…and we just had one (4.8 and only a few kilometres away), as I was getting ready to go to bed. So much for getting a good night's sleep, as I will be fretting all night, waiting for the next one.

I am a swing voter. I have voted Progressive Conservative (duh- I was born in Alberta), NDP, Green, Independent and even Liberal. In the past, I have always voted for the person I felt was best suited to represent my riding. This election changed that. This election, I voted strategically. Not something I wanted to do, but something I felt was ( Read more... )

Coming home to a house without a cat in it, is vastly different to one WITH a cat in it ( Read more... )

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I was at work this morning when my MIL phoned to ask if I could come home. She said my cat, Coco was on lying on the stairs making a terrible sound. I rushed home, but she passed before I got there. We think she was chasing a fly, fell and broke her neck. She was never a graceful cat...always a tad clumsy. That said, she was wonderfully ( Read more... )

The World Cup is underway. Games are played at a decent time…a little TOO decent, as they are on whilst I am at work. On the plus side, I can catch a bit of the action when I am on my breaks:)

The Canada/Sweden gold medal game started at 4 am. I am not insane, so I set the PVR and went to bed…unlike my brother, my cousins, my friends and my daughter- all of whom got up in the middle of the night to watch. Then I had to avoid the internet and my phone until I had watched the game. It was excellent. Looks like all of our players left their ( Read more... )

Yesterday, Canadian women won the gold medal in hockey:)

Today, the men played the USA and won…so are headed for a gold medal game against Sweden. We will either get a gold or a silver, so it's looking rather sweet.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/nov/29/bbc-sherlock-series-three-new-years-day

I love Sherlock, and I think that's a very innovative way to give us the new air date:)