It is finally nice enough outside to escape the bonds of home. It being my flex day yesterday — and also in the mid-twenty-cees — I think it would be a fair calculation to say that I spent more of my waking hours yesterday outside than in. Lovely. Claire and I enjoyed the backyard for about an hour and a half after breakfast, she continuing the effort of breaking in her swing set while I made sure that every plant in the backyard was sufficiently soaked. The little girl was absolutely fascinated by (a) the water, trying to help out whenever she could, (b) the flowers, which I’ve finally convinced her not to paw and pluck, and (c) the spiders, who require her protection as [...]
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December 20 The folks at Karin’s work must like her. They keep inviting her to staff functions — parties, meetings, and other gatherings with food and such — despite the fact that she’s still on maternity leave for another nine months. Day 20: Little Miss Grumpy, fighting The Sleep Monster once again. Today, yet again, they asked her to come downtown to the office so that she could attend a short meeting and have a pre-holiday lunch with the crew. Mostly, though, they just wanted her — and that meant Claire and Dad had some free time wandering around the pedways in the heart of the city. I won’t claim it was entirely exciting. There was a lot of patient pauses to fill time. But [...]
This time last year we had snow on the ground. And it stuck around for a good six months. Not yet, this year. Instead, after walking over and back to the polling station, a dog and a bright orange stroller in tow, we came home and barbecued some steaks and grilled up one of the (now ripe) butternut squash that I grew. I could very well be among the last barbecues of the season. Unless, of course, we get a nice stretch of snow-free weather and I opt to barbecue in sub-zero temperatures. That’s always an option.
The B-Line transit route that I normally take to work has made some minor improvements to it’s route as of late: a) They now have a bus route specifically for UBC students, just as frequent and expressly for those going to the campus — which I am not — meaning that all those students aren’t riding the normal bus. b) The officials now load the busses through all three doors when departing from the SkyTrain station making the whole experience of crazy crowds just a little more tolerable. c) And the combination of the above now makes it a feasable option to both get a seat and arrive at my destination in a timely manner. It also tends to mean that I sit in the [...]
