Monthly Archives: July 2011

Two years ago, we welcomed Olivia into our family. Her arrival did more than just add to the family head-count, though. She pulled me out of a depression that I am ashamed to remember. 2009 was not a fantastic year for me. Mom died. I lost a job that I loved; It wasn’t my fault, and I felt cheated out of a great thing. I lost a job that I hated; To be fair, my … Continue reading the story “Olivia Margaret Johnstone“

View from Condo balconyThis year we picked a few weeks to take for our summer holidays.  I often like just chillaxing and sticking around home, after all it is two full weeks we don’t have to get up early and drive downtown every day.  But th…

You probably haven’t seen much of me lately. I haven’t been the most consistent online presence, that’s for sure. “But Liam,” you say, half-mockingly, “you’ve never been a consistent online presence.” Fair enough, imaginary devil’s advocate. But I’ve been trying. I had a pretty good spring, but aside form a couple of posts here and there, I’ve kinda let the ol’ blog down. That’s not gonna change right away. I’m trying to get through the … Continue reading the story “Tales of an Absentee Blogger“

So today is our first day of vacation – so nice to sleep in and not have to do the drive into the crap ass Edmonton downtown core.  The weather is really nice out and we took a nice walk to a coffee shop for some lunch. 1 of the 3 babies in o…

When it comes to social networking, a question that one should ask is, “How much is enough?” I walked away from Facebook because of diarrhea of the feed. I was reading people’s statuses. I didn’t really know them, their stories were not important to me. Their in-app game achievements were even less important to me. Yet I read it. Why? Out of a sense of obligation? That’s entirely possible. So, how much is enough? How … Continue reading the story “Google Plus: The New Facebook, or The New New Myspace“