Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-26)

Blog Question Of The Day

Should I give up on this Women's World Cup 2015 soccer idea?

Monday, May 25, 2015

Act of Caring (2015-05-25)

Act of Caring

I took the kettle and cutting board that I bought to the work kitchen for everyone to use.

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-25)

The Daily Affirmation

In tonight's slo-pitch action, the Ground Pounders played to two mercy rule shortened epic wins!

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-25)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why does everything taste salty?

Should I take golf lessons?

Would a woman feel it if you inserted a needle into her breast?

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-24)

Blog Question Of The Day

What would it look like if a goalie took a slapshot?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-24)

The Daily Affirmation

I went for my first, solo bike ride of the year this afternoon.  It was a beautiful day, warm-to-hot with a partly cloudy sky and a faint SW breeze.  Things that I saw as I biked that made it a beautiful experience were:

- pretty girl on a bike, wearing a grey tank top that barely contained her boobs
- roup of small kids playing soccer in the park as parents looked on
- 4 guys playing ball hockey in the school's outdoor hockey rink
- pretty blonde girl standing in the middle of the road in a turquoise and white bikini taking a picture
- pretty little girl with the most stunning red hair, walking through the park with her blonde friend
- a happy looking, but enormous dog (still a puppy) with the largest, jackrabbit-like, ears out for a walk
- another tank topped woman, this time fluorescent orange, out for a walk along Whiteswan Drive
- black bikini girl keeping watch on a little girl jumping through the sprinkler

Today I Learned . . . (2015-05-24)

Today I Learned . . .

We are on pace to run out of rock containing phosphate in 150 to 200 years.

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-23)

Blog Question Of The Day

Should I buy a Vespa?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-23)

The Daily Affirmation

I went for the first bike ride of the year, down by the river, with Holly.  We went 8.8 km.  It felt good to be out in the sunshine.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-23)

La Connexion Francaise

quelque chose = something
quelqu'un = someone
rien = nothing
personne = nobody, anybone, no one, any one
jamais = never
ne ... que = only

Dénombrement en français

Holly et moi montè à vélo pour 8.8 kilometers.


Friday, May 22, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-22)

Blog Question Of The Day

Do I play soccer and ball hockey because I love it or because I'm just continuing to do something that I started earlier?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-22)

The Daily Affirmation

We played soccer tonight.  Lots of team mates came out.  I had fun.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-21)

Blog Question Of The Day

Does Rohypnol have any real therapeutic uses?

Can you retro-fit a moon roof in to a 2000 Mustang?

Should I have a sun roof put in my Mustang?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-21)

The Daily Affirmation

Yesterday was a bad day of work.  Today was a good one.  The only thing constant is change.

The Daily Photo (2015-05-21)

The Daily Photo

This was yesterday.  I had a lot of gear.



What should I use this jar for?


Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Act of Caring (2015-05-20)

Act of Caring

I cleaned up all the random bits of paper scattered around the bathroom at work.

I went slow and was careful, as I put together performance reports.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-20)

Blog Question Of The Day

Is regimenting my day the best way to get all of the things I want to do per day, done in the time I'm awake?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-20)

The Daily Affirmation

We won 1 of 2 slo-pitch games today, despite our two best hitters being missing.

The ball hockey game ended in a well deserved 2-2 tie.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-20)

La Connexion Francaise

en moyenne = on average
essai = trial
un mode de vie = lifestyle
le chômage = unemployment
la moitié = half
dissous = dissolved
quasi = almost
net = clear, net
garder = to keep, retain
ce ne sont que = its only . . .

Dénombrement en français

Nous sommes maintenant sur essai numero trois of essayant jouer "Extreme Gas Guzzlers.


Tuesday, May 19, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-19)

The Daily Affirmation

My outside light is back on again.

I finished my extensive tunnel project in Minecraft.

Monday, May 18, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-18)

La Connexion Francaise

à droite = to the right
à gauche = to the left
à l'arriere = in back, behind
à l'extérieur = outside
à l'intérieur = inside
au fond = at the back, bottom
de bonne heure = early [morning]
dehors = outside
déjà = already
en avant = in front, forward
en bas = downstairs, down
en ce moment = right now
en haut = upstairs, up
encore = still, yet
ici = here
là, là-bas = there, over there
là-haut = up there
loin = far
maintenant = now
mieux = better
moins = less
ne...plus = no longer
parfois = sometimes
plus = more
plus mal = worse
presque = almost
quelquefois = sometimes
souvent = often
tant = so much
tard = late
tôt = early
toujours = always
tout à l'heure = in a while, a while ago
toute de suite = immediately
tout droit = straight ahead
tout près = nearly

Dénombrement en français

Je dois partir tout à l'heure pour mon parents maison.

J'aime Lights.


Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-18)

Blog Question Of The Day

Should I buy Windows laptop just for gaming?

Saturday, May 16, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-16)

La Connexion Francaise

beaucoup = much, lot
bien = well
mal = badly
peu = little, not very
souvent = often
très = very
trop = too, too much
vite = fast, quickly

Dénombrement en français

Je mange trop nourriture.

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-16)

The Daily Affirmation

I finished another book tonight.

Act of Caring (2015-05-16)

Act of Caring

I fertilized my front lawn today.

Today I Learned . . . (2015-05-16)

Today I Learned . . .

Kyrie Irving attended Duke University.  Plus he wasn't born in the USA but was instead born in Melbourne, Australia.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Act of Caring (2015-05-15)

Act of Caring

I loaded the dishwasher at work after lunch and started it.

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-15)

The Daily Affirmation

It is the long weekend.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-15)

La Connexion Francaise

moindre = least
pire = least
travailleuse = hardworking
immeuble = building

Dénombrement en français

Ceci est ma chanson de combat.

Today I Learned . . . (2015-05-15)

Today I Learned . . .

There is a walk light button to cross Marquis Drive at main headquarters

If you hold down shift and the up or down arrow button, it will take you to the first or last cell in the column you have highlighted.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-14)

The Daily Affirmation

My men's ball hockey team finally pulled out another win tonight.

Act of Caring (2015-05-14)

Act of Caring

After 9 years I finally had the downstairs bathroom fixed.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-13)

The Daily Affirmation

I hit 5 home runs in a row today.  I've never done that before.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-12)

La Connexion Francaise

chaise = chair
oeuvres = works
manteau = coat
-ci = this [here]
-la = that [there]

Dénombrement en français

Les Chinois ont fait à nouveau une erreur.


The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-12)

The Daily Affirmation

I found two nickels on the ground in the span of 10 minutes.  That has to be lucky.


Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-12)

Blog Question Of The Day

Does Carly Rae Jepsen only make annoying songs?


Monday, May 11, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-11)

The Daily Affirmation 

I saw a rabbit outside the soccer centre in the grass of the Lawson Civic Centre.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-11)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why do pills taste so awful when they accidentally dissolve in your mouth?

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-11)

La Connexion Francaise

arbre = tree
repas = meal

Dénombrement en français

Je suis fatigue.  Je ne sais pas que faire.

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-10)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why can't they just be decent human beings about it and live up to their obligation to fix the damn soccer centre crater filled parking lot?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-10)

The Daily Affirmation

THE DUCKS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-10)

La Connexion Francaise

canard = duck
histoire = story

Dénombrement en français

J'ai besoin de Les Canards gagner.


Saturday, May 09, 2015

Friday, May 08, 2015

Act of Caring (2015-05-07)

Act of Caring

When I got some truly outstanding customer service at Winmar, I went on social media and gave them a glowing recommendation.  That got retweeted 3 times.

Thursday, May 07, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-07)

The Daily Affirmation

Its a good day.  The Chinese got back to me.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-06)

La Connexion Francaise

en = some, any
convenable = appropriate
plusieurs = several, a few
beacoup de = a lot of, many
assez de = enough
trop de = too, too much

Dénombrement en français

Peut-être je devrait battre mon viande.


Wednesday, May 06, 2015

Act of Caring (2015-05-06)

Act of Caring 

I bought a gift for a complete stranger.

Today I Learned . . . (2015-05-06)

Today I Learned . . .

Dalmeny is 10 km away, after you turn off of Highway 16.

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-06)

The Daily Affirmation

I finally found my watch.

For the third time I found my wallet after I misplaced it.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-06)

Blog Question Of The Day

How does one buy something, for someone, off their Amazon wish list?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-05)

The Daily Affirmation

I got an assist in tonight's ball hockey game.

Tuesday, May 05, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-05)

La Connexion Francaise

y = there
la droguerie = the hardware store
la friperie = the second-hand store
vieille = old

Dénombrement en français

Je suis triste.


Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-05)

Blog Question Of The Day

Should I kill the ants in my office?

Do you stupid people realize they are stupid and act like ignoramuses in supermarket check out lines just to infuriate the regular people behind them?

Monday, May 04, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-04)

La Connexion Francaise

donner = to give
demander = to ask
apporter = to bring
envoyer = to send, ship
montrer = to show
poser (une question) = to ask questions
prêter = to lend

Dénombrement en français

Je souhaite que mon expédition de la Chine était ici.


The Daily Photo (2015-05-04)

The Daily Photo

I love injury photos


Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-04)

Blog Question Of The Day

How much of my daily to-do list could a reasonable person expect to get finished on a typical day like mine?

Should I buy a new watch?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-04)

The Daily Affirmation

I really enjoy Taco Del Mar mondo burritos.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-03)

Blog Question Of The Day

What compels some people to drive slow on a perfect day in May?

Will I find any help with my quadcopter idea?

Today I Learned . . . (2015-05-03)

Today I Learned . . . (2015-04-23)

There are laxatives in sugarfree come, put there because they simulate the flavor of sugar.

Sunday, May 03, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-03)

La Connexion Francaise

frapper = to hit
montrer = to show
apporter = to bring
envoyer = to ship
poser = to ask [question]
prêter = to lend

Dénombrement en français

J'ai frappé à le genou.

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-03)

The Daily Affirmation 

Going fast feels really good!

All my NHL teams won tonight.

The Daily Photo (2015-05-03)

The Daily Photo

Doesn't this look like a miniature duffel bag?


I need to remember this


The scars of ball hockey



Saturday, May 02, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-02)

The Daily Affirmation

I love stuffed mushroom caps.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-05-02)

La Connexion Francaise

vide = empty
                                               
Dénombrement en français

Ma portefeuille est vide.


Blog Question Of The Day (2015-05-02)

Blog Question Of The Day

What should I do for fun, if I don't want to spend any more money that I've already spent?

The Daily Photo (2015-05-02)

The Daily Photo

This is what the new office looks like (I can't believe I took this long to photograph it)


My new office buddy


The mess that was made by spilled salsa






Friday, May 01, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-05-01)

The Daily Affirmation 

It took me all week but I appeared at day's end to have solved the orifice flow question.

Tonight I successfully got a Minecraft server running.

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-04-29)

La Connexion Francaise

avant = before
demain = tomorrow
goûter = to taste
                                                 
Dénombrement en français

Je n'ai pas faim.


Blog Question Of The Day (2015-04-29)

Blog Question Of The Day

Should I hire a landscaping company to come to my house and clean up the back yard?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-04-29)

The Daily Affirmation

I was fussing with the bag on the floor of my car and I found the Western Concessions name tag that I lost but KNEW was in the car somewhere.


Tuesday, April 28, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-04-28)

La Connexion Francaise

le cadre = manager
l'écrivain = writer
                                                 
Dénombrement en français

Je ne suis pas fatigue.



The Daily Affirmation (2015-04-28)

The Daily Affirmation

I dropped my wallet in 7-11 this afternoon and someone pointed it out to me as I clearly hadn't noticed.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-04-28)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why can't I just go to bed at night?

Monday, April 27, 2015

Sunday, April 26, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-04-26)

La Connexion Francaise

peur = scared
                                                   
Dénombrement en français

Je n'aime pas que Montreal ai vaincu Ottawa.

J'ai joué un bien jeux.


The Daily Affirmation (2015-04-26)

The Daily Affirmation

We won our ball hockey game tonight 4-0, I had at least 1 assist and overall played a great game.

The Daily Photo (2015-04-26)

The Daily Photo

The view from the clouds


Blog Question Of The Day (2015-04-26)

Blog Question Of The Day 

If I had a pet turtle, would it poop on the floor?

Should I sign up for Koodo?

Saturday, April 25, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-04-25)

La Connexion Francaise

dont = of whom, of which, whose
parler de = to talk about    
avoir peu de = to be afraid of
                                                   
Dénombrement en français

Je n'aime pas que Calgary ai vaincu Vancouver.

Mindfulness est le clé.


The Daily Affirmation (2015-04-25)

The Daily Affirmation

Chicago wins!!!

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-04-25)

Blog Question Of The Day

Would I be willing to crap my pants to get a Coke?

Friday, April 24, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-04-24)

The Daily Affirmation

I got a free bookmark with a recent book order.

I scored a nice goal in the final game of Delco hockey for the season.  And I wasn't the guy to fall down the most today.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-04-24)

Blog Question Of The Day

Does it work to be reasonable with people or is being a jerk a more successful strategy?

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Today I Learned . . . (2015-04-23)

Today I Learned . . .

If you touch your tongue while yawning, it can stop the yawn.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-04-23)

La Connexion Francaise

qui = who, that, which
que = who, whom, that, which
où = where                                                                

Dénombrement en français

Pourquoi permet-je autre gens attaque moi?


Blog Question Of The Day (2015-04-23)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why is everyone trying to bring me down?  And why do I give them the opportunity?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-04-23)

The Daily Affirmation

I know I shouldn't be doing this all the time, but I get a little charge out of Chinese jersey ordering.

Hot yoga helped me find some clarity tonight.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-04-22)

Blog Question Of The Day

Am I in a better place now than I was 3 years ago?

The Daily Photo (2015-04-22)

The Daily Photo

Jon Snow



My new Chuck Taylors


The Daily Affirmation (2015-04-22)

The Daily Affirmation

We won our first game of men's ball hockey tonight, in only our second game.

Act of Caring (2015-04-22)

Act of Caring 

I cleaned up all the floater boards in the pool tonight.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Today I Learned . . . (2015-04-21)

Today I Learned . . .

Its functionally impossible to photograph the inside of your own mouth.

Monday, April 20, 2015

The Daily Photo (2015-04-20)

The Daily Photo

My tongue is gross


La Connexion Francaise (2015-04-20)

La Connexion Francaise

voir = to see
croire = to believe

Dénombrement en français

Je croise que ce que je vois.


The Daily Affirmation (2015-04-20)

The Daily Affirmation

I was very encouraged by what we put on the floor for tonight's debut of the Maroons.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-04-20)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why do I keep losing things?

Should I wear a 40 lb weight vest all day long?

Sunday, April 19, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-04-19)

The Daily Affirmation

We won our first co-ed game of the spring season.