Archive for May, 2009

Luck of the Lungs

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Ever since the 1960’s, when the first Surgeon General warning came out, it has become a well-known fact that one’s risk of developing lung cancer (and other nasty diseases that you wouldn’t wish on anyone) increases by being a regular smoker of cigarettes.  Here in Canada, if one didn’t already know about these effects, one [...]

Beguiled

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

This short audio clip, entitled ‘The World’s Biggest Lie‘  is an .mp3 worth sharing.
Hope you enjoy.

Pizza Place Pretenses

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The mailbox at our home is a depository for a large variety of advertisements – which can be an irritation at times – but one of the discoveries that sometimes makes it worth going through them is finding an ad full of deals from local pizza delivery places.  So to our delight, we recently received [...]

Edmonton Truck Gallery

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

I recently moved into Edmonton, and it seems that even here, in Alberta’s storied capital city, they have some uncommon approaches to decorating their vehicles.  This hearkens back to the couple of unique vehicles of Northern Ontario I showcased in a previous article.  The first truck shown in that 2007-era piece was only a shadow [...]

Main Events

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Hello again!  Yes, I’m alive.  My three-month post-absenteeism can be attributed to a few milestones that have been taking up my attention lately.
Firstly, I relocated from Sudbury, Ontario to Edmonton, Alberta at the end of February, a straight distance of 2439 kilometers west (3002 kilometers by car).  There was extensive preparation involved in moving from [...]