After waiting 9 days of patiently downloading 160 MB each day, my iTunes purchase arrived: 1987 Stanley Cup Final – Game 7 – Philadelphia Flyers vs. Edmonton Oilers. I was in grade 5 and a new fan to hockey. My favorite players were (and continue to be) Glenn Anderson (9) Esa Tikkanen (10) Craig MacTavish … [Read more…]
Or “Tour de Guatemala.” This is the pre-eminent cycling event of Guatemala and early yesterday morning we got to listen, thanks to a van with huge speakers a block away, to stage four being announced all morning. Once people started gathering on the highway, we decided to see what all the fuss was about. Of … [Read more…]
Amber is still recovering from a broken toe after maliciously kicking Acadia’s bed.A Short-Term Team from Kamloops, BC flies in and arrives in Tactic Sunday night.The Oilers lose to the Flames and end the weekend with a 3/8 record.The oldest woman in San Antonio Panec, 105, dies.Blaise, Acadia, and Amber all have coughs. Both kids … [Read more…]
Blaise and I kicked the soccer ball back and forth a bit in our driveway before supper. He’s quite a good kicker, though he enjoys carrying the ball in his hands too. He says “One, Three, Five, Goal!” before kicking. He smartly suggested we play in the grass and I agreed, not so wisely. Our … [Read more…]
When driving from the Capital, each time I approach Purulhá (Km 164) I reassert that I want to climb this one mountain. It is an awesome sight and the perfect shape. This is it at 8:20 this morning with the mist still shrouding it. So, in an effort to achieve goals (notably #81) and to … [Read more…]
So we got 50 bullets. Picked up Erick’s pistol. Put up a target. And mostly missed. Comment: It was really loud.
Back in June, I posted the frontrunners in the Zaakistan Blog Comment Olympics. Currently, the positions have changed very little… GOLDrunning away with 92 commentsSirdar (going strong) SILVERwith 41 commentslittledeb (gaining) BRONZEtied with 38 comments eachkevininspace (slipping, but recently married…) and RobtheRocket And a new team of old Camp buddies The Machine/HeatherCan/Kydd-o/{webessence} have a combined … [Read more…]
Well. As it turns out, people love my film! Both screenings of the film at the Montreal World Film Festival went absolutely splendidly. The first show, on Thursday afternoon, had about 25 spectators. I had the opportunity to present the film and conduct a question and answer period afterward where nearly everyone stayed and participated. … [Read more…]
Hey, I have to post this excitement. After posting a website for my latest and only film (so far) and sending out a mass email to everyone I know, I’ve received such acclaim that even if it doesn’t get into either of the festivals, I’ll be happy about making the film. And that’s only after … [Read more…]
In the spirit of the Soccer World Cup and NHL Stanley Cup Finals (GO OILERS!), I’d like to award those faithful blog commenters. Before I begin, I would like to say that I thought I should exempt myself, since I respond to many of the comments myself and figured I would naturally have the largest … [Read more…]