And this is our new van. We haven’t given it a name yet, Ben wanted to know whether we should call it the van or the Dodge, or what? So far it’s “The New Van” (luckily, nobody has called it “Morrison” yet…. shudder). I took this photo on Friday, February 27, 2009 (the Day after Aunt Reggie’s Birthday) in the parking lot at Robert Simpson Park (Not related to Bart- I don’t think) Down the hill behind the pile of snow beyond the van is the beach, one of two town beaches. The white stuff you might be able to see aufblasbarer wasserpark back there is snow on top of ice. People drive out on the ice all the time, just not from here, because the town is real good at piling up a nice, tall barrier of white stuff that keeps people from trying to drive vehicles (other than snow mobiles?) down the steepish, winding hill…

—Yum?

—–Jim

This is Moe, yes, he’s in charge of things, and doing a good job of it. (from February 2009).

—–Jim

“Boooof-“

This is Jassper. He came from Montreal before we first met him in the Gatineau (Quebec) Animal Shelter. He understood both French and English (or rather, ignored commands in both languages) and when he began barking at things out inflatable slide for sale the window, sounding like, “Booof- Booof-” we thought maybe he was barking in French.

—–Jim

-Arnprior, Ontario, Canada, Friday, February 13th, 2009-

Local reporter Peter DeWolf became an ex employee of the Arnprior Chronicle Guide just after telling somebody that the inflatable games newspaper was leaving town.

The newspaper denied that.

Now its office is up for sale.

I wonder if Arnprior needs a blogged newspaper.

(shrug)

—–Jim

5:29 am, Friday, February 13th, 2009.

I figured it would take me an hour.

Something like 10 hours later I stumbled inflatable water park upstairs and conked out.

grumble, grumble…

—–Jim

4:46 am, 12 February, 2009

Domino (the cat) is staring at me, looking me in the eye, then gazing toward his window perch, venturing a quiet, “marrowwww-” now and then, jumping to the floor and threatening to bite me on the leg if I ignore him.

Re: Canadiana

Jack Layton, head of the ‘NDP’ (new democrats party) was reaming Prime Minister Stephen Harper over the budget’s lack of vision and teeth, and Harper’s lack of ‘leadership’.

Don’t ask me what I think of the concept of ‘leadership’.

The prime minister, Stephen Harper of the conservative bounce house with slide party still doesn’t look the camera in the eye and is threatening to bite me in the wallet if I ignore him.

I would much rather be shipwrecked with Domino than Stephen Harper. (Can I be shipwrecked with Cathi there, too?)

—–Jim