Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Act of Caring (2015-12-30)

Act of Caring

I wrote a Facebook post that will actually help someone.

The Daily Affirmation (2015-12-29)

The Daily Affirmation

I completed a 4-player acquisition in soccer today, including key pieces of 2 girls and a replacement goalie that we needed.

Monday, December 28, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-28)

Blog Question Of The Day

Is my Porsche nice looking or do I only like it because its mine and its Porsche?

Should I have my own website portal for aligning people with the forms and regulations that they need to understand and follow when joining a new team which I am administrating?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-12-28)

The Daily Affirmation

After a strong battle, the Broncos finally pulled out a win.

It took over an hour but I ground out a victory in the Starcraft II Zerg campaign.

Act of Caring (2015-12-28)

Act of Caring 

I checked the pool chemical levels today and added some powder for slight adjustments.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-28)

La Connexion Francaise 

le but = goal
vouloir = want to
cesser = to cease
si = if
garder = to guard, to keep

Dénombrement en français

je voudrais Peyton Manning jouer ce soir.

Today I Learned . . . (2015-12-28)

Today I Learned . . .

LL Cool J stands for "Ladies Love Cool James."

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Today I Learned . . . (2015-12-22)

Today I Learned . . .

Today I Learned what the inside of my brain looks like.

The Daily Affirmation (2015-12-22)

The Daily Affirmation 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Taylor Swift: 1989 World Tour: Concert Video

Monday, December 21, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-21)

La Connexion Francaise 

aller = to go
avoir = to have
être = to be
faire = to do/make
acheter = to buy
appeler = to call
jeter = to throw
payer = to pay

Dénombrement en français

Drew Brees jete la football pour un touchdown.


Today I Learned . . . (2015-12-21)

Today I Learned . . .

You can get iced tea, at David's Tea.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-21)

Blog Question Of The Day

Will I ever finish my unspoken quest to download every Taylor Swift remix on Youtube?

Act of Caring (2015-12-21)

Act of Caring

I added two pails of water to the hot tub.

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Act of Caring (2015-12-19)

Act of Caring

I asked for some coaching help for the Maroons.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-19)

La Connexion Francaise 

 à bon marché = for a good price
à la mode = in style
à voix basse/hausse = in a low/loud voice
avec plaisir = with pleasure
d'abord = first
(bas/haut) de gamme = (low/high) end
de jour/de nuit = during the day/during the night
de préférence = preferably
de temps en temps = from time to time
en avance = early
en général = generally
en premier = first
en retard = late
par example = for example
sans cesse = incessantly

Dénombrement en français

Je suis très fatigue.


Today I Learned . . . (2015-12-19)

Today I Learned . . .

On the television series, aired on CBC, "The Tudors" they demonstrate realistic looking sex scenes that include female nudity.

In Saskatoon Adult Soccer, indoor co-ed boarded, you are allowed 6 permits per season.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-19)

Blog Question Of The Day

Where do people find all this content that gets posted on the internet?

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-12-16)

The Daily Affirmation

Nadine can finally make a soccer game!

Act of Caring (2015-12-16)

Act of Caring

I changed the paper towel roll in the bathroom at work, even though getting it to thread through the feeder was a humongous pain in the ass.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-16)

Blog Question Of The Day

What is a good, generic, $20 gift?

What is reasonable?

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-13)

Blog Question Of The Day

In the final analysis, is my leadership of all these teams the reason why none of them can finish with     with a win?

Today I Learned . . . (2015-12-13)

Today I Learned . . .

There is a Dollar Store in the Pizza Hut strip mall in my neighbourhood.

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-09)

La Connexion Francaise 

ailleurs/partout = elsewhere/everywhere
bien/mal/mieux = well/badly/better
dehors/dedans = outside/inside
dessus/dessous = on top/below
devant/derrière = in the front/in the back
ensemble/seul = together/alone
ice/là = here/there
lentement/vite = slowly/fast

Dénombrement en français

Je suis aller partout vite.


Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-09)

Blog Question Of The Day

How much would it cost to buy the Ramada Hotel and Golf Dome?

Today I Learned . . . (2015-12-09)

Today I Learned . . .

The Ramada Golf Dome needs new turf.

Tuesday, December 08, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-08)

Blog Question Of The Day 

Why do I have so many good, insightful thoughts/questions when I'm engaged in something else, like driving, but then I can never remember them even a few minutes later?

How am I ever going to get my jaw to stop aching?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-12-08)

The Daily Affirmation

I no longer have to take phosphate supplements.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-08)

La Connexion Francaise 

le couteau = knife
le gentilhomme = gentleman
sur le coup = immediately

Dénombrement en français

J'ai mal á l'estomac.


Today I Learned . . . (2015-12-08)

Today I Learned . . .

The Weeknd is Canadian.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-07)

Blog Question Of The Day

Could I pull off red pants?

Monday, December 07, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-12-07)

The Daily Affirmation 

It may mean nothing to anyone else, considering that we lost the game rather badly, but I felt I played a quantum leap better than I did in my last men's masters game.

Today I Learned . . . (2015-12-07)

Today I Learned . . .

You can now get soccer socks on my favourite jersey site.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-07)

La Connexion Francaise 

pister = to track
changements = changes

Dénombrement en français

Je deteste pister changements.


Sunday, December 06, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-12-06)

The Daily Affirmation

Who knew co-ed ball hockey would be the thing to redeem my weekend.

I contributed 2 assists (whether I am credited for them or not)

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-06)

La Connexion Francaise 

sembler = to seem
pouvoir = to be able to
vouloir = to want

avoir envie de = to feel like
avoir besoin de = to need
avoir l'habitude de = to be used to
avoir l'impression de = to feel like
avoir peur de = to be afraid/scared of
avoir sommeil = to be sleepy
avoir tort/raison = to be wrong/right
avoir peur de = to be afraid of

Dénombrement en français

Je veux Kate Bierness.  Je presque ai besoin de Kate Biernes.s

Saturday, December 05, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-04)

La Connexion Francaise 

complet = full

Dénombrement en français

Aujourd'hui n'ai avéré pas comme prévu.

J'ai un jour complet.

Friday, December 04, 2015

Act of Caring (2015-12-04)

Act of Caring

I found spare/permit girls to play for my team, and another team that played after ours.

The Daily Photo (2015-12-04)

The Daily Photo 

Thy labyrinth in our MBSR meeting space



The new, fancy, Pepsi machine at Subway


The cat just doesn't get enough mailings


The Daily Affirmation (2015-12-04)

The Daily Affirmation

Early in today's Delco hockey game I found my good, old position in front of the goalie and got a perfect deflexion goal.

Thursday, December 03, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-03)

La Connexion Francaise 

l'épouse = bride
la chambre = bedroom
la tour = tower
le cabinet = little room/study
le sang = blood
malgré = despite
menager = to threaten
remarquer = to notice

Dénombrement en français

Aujourd'hui n'ai avéré pas comme prévu.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-03)

Blog Question Of The Day

Where is my Angry Birds hat?

Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-02)

Blog Question Of The Day

Could monkeys be taught to play hockey properly?

Monday, November 30, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-30)

Blog Question Of The Day

Can I pull off this depression clinic idea?

La Connexion Francaise (2015-11-30).

La Connexion Francaise 

plaire = to please
pouvoir = to be able to
vouloir = to want
venir = to come
devenir = to become
revenir = to come back

Dénombrement en français

Je veux en française être plus facile.


The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-30)

The Daily Affirmation

I went back to work!

Sunday, November 29, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-11-29)

La Connexion Francaise 

pauvrement - poorly
allé = gone
connu = known
dû = had to
plu = pleased

Dénombrement en français

Je jouerais soccer très pauvrement.




The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-29)

The Daily Affirmation

In a day where nothing went right, at least the Patriots lost.

The Daily Photo (2015-11-29)

The Daily Photo

Am I the only one that sees a dinosaur catching and eating another dinosaur?


Friday, November 27, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-27)

Blog Question Of The Day

Would I be happier if I did less?

Today I Learned . . . (2015-11-27)

Today I Learned . . .

I am done with staying home for my health.

The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-27)

The Daily Affirmation

I was sliding into someone this morning, as I drove home, but managed to reef the wheel to the right and catch up in the snow at the curb, thus avoiding a collision.

Sunday, November 22, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-11-22)

La Connexion Francaise 

rougir = to blush
copier = to copy

Dénombrement en français

J'espire il ne neige pas.


Today I Learned . . . (2015-11-22)

Today I Learned . . .

Tom Brady went to the University of Michigan.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-22)

Blog Question Of The Day

Am I the reason all of the teams I'm on suck?

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Today I Learned . . . (2015-11-21)

Today I Learned . . .

Sleeping pills do not trump stimulants.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-21)

Blog Question Of The Day

Should I get Azrael his own keyboard to lie on?

Why would you enable auto-correct in an email address box!?!

The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-21)

The Daily Affirmation

My toe difficulty appears to be responding to anti-inflammatory treatment.

Friday, November 20, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-20)

Blog Question Of The Day

How much money do you have to steal to make it worth the risk?

Should I listen to more jazz?

Am I a slob?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-20)

The Daily Affirmation 

I scored (albeit barely) a goal in Delco hockey today.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Today I Learned . . . (2015-11-15)

Today I Learned . . .

The dot over a lowercase "i" or "j" is called a "tittle".

La Connexion Francaise (2015-11-15)

La Connexion Francaise 

qui = who
que = what
comment = how
où = where
pourquoi = why
quand = when

Dénombrement en français

Quand je saurai pourquoi?


The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-15)

The Daily Affirmation

I had a brief meeting with the men's ball hockey team tonight before the game.  We went over some strategy diagrammatically on a white board, showing the relative merits of some changes to offensive play in the defensive zone.  When put in practice in game situations, it helped us hold our high-flying opponents to only 1 goal!

Act of Caring (2015-11-15)

Act of Caring

I fixed the floppy sink faucet in the kitchen.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-15)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why don't more people have more pet rabbits?

Should I take a car out of storage?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-14)

The Daily Affirmation

We managed to eke out a tie in curling tonight - bringing us to a total of 2 lossless nights!

Saturday, November 14, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-11-14)

La Connexion Francaise 

ne...pas = not
ne...plus = no more/no longer
ne...rien = nothing/no anything
ne...jamais = never
ne...personne = nobody/not anybody
ne...que = only/nothing but
ne...ni...ni = neither...nor
ne...aucune(e) + nom = none + noun

Dénombrement en français

Je suis jamais apprendre français!



Act of Caring (2015-11-14)

Act of Caring

I finally cleaned up my projects around the house, like hanging my drying shelf.

The hot tub was emptied, refilled and reconditioned.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Today I Learned . . . (2015-11-11)

Today I Learned . . .

Asian restaurant owners are very faithful to observing statutory holidays.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-10)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why doesn't I actually make an effort to get the things in life that I want?

Sunday, November 08, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-08)

The Daily Affirmation

My co-ed ball hockey team executed a thrilling come from behind victory tonight, winning in the end by a score of 7-6.

Saturday, November 07, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-07)

The Daily Affirmation

Meditation for pain relief actually works.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-11-07)

La Connexion Francaise 

béquilles = crutches
boucle = curl
figure = face

Dénombrement en français

J'ai apprécié les drogues pour ma bras.


Act of Caring (2015-11-07)

Act of Caring

I wrapped up the cars for the winter.

Today I Learned . . . (2015-11-07)

Today I Learned . . .

Jimi Hendrix spent part of his childhood in Vancouver, Canada.

Thursday, November 05, 2015

Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Today I Learned . . . (2015-11-04)

Today I Learned . . .

The script for "Back to the Future" was rejected over 40 times by every major studio and by some more than once.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-11-04)

La Connexion Francaise 

se rencontrer = to meet one another
s'embrasser = to kiss each other
se fiancer = to get engaged to each other
se marier = to get married to each other

Dénombrement en français

Ma bras est très douloureux.


The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-04)

The Daily Affirmation

Meditation actually did help to mitigate my arm pain.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-04)

Blog Question Of The Day

Is Kaylyn Kyle going to respond to my tweet?

Act of Caring (2015-11-04)

Act of Caring

I tried to fix someone's hot tub for them this afternoon.

Tuesday, November 03, 2015

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-03)

Blog Question Of The Day

Despite not being a medical doctor, or even a medical professional, could I set up a depression treatment centre?

The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-03)

The Daily Affirmation

I finished 16th for Week 19 of TSN's CFL fantasy football!

Monday, November 02, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-11-02)

La Connexion Francaise 

maigrir - to lose (weight)
en - while/by/upon doing

Dénombrement en français

Je ne sais pas pourquoi je suis fatigue.




Today I Learned . . . (2015-11-02)

Today I Learned . . .

Pop Rocks are made by exposing candy syrup to 600 psi of CO2 and allowing it to cool, trapping pressurized bubbles of gas in the candy.

Crushed rock is available starting at $70 per cubic yard.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-02)

Blog Question Of The Day

Should I get my printer/scanner working again?

How much would it hurt to get hit by an NHL player?

Am I ever going to sleep properly?

Sunday, November 01, 2015

The Daily Affirmation (2015-11-01)

The Daily Affirmation 

With Ed's help we felled the dead tree in my yard and made a sizeable dent into cutting it up into firewood.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-11-01)

Blog Question Of The Day

Should I learn how to decorate cakes?

Today I Learned . . . (2015-11-01)

Today I Learned . . .

In a pinch you can substitute canola oil for chain saw lubricant.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-11-01)

La Connexion Francaise 

regarder = to watch
finir = to finish
perdre = to lose
faire = to make/do
pouvoir = to be able to

Dénombrement en français

Je peux faire la français.


The Daily Affirmation (2015-10-31)

The Daily Affirmation

I finished the book "Wolf Of Wall Street" to much enjoyment.

With a lineup of 75% permit players, LDR pulled out a stunning first win of the season.  I led off the scoring to set a pattern of us never trailing in the game.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Today I Learned . . . (2015-10-31)

Today I Learned . . .

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

La Connexion Francaise (2015-10-31)

La Connexion Francaise 

facile = easy
défendu = forbidden
réussir = to succeed
suffit = enough
malgré = despite

Dénombrement en français

Je suis ayant un jour bien.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-10-31)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why is it so much easier to get chicken out of your teeth?

Friday, October 30, 2015