Archive for September, 2005

Chicago Trip – Day One (part two)

Monday, September 19th, 2005

I’m already back in Thunder Bay, and wasn’t able to do much writing while I was away, so I’ll work on catching up with my trip blog over this week. Back to Friday… While I was still waiting for folks to show up, I thought I’d take a (short) hike and find some lunch. Only […]

Chicago Trip – Day One

Friday, September 16th, 2005

I left for Chicago Thursday after work. I took the two benches out of the van, and in their place put in an air mattress, sleeping bag, and a bunch of computer stuff. I had thought I was being really clever when I bought a bunch of cheap sandwich type things at Superstore for the […]

That time of year

Thursday, September 8th, 2005

Fall has pretty much always been my favourite time of year. My birthday and Thanksgiving always fall close together in October, and those days have always meant good food, presents, and good times with family and friends. I also like fall weather the best – it’s the only time of year I really like being […]

Vacation Day 5 – The Final Chapter, Finally

Monday, September 5th, 2005

Friday, July 1st, 2005 (Canada Day): Not a whole lot happened our last day of vacation, so I can editorialize a bit more. After leaving the hotel, we went back up to the shopping district of Duluth, north west of town. We hit the big Target which in name, if not location or anything else, […]

Gas Prices and The End

Saturday, September 3rd, 2005

No, I’m not going to whine about the prices. According to Tony I’m not allowed to anyway. Anyway, I (and sometimes Richard and Tim and occasionally Shroom) have been watching a lot of post-apocalyptic movies lately. I’ve been collecting them too, on VHS or DVD. One of the many I’ve found on VHS is a […]