Tag Archives: Saint John

Round here

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Arthur

The last 48 hours it was storming so much that at times it reminded me of Hurricane Juan back in 2003. This morning I found out that apparently the wind was so strong that it had blown the BBQ upside … Continue reading →

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The odds?

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Arthur

I discovered a couple of coincidences the other day: 1. Hurricanes: I noticed that they (the hurricanes) always seem to hit during the weekend. Bill did so last week and (the remnants of) Danny did this weekend (oh, that was … Continue reading →

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The sound of the season

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Arthur

Now that Summer is almost over and the weather is bringing us more of the wet stuff (I look at you hurricane Bill): the last couple of nights, I noticed that the crickets (Wikipedia) were out in full force doing … Continue reading →

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Saint John, Blues

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Arthur

Yesterday, I saw a drunk man hailing a cab. Eventually, he ran towards the other side of the road trying to get his two pals who were also drunk. One of them fell to the ground while trying to walk … Continue reading →

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Yard.works.

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Arthur

Yard work season has finally started and the routine of mowing the lawn can be described like: Start lawn mower. Decide which part of the yard to do first. Stop lawn mower. Calculate the cut height: I use a simple … Continue reading →

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Onst–mig

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Arthur

The weather has been fairly mixed the last couple of weeks and the only word that correctly describes it is the Dutch word ‘onstuimig’. At least I find there is some consistency: the weather is fairly unpredictable. Last week, I … Continue reading →

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Oh. So. Quiet

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Arthur

The last couple of days (or weeks, so you will), I have seen the weather go from cold, to mildly-cold, rainy to overly sunny and warm. This weekend we’re supposed to hit the 20 degrees, which is quite a difference … Continue reading →

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Savings Time

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Arthur

We’re going to DST this weekend (as shown in this picture with so many pretty colours), which came to a surprise to many. Currently, at 6:30 AM, there’s already plenty of light to shoot photos at 100 ISO: By Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Roll Up The Rim 2009

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Arthur

Oh yeah: I happened to walk downtown and found a couple of Roll Up The Rim cups laying around, which effectively means that that specific time of the year has arrived. So, yeah, the contest rules are right above (or … Continue reading →

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The reds, whites and blues

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Arthur

I slightly follow US politics now: even after a historic change of presidency, my general impression is that it’s just politics as usual and that is not really of interest. The other day, I noticed that Fox News is spearheading … Continue reading →

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Spring? Is that you?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Arthur

You can almost hear Spring coming! There’s 10 – 15 cms of snow going to be piling up tonight. This means we finally get a break from those -20 degrees mornings, because it will be a hot Winter day with … Continue reading →

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This. means. Winter.

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Arthur

The last couple of days I had the tune of the game ‘This Means War’ (Microprose, 1993? 1994?) in my head and that, generally, is not a good sign. I mean, from Thursday to Saturday the thermometer hit a new … Continue reading →

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The 100 Lunar Pound Question

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Arthur

To my surprise, I found out that New Years Day started with a (white) bang in Nova Scotia: In New Brunswick we got away with a couple centimeters and mainly the cold wind. Justice was served, I believe and I’m … Continue reading →

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