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How Not to Disappear into the Wild – Part five.
Link to Part one. Armed with the information from the notes and the storage receipts we contacted our Customs and Excise section in Calgary and they executed search warrants on the storage containers. Michael J. had been a busy man. Tucked away in the containers were another Bronco, a ’66 Corvette, more firearms, more boats…
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Solstice
Today is the winter Solstice, and after today the sun begins its return to us. In six weeks we’ll once again see the sun here in Arctic Bay. But for now our night is as dark as it will be. There is still twilight at noon and it will grow day by day. Before you…
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Poker
I enjoy poker. I enjoy playing poker from time to time and we pretty much watch one of the myriad Texas Hold’em Tournaments several times a week. (Sorry you had to find out this way mom.) Back when I was a summer student in Thompson I played somewhat serious poker, and pretty much doubled my…
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Letters home.
The day before yesterday a parcel arrived from my sister. As one would expect this time of year it contained Christmas presents, but it also held other precious things. Earlier this year Michele and my dad had been searching for a letter from my Grandpa that I had been wanting. It was a letter he…
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I and the Bird – Down Under edition
Duncan of the wondrously exotic Ben Cruachan Blog writes of the Natural world around his home in Gippsland Australia. He has fauna down there with fantastic names and fantastic beauty, and his writing and photographs do much to contribute to my "South Envy". If you’ve been following his blog or the news lately you’ll know…
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Aurora
I originally composed a post on this about a week and a half ago but about 30 seconds before I added it the connection reset and it was lost. Throwing my hands up I didn’t tackle it again, however recent comments (Hi bev) made me revisit it. Occasionally people ask about the Northern LIghts up…
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Sgian Dubh Too.
I finally received my Sgian Dubh from the carver last night. You might recall the Sgian Dubh I had made for my brother-in-law, well here is mine. I had a heck of a time taking a picture with out washing out the ivory on the handle. On the obverse side is a carving of a…
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How Not to Disappear into the Wild – Part four.
Link to Part one. One of the first things I did when we got back to the office, after letting him talk to legal aid (his lawyer re-iterated that he did not want me to go through the truck.. hmmm) was to search the duffle bag. It didn’t take me long to figure out why…
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A New Commissioner
I worked under four different Commissioners during my time in the R.C.M.P.. Robert Simmons was Commissioner when I first joined the Force, first as a Summer Student in Thompson, MB, then in the Comcentre in Winnipeg. Norman Inkster was the next, and the changes he made in recruiting priorities eventually allowed me to convert from…
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The light right now
Thought I’d post a couple of pictures for your perusal. The first is the sky from earlier this morning. It is a little darker than in reality but will give you an idea of that wonderful gradient that is the sky up here now. The other picture shows how much light we have at noon…
