I never update. But I hate blogs that update about what lazy bloggers they are. (Do, or do not. There is no “whining meta-apology”.)
Tonight might be the wrong night to update though. This kid gave me such a hard time today. And I was all burnt out, so, after my regular end-of-the-night-beer with Ian, I [...]

When I tell the story of our buying this house, so many people have said, ‘well you know it was meant to be.’And other such-like things.
I tend to roll my eyes - but I don’t judge too harshly. This is what people do - we tend to personify the forces in our lives because it’s [...]

Running your copy past a committee is like running your sandcastle past the ocean.
There will be something left when it’s done. But it will be formless, meaningless and full of debris.

How do you tell someone what the answer to their difficult situation is when they won’t listen?
Don’t.
Let go of trying to sell your own Stuff. Seriously, this is my wisdom. Let it go. This is the surest way to influence people - by letting go of your agenda and being a human being for a [...]

I think I’m forgetting how to blog.
But I seem to recall it involves updating.
Hannah had her first day at her new daycare today. And I think it went pretty well. Ian stopped by at lunch to see how she was doing and she was just playing with the other kids. And I picked her up [...]

A while ago, saskatoon had a trade show catering to men (’cause like, men are such an underserved niche market, right?) But, well, when you say outright that it’s catering to men, then suddenly you have more license to, say, have women walking around in lingerie.
This weekend, there’s the Woman’s World trade show going on [...]

When our alarm system was installed, it came with two door sensors and one motion-detector. The door sensors went on the front and back door. And the installer didn’t figure that the motion detector would be able to see from the kitchen (at the back) to the livingroom (at the front) or vice versa. He [...]