Flight Simulator X

I recently bought Flight Simulator X for my PC, and I love it. I've been looking for a good flight simulator on and off for a few years, and I finally caved in and bought one. It's so much fun, and surprisingly easy to use. At first, I practiced using a small ultralight plane, and had a lot of problems. Now, I have made a few landings with a Bombardier jet, and while most have been a bit ugly, I didn't crash. I've also made some 3-point landings with a small two engine plane, probably my favourite thing to fly at this point - the ultralight is super easy to fly but too slow and boring. I am really hooked and want to keep practicing, and one day I hope to make some 3-point landings with the Bombardier jet and a couple bigger ones I haven't used yet.

Until that day comes, Go Leafs Go, and take the Argos with you.

Long live Paul Maurice

Yesterday, the Leafs fired coach Paul Maurice. It becomes part of the long and growing list of stupid bonehead moves that the Leafs have made over the years. He took our farm team to the Calder Cup finals, and took the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup finals in the early 2000's. Obviously he's a good coach, so I have no idea why we would fire him. I suppose we'll hire some 90 year old guy who used to be a coach 50 years ago but now is senile and on medication, suffering hallucinations. He'll make the team wear pink fingernail polish and wear dresses, and skate with one leg. That would be a typical Leaf move.

The reign of Paul Maurice is dead. Long live the reign of Paul Maurice.

Well, I'm hoping we hire a good coach who can teach our young guys how to play defence, maybe even introduce them to our goalie. Joel Quenneville was fired by Colorado today, he'd fit the bill quite nicely and would probably want to come here. He even used to play defence for us back in the 70's. Until the time we hire a new coach, I say to the Leafs "Great move, morons. Keep the legacy of mediocrity alive."

Go Leafs Go, and take the Argos with you.

Spring has sprung - lawn & garden time

Finally we are snow free! We had a major snowstorm here on April 20 that lasted three days. Yes, April 20. That's what you get for living in northern Canada. Since April 23, it's been mostly warm and sunny, and just this week the last of the snow has melted and we can see the roads, sidewalks, and grass. People are starting to wear shorts and it's time to start working on our lawn. This year, I am in charge of keeping the lawn green. So far, it's brown with a few green spots.

This weekend is the beginning of a new spring. I have already fertilized our lawn, and today I got up early to do the first watering of the lawn this season. It's almost done, and the lawn's looking a little greener. I'm hoping it's a sign of greener things to come. My monkey has also decided to get in on the action. She has decided to plant flowers in the soil of our two trees, one in the front yard and one on the side of our house. Yesterday, she worked the soil and sowed the seeds. Today they're also getting a watering. The flowers planted by the tree in our front yard should bloom in a couple weeks, and the ones by the tree on the side of the house should bloom in a month or two. We've also bought a white plastic picket fence which encircles the tree in our front yard, and today we might buy one for the tree on the side of our house. We're also deciding what to do with the unlandscaped portion of our backyard. This includes an area of soil about 20 feet X 15 feet behind our deck, and three long narrow strips of soil (one to the right of our house, and one on either side of our garage. We will either put down sod or perhaps decorative rocks. We'll see how it goes, but we need to do something soon because we plan to have people over for a BBQ this summer.

I'm so glad winter is over. And on that warm note, Go Leafs Go, and take winter and the Argos with you