Finally the day comes. Tomorrow is the start of our holidays. Are we ready? Nope, but we will be by the time the plane leaves tomorrow. This holiday is coming at the right time for us this year for many reasons and it will only be the second time we have been away by ourselves [...]

The Word on Wednesday for June 7th, 2006 is “percruciate” (purr-CREW-she-ate). MEANING: to torment greatly USAGE: The way they Edmonton Oilers played last night it appears that they are trying to percruciate their fans.
I was trying to find an obscure word to describe how I felt after tonight’s hockey game and I came across this [...]

Like every other die hard Edmonton Oiler fan, I sat and stared at the TV last night after Oiler’s replacement goalie Ty Conklin hacked up a fur ball on to the stick of the Canes Rod Brind’Amour to give the Hurricanes a 5-4 victory in the first game of the NHL Stanley Cup finals. I [...]

I had a quick overnight trip to Yellowknife on Thursday afternoon. On the return flight Friday I was sitting right up in row 1 and I was talking to the flight attendants while we waited to start taxiing out. She made a smart comment when the recording came on to explain the safety features that [...]

The Word on Wednesday for May 31, 2006 is “lutaceous” (loo-Taye-shuss). MEANING: muddy; pertaining to or made of mud USAGE: I really dislike spring in Inuvik. The dirt and melting snow creates a lutaceous mess all over town
I came across this word in a story about the state of the golf course at Augusta after some [...]

Telephone Pole Floating Originally uploaded by EclecticBlogs.
There were ice chunks the size of cars. There were trees of all sizes. There was a 1000 litre fuel tank. There was a telephone pole. The annual spring break-up of the Mackenzie River is under way and it takes anything that stands in its way with [...]

The Word on Wednesday for May 24, 2006 is “vinculum” (Vi [ng]-kyu-lum). MEANING: a link; a tie; a unifying bond; USAGE: Today is the first day of 24 hour daylight. It is tough at this time of year to get a good nights sleep. There is scientific evidence of a vinculum between the number of [...]

Spring Thaw Canoe Trip Originally uploaded by EclecticBlogs.
It is a good thing we had weather like in the picture last week and Saturday because Sunday and holiday Monday was just nasty. It was around +1°C with drizzle and wet snow falling the better parts of both days. The nice weather last weekend and [...]

I was reading the news this morning and came across a poll question on Canoe CNews. The Canoe Live Poll asks “Do you think flags should be flown at half-mast for Capt. Nichola Goddard — Canada’s first female soldier to die in combat?”
I voted on the question as had over 2600 people. My vote was [...]

The Word on Wednesday for May 17, 2006 is “salebrous” (SAL-e-bruss). MEANING: rough, rugged USAGE: The San Jose Sharks found the road to victory salebrous after game 2 as they were outhit, outscored and outplayed by the Edmonton Oilers.
I came across this word in a sports article describing a couple of sets of a tennis [...]