After last weekend’s misadventure we were eager to get camping with our new trailer tire and new tailgate hinges. There’s nothing quite like the excitement of repaired vehicles hitting the open road. Well, okay, not really, but we were definitely hopeful of an uneventful trip to our next camping destination, Wabamun Lake Provincial Park, west […]
Pizza Night in Rowley, Alberta – review
If there’s one thing I’d pinpoint as the worst part of being a stay-at-home parent it has to be the fact that long weekends quickly lose their exceptionality. Not only do they become meaningless with regard to my daily life, but they all too regularly become completely forgotten. Such was the case this past August […]
I Finally Broke Up With An Old Flame
Dear Crystal; It’s not you, it’s me. I know. That’s hardly original. Sorry. But it’s true. It is me. This is difficult enough without having to be creative on top of it. I’ve just … changed. And you … haven’t. Not that that’s a bad thing. Hell I wish I was still the same guy […]
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park Campground – Review
We made our way to Pigeon Lake Provincial Park for the Canada Day long weekend and things went awry before we even pulled the trailer out of the backyard, continued throughout our drive there, and failed to cease over the first night there. With reviews in no small part reflecting the mindset of the reviewer […]
8 Cornerstones of the Teenage Diet
Few of us would ever deny that the teenage years are tumultuous. But once we’ve put sufficient years between them and our present, they start to shine in a different light. And that light is mostly couched in awe. Awe derived from a newfound appreciation for the remarkable lifestyle we effortlessly sustained during this brief […]
Buffets and the Reality of Aging
It’s not a buffet if you don’t go back for more. That was the official motto for corporate lunches at a small exploration company where I once worked. Every so often we’d venture from our headquarters to the retail area of a nearby gentrified neighbourhood to enjoy a modest selection all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet. When the […]