Monthly Archives: January 2012

“That’s kind of weird.”  That’s the response I got from a co-worker this morning when I arrived in the office.  He had read about my 700km road trip on the weekend on my quest to explore the ghost town of … Continue reading →

Did you ever see a thread hanging off a sweater and start pulling it only to have it keep unraveling?  That’s the sort of image that came to my mind as I started chasing down some information regarding some Alberta … Continue reading →

I had fallen into a rut where I assumed that in order to get an “interesting” photo I had to travel.  To me “interesting” had become synonymous with “road trip”.  Yesterday on the drive home from work as I passed … Continue reading →

January 14, 1990 was a noteworthy day for several reasons.  An odd little cartoon show made its debut and no one at the time expected that 22 years later “The Simpsons” would still be on the air.  I went with … Continue reading →

A picture is worth a thousand words.  Every picture tells a story.  Words.  Clichés.  We’ve all heard these phrases and – for the most part – they are true.  For me a picture is a portal, not just to another … Continue reading →

05:05:  I wake up.  I’m not sure what has changed to move me from sleep to wakefulness but I can feel it.  I need to check the time and learn if I have to get up (**groan**) or if I … Continue reading →

Sometimes you have to love living in Alberta.  Not only does the weather change on a moment’s notice but your options for recreation are seemingly unlimited.  This weekend was a perfect example of that. Yesterday it was abandoned places in … Continue reading →