Monthly Archive: August 2009

Aug 20 2009

CanadaStrays.com is now offline

After a number of ongoing technical issues involving the hosting of CanadaStrays.com, as well as other issues concerning cost, overheads and time spent on volunteering and administering the web site, I unfortunately had to make a decision to take the site offline. It’s a shame this is the case, given that the site was working …

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Aug 19 2009

Be my guest and take a leek

It’s nice having guests stay with us. It’s like having your own little family there, ready and waiting when you arrive home from work and shout: “Hi, kids – I’m home!” Of course, our current guests aren’t exactly kids; they’re two friends of mine, Marie & Tony, from way-back-when in the U.K. I got to …

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Aug 14 2009

A certificate in Journalism

Well, that’s what I’m hoping to get eventually. I’ve taken the first step by signing up for two courses: Grammar for Editors and Writers, and Fundamentals of Reporting. I’ve been procrastinating for quite a while now, about going to night classes, but I finally decided to take the plunge and sign up for the courses. …

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