This week, short though it was because of the holiday up here, was rather stressful.  I spent Tuesday and Wednesday getting ready for two all day meetings on Thursday and Friday.  Then there were the two meetings, plus an after dinner meeting to plan strategy for a new proposal.  Argh!  I have a shit load of stuff to do this weekend as well.  I ( Read more... )

I went back to the furniture store yesterday to order my new dining room table with buffet server!  Whoo Hoo!!  Delivery will be near the end of September.   I'm glad this is over with and done!  This is something I've been wanting for more many years and I probably visited 70% of all the furniture stores in Edmonton to find something that I wanted ( Read more... )

Gay marriage is a hot and controversial topic in the US.  In my view, marriage needs to be distinguished from similar civil contracts enacted by the state.   The following article from USA TODAY says as much, but more eloquently.

By Oliver Thomas

Want to break up this summer's family reunion a little early? Mention gay marriage. Some of the ( Read more... )

Last week was a very busy one.  Fortunately, it was mostly spent in the office as I tried to clear my schedule of a whole bunch of stuff.  I largely succeeded.  My leg is almost fully healed - only the odd twinge when I jump or move it.    The chiropractor is also paying off, as the back is feeling a long better although my right side is still week ( Read more... )

July 5th I got on a plane and headed off to Barcelona.  My 18 hours of flights/layovers all went well.  By the way - I LOVE flying Lufthansa as they really treat their customers well and the planes run on time!  Something about being German I think.  After taking a cab from the airport to my hotel, I was all settled in by 14:30 and although tired, ( Read more... )

I'll post about Barcelona in the next day or two - I just need to edit the draft that's been written, post the photos ( Read more... )

Last week was hectic!  Only 2 days in the office, the rest was all rather important meetings.   Having worked all of last weekend, the cumulative effect was a rather stressed Craig - made worse by insomnia resulting from the stress!  Needless to say, took it much easier yesterday!  Unfortunately, as I need to get ready for the workshop in Barcelona ( Read more... )

Last night was the Summer Solistice, so sat out on my balcony at 10:30  watching the sun set over the horizon.  My balcony faces north, so at this time of the year the sunset is in clear view.  After the past week, and in preparation for the week I'm about to have, it felt good to just unwind.    This coming week I have 3 presentations to give, a ( Read more... )

Diet Week 20
Ok, I'm 165 now!  Whoo Hoo.  Just 5 more lbs to go to reach my goal!

Saturday afternoon, Dennis and I went to see Sex and the City (the movie).  Overall, I give the movie about a 6.5 out of 10 - mainly because the first 1/2 of the movie was all about Carrie who is one of my least favorite characters and that the entire story was just a ( Read more... )

What a week!  The past month has been nothing but meetings.  What a drag.  Fortunately, next week is looking a lot better - I may actually get some work done when I'm at work in the office, but we'll see.   Work has just been a little too hectic for my liking with me having to work most nights and weekends to keep my head above water on projects.  ( Read more... )