Author Archives: Mike

I got a postcard! Dated January 4th, but it only arrived today! Wheee! Mount Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand, is the largest mountain in the North Island, and apart from being a focus for winter sports activities, has gained … Continue reading →

I just spoke with the kids’ mother who told me that they’re both doing fine. James calmed down shortly after I left and they began telling her stories of Camp. *sigh* Ok, speaking of camping, I wanted to write up … Continue reading →

…The Highs… Beavers Camping Weekend at Lac Adair has come and gone! It was an excellent weekend filled with laughter, adventure, discovery, games, and did I mention laughter? 🙂 We had an absolute blast and the weather even co-operated by … Continue reading →

Ving Rhames is slated to play Kojak. Ving. To me, he’ll always be Marsellus Wallace of Pulp Fiction 🙂 Even though he’ll be playing Kingpin in the new DareDevil movie (that’s gonna rock!!!) … 5th Harry Potter book has a … Continue reading →

Ok, it’s enough with the super freezing cold already! At least if it snowed it wouldn’t feel this bad! But DAMN the mornings are cold! No matter how many layers I throw on, I freeze!!! And then, you walk into … Continue reading →

While Chantale’s parents and I went to see Gangs of New York (brutal movie! Daniel Day Lewis is truly incredible, though!), she tried calling us 🙂 As we both were out, she sent out some emails and actually just called … Continue reading →

You know what really bothers me? Getting the urge to pick up the phone, call Chantale, and tell her I love her. I used to be able to do it ALL the time. Now, I can’t. Yes, yes, yes, it’s … Continue reading →

Mornings suck. -20c mornings suck even more. -20c mornings when you leave your lunch on the table suck harder. -20c mornings when you leave your lunch on the table, get to work, blow your nose and end up ripping the … Continue reading →

I can’t stop this feeling Deep inside of me Girl you just don’t realize What you do to me Your lips are sweet as candy The taste is on my mind You just keep my thirsty For another cup of … Continue reading →

One sure-fire way to get you down and make you bleah? Read old log files. Funniest thing? Password protection on 90% of them for which you no longer remember the password. Bah. China Beach is starting. I’ll go lose myself … Continue reading →