As Monty Python used to say ... And now for something completely different. Once upon a time, there was a pilot who had to fly an airplane very far, far north. The pilot had done lots of flying before, but not very far, far north. The pilot was looking forward to this trip. On the…
Are You a Dreamer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urMjGAimtRc I went through a dreamer phase when I was a child. I used to think about all kinds of heroic things, with of course, myself in the role of hero. Much of the time, I was basing my heroic roles on tv shows or movies I had seen or books I had read. I…
Why Do You Blog?
The idea for this post came from https://anupturnedsoul.wordpress.com who asked this question after being prompted by a blog that she follows: https://aguycalledbloke.blog. It's a good question. Why DO I blog? Well, for the most part, it started out with wanting to hang a warning sign on the Narcissistic Personality Disordered people among us who go…
My Valentine
My M is my Valentine. And no, he's not James Bond's boss. (Thanks Ralph. 🙂 You can visit Ralph and his funny comments at https://bluefishway.com/ ) Almost eight years ago, I was introduced to a tall, loquacious, humorous, principled man. At first sight, we each were sure we would get on. We did. A lot.…
The Big Chilly
Right now I am living deep inside a real big chilly. It's something like -42 C or whatever. When it's that cold, does it matter any more? I don't even check. It's -40, yada yada. Up until recently, it's been fairly easy to live with. But ... there's always something. First, my truck wouldn't start.…
Cold Weather
This is what -36°C looks like ... ... at the southern end of Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories. In Fahrenheit, that's -33. Very sharp and sunny, but my, is it chilly! Somehow, the air looks cold. I usually walk to work, but today I needed to take my vehicle; it was slow to start…
Flying Anyone?
I found this airplane stuck to a pole ... It's one of the types I learned to fly, back when I was in my salad days. It made me a bit sad to see it there, poised as if in flight but stuck, permanently roosted and rooted to the ground, a facsimile of its former…
A Short Pause
I am taking the pause that refreshes. After being promoted to a new job that is testing any and all abilities that I might or might not have, I have to take a break. A summer photo from the Okanagan in British Columbia. I will be dropping in from time to time to…
Remembrance Day
30 Days of Gratitude- Day 11 (Photo credit: aussiegall) I first published this post on November 11, 2013 and then again in 2015. As a tribute to my family's veterans and all those many, many others, here it is again. Thank you for your service. We will remember. In Canada, today…
A Picture (or Two)
I missed Wordless Wednesday but here's a picture for Thursday ... of a sunny Okanagan day in July. And another ... of the snowboarding venue for the Arctic Winter Games for 2018. We are starting to collect a lot of snow. Greetings and happy November from the Northwest Territories. 🙂
