the safest place to try to cross, and very carefully tried to make our way across. We just got passed what looked like the second worst spot, when we got hung up on some huge boulders in the worst spot. With both feet on the rocks, I put it in reverse and actually managed to slide off. Now we were kinda caught between a rock and a hard place, in water that was really too deep for us, so I looked back at Rory and said "so, should we get off and push, or just try again faster?". Of course his answer was to try again faster. So I gave it some gas, and with great scraping, bouncing, and splashing, we made it to the other side. Of course on our way back, we noticed that the trail led us to a safe and calm place where we should have crossed in the first place.
To finish the story off, just before we got back home, and at the peak of the cliff wall that I see outside my dining room window, we noticed a cross anchored in some rocks. When we went over to check it out, I took a picture from behind the cross, that had the cross right in front of me and an awesome view of the town from up high in the background. That was of course the picture that I was trying to post for the last several days.
Anyway, I was writing this last night, and the internet gave out half way through, and I'm finishing it off during my lunch today. I'm still hoping to get something out tonight (weather permitting) about some interesting stats that I have found. For those that know me that well, I'm big on stats, and was thrilled to find out that there is a tab on the top of this blog entry page that tells me where all of my hits are coming from, what kind of server their using, and a bunch of other useless junk. Not that I'll share all of the boring stuff, but some of it was pretty cool, and very surprising to me. So unless something wild happens and takes priority...
Stay tuned.
So far, I've been thanking everyone for joining up as followers. Except for... The Rock. Now, there are a few "The Rock"s that I know of.
- The wrestler (Duane Johnson)
- Newfoundland
- The movie (with one of my favourite Sean Connery quotes), and
- A radio station in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
Anyway, back to the story. Before we even got to the quicksand, we had already crossed one river, and were driving along side another one. We could look over, and see all kinds of trails on the other side. So, we looked for what looked like the safest place to try to cross, and very carefully tried to make our way across. We just got passed what looked like the second worst spot, when we got hung up on some huge boulders in the worst spot. With both feet on the rocks, I put it in reverse and actually managed to slide off. Now we were kinda caught between a rock and a hard place, in water that was really too deep for us, so I looked back at Rory and said "so, should we get off and push, or just try again faster?". Of course his answer was to try again faster. So I gave it some gas, and with great scraping, bouncing, and splashing, we made it to the other side. Of course on our way back, we noticed that the trail led us to a safe and calm place where we should have crossed in the first place.
To finish the story off, just before we got back home, and at the peak of the cliff wall that I see outside my dining room window, we noticed a cross anchored in some rocks. When we went over to check it out, I took a picture from behind the cross, that had the cross right in front of me and an awesome view of the town from up high in the background. That was of course the picture that I was trying to post for the last several days.
Anyway, I was writing this last night, and the internet gave out half way through, and I'm finishing it off during my lunch today. I'm still hoping to get something out tonight (weather permitting) about some interesting stats that I have found. For those that know me that well, I'm big on stats, and was thrilled to find out that there is a tab on the top of this blog entry page that tells me where all of my hits are coming from, what kind of server their using, and a bunch of other useless junk. Not that I'll share all of the boring stuff, but some of it was pretty cool, and very surprising to me. So unless something wild happens and takes priority...
Stay tuned.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Welcome to My Whine Cellar
Five followers! Thanks Rose! This is already more than I hoped for. I was originally thinking that three hits/week would keep me going. On Monday I had 15 hits, and yesterday I had 21. I know that this sounds like it's going to my head, but don't worry James (thanks for the comments), I'm just surprised enough at the attention, that I thought it was worth mentioning. They've still got me locked out of adding pictures, so I'll just get to the point of this entry.
What's up with wine cellars? Does anybody actually need 150-200 (or 15-20 for that matter) bottles of wine on hand? Didn't they buy them all at the store? And if so, couldn't they just go to the same store if and when they need a bottle of wine to go with supper? If you were making your own wine, and wanted to do it in bigger batches to reduce the frequency... maybe. If you were a wine maker, and needed stock to sell to your buyers... obviously. I guess, on the other hand, it may not be that much more pretentious than keeping five cars in the garage when your household only has two drivers, but still, come on.
Anyway, as soon as they take the cuffs off of my ability to attach photos, I'll finish off the story of my adventure out with Rory, and our final descent back home.
Stay tuned.
What's up with wine cellars? Does anybody actually need 150-200 (or 15-20 for that matter) bottles of wine on hand? Didn't they buy them all at the store? And if so, couldn't they just go to the same store if and when they need a bottle of wine to go with supper? If you were making your own wine, and wanted to do it in bigger batches to reduce the frequency... maybe. If you were a wine maker, and needed stock to sell to your buyers... obviously. I guess, on the other hand, it may not be that much more pretentious than keeping five cars in the garage when your household only has two drivers, but still, come on.
Anyway, as soon as they take the cuffs off of my ability to attach photos, I'll finish off the story of my adventure out with Rory, and our final descent back home.
Stay tuned.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Biggest Loser - Helpfull, or Hurtfull?
This is obviously only my own guess work, and totally made up... but, hear me out on this one.
Being typical Americans, don't you think that there might easily be thousands, if not tens of thousands of tremendously obese people across America who purposely gain even more weight in order to get onto the show. That way, you're kind of killing two typically American dreams, with one stone. Not only do you have the opportunity to be on TV without any talent at all, but you also have the chance of getting a quarter of a million dollars without having to do any work for it. Now, lets face it, if you're only really obese, you probably won't get onto the show. You'll have a way better chance if you're grossly obese. As a result, you have lots of people at 380 lbs who are doing everything that they need to do (which is mostly doing nothing and eating too much) trying desperately to get up to 440 lbs, so that they'll have a better chance at being on the show. They keep bragging, and showing people that they have been an inspiration to for losing weight, while ignoring all of those about to die due to their extra efforts being put into trying to get noticed by the show. Am I actually the only person out there that believes that for every person who was inspired to lose weight by watching the show, there's probably ten that gained weight, on the off chance that they might get on? I doubt it! Agree? Disagree? Comment - I dare you. Once you've thought about it, and maybe left a comment, I'll let you know how it turned out.
Stay tuned.
Being typical Americans, don't you think that there might easily be thousands, if not tens of thousands of tremendously obese people across America who purposely gain even more weight in order to get onto the show. That way, you're kind of killing two typically American dreams, with one stone. Not only do you have the opportunity to be on TV without any talent at all, but you also have the chance of getting a quarter of a million dollars without having to do any work for it. Now, lets face it, if you're only really obese, you probably won't get onto the show. You'll have a way better chance if you're grossly obese. As a result, you have lots of people at 380 lbs who are doing everything that they need to do (which is mostly doing nothing and eating too much) trying desperately to get up to 440 lbs, so that they'll have a better chance at being on the show. They keep bragging, and showing people that they have been an inspiration to for losing weight, while ignoring all of those about to die due to their extra efforts being put into trying to get noticed by the show. Am I actually the only person out there that believes that for every person who was inspired to lose weight by watching the show, there's probably ten that gained weight, on the off chance that they might get on? I doubt it! Agree? Disagree? Comment - I dare you. Once you've thought about it, and maybe left a comment, I'll let you know how it turned out.
Stay tuned.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Assaulted By Santa?
You wouldn't believe it, but Fran got assaulted by Santa Clause Friday! His name is actually not Santa Clause, and I may not publish his name until he's been charged, but it still happened. This guy came in on Thursday, wanted his general delivery mail, but wouldn't show his ID from less than about six feet, so she wouldn't give him his mail. The next day he came in again, and when asked for his ID, he started off with it about two feet away, and when she leaned forward to see it, he pushed it forward and hit her in the mouth with both his wallet and his hand. I'm sure that he wasn't aware of the fact that one of our seven security cameras is pointed directly through the Post Office window, and that the whole thing was caught on camera. So, I just copied it to a CD, and called the cops. They came on down, we showed them the evidence, took a statement, and left. So far, nothing has been done, but obviously I'll be banning him from the store, and he won't be able to get his mail at all.
I was going to interrupt this story after the second line, with my traditional showing you a picture that has nothing to do with the story, and telling you about the picture before going back into the story, but they have changed something in the system, and I can't insert any more pictures. Boo to all of the intelligent minds that always try to do something to help you, that involves so much "rocket science", that the average person can't comprehend them. I went to their help page part of it, and it looked to me like all of the changes that they wanted me to make, were intended to help them track what I was doing with the blog. So, screw them! The only down side to sticking it to the man, is that I can't install photos (until they change the whole thing again of course). I'm going to try one more thing once I'm done with this blog, so hopefully I'll be able to fix this, and get back to what I was doing, because it was a pretty cool shot.
The game's almost over, the Yankees are losing, and I hope that they never win another game in the history of the franchise. That would be awesome, 0-162 season after season. That might actually mean a couple more wins per season for the Jays (they need it).
Stay tuned (hopefully for some photos).
I was going to interrupt this story after the second line, with my traditional showing you a picture that has nothing to do with the story, and telling you about the picture before going back into the story, but they have changed something in the system, and I can't insert any more pictures. Boo to all of the intelligent minds that always try to do something to help you, that involves so much "rocket science", that the average person can't comprehend them. I went to their help page part of it, and it looked to me like all of the changes that they wanted me to make, were intended to help them track what I was doing with the blog. So, screw them! The only down side to sticking it to the man, is that I can't install photos (until they change the whole thing again of course). I'm going to try one more thing once I'm done with this blog, so hopefully I'll be able to fix this, and get back to what I was doing, because it was a pretty cool shot.
The game's almost over, the Yankees are losing, and I hope that they never win another game in the history of the franchise. That would be awesome, 0-162 season after season. That might actually mean a couple more wins per season for the Jays (they need it).
Stay tuned (hopefully for some photos).
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Close... But No Cigar
I guess that I may have been asking a little too much. It took OT, but the Eskimos did manage to pull off the first half of what we needed. Most of today's game wasn't too bad either. We had the lead for much of the first half, only to blow it with only a minute left. Then after falling farther behind in the second half, a pretty nice surge at the end made it close. Then, we did what we've been doing all season, folding under the pressure of the last minute. Yesterday, I had said that it would take a small miracle, and we didn't get one. But... it's still not over. With thee games remaining, we're only one game behind both BC and Edmonton. The only issue is that we need to be better, not tied. This means of course that out of the three games, we need to win two more than both of them. A lot to ask for!
Back to yesterday's being stuck in the quicksand. I certainly should have mentioned the fact that while trying to shift the quad over, I ended up loosing one of my boots. I didn't realize it, because it was only the liner that came out of the boot, and I thought that my boot was still on. When I was doing the pushing from behind, my feet were stuck pretty well up to my knees. As a result, once the machine started moving forward, I had no option but to fall forward onto my face. Once we were safely out of danger, I totally lost my other boot (line, sock, and all). So, I was walking around barefoot in the ice cold quicksand, trying to gather all of my footwear. One of those situations that seems pretty tense while it's going on, and grows by the minute while you talk about it from the warmth, comfort, and safety of your home. There's obviously more to tell.
Stay tuned.
Back to yesterday's being stuck in the quicksand. I certainly should have mentioned the fact that while trying to shift the quad over, I ended up loosing one of my boots. I didn't realize it, because it was only the liner that came out of the boot, and I thought that my boot was still on. When I was doing the pushing from behind, my feet were stuck pretty well up to my knees. As a result, once the machine started moving forward, I had no option but to fall forward onto my face. Once we were safely out of danger, I totally lost my other boot (line, sock, and all). So, I was walking around barefoot in the ice cold quicksand, trying to gather all of my footwear. One of those situations that seems pretty tense while it's going on, and grows by the minute while you talk about it from the warmth, comfort, and safety of your home. There's obviously more to tell.
Stay tuned.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Four Followers!
I'm one short of a hand full. Did you know that they've already sent me a few emails because they would like to pay me to put commercials on my blog? Crazy! Or, maybe they do that to everyone. I'm sure that somebody's got a few more followers than me. Oh well, let's get on with it then.
Rory and I went on a crazy adventure today on the quad. We crossed two rivers, got stuck in some quicksand, and took several grades that did not look or seem very safe. We survived, but not without bringing home a lot of muck. We were going down what seemed to be a fairly smooth and safe section, down to a uninhabited fishing village, when suddenly... we just sunk. I put it in reverse, and we sunk even further. Then we got off and tried to push, but all four wheels were just spinning in loose quicksand, while the rock plate was floating. There didn't seem to be any way out, nobody to help, and we were way far from home. Finally I went out searching near the shacks and found a 2 by 4. I brought it back, shoved it as far under the machine as possible, and pried for all my might. Meanwhile, I had Rory reach over and give it the goose. One of the front wheels got pried down far enough to hit something solid, and we slid our way out. What a relief! That one little story doesn't do the trip justice, but that's all I feel like saying about that right now. Maybe later.
Sports. I can't believe that I'm cheering for the Eskimos tonight (almost about as bad as cheering for the Riders), but sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do. For the Bombers to get the cross-over, they have to pass BC and Edmonton. In order to make that possible, the Eskimos need to beat the Lions so that they can both be 5 and 10. If, by some miracle, Montreal stops caring about football for one afternoon, and the Bombers manage to squeak by them, the Bombers, Lions, and Eskimos will all be tied. With three games left after that, there should at least be a shot. If the Lions win tonight, and the Bombers lose tomorrow, it's not mathematically impossible, but entirely unlikely. Go Edmonton, go Bombers...
Stay tuned.
Rory and I went on a crazy adventure today on the quad. We crossed two rivers, got stuck in some quicksand, and took several grades that did not look or seem very safe. We survived, but not without bringing home a lot of muck. We were going down what seemed to be a fairly smooth and safe section, down to a uninhabited fishing village, when suddenly... we just sunk. I put it in reverse, and we sunk even further. Then we got off and tried to push, but all four wheels were just spinning in loose quicksand, while the rock plate was floating. There didn't seem to be any way out, nobody to help, and we were way far from home. Finally I went out searching near the shacks and found a 2 by 4. I brought it back, shoved it as far under the machine as possible, and pried for all my might. Meanwhile, I had Rory reach over and give it the goose. One of the front wheels got pried down far enough to hit something solid, and we slid our way out. What a relief! That one little story doesn't do the trip justice, but that's all I feel like saying about that right now. Maybe later.
Sports. I can't believe that I'm cheering for the Eskimos tonight (almost about as bad as cheering for the Riders), but sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do. For the Bombers to get the cross-over, they have to pass BC and Edmonton. In order to make that possible, the Eskimos need to beat the Lions so that they can both be 5 and 10. If, by some miracle, Montreal stops caring about football for one afternoon, and the Bombers manage to squeak by them, the Bombers, Lions, and Eskimos will all be tied. With three games left after that, there should at least be a shot. If the Lions win tonight, and the Bombers lose tomorrow, it's not mathematically impossible, but entirely unlikely. Go Edmonton, go Bombers...
Stay tuned.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
The Cavalry Has Arrived!
Well, Rory, Paul, and Karen all arrived safe and sound yesterday. We now have enough white staff, that none of the locals at all could show up, and we'd still be OK. Rory had his first full day in the Post Office today, so hopefully we're only a few days away from having Fran start to actually look after her job as general merchandise manager. I spent almost all day actually catching up on all of the stuff that I've been neglecting for the past few weeks. It also looks like Paul and Karen will look after Saturday for us, so that Fran, Rory, and I can have Saturday and Sunday off. Just like an actual weekend! I may have almost forgotten what that's like. My plan is to take Rory on a fairly lengthy quad ride, to show him the majesty of the northern tundra. We're all trying to settle in here, in the mean time. It's not only a major adjustment for Rory to be up here in the great white north, but Fran and I have also spent several years with only ourselves, so having an extra person to share space with, cooking for three, three people in the same bathroom, it's all a little bit to take in. Obviously everything will be fine, we'll just have to all get used to each other.
Now to sports. Phillies and Giants - Phillies in five (that's right, the Giants only win one to Tim Lincecum's starts). Yankees and Rangers - Yankees in six (I hate the Yankees, but can't imagine that they'll lose to Texas). Bombers in Montreal - as much as I hate to say it... I'm sure that Montreal will kick butt. Leafs win their first three? I can't believe it! And of course, what were the Habs thinking when they traded Halak and kept Price? Still waiting for Ian White's first point of the season. So many sports all going on at the same time, and so little space to actually go into detail on any of it. I'm totally looking forward to a little less hectic pace once we all settle in, because I would actually like to really go into depth on any one of those aforementioned topics. Hopefully there will be plenty more drivel to come.
Stay tuned.
Now to sports. Phillies and Giants - Phillies in five (that's right, the Giants only win one to Tim Lincecum's starts). Yankees and Rangers - Yankees in six (I hate the Yankees, but can't imagine that they'll lose to Texas). Bombers in Montreal - as much as I hate to say it... I'm sure that Montreal will kick butt. Leafs win their first three? I can't believe it! And of course, what were the Habs thinking when they traded Halak and kept Price? Still waiting for Ian White's first point of the season. So many sports all going on at the same time, and so little space to actually go into detail on any of it. I'm totally looking forward to a little less hectic pace once we all settle in, because I would actually like to really go into depth on any one of those aforementioned topics. Hopefully there will be plenty more drivel to come.
Stay tuned.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Did That Just Happen?
I know that it's been a whole week since the last entry, but man has it been crazy. I probably wasn't going to take the time to write today either, since I managed to put in at least 12 hours of work at the store and quite a few more at home on my two "days off", but that Bomber game deserves a comment.
Having nothing to do with anything, my two dogs getting a bath. Normally big and fluffy Buddy always looks like a drowning rat when he's wet (and not too happy about it either).
I got back into the house just before half time, to see that the Bombers have a three point lead. Then I sit down to supper, and while I'm eating, the wheels fall off. 24 points down by the time I'm done eating! Of course there's no way that this thing can end well (unless you're a Lions fan). Then we decide to put Jyles into the game. I tell Fran in the kitchen while we're doing the dishes (no point in watching the game too closely at this point) that Jyles is the kind of guy that with no pressure in this situation, should manage to actually get us close before folding under the pressure of the last two minutes. As we're slowly coming back, I'm saying "see, what did I tell you". Then the end comes, and the only thing that can be said is "Did that just happen?"! Who could have thunk it? Once again, a terrible team with a terrible record is back in the playoff hunt. Way to go CFL!
Back to work. I said last time that it was going to be a crazy week, with very little rest. And I was right. On the bright side, not only will Rory be here sooner rather than later, he's actually scheduled on the same flight up from Montreal as the other couple that works here. With the better news of - that's only two days away (weather permitting, of course). I'm totally looking forward to having a day, sometime in the near future, where I won't have to go into work at all. I've had my new toy for over a month now, and I haven't even had enough chances to take it out to get the 10 hours of use necessary for the first oil change. I guess the upside to that is that by the time I get around to it, it will be time to winterize it anyway, so I should be able to kill two birds with one stone. The bad news for all of you followers (I'm up to three signed in followers now, thanks James. I always said that if I can get at least three followers, I'll carry on), I should probably be coming up with some extra time on my hands to get back to some regular entries. That also means that without enough big things happening between blogs, you might get back to being subjected to my musings on random things that you don't care about. Welcome back NHL hockey! Sports in October alone, should be enough to keep the pages jumping off of my fingers.
Stay tuned.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Are We Almost There Yet?
What an exhausting last few days! We had it sprung on us that we were indeed doing an inventory on Sunday, and we weren't even close to ready. My boss was flying in, our help was flying out, and the day that he was supposed to arrive, everyone in town got cheques from the mine. They were released about ten minutes before the Co-op closed, so everyone had to come to our store to cash them. We had both office stations open, there were lines way down the shopping aisles on both sides, and we pushed through over 30 grand in grocery alone. It was way too much to handle, and an inventory to do on our "day off". There were, however, some upsides. The inventory got done, so we don't have to think about that any more. The bad weather today cancelled the flight out for our help, so they had to stay at least one more day. My boss is scheduled to leave tomorrow morning, and having him come here and see how overwhelmed we both were, made it easy to convince him that we needed to offer my little brother the opportunity to come here risk free for a few months to help us out during the next few months. Nothing is set in stone yet, but it looks like Rory could be coming up here to live with us, and help us out, as early as next week already.
Next weekend is a long one, so there should be at least one day that we don't actually have to work. The other couple that works here should be back from vacation next week Wednesday, which will go a long way towards giving us some reprieve. If Rory comes out next week too, we could almost be looking at shortly having two days off per week again. Won't that be nice!
They say that it's always darkest before the dawn, and it was pretty dark this weekend. This is still going to be a very hard week, with GST cheques coming out, and a total lack of dependable assistance. But... we're now only seven working days away from a possible 150% increase in reliable staff, and a very good chance of having Rory hang out with us until well into the new calendar year. I can only imagine what a mental break that will be to have some company, and a little bit of home to keep with us here in the great white north. Of course all of these plans have yet to come to pass, so I guess you'll just have to...
Stay tuned.
Next weekend is a long one, so there should be at least one day that we don't actually have to work. The other couple that works here should be back from vacation next week Wednesday, which will go a long way towards giving us some reprieve. If Rory comes out next week too, we could almost be looking at shortly having two days off per week again. Won't that be nice!
They say that it's always darkest before the dawn, and it was pretty dark this weekend. This is still going to be a very hard week, with GST cheques coming out, and a total lack of dependable assistance. But... we're now only seven working days away from a possible 150% increase in reliable staff, and a very good chance of having Rory hang out with us until well into the new calendar year. I can only imagine what a mental break that will be to have some company, and a little bit of home to keep with us here in the great white north. Of course all of these plans have yet to come to pass, so I guess you'll just have to...
Stay tuned.
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