Alberta

How to Change Your Habits in Incremental Time Periods

Its become apparently obvious over the past six months that we tend to write more articles during the colder winter months whilst we are trapped indoors more than when those beautiful spring days POP UP in mid-April and quickly yield into long gorgeous summer months of June, July and August. Anyone who clicks on the…

Review of 2022 Aspirations, Goals and Monthly Achievements

At the end of Twenty Twenty-One, we reviewed our intended goals with our actual goals to see how that comparison panned out. What we realized was we wrote a list of New Years Resolution goals and by the middle of the year we totally forgot to check-in with what those goals were or to see…

Red-Eye Road Trip; Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia to Cochrane, Alberta

An overnight road trip between Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia to Cochrane, Alberta with a surprise ending

The Big Bang vs God; A Comparison of Theories

Here’s the thing I really wanted to inform you of this morning. It’s a real “treat” about scientology and all that stuff surrounding the Big Bang Theory (not the TV show). Let’s say for instance that scientology is correct. I know, some of you are like “say what!?” But let’s just say it’s true. Okay. A…

What Aaron Learnt Today about the Home Buyers Repayment Plan

About a year ago, some of you may know that Aaron and his wife Shauna bought their very first townhouse! Those two kids were SUPER EXCITED to get their grubby little mitts on a property which they could call their own. Of course with any shiny new toy they were unsure what they should do…

Three Hours Down on a Twelve Hour Road Trip

Starting in Edmonton, Alberta at 7:09am and arriving in Castlegar, British Columbia 12 hours, eight minutes and 1 time zone later. Knock around the corner to onboard a little under a half tank of gas at $1.79 per litre or $97.56 which is unbelievable for 54.50 litres of fuel. Popping around the corner onto the…

A Nine Hole Review of the Season Opener at Wildman Disc Golf Course

If it ain’t Wildman then you are not challenging yourself enough and must go deeper into the woods. Literally this is the hardest disc golf course I have set my two feet onto in the past thirty-six months. The terrain at this course is deceptive as the first hole you see is number one and…

The Final Three Holes of the Back Nine at The Vic Park Classic Tournament

In case you were wondering how this four part series ended at The Vic Park Classic Tournament in Red Deer, Alberta Canada well lets just say it was a pleasant time trying to adjust for the headwinds, the spiralling winds and those shots where you wondered did I really just throw that? For simplicity sake,…

Intermission Between Rounds at The Vic Park Classic Tournament

Whilst Brendan and Bryce were off using the restroom, Curtis and I wandered over to the first tee pad when I made a comment about some brightly coloured clothes sitting on a park bench. He replied with “Oh yeah, they are,” followed by a small giggle. Upon reaching the tee pad, Curtis set down his…

Lunch and Nine Holes of The Vic Park Classic Tournament

Twenty-two minutes after Round 1 concluded I pulled into the parking lot of a nearby Mexican restaurant called Mucho Burrito to buy a taco salad for lunch. Reading through the menu I changed my mind and went with a regular sized burrito stuffed with black beans and every vegetable they had on the menu plus…

Kentwood Park Disc Golf Course, Round 1 of The Vic Park Classic Tournament

Firing up the Tacoma, I checked the map to learn the route to Kentwood Park. As normal with me, I tend to find an alternate route other than those shared by Google or Bing. The “usual route” which is roughly seventeen minutes between the two parks is to take Allan Street up around the horseshoe…

Preparations for a PDGA Tournament; The Vic Park Classic

At the beginning of April, I registered for my first Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) tournament called The Victoria Classic in Red Deer, Alberta Canada. For benefits to yourself as a member-player and for the PDGA community you can sign up for a membership on their website. This annual membership costs $50 USD per calendar…

An Eruption of Laughter and the Sweet Surrender of Serendipity

Whilst the hostess set down the menus and silverware wraps we tugged on our zippers pulling apart the sides of our jacket, Shauna drew her arms out then snuggled up inside the jacket while I tossed the jacket, toque and gloves into the awaiting seat next to mine then sat down. Neither of us spoke…

An Unexpected Discovery; Kirkness Place Townhomes

She popped out of the truck face mask over her ears and smiled with her eyes. “This place doesn’t look too bad from the outside. What do you think the inside looks like?” I shook my head in wonderment. “Well, let’s go check this out.” Upon entering into the show home the women at the…

Driving Into the Unknown; Viewing Property in Northeast Edmonton

Sitting back in the oversized micro-leather black chair it facing our back patio door and a wide bay window overlooking the sparse trees along the fence. My face twisting into and out of perplexing contours and configurations when my wife interrupted my thoughts with, “hey what has you perplexed this morning?” This unexpected interruption pulling…

Show Homes in SW Edmonton

After my initial review on Monday of the Altius property that Shauna had found, I spoke to her about the other property I found a mere five minutes away from that location on the SW side of Edmonton. We determined Friday night would be best for a viewing and comparison of the show homes. Briefly…

An Unexpected Stop in Glenridding

Right blinker on, I pulled the steering wheel turning south and drove 500m to the parking lot yanked another right and headed for a parking space. There they stood five stylish townhomes standing side-by-side all assembled in their brightly painted facades. Locking the truck, I nearly sprinted across the lot to the front door. Hand…

Living with Your Decisions

Have you ever made a decision you were one-hundred percent sure of at the time then several months after living with said decision you realized maybe that was not exactly what you had in mind? This is that story. Back in January 2012 we returned from teaching English in South Korea. We found a modest…

How to Avoid Tourists? And Enjoy the Hiking in Western Canada

Recently, a good friend from down south of the border reached out to ask the inevitable question when traveling to a fellow friend’s country… “what are the best places to go hiking in Vancouver? and where are some good places to eat?” followed by “can you advise us on the same in Banff? Oh Yeah……

We Can All Get Back to Normal; Get Vaccinated

Birthday Parties Alberta Health Services Public Announcement

A Saturday Night Success; Chasing Aurora Borealis

Late Saturday night my phone notification alert went off at 10:48pm informing there was a 12% chance the Northern Lights being visible in the sky tonight. Opening up the Aurora app, I checked the map to see what the predicted location of the Aurora would be? According to the prediction map the Aurora was splitting…

Giants of Mining Museum

1977 O&K Dragline Fort McKay, Alberta Canada The dragline has a base diameter of 18m (59 ft) A working weight of 3,420 metric tonnes (3,769 US tons) The maximum dumping height depth is 46.2m (151.5 ft) The maximum digging depth is 53m (173 ft) The dragline is equipped with three each of 1,120kW drag motors 1,120kW hoist motors 600kW swing motors…

Chasing Aurora Borealis; How Does One Accomplish This Feat?

It all started a few weeks back when a guy on Instagram that I follow started posting these elaborate images of Aurora Borealis with spectacular colours or pink and white hues. I’d never seen something so mystical and beautiful in the skies. Previously when we lived out west of the “Big City” we would catch…

From the Driver’s Seat; Five Years in a Company Vehicle

One afternoon I’m diligently typing away on the keyboard inside my office when my boss stopped by to discuss the latest issue we were having on a large multimillion dollar project and converse about the request for a pay raise. The issue dealt with we began discussing renumeration and he informed we were denied for…