Should I apologize for such a confusing, and maybe pointless post? Certainly not. I created the first, and then this second, to set my memories in sequence, and to alleviate my own confusion. Dates get away from me. They always have. I seem to remember emotionally, and sometimes chronological order escapes me.
No never mind. All those memories are available here, at both your and my disposal, as it were, should you take the time to begin at the beginning.
1983: Graduated high school
Entered Haileybury School of Mines
1984: Entered Cambrian College, 2nd Year
Lived in Cambrian Rez
1985: Returned to Haileybury
Completed Technician program there, graduated
1986: Returned to Cambrian College
Not in Rez, this time, but rented in New Sudbury, a couple blocks away from the school
Completed Technology program, graduated
1987: Western University
Social Sciences program
Rented a room at Jamie’s house
1988: Left school
Worked for ERG Resources for 4 months in tailings reclamation
1989: Began work at Kidd in Backfill
1 week holiday. This was a long year, owing to my not having much time off
1990: Bought my first Car
2 weeks holidays
1991: Parents sold Hart Street house and moved to Victoria Ave.
1992: Manon and her suicide
My first solo road trip: Sudbury where I stumbled across a Watchmen concert
3 weeks holidays
1993: Blue Jays trip to Detroit and Toronto with Henri Guenette
1994: Jamaica – Hedonism II Resort, and Becky
4 weeks holidays
1995: Jamaica 2 – Trelawney & Negril
1996: Caribbean Cruise, Seawind Crown, with Henri and Sylvie
First trip to Stratford, "Waiting for Godot" and "Sweet Bird of
Youth"
1997: Australia, live-aboard scuba Great Barrier Reef and tramp Cairns
Holly McNarland, and the Barstool Prophets, at Club 149
1998: Philippines, live-aboard and shore scuba
Sudbury 54-40 road trip
1999: South Africa - Contiki Tour
Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails at the Welcome with Neil Petersen
Dec. – met Bev
2000: Egypt - Contiki Tour
2001: Ecuador – Galapagos and the Amazon
Summer: bought house, Bev and I moved in together
9/11, Manitoulin
2002: Manitoulin 2
"Land of Lakes” festival in the Hollinger Park
Leafs road trip
2003: Manitoulin 3
We got Hunter after Albert rescued her on Nighthawk
2004: Engaged @ 39 and Married @ 40 years of age
2005: Honeymoon - Venice and Paris
2006: Indiana and Ohio road trip to visit the Tishlers
2007: Enter Engineering Office with Ground Control
New windows installed on the house
Toronto/Stratford
5 weeks holidays
2008: 3.8 Burst at Kidd, paste-fill project begins
Halifax and Quebec City
Gramma’s 99th birthday party
Gramma’s funeral
2009: Alma passed, we got Charlie
New Brunswick and PEI
2010: New Orleans and New York... without Bev (truly scandalous, vactioning without your spouse!)
Bev’s Wellness weekend, Bev’s Manitoulin trip, Bev’s trip to the Cochrane
cottage
New roof for house
2011: Transferred to Design group at Kidd
Vancouver, Whistler and Alaskan cruise (Celebrity cruises)
2012: Alberta, Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, the Canadian (cross-country Train trip)
6 weeks holidays
2013: Tuscany cooking vacation and Rome
Albert passed away
2014: Bev’s curling accident
Killarney lodge in Algonquin Park
I turn 50
2015: Mediterranean Cruise (Princess) with Henri and Sylvie
50.5 barbeque party
2016: Killarney, Algonquin Park, more hiking
Bev’s 50th barbeque party
Dad went into hospital with diverticulitis, then admitted to Extendicare
Mom moved into apartment, and sold house
7 weeks holidays
2017: New Orleans and New York, with Bev
Hunter and Charlie passed away at 14 and 16
Stars and Thunder
I began Memory posts
2018: We got Jasper
Ireland
Stars and Thunder 2
