2021 Alaska cruise cancelled February 5, 2021February 28, 2021 Joe I was looking forward to finally taking an Alaska cruise in September of this year. I purposely booked it for late in the season, so I could be vaccinated against COVID-19 beforehand. Just yesterday, ... Read More
Christmas Letter 2020 December 6, 2020June 17, 2024 Joe Travel I suppose I should start this year’s Christmas Letter with my pandemic story, since everyone is preoccupied with the COVID-19 virus this year. Back in May of 2019 I booked a Holland ... Read More
Discovering my birth parents July 6, 2020July 13, 2020 Joe I always knew I was adopted. Both of my adoptive parents didn’t hide the fact from me or anyone else for that matter. For most of my adult life, I didn’t give much thought about my birth p... Read More
Christmas Letter 2019 December 7, 2019June 18, 2024 Joe Travel For the third year in a row, I traveled to southern Arizona for astronomy in March (2019) instead of February (previous years). Our host wanted to try for better weather so the date was changed... Read More
Expo 67 in Montreal September 22, 2019June 17, 2024 Joe As we leave the summer months behind, I’m thinking back to when I was 14 years old. My parents and I travelled to Montreal to see Expo 67, flying from Victoria to Montreal aboard our first passe... Read More
27.7 day old Waning Crescent Moon, Milky Way, 3 planets – March 4, 2019 March 4, 2019March 4, 2025 Joe Visually observed Date, time, location, conditions Start: 2019.03.04 5:00AM MSTEnd: 2019.03.04 6:30AM MSTLocation: Garry Sedun’s SDG Observatory, Dragoon Mountain Ranch, St. David, AZ, USA – 3... Read More
Christmas Letter 2018 November 29, 2018June 18, 2024 Joe 2018 Travel I returned to southern Arizona in February to once again take advantage of the dark skies at my friend’s beautiful observatory. I flew to Tucson, stayed at my friend’s place fo... Read More
Road trip to Calgary June 19, 2018November 23, 2018 Joe I’m taking a road trip to Calgary starting June 26th for a couple of weeks. As a Life Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), I like to participate in the society where I can.... Read More
New Tesla Model S 75D ordered July 22, 2017August 10, 2017 Joe This morning I was browsing a Tesla owners’ group on Facebook, and one of my friends posted news that Tesla had just eliminated leather seats as an option for their Model S and X. Since he lives... Read More
Coda the cat is missing June 24, 2017June 28, 2017 Joe Missing Cat – FOUND! UPDATE – June 27, 2017 – Coda was sitting in our carport, waiting to come inside after roaming for the last couple of days. He is an inside cat, so he was hungry... Read More
