We Enjoyed the Vitamin D

We had a great time in Mexico with K, Ruzter and Lee.








And who wouldn't enjoy seeing their country's flag flown on the mast of a boat from another land?

Memory Aid

I have found it difficult to manage without a camera. Not impossible mind you, but my methods of remembering things changed. For the last couple of years, if I want to remember something, I took a picture-now I had to make sure I had a pen and something on which I could write.
Plus, I couldn't access any of the pictures on my card. The Geek brought her card-reader home from work, but the card wouldn't fit any of the ports. So we went to a store that prints pictures, stuck the card in their machine, and discovered that, thankfully, the card hadn't been fried when I destroyed the camera.Yesterday I went and bought a new one. A very nice young man at Black's price matched a sale I had seen elsewhere. And I have three months to find it on sale somewhere else, so I could potentially wind up with a better deal (I am such a Manitoban).

The new camera is the same size as the old one, but has an extra two megapixels, and you can now touch the side of the camera to change the flash and other features. I'll have to see how that works for me, twitchy person that I am.

I put the camera in a bowl of water just to make sure the seals were intact, and it seems to be fine. Admittedly there is considerably less pressure in two inches of water on my kitchen counter than there is at 15 feet, but at least I know that it is basically sound.

Now I can finish uploading pictures for previously started posts!

March; Like a Lamb

March came in like a lamb and has been behaving like one ever since. We have had near or above zero temperatures for the last few days and they are being forecast into the foreseeable future. The flood forecasters are happy, since a slow melt means there will be less chance of another flood this year.
However, given that this is Winnipeg and it is March, I am waiting for the lion. I'd rather that big storm would just come and get it over with. Just end the suspense already so I can truly get ready for spring.

It's Like Living in Calgary

This morning it was about -21 when I left the house. I was wearing my parka, cowl, toque and heavy mittens and feeling comfortable.
Coming home it was only -3. The cowl and toque were stuffed in the backpack, the parka was undone and the mitts were only half on. And I was too hot.
How do people stand living in Cow-Town where this kind of weather is commonplace? It would drive me crazy. And I would need a bigger backpack into which I could stuff my extra clothes. Good thing I wasn't planning to move west!

Go, Canada!!

The neighbours are outside in their hot-tub watching the Canada-US Olympic hockey final. The score is currently 2-0. Love it!


1700 hours: And the Canadians won in overtime-it was no doubt a good game!

Those Crazy Vikings

My mom asked me what was the big deal about the pants worn by the Norwegian Olympic curling team. Since I haven't been keeping up with such things, I had to take a look.

Those are definitely memorable pants. King Harald V of Norway liked them so much, he got himself a pair.
I wonder how long it will take before you see people strolling down the streets of Winnipeg clad in such fine duds? I'm almost tempted; I'm just not sure how they would look on a curvy girl.

(photos compliments of Reuters and the Sydney Morning Herald)

I Cooked the Camera

The water in the Grand Cenote, which peeled the paint off the camera, may also have damaged the seal to the battery compartment.
We took the camera snorkeling today, and some water entered and fried the battery (and everything else).
I´m just hoping the memory chip is still ok.

I´m already going through withdrawal. (sigh)