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Whatchamacallit 158: The Hockey Sweater

When I decided to write about the backside of the Canadian $5 bill, I knew that it had a bit about ice hockey engraved into the winter wonderland; I had not realized, until after I did research for that blog post, that the lines about hockey come from a book, The Hockey Sweater.

Once […]

Whatchamacallit 33: Check Please!

Back in December, I went to New York City for Christmas, meeting a friend there, seeing some shows, a concert, the city, and whatever else one does whilst one is in The City.

Along the way I stopped by the Bluestockings Bookstore, Cafe & Activist Center (there’s a mouthful) – which is a liberal, […]

Whatchamacallit 9: Prince Albert Raiders Sweater

This sweater is hung on the back of my front door – it does so to block people from easily looking through my mail slot – which is still in my door even though mailboxes are now located near the front door.

When I went to Saskatchewan back in 2018 – making it my […]

Easter Weekend, so far.

Lots of languages. No English.

 

The Eisbären won the German ice hockey championship! Sweet!

 

The Lives of the Others

 

Haupstrassefest in Schöneberg.

 

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Since I last blogged…

I’m sad to report that MT has left the house, country, and continent.

Her visit was busy—for both of us. I’ve managed to get a lot of work done, yet have time to hang with her. Last time I had nine items in my work queue. I now have eight items in the queue, with […]