Here's a little plug for my old hangout and occasional
employer. Tuesday's are now Wing Nite at the
Wild Mushroom in Niagara Falls. I can attest that
they are fantastico.
I hit the mainland for a few days to scout some business
locations in Halifax. While I was there, myself and
Geoff took a blast down to the Valley to visit his old
stomping grounds and see a few friends and relatives of
his. We went to lunch in Wolfville at a place called
Joe's. A great little spot with a nice patio to watch
the talent go by.
We also stopped in to see his relatives. Great view
from the living room.
Of course we made the trip with the top down in the
Mercedes convertible. The only way to fly...
Next up was Kentville, where of course I was interested
in the baseball fields more than anything else. I also
stopped to pay my respects at the war memorial.
We also visited the campus of
King's-Edgehill private school, Geoff's old Alma
Mater, which has the claim to being Canada's oldest and
first independent school. It was established in 1788.
No pics unfortunately.
First time I've seen a Bluejay in a long time. This
little fellow was out in the backyard. He was a little
skittish though and I did not get a great shot of him.
I came across this little gem while I was packing some
stuff up at home. I was banned from the basement of my
dormitory in my freshman year after some funny comments
about the Basement Republican Army (B.R.A). It was
tough doing laundry for a spell there, but I made it
through and it was a classic moment that I am glad I
have a little memory of. Hard to believe it has been
the better part of 20 years since the incident.
All the nicknames are still present. I couldn't have
remembered them all if I tried.
Well I finally put together the footage I took when I
attended the
Sidney
Crosby Stanley Cup Celebration Parade in Cole
Harbour a few weeks ago. Phil had a Carib Party (pics
here) at his place, and on the same day we saw the
parade roll through Cole Harbour, a stone's throw from
Phil's house. Sid the Kid brought the Stanley Cup, as
well as Maxime Talbot and the Prince of Wales trophy,
along for the ride.
"The Next One" had begun the day landing in a
military helicopter on the deck of the HMCS Preserver.
He shared the Cup with some military families before
beginning the parade route in Cole Harbour. He chose
Cole Harbour, of course, because that is where he was
raised.
It is now the 8th anniversary of
9/11. I'm sure everyone remembers where they
were when they got the phone call about the attacks. I
still remember where I was when I got the call that
"World War 3" was happening. I was awoken by a phone
call from Mr. March declaring the End of the World. I
certainly thought it was, after working swing shift the
night before and getting woken up early by a phone
call. I watched a show last night on the
Conspiracy
Theories about the attacks, including the
missile theory and the controlled demolition. The show
basically proved that these theories are false, but the
naysayers insist that technology was used that we don't
know about yet. Kind of a pointless show, you aren't
going to convince the people who believe in these
theories that they are wrong. So what's the point. But
I digress....
On a lighter note, here is the infamous YouTube
sensation, the JK Wedding Dance Entrance. You can also
check it out on their website for the wedding,
here. Interesting choice of songs, with Forever by
Chris Brown getting the nod, but they do make it
possible to donate towards violence prevention on their
website.
Now everyone is gonna try to top that for their
weddings...
Five of us took in the sights at Peggy's Cove recently.
Myself and Phil were joined by the three girls for a
little surf action. Many tourists, including artists
and photographers, flock to Peggy's Cove each year to
take in the beauty of this small fishing village. It is
one of the busiest tourist attractions in Nova Scotia,
and we can verify that as it was incredibly busy on this
day. Tourists explore the various granite outcroppings
around the lighthouse, which can be dangerous if you are
not careful. Some get swept into the sea, and there has
been drownings, despite the warnings nearby.
Here are some of the more picturesque views in my humble
opinion.
We also paid a visit to the Memorial for Swissair Flight
111, located about a mile or so from Peggy's Cove in a
place called Whalesback. The airplane crashed into St.
Margaret's Bay on September 2, 1998.
We took in the
Jays-Yankees game on the weekend. Nice little
relaxing afternoon ball game with the Evil Empire going
down in flames in a 14-8 loss. Love it. Ruiz was hit
in the face by a pitch, which was very scary stuff. We
sat along the third base line in the front row, thanks
to my brother James. We were in perfect foul ball
territory, but we were a tad late for the game and just
missed the couple next to us getting a ball. Oh well,
dem's the breaks. Great game nonetheless.
Check out the Phasianus colchicus hanging out in
our back yard. I never saw any
Ring Necked Pheasants around when I was a kid but
they sure are here now and are kind of cool to see.
They are a fairly big size at that. I scared him away
when I went outside but still got a shot of him before
he disappeared in the woods.
This must be a male judging from its colorful head and
long tail.
September 2, 2009
Baseball AAA
Outfielder does a crazy bat trick at the Long Beach Armada 2009 Training
Camp.
September 1, 2009 (0) Comments
Sean, Phil and I
made a little film on a lazy afternoon one day on the beach in the Turks
and Caicos Islands. The film is called "X Marks The Spot" and it
is a little homage to our time at St. Francis Xavier University.
You can find it in the film section. Have a little look and tell
me what you think. Here's a shot of the three of us during
filming.
Phil is hamming
it up of course. You can go direct to the film
here.
