mass

i went to mass tonite. i was in the area and thought i would stop in and observe. pretty neat experience. so much history within catholicism that sort of intrigues me. also kind of interesting to me is the mystery and otherness they attribute to God. pete and i talked about that a little bit while we were both still in regina. something i think the churches i have grown up in have forgotten about, focusing more on the personal relationship and intimacy aspect. both are good. i think we need more balance. i need more balance anyway. i need to remember that the God who loves me unconditionally and not because of anything i have done also created the world around us- the beauty of nature, the intricacy of life and life systems...and given humans the capacity to come up with crazy things like fax machines, internet and other technologies that blow my mind. so here i am...trying to find that balance. the balance that lets me be in relationship with my Creator, but also lets me worship the majesty and mystery that is God....

sunday, may 21

sunday, may 21
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Great Grandma Start passed away around 1:30 in the afternoon on Sunday, so I visited the cemetery to spend some time thinking about the little bit of time i got to spend with her. she was an exceptional lady, even getting around fairly well on her own right up till her stroke. 94 years. so much history, and a life full of stories. her faith has been passed on through the generations, and her influence has reached me in more ways than i probably even know. i always remember getting books as gifts and crisp 2$ bills for my birthday when i was younger and smiles and nice visits the last few years. so, here is to a great lady, one that i look forward to meeting again...

saturday night fights

last nite in yellowknife 12 boxing matches took place at the multiplex. the main event was for the "champion of the world" title in the WBC superfeather weight division. it was a pretty neat thing to be able to watch first hand, and to even get up ring side for one of the rounds. some of those guys and girls could throw a mean left hook. and i got to go for free. tickets were 75$ but since i helped sell the beers, i got fairly good seats to watch all 12 bouts.
definitely a good time. some good KO's and some sweet uppercuts. i didnt take my camera cause i thought i would be too busy, but ill see if i can round up a picture or two from someone...my first live boxing event was pretty sweet...if you ever get a chance, go check it out.

i was in high school once

i was in high school once
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in a few weeks my brother is graduating from high school. it makes me feel old. so here is some reminiscing from my days in high school. joel found this picture in one of his old shoe boxes. those were the days....

saturday nite part 2

this is dale
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so the food was great. definitely worth the wait.
dale came with me. i work with dale. hilarious guy, good musician. all round class act. anyway, this is him near his house, more like shack. pretty neat way to live. no running water, no heater. just a fireplace and imported water from the lab.
anyway, i figured out how to make kris's photo page work in the links now. so go see them if you want.
i added more again today as well.

saturday nite...

saturday nite this weekend is pretty exciting. a girl at work is marrying an east indian guy, and his family, mostly his mom, run a catering business.
so tomorrow nite, there is a "dinner and dance" at one of the pubs up here. the sweet thing is, it is east indian food, and this girl from work got me a ticket.
i havent ate any of that since i left regina. something i miss. moms butter chicken is so good.
so tomorrow nite will be a taste of india, but also a taste of home.
also,
kris got a new camera too. i posted his photo site in my links. it doesnt work yet, but it will. check it out, his pictures will likely be cooler than mine.
mine have been updated almost daily so far, and ill try to keep that up. so keep checking them out.
there might be a good one or two in there somewhere.

bjorn borg

bjorn borg
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i drove past the tennis courts with my camera tonite to find that bjorn borg has moved to yellowknife to play tennis. check this out...

check these out

so im trying this flickr thing. you can see it over to the right of this page...
it will have pictures that i have taken, or maybe tim took some of them.
anyway...they will kind of give you an idea of where i live and the crazy hooligans i hang out with.
check them out if you get a chance.

it is may already

i bought a new toy this weekend. this toy is probably one of the most complicated that i have ever had to learn how to use. but its going to be fun. i will start putting my pictures onto a website for people to look at once i get some that are worth looking at. until then, i have a 300 page manual to read and lots of buttons to test out...