tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1 2010-08-27T15:04:15Z The oft caffeine addled observations of a freelance writer, caregiver, daughter and all around good gal. Movable Type 3.2 tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.506 2010-08-27T15:02:50Z 2010-08-27T15:04:15Z

I finally saw the Canadian Rockies for the first time in my life, when my beloved, his perpetually bored teenager and I took a road trip out to Jasper. It was impossibly beautiful. Pictures will follow, as soon as I...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ I finally saw the Canadian Rockies for the first time in my life, when my beloved, his perpetually bored teenager and I took a road trip out to Jasper. It was impossibly beautiful. Pictures will follow, as soon as I... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.505 2010-08-27T14:31:33Z 2010-08-27T15:02:40Z

Almost two years on, Alberta still feels like a foreign country to me. Wherever I go in my somewhat small current daily life, I get a feeling from both people and place that I'm in some kind of weird extension...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ Almost two years on, Alberta still feels like a foreign country to me. Wherever I go in my somewhat small current daily life, I get a feeling from both people and place that I'm in some kind of weird extension... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.504 2010-08-23T18:29:45Z 2010-08-23T18:30:56Z

My beloved reminded me the other day that it had been barely three months since we saw our last snow. With that in mind, we observed that the days were officially getting shorter, the nights colder, and the leaves were...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ My beloved reminded me the other day that it had been barely three months since we saw our last snow. With that in mind, we observed that the days were officially getting shorter, the nights colder, and the leaves were... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.503 2010-08-20T05:01:35Z 2010-08-20T05:07:52Z

We're smoked out right now. Or more accurately, we're smoked in. Smoke from the forest fires (279 of them, last I heard) in British Columbia has blown over the mountains and into Alberta, blanketing the city, the country, and everything...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ We're smoked out right now. Or more accurately, we're smoked in. Smoke from the forest fires (279 of them, last I heard) in British Columbia has blown over the mountains and into Alberta, blanketing the city, the country, and everything... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.502 2010-08-19T19:32:57Z 2010-08-19T19:33:19Z

Ugh. Middle age can be trying sometimes... Late last night, I felt like writing. I sat down at the computer, only to discover that my site had disappeared. I couldn't access Movable Type. Nothing that was once here was here....

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ Ugh. Middle age can be trying sometimes... Late last night, I felt like writing. I sat down at the computer, only to discover that my site had disappeared. I couldn't access Movable Type. Nothing that was once here was here.... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.501 2010-08-09T15:43:12Z 2010-08-09T20:59:28Z

One thing that continually amazes me about life in this backwards part of the country is that so many of the locals are content in their lack of....what's the word...worldliness. The retail operation where I'm currently working part-time has a...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ One thing that continually amazes me about life in this backwards part of the country is that so many of the locals are content in their lack of....what's the word...worldliness. The retail operation where I'm currently working part-time has a... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.500 2010-08-05T23:13:27Z 2010-08-05T23:16:19Z

From my brother Gerry: "Birthday Happy. 25 today, huh? Dyslexics untie!" Being just a tad dyslexic myself (particularly when I'm tired), I'm still laughing....

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ From my brother Gerry: "Birthday Happy. 25 today, huh? Dyslexics untie!" Being just a tad dyslexic myself (particularly when I'm tired), I'm still laughing.... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.499 2010-08-04T23:38:36Z 2010-08-04T23:47:20Z

Tomorrow I hit the big 5-2, so decided to give myself The Gift Of Sight. It had been ten years since I'd had reading glasses, so I thought I'd visit the eye doctor and see if I was indeed as...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ Tomorrow I hit the big 5-2, so decided to give myself The Gift Of Sight. It had been ten years since I'd had reading glasses, so I thought I'd visit the eye doctor and see if I was indeed as... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.498 2010-07-22T16:36:32Z 2010-07-22T17:01:53Z

Ray and I have been hooked on the Discovery Channel series "The Deadliest Catch". It's a terrific series that documents the lives of those who risk life and limb to fish for crab in the Bering Sea on the high...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ Ray and I have been hooked on the Discovery Channel series "The Deadliest Catch". It's a terrific series that documents the lives of those who risk life and limb to fish for crab in the Bering Sea on the high... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.497 2010-07-22T16:27:48Z 2010-07-22T16:35:34Z

God, I hate when this happens. In this still slightly foreign Western life that I lead, I go about my daily business as if pre-programmed: Get up, get breakfast, start dinner (our hours dictate that if we started dinner when...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ God, I hate when this happens. In this still slightly foreign Western life that I lead, I go about my daily business as if pre-programmed: Get up, get breakfast, start dinner (our hours dictate that if we started dinner when... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.496 2010-07-08T15:40:55Z 2010-07-08T16:02:24Z

The honeymoon period at my new place of employment has kind of ended. While I love my boss - LOVE HER - , the fact remains that the public at large is still, well, awful. They are, by and large,...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ The honeymoon period at my new place of employment has kind of ended. While I love my boss - LOVE HER - , the fact remains that the public at large is still, well, awful. They are, by and large,... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.495 2010-06-24T17:59:37Z 2010-06-24T18:05:07Z

I'm feeling sorry for my hometown this week. Yesterday featured an earthquake and a tornado on THE SAME DAY. The tornado struck about an hour and a half north of the city in Midland, Ontario. This weekend is the G20...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ I'm feeling sorry for my hometown this week. Yesterday featured an earthquake and a tornado on THE SAME DAY. The tornado struck about an hour and a half north of the city in Midland, Ontario. This weekend is the G20... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.494 2010-06-24T16:58:08Z 2010-06-24T17:01:14Z

Trying a double-whammy this morning: It's a sunny, beautiful day. The bird is shrieking. I have JAZZFM on the speakers, and he can hear the sound of my fingers on the keyboard. Instant birdy chill-out. I love it. Here's my...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ Trying a double-whammy this morning: It's a sunny, beautiful day. The bird is shrieking. I have JAZZFM on the speakers, and he can hear the sound of my fingers on the keyboard. Instant birdy chill-out. I love it. Here's my... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.493 2010-06-24T04:47:40Z 2010-06-24T04:49:22Z

Home for a visit, I take Mom to get her nails done. The manicure lady, Mom and myself talk amongst ourselves, and naturally, the subject of age comes up. I mention that Mom is now 91, and the manicure lady...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ Home for a visit, I take Mom to get her nails done. The manicure lady, Mom and myself talk amongst ourselves, and naturally, the subject of age comes up. I mention that Mom is now 91, and the manicure lady... tag:www.neuroti.ca,2010://1.492 2010-06-24T04:41:43Z 2010-06-24T04:47:25Z

This is a test. For the next sixty seconds, I'm going to write a stream of consciousness sort of blather, just to test a theory. Bear with me. Remy the demented cockatiel lives in our house. Ray has had him...

Nancy http://neuroti.ca/ This is a test. For the next sixty seconds, I'm going to write a stream of consciousness sort of blather, just to test a theory. Bear with me. Remy the demented cockatiel lives in our house. Ray has had him...