The "Investor"

Dear Fellow Blog Followers,

Kevin was leaving the office the other day and encountered a stranger in the elevator. With the two of them in this compact space, a conversation began.

The stranger, obviously checking out Kevin, asked if he was an "investor" as Kevin was dressed in his immaculate business attire minus the tie he would have normally worn in Calgary.  Not being an "investor" brought further curiosity to the stranger...

"Well, who do you work for", asked the stranger.  Kevin explained that he worked for XYZ company in partnership with ABC Company.  The stranger then asked if he was British and Kevin proudly said that he was Canadian..

"Oh, that's good.  We like Canadians", said the stranger who was casually dressed in a plaid button shirt, khaki pants, casual shoes, and wore a ball cap that was clearly too small for his head..

After a proper introduction of names, this "stranger" turned out to be the CEO of ABC Company - dressed like a fisherman!  The ABC Company is up for sale, hence, Kevin being mistaken a possible investor.  The CEO said that Kevin was dressed too nicely to be an ABC Company employee (keep 'em guessing Kevin...)..

They shared discussions of hockey... The Dallas Stars versus the Edmonton Oilers was the most recent game (which Kevin was fortunate enough to attend and sat in the ABC Company Box Seats - spoiled brat), and the CEO told Kevin to call his Executive Assistance to request any other games he wished to attend.  Dallas Stars versus Calgary Flames is in mid-March and there is a good possibility Kevin will be able to go and sit in the Box Seats yet again.  Life is rough for Kevin....

Hockey Anyone !!!

Ouch !!!

Dear Fellow Blog Followers,

This is a caution to all fellow shoppers who spent much time rushing around the malls this past Christmas.  Shopping can be a dangerous activity and may require a chaperone at times.

Seriously, this could happen to anyone.  Be honest with yourself, has it ever happened to you?  It happened to me in a Dallas shopping mall and looks similar to the attached video.  I really hope the store owner did not review his store videos and put the clip of me on You Tube!

Click on the "play" arrow and watch a similar video of this event (this is not me... it's someone else).

Ouch... Embarrassing!!!

Slippery Business...

Dear Fellow Blog Followers,

With all of the ice here in Dallas, Kevin is one of the safest guys walking on the ice.  Having many years of "Professional" Broomball experience has taught Kevin how to not only walk on the ice, but run!!!

Sabres, Sabres, No Freak'n Favors, Eat 'Em Raw,

Together, Harder, Louder, Alright!!!

This is the "chant" Kevin sings as he runs out to the mail box to find out that there is no mail.  He may have to get the kids to send his Broomball shoes to Dallas soon.


If you have not seen a Broomball game, check out this Calgary Broomball Association website.  Kevin's team was the Calgary Sabres and he is in many of the videos as #21 for the Calgary Sabres and #21 for the Edmonton Express. If you watch these videos, you will notice that #21 (Pepper) has a really cute butt (in my opinion).

http://www.calgarybroomball.com/pictures.html

Look at ===>  Broomball Videos - Alberta Archive

check out the videos on:

http://vimeo.com/7249523

Broomball Shoes Save the Day!!!

22 Years

Dear Fellow Blog Followers,

Well well well...  It appears to be a typical day here in Calgary...  oops, I meant to say Dallas.  I was confused for a minute as I look outside at the falling SNOW.  It snowed over night and it is still snowing.  It is supposed to stop snowing by lunch time and by then, we will have about 6 INCHES of that crappy stuff on the ground.  This is Dallas’ worst winter in 22 years!  Aren't you glad they waited for us to arrive?

This snow on top of the 2-3 inches of ice on the roads has made travel by car extremely dangerous.  There are all kinds of stranded cars, trucks, semi trucks, etc. not to mention lots of accidents (close to 800 this week so far).  Many businesses are closed and the schools have been closed since Tuesday.  American Airlines has cancelled 360 flights and American Eagle has cancelled 480 flights.  This is not good for the football fans who are trying to get here for some pre-Super Bowl activities.  The news on TV has replaced some regular day time shows as they continue to report live snow conditions across the Dallas Fort Worth area.  Last night’s news showed a girl figure skating on her residential street – seriously!!!

Thank goodness the Cowboys stadium is covered and the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburg Steelers will be able to play for this 45th Super Bowl game at 5:30 pm on Sunday.  Kevin was thinking maybe we could get some tickets from people who can’t get here for the game.  However, I am pretty sure they would still be really expensive and our preference will be to watch it at home with the fireplace going.  Nice and warm and comfy.

                                         

   

Happy Super Bowl Weekend!!!

Happy Birthday !!!

Dear Fellow Blog Followers,


Happy Birthday wishes go out to our very Best Friend...  COSMO!!!  Cosmo turned 84 years old today and still acts like he is 2 years old.  We love him from a distance and know that he is well cared for by his "brothers" - Aaron and Brandon.

Here's to 84 and next year... 91.  Have a great B-Day Cosmo!!!

Love Always,

Your Mom & Dad,

King of the World!!!

We Miss You !!!

Freezing !!!

Dear Fellow Blog Followers,

Well, we experienced an ice rain/snow storm on February 1, 2011 and now have 2-3 inches of ice on the sidewalks/roads (so, we are not laughing at the "Watch for Ice on Road" signs any more).  It is really cold here today in Dallas (currently –7 C. / 19 F.), also the wind chill makes it feel like –20 C.  Kevin’s office is closed for part of the day as the roads are extremely icy.  He stayed home and several other businesses have closed for the day.


I had a nail appointment which I decided to cancel.  My nail technician was thrilled when I called to cancel.  I was the only customer left on her schedule for the day as she cancelled all other appointments and was awaiting my call.  Yup...  the one and only Canadian left on her schedule who was actually going to go in.


Last Friday, I put one of my favorite Christmas gifts in the back yard.  It was christened with the cold weather and has been taking a beating from the strong winds. That's right... the Alberta Flag is experiencing some "home town" weather and is trying to withstand the wind factor.  With any luck, I was hoping the "folds" would iron themselves out.  I think if the weather warms up, the heat might do the trick.  If not, I'll take it down and give it a light ironing on my own.

Alberta!!!

School's Out!!!

Dear Fellow Blog Followers,

More on the snow business...  It got so cold here after the snow that the pipes at some of the schools froze and they also experienced problems with their boiler rooms.  Hence, there was no heat in some of the schools... no school for the kids.  I felt bad for all the Mom's who had the kids under foot all day.

For Canadians, this would be comparable to a major snow storm in a remote Northern Alberta city.


Since we have been here, we have been laughing at four signs posted on a small bridge that we travel on to/from our home.  I guess it is there for the couple of days of the year that it is needed.

4 signs posted in case you missed the first 2!!!

Drive Carefully... for a Day!!!