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Friday, May 15, 2009

Old, older...oldest

Reading about birthdays, here and there in blogit, made me think of my own age and I started wondering: Am I too old to start all over again? I mean; going back to University and then having to face a bunch of teenagers looking at me in front of the class? Contrary to my grand-mother and my two... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Row, row, row your boat...hem...canoe...

We did get him safe and sound at last! I went straight to school after work and there he was, waiting for his mom, gaily chatting with one of the teachers who was also waiting for her lift. He had a great time: the many lakes they visited were fantastic, specially the "lac vert" (green lake) which... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Miscommunication...of all sorts!

We thought it was yesterday. The bus driver thought it was tomorrow. It turned out that it is today! I'm talking about Son's return from his canoe trip north of Ottawa. So, there we were last night; waiting for a call from Son to come and pick him up at the school. And nothing happening. After a... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

A trip in the sun...Nop! A trip for a son!

Son is gone for a 3 days canoe trip north of Wakefield and of course, the weather had to get cooler before they left! It went from around 20 (and higher, In Celsius of course!LOL, not in Faranheit!) to about 0 this morning( that's the freezing point in Celsius, for those of you who are still using... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Is Hitler still alive?

I added a new page on my web-site: German Wilfdlife (it's a bit of a joke, but the pictures are nice!), and while at it, I like to have a look at the comments people left me. One such comment was rather puzzling and I do hope that it was mean as a joke: Is Hitler still alive? That was it. Nothing... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 4, 2009

What a great Artist! And so much fun!

Yesterday was the release of my friend's last album (Room for Less) and what a release it was! It was great! The place was full, the musicians were fantastic and Alise was as good as ever! One of her "duo-singer" Benoit, end out being the lead signer for Yes! I was really happy for her; to see such... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

A whole week by myself!

I have decided to take a small break from Son this week and thus, I'm spending the week at home by myself, with the dog. (with snail-speed internet!) Son is a good person but as anyone who has a teenager knows, they can get on your nerve some times. The last draw was the meat loaf last Friday. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 24, 2009

China and the Hitch-hiker's guide to the Galaxy

There we are, working hard to get the job done, in this case to collect on money owed by tax payers to the gvnt, to all of us actually! And there they are, wasting it for no good reason... A good example of that: my Mann is supposed to go to China in June this year for the biggest, most important... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The intellectual in Son

Some months ago, I gave Son the complete "Fables de La Fontaine", a big huge book of over 1 000 pages with illustrations. I had seen it on the floor of his bedroom for some time now, until a couple of days ago; Surprise! it was sitting on his bed! I was overcome with joy! Son had finally decided to... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Time or the lack there of...

Just a quick stop to say Hi and that I don't forget you! It's just that the time seems to fly and I have none left to do what I like! Between reading some blogs, writing some more web-site pages, an article here and there, finalizing my own income tax report (it would not look good if I did not do... Sign in to see full entry.

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