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In Tents

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Jorge

Wilderness Inspiration

This year we went camping without our usual partners in crime. While I missed hanging out with one of my really good friends, the time alone with my own family allowed for some quality time with two people for whom I care very deeply. We might not have done everything that we had planned to do (or wished to); but it was a great week none the less.
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Cracked Berry

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jorge

You Know It Has Been A Long Day When…

You are sitting on the bus on your way home from work (reading e-mails on your BlackBerry), when you suddenly reach for your holster to discover that your BlackBerry is not there! So, what do you do? You start typing a BlackBerry Messenger note to your boss letting him know that you think you might have lost your…oh wait…how am I typing this again?

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So Long, Young Lady

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Jorge

Who?

Her name was Sjoerdtje; most people in Canada called her Sharon. We called her Beppe. Continue reading →

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Dog-Gone

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Jorge

Neighbourhood Watch Dog

I’m not really a dog person; while I like dogs, I would just never own one. My nose tends to remind me of one of the reasons (the smell) while the behaviour of our four-legged friends is a bit too rambunctious for me. Continue reading →

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Fishing Expedition

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Jorge

You Just Have To Use the Right Bait

This blog gets a fair bit of traffic; a lot of the movement is due to spam, which I find hilarious. I remember when I first started and spam was very obvious. Now spam comes in the form of carefully crafted (yet generic) compliments in the comments section.

The funny thing is that almost all of these comments are left here. Things like “I really like your point of view” and “this is a very well written blog” kind of stick out like a sore thumb on a page that’s all about pictures of beer labels.

Duh

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