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So I've been waking up earlier than strictly necessary these days, and I'm imagining that my awakening before my alarm this morning has a LOT to do with the fact that I fly to Indianapolis today for Kiwanis and Circle K International Conventions. Yes, I'll be incredibly busy the whole time. Yes, I look forward… Continue reading Kiwanis/CKI International Convention this week!

So the last blog posting I wrote here talked about one chapter of my life ending and another beginning. Then I promised myself that I would actually take the chance to enjoy the month of May before job hunting in more earnest in June and beyond. And I think I've accomplished that to a certain… Continue reading (F)unemployment and other adventures?

Yesterday at 10:15pm I emptied my locker, handed in my first aid room key and other items that I no longer needed, hugged folks goodbye, and left Save-On-Foods. It was my last shift as an employee of this wonderful store where I worked for 14 years. I am fortunate to say that I worked with… Continue reading Reflections on the past 14 years of employment

I don't often talk politics directly online. But I feel like I ought to capture a bit of my reaction to tonight's dramatic shift in the political landscape of Alberta, which I realized only AFTER the end of a very bizarre day (which included working 15% Tuesday, voting, some interesting observations, playing awesome arcade games… Continue reading Reactions to a really really politically important night in Alberta

So lately I've been rather tense/sore. And I know that most of it is because I've been grinding/clenching my teeth more in the last few days than in the few weeks before, but it's frustrating. I know that part of the stress is the uncertainty of the next few months of my life — and… Continue reading Stress and topics of geek goodness…

In 2015 I've already accomplished a few things: I've gotten into a habit of reading more (you can see that on my 50 book pledge), I've gotten into a exercise while watching youtube videos habit (which you can see on my fitocracy profile I quite honestly find it encouraging to find more friends using this… Continue reading Keeping up with MY expectations

I was reflective on my walk home from New Year's Parties in the wee hours of this morning. I realized that it had been 11 years since I began this blog. And that while I sometimes write every day here at other times I ignore it for perhaps months at a time. It is a… Continue reading It's 2015 folks! Into the future we continue to go!

Even though the incident that I'm going to describe below happened last week, I still find it disconcerting. I might be hyper aware of racism lately, but I think it would be nearly impossible not to notice it in this situation. And since it didn't happen in the workplace I can describe the whole situation… Continue reading On safety, racism and personal space

I blogged every single day for the month of November! This was a great way to get back into the blogging habit. While I know I'm not going to blog every day for the month of December (there's other things to write like Christmas cards for example), I think this was the kick start I… Continue reading I did it! 🙂

On a cold day like this one, one might expect me to be complaining about the weather, but I'm not. I might have small complaints now and again about being cold (for example if/when the doors are broken at work letting in too much cold air, or if I've somehow planned poorly for the weather… Continue reading Edmonton and the weather