Time to shorten winter

It's with mixed feelings that we go this year. Usually it's the end of a busy time at work for me. This year we have Bennie and an Alberta election.

First Impressions of the Microsoft Surface Go

We were in Edmonton so I took the opportunity to visit the Microsoft Store, check out the Go and finally purchased it. I knew there was a special offer that included Office 365 and a maintenance agreement but there is an offer that includes the type case at no cost and up to 50% off for accessories.

Milo has left this reality after 16 and a half years

Milo has been with us for so long he seemed invincible. Over the past year he's had a lot of old dog health events along with puppy arrival incidents. While I've been living with the dread of losing him - looking back on photos from the last year reaffirms I did the right thing by him through his aging. Up until the end he was able to enjoy life, going for walks, reminding us to share food and making sure we knew the weather conditions in the morning by taking him off the deck for bathroom breaks.

Midnight musings after the Al Noor shooting

So many things come to mind after the shooting but foremost is the leadership being shown by PM Ardern who truly seems to be a reflection of the New Zealand people.

Update on oldster Milo and puppo Bennie

Things just haven't been great for Milo lately. It's been cold so hanging outside has been minimized and walks rare. Milo was at the vet because he looked like he was in pain. He's now on urinary health food and I'm keeping him on Metacam because he's a lot less mobile when he's off it. He's been off in his own world quite often and unfortunately means he's now forgetting that inside soft surfaces are not grass. He's inherited Duffy's pee pants. Luckily he doesn't care😀

Bennie is starting to leave his adolescence. He's not as bitey as he was last month so my hand is healing and tissues are a little safer. I've been doing a lot of take it/leave it with his food at meal times along with patting him and hand feeding. He has active times - chewing the carpet is pretty appealing after breakfast - but I put that down to cabin fever. He's still out in the sun during the day but it's hard to be out playing with him for more than 5 minutes. We're learning stuff as well! Bennie reminds us daily that dogs have a very strong sense of fairness and status.

Now that Milo is feeling better he's playing with Bennie for short periods. Milo mostly barks at him and does some stiff legged chasing while Bennie will take a very long path so he burn off some energy before bumping Milo from behind. Most of the time they just hang out. Warmer weather is coming and more outside time will be appreciated by everyone.

Tax time ... again

This year I finally took the opportunity to download my tax documents from the CRA into a fresh return and, like Samsung Pay, why I didn't do this sooner. As someone who started doing taxes when you had to look numbers up on a chart (not even calculations!) I have to wonder why anyone with a computer wouldn't use tax software to file on line.