Sure, it looks pretty. You’ll get no argument from me. But the night before, driving down the Trans-Canada Highway in fog dense enough that I couldn’t see the lights of Brandon from one kilometer away, I wasn’t thinking of the beauty of hoarfrost. I was thinking, praying really, “Just let us get home.” Also: The rugelach (or …
Whee!
Just in case I never get here again: I wanted to take a picture. This is where my grandparents lived. I’ll say more later, when it’s not quite so raw. The thought of not going back is enough to make the tears well up a little.
On the Tuesday before Hallowe’en, at 11:20 at night, my phone rang. Through the wonder of call display, I saw that it was my sister in Winnipeg calling. That time of night, it’s probably not going to be good news. My grandfather had died at 11:00 that night. He was 88 years old, and he went, …
This weekend I: saw, and had a brief chat with, William Gibson; did nage-no-kata with the head of the Canadian Grading Board for judo, and also had a brief intro to the first set of ju-no-kata; drew Darth Vader in Crayola crayon; and heard the cutest version of the ABC song I think I’ll ever hear. …
Well, this weekend, up until Wednesday. Friends of ours came into town, from all the way out in Saskatchewan, so we had some fun. My friend Kevin owns a couple dirtbikes, so I went dirtbikin’ for the first time ever. We went out to the Double Decker, too. For bonus points: How many shots of tequila …
Ippon-seoi-nage, or the one-armed shoulder throw.
K, priming the walls. Me, chiseling the shower drain a little wider so my pan would fit.
Well, part of it, anyways. I removed some moldy drywall from our basement bathroom a while ago, and I’ve been replacing it for the last little while. Well, actually, I’ve been hanging drywall yesterday and today; before that was some prep work, some more demolition, and a trip to the Peg to visit our respective …
So there’s a provincial election coming up. The incumbent party, the New Democrats, have decided to use “Forward, Not Back” as a slogan in this election: Which makes me wonder if no one–no one–in their entire campaign apparatus has seen the Simpsons episode where Kang and Kodos run for election on Earth: I mean, really. Sometimes …