Dave's Not So Wild Adventures

The adventures of a small town Alberta boy working for the government in the nation's capital.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Back to the mountains

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So I decided to head back to Alberta for the May long weekend to visit my family (parents in Devon and grandparents in Jasper). I didn't...
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Sunday, May 03, 2009

From Camry to Malibu

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As I mentioned before, I just bought a new car. Yesterday morning I went and picked it up. I'm really happy with my choice. Even with...
Friday, May 01, 2009

Did you miss me? I'm back!!

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I've decided to foray back into the world of blogging. Not for any specific reason but I feel that this might be a good time to start p...
Sunday, December 16, 2007

Christmas is coming

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How is it already the middle of December? Time has just flown by in the last month and a bit. I'll try to summarize it all fairly brie...
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Monday, November 05, 2007

Thank goodness for the time change

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For the last two (almost three) weeks, I've been having problems sleeping. I just couldn't fall asleep no matter what I tried or ho...
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Back to the ice, back to the court

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As you all know, I do a crazy amount of activities, sports or otherwise. Well, it's that transition time again. Changing from the ulti...
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Weekend filled with emotion

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The past week has been filled with a large range of emotions. I was going to write a post last Friday night, then Saturday morning, then Su...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Gotta love those union meetings

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See, told you I'd post again soon... Just thought I'd share a little bit of joyous news after that little rant I wrote a few minutes...
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Okay, I'm really back

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I have about 4 half finished posts that I just never finished but instead of finally finishing those ramblings, I'll just start anew...a...
Wednesday, August 08, 2007

The long absence from and now return to blogging

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Well I took a big break from writing in the blog but it doesn't seem like a lot of you noticed. I figured as much and since I was busy ...
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Sunday, May 13, 2007

Happy Mother's Day!

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Happy Mother's Day Mom!! I wish I could be there for today but don't worry, I'll see you soon.
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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Too tired to write

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Why can't I ever seem to catch up on my sleep?...especially when I've a couple of really long days at work. Here's my two cents...
Monday, May 07, 2007

Back online but in a slightly different local

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I know I disappeared for a while and I really could have posted from work but I just never made the time to sit online at work. So I waited...
Friday, April 20, 2007

Not the best time to feel sick

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We'll call this my update for yesterday since I felt like complete garbage last night and was still bad this morning. I think it's ...
Monday, April 16, 2007

Friends don't let friends do crackbook

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Crackbook (or Facebook as it's more commonly known) is invading my social circles. I had recieved so many tagged photos and invitations...
Monday, April 09, 2007

The End of the Long Weekend Streak

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This is my last long weekend for a while (or maybe only a few weeks). I've had three in a row now so it's going to be hard to get b...
Friday, April 06, 2007

Happy Easter Weekend!!

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Okay, okay, I missed the regularly scheduled posts this week. It was a busy week though and quite frankly I just crashed most of the nights...
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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Spring has Sprung

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It was a beautiful day in Ottawa. It looks like Spring has finally arrived. Good thing I have the day off tomorrow to enjoy the sunshine. ...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Monday update on Tuesday

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Yeah, I'm late a day...so what. I'm still recovering from the weekend. I was out all weekend, mostly at the hockey rink. I did 10...
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Thursday, March 22, 2007

V-Ball Week

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This week was filled with volleyball. Tons of volleyball. Monday, we won 4-1, yesterday my B-team won 5-0 (as usual), and tonight my A-tea...
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Monday, March 19, 2007

Quiet St. Patty's Day Weekend

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Well, as shocking as it may sound, I didn't make it out anywhere for St. Patrick's Day this year. While everyone was out drinking a...
Thursday, March 15, 2007

Squashed

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Well, I've been bitten by the squash bug again. Mike and I went and played last night at the courts in Anne-Marie's apartment build...
Monday, March 12, 2007

Curling Thievery

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So we won another curling match (that's two back to back for those that are counting)! It all started with an end with a 3-point steal....
Thursday, March 08, 2007

Stupid Juvenile hockey

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So I was all set to have a pretty quiet evening tonight. I'd stop by my ref meeting for half an hour or so but otherwise, it was lookin...
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Monday, March 05, 2007

Not much to report

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It was a nice quiet weekend with only one reffing game, curling, and then volleyball tonight. The only other thing of consequence I did was...
Thursday, March 01, 2007

Poker is fun

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Well, it was the semi-regular weekly poker game today. I've managed to be up a considerable amount 3 out of the last 4 times we've ...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

NOOO!!! Bye Smitty...we'll miss you

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Well, the impossible happened. Ryan Smyth is no longer an Edmonton Oiler. Now I like Kevin Lowe but you had to find a way to get this cont...
Monday, February 26, 2007

Trade deadline day

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Before I start rambling on about hockey, let me sum up my weekend. I am super tired and I think this weekend I actually burned most of the ...
Thursday, February 22, 2007

Dean's Visit and Call of Duty

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So Dean came out for a week as I mentioned before. It was again good to have someone from home come out and see my "new" life in ...
Monday, February 19, 2007

Ah, I missed one already

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So only a few weeks into my regular updates and I already missed one...but I have a good excuse, honest. Dean is here visiting and arrived ...
Monday, February 12, 2007

Who says volleyball isn't a workout?

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So tonight was filled with volleyball. I played with my Statcan A-tier team from 5-7 and then with my Statcan B-tier team from 7-9. Boy am...
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