Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Tuesday, February 09, 2016

The Daily Affirmation (2016-02-09)

The Daily Affirmation 

In a game of bland opportunities, I made three good plays in contribution.

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-02-09)

Blog Question Of The Day

What do I do about this impasse on my flag football team regarding playing an offensive role?

La Connexion Francaise (2016-02-09)

La Connexion Francaise

rougir = to blush
rendre = return
saisir = grab

Dénombrement en français

Je voudrais saisir plus footballs.





Today I Learned . . . (2016-02-09)

Today I Learned . . .

Most consulting engineers specify that the HMI screen should be mounted so that its at ~60" (1500 mm) from the floor to the finished location of the screen.

Monday, February 08, 2016

The Daily Photo (2016-02-08)

The Daily Photo

Why is my right foot looks fine, but is screaming in agony, while my left foot feels okay but its all pink and looks shredded?


Blog Question Of The Day (2016-02-08)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why do banks have to be so irritating?

The Daily Affirmation (2016-02-08)

The Daily Affirmation

The numbers on the scale this morning read 198.2.

I scored a goal tonight in men's masters soccer.  It was my typical dirty goal.

Sunday, February 07, 2016

La Connexion Francaise (2016-02-07)

La Connexion Francaise

ours = bears
l'assiette = plate
l'oreiller = pillow

Dénombrement en français

Broncos pour la victoire!


The Daily Photo (2016-02-07)

The Daily Photo

The newest project . . . the same as an old project




I had to make shaved ice when this afternoon's Super Big Gulp lasted forever


Blog Question Of The Day (2016-02-07)

Blog Question Of The Day

What do I do about the Chinese?

The Daily Affirmation (2016-02-07)

The Daily Affirmation

I got the only thing I wanted out of today, Peyton Manning won the Super Bowl.

Saturday, February 06, 2016

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-02-06)

Blog Question Of The Day

Could I find an orange Broncos hat in Saskatoon?

Friday, February 05, 2016

Act of Caring (2016-02-05)

Act of Caring

I took the garbage out.

Today I Learned . . . (2016-02-05)

Today I Learned . . .

Pg 13.5 is not a weird page reference but actually a specification for threads on an item, commonly something electrical.

Thursday, February 04, 2016

La Connexion Francaise (2016-02-04)

La Connexion Francaise

emporter = to carry
sac de couchage = sleeping bag
poubelle = garbage

Dénombrement en français

Je ne suis pas heureux.

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-02-04)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why do my phosphate tablets effervesce better with water at work?

The Daily Affirmation (2016-02-04)

The Daily Affirmation

I weighed 199.2 lbs this morning, finally under my goal weight for the first time 339 days.

The jersey order came in today.

My chair FINALLY got here!

Today I Learned . . . (2016-02-04)

Today I Learned . . . (2016-02-03)

They have a round booth at Jerry's.

Wednesday, February 03, 2016

The Daily Photo (2016-02-03)

The Daily Photo 

Because its interesting to me . . . another injury


(Note the discolouration at the base of my thumb, at the joint.  I diagnose this . . . a sprain)

La Connexion Francaise (2016-02-03)

La Connexion Francaise

laine = wool
lin = linen
couchage = sleeping
sac à dos = back pack

Dénombrement en français

Je regarde la chanteuse Taylor Swift ce soir.



Blog Question Of The Day (2016-02-03)

Blog Question Of The Day

Does a cat notice when you say sorry to it for something like accidentally tripping over it?

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-02-02)

Blog Question Of The Day

Even though the trip to the store seemed to disprove the theory, should I buy a new power adapter for my Macbook Air, since they are only $25?

Monday, February 01, 2016

Sunday, January 31, 2016

The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-31)

The Daily Affirmation

The stars aligned and fate returned the result that some had tried to subvert.  John Scott got his day, and was rewarded with the All-Star MVP trophy.

Act of Caring (2016-01-31)

Act of Caring

I stuffed everything I could find in the dish washer tonight and fired it up.

La Connexion Francaise (2016-01-31)

La Connexion Francaise

cave = cellar
maîtrise = mastery
bêtise = silliness
souffle = breath
crever = to burst
s'enfler = to swell up
retenir = to hold back

Dénombrement en français

J'ai acheté une chaise aujourd'hui.

Neutral Net Interactive était la bêtise.


The Daily Photo (2016-01-31)

The Daily Photo

Is the area around/below my right big toe swollen?

(Yes, I know I have ugly feet)


Blog Question Of The Day (2016-01-31)

Blog Question Of The Day

Is there something stronger for athlete's foot than Tinactin?

Today I Learned . . . (2016-01-31)

Today I Learned . . .

Troy Flutie, the son of Darren, brother of Doug, played college the same as Doug at Boston College.

In close-up photo my feet are extremely ugly.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-01-30)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why does this cat always start by lying on the keyboard?

La Connexion Francaise (2016-01-30)

La Connexion Francaise

entendre = to hear
ranger = to tidy
poser = to pose

Dénombrement en français

Je ne jouer pas bien ce soir.  C'était juste d'accord.


The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-30)

The Daily Affirmation

I got a lot of stuff done today.

Act of Caring (2016-01-30)

Act of Caring

I finally changed my contact lenses after I don't know how long.

Today I Learned . . . (2016-01-30)

Today I Learned . . .

Crossbows are restricted weapons in Canada requiring a license.

Ants can survive being microwaved because they are small enough to dodge the rays.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-01-28)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why do cheap phone cables actually live up to the hype of being terrible because they are cheap?  I mean, its just a cable.

Should I learn to play a brass horn?

The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-28)

The Daily Affirmation

I spent an enjoyable day doing something I haven't enjoyed in quite awhile - working.

Act of Caring (2016-01-28)

Act of Caring

I emptied the dishwasher tonight.

I finally remembered to put that mis-delivered letter back in the mailbox.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-26)

The Daily Affirmation 

I managed to fix my iPhone tonight, no thanks to the jerk-offs at Apple that had to make a life-changing deal out of whether my connecting cable was GENUINE or not.

Thanks for nothing Apple.

Act of Caring (2016-01-26)

Act of Caring

I made three kinds of Kool-Aid tonight.

Today I Learned . . . (2016-01-26)

Today I Learned . . .

After numerous diverging pieces of research, it appears that, the Average American spends 5.4% of their yearly expenditure on coffee.  (as of 2013)

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-01-26)

Blog Question Of The Day

What is the global contribution of coffee to the world economy?

How should I commemorate Bell "Let's Talk" Day?

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

La Connexion Francaise (2016-01-13)

La Connexion Francaise 

tour = lap
shake = secouer
a throw, pass = un jet

Dénombrement en français

Azrael est assis sur mes genoux.
Je dois 4 secondes pour terminer une passe.



The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-13)

The Daily Affirmation 

Its kind of sublime and hard to describe but it turned out that I had a good day.

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-01-13)

Blog Question Of The Day

Is the bank, and the mall, open late tomorrow because its Thursday?

Have I broken a tooth?

Act of Caring (2016-01-13)

Act of Caring

When it looked like soccer today was going to be a bust at the gym, I switched gears and tried to arrange some football practice for myself, to work on my passing and play selection.

Monday, January 11, 2016

La Connexion Francaise (2016-01-11)

La Connexion Francaise 

fickle - inconstant

Dénombrement en français

Le chat est inconstant.



The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-11)

The Daily Affirmation

This National Championship Game is great!

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-01-11)

Blog Question Of The Day

What is a short term way/job/method of making a sizeable amount of money?

La Connexion Francaise (2016-01-10)

La Connexion Francaise 

monter = to go up
la salle de classe = classroom
reappeler = to recall
aller = to go

Dénombrement en français

Je ne suis pas impressionné avec with notre effort ce soir.



Sunday, January 10, 2016

Today I Learned . . . (2016-01-10)

Today I Learned . . .

Holly prefers to eat children's breakfast cereal after 9 PM.

The Daily Photo (2016-01-10)

The Daily Photo

Leaving it all on the field


Blog Question Of The Day (2016-01-10)

Blog Question Of The Day

Is the ice on the river (once it becomes fully frozen all the way across) strong enough to skate on?

Is satellite radio still a thing?

Act of Caring (2016-01-10)

Act of Caring

I critically analyzed the quality of the water in the hot tub, reasoned that it was not capable of being restored and dumped it, followed by a refill.  It is heating now, in preparation for use later.

The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-10)

The Daily Affirmation

I know it won't matter to anyone else, but I'm excited to have found my Heel Balm again.


Saturday, January 09, 2016

The Daily Photo (2016-01-09)

The Daily Photo

This felt a little ominous


The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-09)

The Daily Affirmation

It took some pain and some tears, but as the second half of the winter soccer season begins, it appears we finally have a strong, committed group of people working together to be a team.

Thursday, January 07, 2016

Today I Learned . . . (2016-01-07)

Today I Learned . . .

To provide for ideal moisture content, a snowman is best attempted when snow is around 30 inches deep.

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-06)

The Daily Affirmation

We pulled out a last minute victory in Men's Masters soccer tonight.

Today I Learned . . . (2016-01-06)

Today I Learned

The cure to depression is a regular diet of hilarious Youtube videos.  (Note: 20 year old rap doesn't hurt either)

Tuesday, January 05, 2016

The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-05)

The Daily Affirmation

I can't over-look the atrocious start to my career as an AFFL quarterback BUT . . . I did come back from disaster and direct 3 scoring drives and completed a few quality passes.  It was not the All-Star beginning that I may have dream for, but as little beginnings go, I'll take it.

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-01-05)

Blog Question Of The Day

How do I convince myself to not roll out right when I feel pressured by the rusher?

La Connexion Francaise (2016-01-05)

La Connexion Francaise 

quart = quarter hour
désir = desire

Dénombrement en français

Les exercises n'est pas amusant.

Je ne veux pas jouer au football à 11 heures et quart ce soir.


Act of Caring (2016-01-05)

Act of Caring

I helped Sarah with the canteen (mostly pop) for the staff.

Monday, January 04, 2016

La Connexion Francaise (2016-01-04)

La Connexion Francaise 

la piscine = the pool
demain = tomorrow
hier = yesterday
envie = desire

Dénombrement en français

Les exercises n'est pas amusant.

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-01-04)

Blog Question Of The Day

Why is it that medical specialists can have such weird, obscure, convoluted collection of hours that takes 30 seconds for them to explain before they get to the part where they are closed right now?

Sunday, January 03, 2016

Blog Question Of The Day (2016-01-03)

Blog Question Of The Day

How do I get this group of ball hockey players to learn to score?

The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-03)

The Daily Affirmation

Despite all the screw-ups that happened on this first day back at ball hockey, the co-ed team tied Loose Slots and a shoot-out was needed to lead us to a lose.  Oh so close!

Act of Caring (2016-01-03)

Act of Caring

I fixed my sister's phone and iTunes for her today.

Friday, January 01, 2016

La Connexion Francaise (2016-01-01)

La Connexion Francaise 

nettoyer = to clean
franchement = honestly
comptoir = counter
evidemment = obviously

Dénombrement en français

Aujourd'hui était un jour bien.



The Daily Affirmation (2016-01-01)

The Daily Affirmation

I went to put away a tip envelope in my coat, and found an old tip envelope from Dec. 4.

Thursday, December 31, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-31)

La Connexion Francaise 

rendre = to make
franchement = honestly
racontre = to meet
D'accord = OK

Dénombrement en français

Mon chat est rendre moi furieux.


The Daily Affirmation (2015-12-31)

The Daily Affirmation

The Josh Donaldson socks have been found.

Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-31)

Blog Question Of The Day

Should I accept that a media collection (VHS, CD, DVD, Blu-Ray) is going the way of the do-do bird and not leave much but a small allowance for it in any future entertainment centre planning I may be thinking about doing?

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

La Connexion Francaise (2015-12-30)

La Connexion Francaise 

gauche = left
jeter = to throw
la flaque = puddle
mouillée = wet
sale = dirty
sûrement = surely
dépêcher = to hurry

Dénombrement en français

Quand je jette le football américain, j'ai mal ma gauche bras.


Blog Question Of The Day (2015-12-30)

Blog Question Of The Day

If you made two soccer teams, each comprised of an equal number of men and women of "elite" status in world soccer, and had them play each other, what pace/intensity/precision would you get in the game?

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.