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Category Archives: Personal
Fish Creek and The Partridge Family
It sometimes seems as if my wife and I spend far too much time just watching the day to day real life dramas that play out in the park bordering our property. Fish Creek Provincial Park is one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged BirthPlace Forest, BP Canada, Calgary, Fish Creek Provincial Park
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The Avro Arrow (or "Two Days in Wetaskiwin")
Of the many really great museums I’ve been lucky enough to visit over the years, one of my favourites is the Reynolds Alberta Museum which is about two and half hours north of Calgary in a place called Wetaskiwin (which … Continue reading
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Tagged Avro Arrow, CF105, Reynolds Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin
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The Squadron
One of my interests post retirement is to learn how to fly radio controlled model planes. I have one plane which I recently just finished mounting the servos and radio into, and this fall the plan is to actually try … Continue reading
Grade One Revisited
Crosby Heights Public School in Richmond Hill opened in 1958, and I was in one of its Grade One class rooms under the tutelage of (I think) a Miss. Spence. Many of us went on to high school together at … Continue reading
One down, and one to go !
June 4th was a big day in the Sandy household, as our eldest son Sean graduated from Trent University in Ontario. It was a very good day, which will only be matched when our second son graduates next year. The … Continue reading
Lost a Good Friend
Laurel “Laurie” Campbell, January 9, 1956 – April 30, 2008
Its Official !
Well – after a delay of a year, I have finally announced my official retirement date to the good folks at my place of employment. As expected, it was a non-event and no one seemed either surprised or fussed, although … Continue reading
Its Been a while
Well – time sure does fly by ! After several very busy months, Christmas of 2007 has passed and the New Year is rapidly approaching. We have settled in very comfortably, the boys are home for the holiday season and … Continue reading
I've Moved In !
After some discussion and no end of frustration, I have followed my son’s advice and moved my BLOG here ! I found it amazing that the folks at Microsoft just could not figure out how to fix the glitch in … Continue reading
Milestone !
Today marked an interesting milestone in my life. In addition to it being the anniversary of my 32nd year of employment service, February 10th, 2007 also marks the day that I can retire from the company I work for with … Continue reading
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