Eric in Lincoln

As requested...

Time to finally empty out the old digital camera. Enjoy!

 Gracie and Betty

Betty trying to stay warm.

 Tasty Kurdish food in Minneapolis. 

When in doubt...

When in doubt about what to blog... simply point to someone else's blog. My sister is in China, she arrived just in time to catch the last part of the Olympics. I personally think this is her way of showing me up!

Enjoy!

What I've been doing...

So it's been awhile since my last post. And here is the reason why....

Say hello to Betty, our new dog! She's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Her full name is apparently Betty White Out as when she was born she was almost entirely white which apparently is rare with this breed. We got her from this nice lady in Missouri. She's 2 years old and been quite a handful for the past 3 weeks. She has finally settled down and seems to understand that my wife and I are the boss. (Well, most of the time.)

So having a dog means having a fenced in backyard. I looked a various contractors and not many of them were interested in building just 54 feet of fence. So we went out to the local home improvement store and bought the materials ourselves.
This meant digging holes in our lawn for the fence posts. Betty was very interested in helping...
As with all do it yourself projects they happen in stages, so the fence is not yet complete. Here's how it looks now.

Cheers!

Boom I'm a boomer

Which Battlestar Galactica Character Are You?

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Wow! (double post)

I just watched this video and it's worth a double post for today! Enjoy!

Wow!

Amazing!

Another color to work/school day (belated)

So Happy Belated Anti-Bullying Day! Since I'm a day late I won't rehash what others have written. But give you this news clip from The Vancouver Sun:

B.C. takes aim against bullies
Show your support for Anti-Bullying Day Wednesday by wearing pink 
Vancouver Sun 
Published: Monday, February 25, 2008 
VICTORIA - B.C. residents are being urged to wear pink to work and school Wednesday to mark what has now been proclaimed provincial anti-bullying day. 
"Anti-Bullying Day is a celebration of those who take action to stop bullies in our schools and around the province," Premier Gordon Campbell said in a statement released today as he announced anti-bullying day for Wednesday. 
"It starts with all of us saying bullying is wrong and then standing up for those who become targets," he added.
"We all benefit when everyone feels safe and secure in their schools, neighbourhoods and province." 
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Education Minister Shirley Bond said the day will be marked by discussions and other forms of awareness raising. 
"I think it's building on a trend that students across the country have said this is not acceptable, that we need to be a part of how those changes are made," she said. 
As part of the awareness campaign, Bond also urged people across the province to wear pink Wednesday as a way of showing support for anti-bullying. She said the idea of wearing pink began in eastern Canada after a child was bullied for wearing a pink T-shirt to school. 
"The next day two students said, 'You know what? We're going to show support for this student,' and they showed up wearing pink, and it just multiplied," she said. 
"We're pushing to make sure British Columbia is a sea of pink on Wednesday," she added. 
Bond also urged people to become more aware of the problem, and to think about what they can do to help find solutions. 
"We can put all the programs we want into place but until each one of us takes responsible for our behaviour, and certainly not condoning or supporting bullying behaviour, it's going to be difficult to make changes," she said. 
"I'm really proud of students in this province and across the country who have said we want this to stop."

Right now this seems limited to Canada, but I can see it spreading to other countries very quickly!

The much anticipated post of 2008!

So for those of you who asked I now deliver! I'm blogging my couple of weeks in Vancouver, B.C. Quick recap for those don't know what has happened to me over the past month or so.

After almost 7 years with Assurity / Security Life Insurance Co., I have taken a job with Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers in their Lincoln office. Part of the job is 3 weeks training in their Vancouver/Richmond, British Columbia, Canada office.

So after some flight delays in Chicago, I made it to Vancouver. I've spent about two days in office so far and I must say I'm very impressed. Due to their international status as a company it shows in their IT staff. I can't say exactly how many nationalities are represented, but so far I think I've encountered employees from about 14 countries! Luckily for me everyone speaks English in addition to any other languages.

As requested I hope to get some pictures up with my new digital camera. By the way, for you non-Canadians for some reason electronics are REALLY cheap her in Vancouver, might be something to do with shipping costs as Vancouver is in some ways a "Gateway to the East" as far as getting across the Pacific that is.

Cheers!