‘Tis been a while since I’ve posted. I’m sorry — but my life is pretty chaotic and there’s paperwork that needs to be done. These days we’re finding it hard to cross international borders. There’s a protectionism movement that has surfaced since the global economic meltdown. It’s particularly difficult to get a work Visa for [...]
Archive > April 2009
Canmore, Alberta
On Friday my good little Albertan child said: “Mama, let’s go to the mountains for some fresh air.” And, off we went to Grassi Lakes in Canmore for fresh air, sunshine, and a snowy mountain hike. Canmore has not always had it’s reputation for healthy living and outdoor adventure; founded in 1883, the town was [...]
Three Sisters
The Three Sisters are easily recognizable and can be seen from the TransCanada Highway as you pass Canmore (Alberta, Canada). Each of the peaks has a name: Big Sister (first climbed in 1887 by James J. McArthur), Middle Sister, and Little Sister (the most difficult to climb of the three). The later was not broached [...]
Pre-Paid Visa Cards, A User Experience
The concept is good… the idea interesting… but in practice, pre-paid Visa cards suck. I can’t think of any other way to describe them other than inconvenient, difficult to use, and fee heavy. Here’s how it works: go to your bank, ask for a pre-paid visa card, and pay the amount like you would for [...]
The Land of Potato People
Sniff. Makenna has drawn her first potato men; she’s becoming a big girl. The potato man on the left is the Green Goblin saying “oh” and the potato man on the right is Spiderman. And, once the first potato man was drawn, they began to appear everywhere: the wall, the floor, the table, her bed [...]
