Went to town-killer tonight to see if there were any good headphones there, there weren’t. But Wal-Mart has this three foot deep bin full of $7.88 DVDs. Of course, when you’re as addicted as I am to owning all good films on DVD, you must see every title. I realized and pondered my own addictive … [Read more…]
I told my grade 11 math students I would write a blog post for them tonight. Tonight they were awarded for their accomplishments in academia, athleticism, and encouragement. Many many well deserving kids. I congratulated many parents on their children’s accomplishments. Though, the entire notion of recognition alongside others who are not awarded… tough call. … [Read more…]
Nik called me The Man on Saturday night. I’d rather be The Dude. Alan calls me dude. Not really anyone else. Nik rationalizes that I am The Man because I am a teacher, an authority figure. I’ll be a father soon and that makes me The Man too. But I feel more like The Dude. … [Read more…]
Ah! People in love. We spent a good portion of Saturday with our newly engaged friends Sabrina and Trent. Sabrina’s sister Myra was married in a tiny ceremony back in October and her reception was held on Sunday. The sisters were nice and emotional during the toast. I recall my sister’s wedding – I had … [Read more…]
7-10 band is coming together nicely. Our spring concert is May 26. Our primary cut is a piece called Distant Thunder of the Sacred Forest. Lots of rhythms, in fact I had to pull 2 wind musicians to play percussion. It sounded great today. We had our summer tires put on today. It’s been raining … [Read more…]
I was 15 when I bought my first CD. I was attending school in Halifax and on one of our Thursday night mall excursions I bought the “Crossroads” Soundtrack – a blues album by Ry Cooder. I was 16 when I bought my first CD Player. By this time I had joined Columbia House for … [Read more…]
Amber and I vacationed the last three days of spring break in the Rocky Mountains. We started our trek in Jasper, taking in the bitter winds and brown scenery along with the royal peaks. We checked out some of the sights and then continued south along highway 93 with poor driving conditions. There was snow. … [Read more…]
Hey, I’m 29 now. I had a weird lumpy thing in my throat beginning the night of my party and it stuck in there for 2 more days. It’s gone now. Amber got a bunch of friends over here for the party, in total about 20 guests. Lots of games and a terrific playlist of … [Read more…]
Junior has been moving alot the past week. With my hand, I can feel it boxing and kicking tons. We watched it this afternoon. It was yawning and wiggling around a lot, so we saw lots of angles. Apparently it’s a handsome devil, my teeth and Amber’s hairline. The due date has been bumped up … [Read more…]
Way up high. I remember the feeling when “The Wiz” ended and family and friends surrounded us on stage and everyone was laughing and taking pictures. It was the same tonight. The kids did a bang up job. Kudos to Nic (director) and that sexy pregnant prop mistress. I played guitar during intermission posing as … [Read more…]