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It’s been about nine months since I last saw 6060, when I left Jasper for Calgary. That’s about eight months too long, I figure.
Mind you, many haven’t seen 6060 since early November, since we’ve all been off living our lives while she sat in a shed for the winter. And as we had little money [...]

96 hamburgers
48 hotdogs
4 jumbo-size bags of chips
104 cans of pop
240 bottles of beer
13 bottles of wine
14 hours of music
1 house
equals
A good time
All new homeowners have one responsibility to fulfill. It’s not taxes. It’s not a mortgage. It’s not even making sure the garbage goes out every day.
It’s a housewarming party. (And taking double-duty as my [...]

It’s always good when people drop by.
It’s even better when it’s family. And they bring gifts.
Most of the Tisdale clan descended on Calgary this weekend. Partly because we hadn’t seen everyone in a while, partly because a few people (namely Mom, Cathy, and Craig) wanted to see my house, and the rest because my 30th [...]

One of these days, I’m gonna learn to stop cheating death (or at least severe injury) and cease doing really foolish things.
Like whitewater rafting.
As you no doubt have already guessed, we were downriver again this year, third in a row for me (see Janine and Dory’s Wedding, White Water Rafting on the Kicking Horse River [...]

There are parties.
Then there’s a Critical Mass party.
Five years ago yesterday (4 July 1997), Critical Mass launched its first ever website, MBUSA.com. That first launch wasn’t perfect, but it started a business relationship that has lasted ever since. MB is still our largest client, and the project I’ve been on for most of my time [...]

It was a hot night in Ottawa, following Stuart and Therese’s wedding. It was only going to get hotter. A lot hotter.
The next day was 1 July, otherwise known as Canada Day. Otherwise known as the single biggest excuse to get horribly drunk and act like an idiot.
Especially if you’re in Ottawa.
My plans didn’t involve [...]

There comes a time in your life when things start getting a lot more adult than you’re normally used to. For me, it was when my friends started getting married. But I didn’t really start getting self-conscious about it until this past weekend.
On 30 June 2002, I had the honour of attending the wedding of [...]