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Killed a Squirrel today

November 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments · What I did today

Driving Alexander to school today, I was taking the back roads where it isn’t uncommon to see all kinds of creatures pacing back and forth on the road. Today I had to slow down for some deer crossing. Not a big deal. Then I took off again going about 100 km/h when [...]

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Building a Monster!

July 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments · What I did today

On the weekend, I picked up a Struxx model toy from Toys R Us. It was in the clearance bin for $15 regularly priced around $80-$90. Alexander had a Struxx model car/plane and we put it together a couple of times and it was fun. Alexander started helping me out with this [...]

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Time for a change

June 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments · What I did today

I upgraded my blog software today and I have decided to change the blog up a little. This is the NEW and IMPROVED blog. Yeah, right! Same old shit, just in a newer package. More to come.

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Spring time again… yard work!

April 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · What I did today

Here is a quick run down of shit that I have to do around the house this spring/summer.
My first project is to complete a garbage shed. The one that I have right now looks like shit and is quickly falling apart. It has become the squirrels hang out spot. I purchased a [...]

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Guess what I found in a wine bottle the other day?

March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · What I did today

A dead mouse, that’s what! In fact, I found two of them. I was cleaning out the garage and returning about 20 bags of bottles and cans for a whopping $20 when the guy at return depot pointed out the mice at the bottom of bottles. I still have the bottles in [...]

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Shit!

March 28th, 2009 · 3 Comments · What I did today

Almost 2 months since I last had a post.
I have nothing to say!

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Longtime Mediterranean chef had a kind heart

October 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Saint John, What I did today

(Source Telegraph Journal)
SAINT JOHN – It was Peter Rekounas’s winning smile, for sure, that stole her heart.
But Barbara (Doas), his wife of 34 years, says it took more than that to convince her to marry the former sheep herder in their native Greece in July 1974, and then to follow him to Saint John where, [...]

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Peter Rekounas Dec 6, 1948 – Oct 14, 2008

October 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments · What I did today

My father passed away at 5:30 am October 14, 2008.
He will be loved and missed.

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My father is lossing his battle with cancer

October 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · General, What I did today

It has been a long hard 18 months since my father was diagnosed with colon cancer. He has been in a coma since Saturday and hasn’t had any foods or liquids in 5 days. He is in the palliative care unit at the Saint John Regional Hospital.

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My front yard flooded. Holy Hanna!

September 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · What I did today

The water lever in my front yard rose 12 feet and then washed away parts of my driveway and left a nice sinkhole! My wooden bridge that spans the brook washed away and the culverts couldn’t handle the water. The department of transportation is going to be out tomorrow to fix the hole. [...]

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