tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160441942011-11-24T03:00:14.321-06:00The fun filled everyday happenings of a young man eager to make his mark in this world.Sheldonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-8771705006646728792008-12-07T21:58:00.002-06:002008-12-07T22:11:05.760-06:00

With the snow we have been having one of the most common things you hear is "I can't believe how bad everyone is at driving!" Ok, I get you. Some people are poor drivers. But let's take this even beyond just the snow. I want to talk about people making that comment any time of year.When you hear someone say "People don't know how to drive!" you instinctively think of what a bad driver is. At

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-13226752058181970062008-12-04T06:35:00.005-06:002008-12-04T06:42:57.212-06:00

Ok, for some reason I am not able to upload the country song to this blog and have it still work. So, although this isn't the best alternative, please click on the link below to watch the video directly from You Tube. I've also put my original post below in italics. But first, can anyone guess the song simply by the picture I posted? Come on all you country fans, this should be easy!! Ok, here's

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-14012078305480037912008-12-03T07:06:00.001-06:002008-12-03T07:06:23.367-06:00

Now I am not a country music fan, but when I was in BC I heard this song on the radio and really loved it. I've been an avid non-country music lover for a long time so I was hesitant to listen originally, but now I guess this song is my guilty pleasure.Now I'm sure all you hard core country lovers probably won't like this and would say it's a "pop song". I can see your point a little bit since

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-17897875905535184122008-11-26T13:24:00.002-06:002008-11-26T13:37:31.710-06:00

The other day Shiela and I rented Kung Fu Panda. I'm a big Jack Black fan so I was excited to watch it even if it was a cartoon. The opening scene is the funniest I had seen in a while and I was laughing out loud. It was "pure awesomness!" if you know what I mean.Anyways, in the movie there is this old, wise turtle and he said something I thought was probably very true but very hard to believe

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-77371484980697744242008-11-22T14:43:00.001-06:002008-11-22T14:43:37.062-06:00

So Motrin came out with this new ad that in the end is implying that you should take Motrin when your kids cause you pain. The main focus is on mom's wearing those devices like Snuggli's that if worn for a long time may end up causing you some pain.For some reason, a bunch of moms out there went into a hissy fit like they'd seen their kids do and made enough noise for Motrin to pull the ad.

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-77316199117244055722008-11-18T20:40:00.004-06:002008-11-18T21:10:44.369-06:00

I figured it's time to start a new feature on this blog...ok, it's actually the first feature I've ever had but you got to start somewhere! Kudos of the Week is going to be a weekly feature where I give "Kudos" (not cooties) to a person/business/service that I feel did a great thing this week. I'm leaving the guidelines fairly loose to start with.The first Kudos of the Week is going to Jordan at

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-74462237395581842502008-11-16T14:02:00.004-06:002008-11-16T14:25:45.778-06:00

Do you ever feel that you are stuck in a rut? Doing the same old things...eating at the same old restaurants...talking about the same old things? Do you ever wonder where the excitement of life went? Do you ever look at that friend of yours on Facebook that seems to be travelling the world, going to all the great concerts, doing such amazing things and living life to the fullest while you are

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-86207727887798275142008-11-15T15:24:00.002-06:002008-11-15T15:41:16.669-06:00

Remembrance Day was this past week. As is typical for me, I phoned up a friend of mine, wished him a "Happy Remembrance Day" and asked if he was going to watch Flags of our Fathers once again. He came back with the quick reply of "you ungrateful bastard". I'm guessing he must have picked up the sarcasm in my voice again!It's true, I can't say I'm a big Remembrance Day fan. It's interesting

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-67717432059266917932008-11-05T23:42:00.002-06:002008-11-05T23:49:05.538-06:00

It eventually had to happen. Things just can't go on forever. Change is inevitable. The good part is that change is not bad and in my case it was great!Yes, I finally have left TrojanOne and moved on to a new job. I knew it was time to move on, but I still had an extremely hard time making that decision. TrojanOne has been a good company to work for the past 3 years. I enjoyed many aspects of

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-43997887300296833172008-10-04T00:16:00.002-06:002008-10-04T00:50:48.806-06:00

As many know I am currently taking some time off from coaching soccer. I felt like I needed a bit of a break and when the team I was coaching all moved up an age group I decided it was a good time to step back for a while. I didn't completely leave soccer. I still play on our Men's and Co-ed Tauro team and I am also on the Technical Committee for Eastside Youth Soccer Association. However, I was

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-70401481855583982652008-09-21T21:18:00.003-06:002008-09-21T21:34:28.591-06:00

You know it is time to get back into a routine when a week like this next one is about to hit you. No, not work. No, not sports. It's time to decide which TV shows am I going to follow this season.I'm trying to keep it to a minimum as I really don't have a lot of time to be watching TV...or at least I should be doing other things rather than watching TV is more like it. But there are definately a

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-47563129141471738522008-09-11T15:48:00.007-06:002008-09-11T16:18:12.454-06:00

I stared to write a long post about the whole birth story, but then figured I'd just give you the main details and show some pictures.The entire labour went fast. Shiela's water broke at home around midnight and off we went to the hospital. She was fine until she got to registration in the Emergency Room which is where she had her first major contraction...so much pain she couldn't talk. We went

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-30848461759281539372008-09-07T12:05:00.002-06:002008-09-07T12:07:05.283-06:00

We had a baby girl on Sept 6 at 2:49amKira Lynn Mathies7lbs 1 oz19.75 inches longMore to come later (including photo)!

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I have honestly started to wonder lately if businesses really care about what their customers say. Customer Service is all the rage right now. All the businesses are talking about how important customer service is and how they want to improve customer service. But I don't think they really do and I'll tell you why.Story #1I got rear ended a while ago and had to get some body work done on my

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-77570055161750120662008-08-22T08:45:00.007-06:002008-08-22T09:31:05.470-06:00

We all remember the big controversy back in 1999. Oh, you don't? Well, then let me remind you. It was the Women's World Cup final and it had come down to penalty shots. Brandi scored the winning shot for the USA and immediately stripped off her shirt to reveal the infamous Nike sports bra. Apparently that was the first time a women had ever gone in public with a sports bra because that event was

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-6596174991222183502008-08-18T16:34:00.002-06:002008-08-18T16:47:24.195-06:00

As mentioned in the previous post, I attended a breastfeeding class. I thought this class was going to be about training Shiela on how to breastfeed and what to do. Apparently they do that in the 2nd class, but this first class felt similar to what I imagine the Communist do to brainwash people and teach them their propaganda. This entire class was basically about why breastfeeding is so awesome

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-31513918370238362912008-08-13T16:56:00.003-06:002008-08-13T17:08:08.506-06:00

When it comes to sports there is very little that will make me miss a game. I am very dedicated and always want to be there. I look forward to the games in great anticipation and missing one is very hard on me.So when Shiela told me that the breast feeding class was during a soccer game, I quickly grabbed the pamphlet and analyzed it trying to make the dates on there change so there would be no

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-6725116422083936892008-08-07T12:05:00.002-06:002008-08-13T16:55:29.110-06:00

Ever played that game when you were a kid where you ran up to someone's house (usually late at night), rang their doorbell and then ran like the wind to go hide and watch some sleepy eyed guy answer his door in his boxers (hopefully he was wearing at least that!) wondering who is there at 2:00am? Of course I would never do this to anyone (stop laughing), but the other night someone played a

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-74294679924893275042008-07-31T08:05:00.003-06:002008-07-31T08:46:55.960-06:00

Although we may be few and far between, there is a group of us that do exist. We don't have an official group. We don't get money from the government to operate. What we do get are weird looks from people and an attitude of apparent shock when they find out we are part of the group. Yes, I'm talking about us non-coffee drinkers.I've never liked coffee. Yes, I've tried the flavoured kinds. Yes,

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-20954493349720523232008-07-17T08:19:00.002-06:002008-07-17T08:29:56.278-06:00

If you are into running or have ever thought of running a 10K but wanted it to be really special for your first time, then I have the perfect run for you...The Nike+ Human Race.This is going to be the most amazing event. The event is happening all around the world but only in 25 cities and the only Canadian city to hold one is Vancouver. There are going to be thousands of people all running this

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-83604842298347145392008-07-15T12:43:00.003-06:002008-07-15T13:35:59.707-06:00

Like the old saying goes. When the going gets tough the tough get going. Well, I found out last night that when the going gets tough the tough should give it the ol' heave ho.No, I don't mean give up on life...I'm talking about breathing techniques for labour. Last night Shiela and I went to our second pre-natal class to learn all about what to expect and we learned a few breathing techniques.

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-36303424370850429512008-07-10T13:12:00.002-06:002008-07-10T13:21:43.803-06:00

As mentioned in my last post, I was so busy with the Hbc Run for Canada I just didn't have time to post. I was working all the time and my body was exhausted. But now with the main event behind me and only the wrap up to do I can settle back into a regular routine.Thank you to the hundreds of people that have been checking back on this blog daily and even twice a day for some just waiting in

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-35949311903405388192008-06-18T10:23:00.002-06:002008-06-18T10:30:34.825-06:00

It's a lame excuse but I've just been too busy and too tired to post recently. My big event, the Hbc Run for Canada, is coming up on July 1 and things are going crazy right now as I'm trying to finalize things in all of our 15 cities across Canada with 31 people sending me information on a continual basis. I'm working all the time...the only real breaks I get are when I go play slowpitch or

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-47731585868902800592008-06-09T11:00:00.006-06:002008-06-09T14:44:01.089-06:00

Have you heard of this guy before? If you are at all into poker you will have. For me, he's by far my favourite poker player. I think the main reason I like this guy so much is that we have so much in common. I seriously wish he lived here in Saskatoon so that the two of us could hang out. Now that is probably starting to sound like a stalker, and you are probably right. But check out the number

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-28311608815090954262008-05-27T07:53:00.005-06:002008-05-27T08:22:56.190-06:00

I survived. You would think that would be automatically assumed, but I honestly wasn't so sure. I had never felt so unprepared both physically and mentally for an event than I did that morning. It was cloudy and a little rainy as we walked into the mass of people preparing for the race on that Sunday morning. Shiela and I walked up and down looking for people we know and specifically my parents

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-64171664705142383712008-05-25T05:39:00.002-06:002008-05-25T05:42:22.087-06:00

It's 5:41am and I'm getting ready for my 10K run that starts at 7:00am. It's raining outside. I haven't trained consistently...ok not much at all really. 10K is 10,000 metres. Luckily there are going to be about 700 other people running the 10K along with 1400 other people runinng other events who can help me if I collapse from sheer exhaustion. I'll let you know how it goes!

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-70665586878613269622008-05-19T19:53:00.002-06:002008-05-19T20:06:45.141-06:00

It's official. I am no longer taking steroids. Actually, I'm not even sure if I've been taking steroids really. I know I used to be but the latest drugs may not have actually been steroids. But whatever the case, I am off drugs completely. Yep, my dealer told me we could try to go off the drugs for a while and see what happens. No rehab. No hospitals. No pretending to be Lindsay Lohan and say

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This past Monday I had a chance to hang out with the high rollers, the big wigs, the movers and shakers...the high class if you will. Yes, they are the people who own BMW's. Now I'm a dreamer and I love to dream big, but I have never dreamed of owning a BMW. That was a dream that was just a little too far out for me. And after hanging out at this private, invitation only event for BMW owners and

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-26677830464309786802008-05-09T12:05:00.004-06:002008-05-09T12:08:53.850-06:00

Just came back from Halifax where our company put on the Canadian Sponsorship Forum. It was a great event and a lot of fun! I'll blog more about it later, but for now here's a team photo of the people I work with. Can you find me?

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Work lately has been quite stressful for me and I often wonder how much more I can take. That combined with the recent snowfall when it is suppose to be spring and the fact that we went out to eat and they only served Pepsi made me realize that life is hard. So I decided it was time for drastic measures and maybe life just wasn't worth the trouble.So Saturday morning I went downstairs for the

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-29189306520475691842008-04-18T07:55:00.004-06:002008-04-18T08:19:16.079-06:00

A couple weeks ago they had a really great sale on Phantom of the Opera tickets for Saskatoon. The third balcony seats were selling for only $40 (plus service charge). Shiela and I don't go to many shows at all, but we figured that was a pretty good deal and snapped up the tickets as the sale was only on for about 3 days. We picked Thursday May 1 as the day to attend as we figured nothing would

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-19455979345433994132008-04-13T18:50:00.002-06:002008-04-13T19:22:30.754-06:00

One of my favourite shows on CBC right now is Dragon's Den. For those who haven't seen it, it is a show where entrepreneurs enter into the Dragon's Den (a basement in some studio in Toronto) and pitch their business ideas to 5 wealthy dragons (aka business people with lots of cash). It's a great show and fun to watch all the neat ideas people have and how the dragons tear them to shreds!I am a

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-6880102879475631982008-04-11T08:20:00.002-06:002008-04-11T08:38:55.356-06:00

I have seen the light...or actually the green. Yes, the green of the greens. Ok, it's actually still pretty brown but who cares because the golf season is now upon us! I am so excited and can't wait to get out on the course!This year I am pretty much going to be unstoppable on the golf course. I've got all my ducks in a row and am ready for the season. Shiela bought me a new golf glove for my

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-2964095053767682912008-04-04T19:43:00.002-06:002008-04-04T19:55:49.264-06:00

Well it looks like I was once again in the hospital. Apparently I just can't get over this sickness I've been having. With so many bugs going around it is pretty hard to avoid getting sick. I got so sick I was basically like a ghost in the hospital.Actually, I was a ghost in the hospital. Friday morning I found out that I had ended up in the hospital on Thursday and nobody came to see me. There

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-69029728415858022162008-03-24T22:42:00.003-06:002008-03-24T23:03:42.558-06:00

The title is actually a little deceiving. It would indicate that I actually had something previously in order for me to still have it. I don't know if I ever really had "it". No, I'm not referring to a Coke because believe you me, I wouldn't still have it because it would be long drank already. I'm talking about scoring goals.Back in highschool soccer days in my grade 11 year I hit the high point

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-59166899750598963422008-03-22T08:28:00.003-06:002008-03-22T08:33:27.891-06:00

I do enjoy a good birthday. This one is a big one for me...the big 30. I had always planned on making my first million by the time I was 30, but unfortunately it looks like I came up a few hundred dollars short. Guess you can't win them all.The party already started yesterday with a lunch to Grainfields with my in-laws and then an outing to East Side Mario's and then back to our place for ice

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-7879170700009368212008-03-21T08:15:00.003-06:002008-03-22T08:27:59.887-06:00

I'm a big fan of sports. I love getting out onto the soccer pitch and kicking the ball, scoring goals and getting sweaty. I love basketball with the low hanging shorts and trash talking my opponent even if 9 times out of 10 he's better than me. But when it comes to swimming, I just don't get it.The problem with swimming starts long before you actually get into the pool. For most sports you are

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-50447665868643173562008-03-18T14:41:00.003-06:002008-03-18T14:48:03.388-06:00

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-59486487496950884482008-03-02T22:24:00.005-06:002008-03-06T07:42:10.166-06:00

"Hello, my name is Sheldon and I am a competitor." "Hi Sheldon," the crowd replies with strained enthusiasm like they'd said it a thousand times to a thousand other people. "I've been a competitor for as long as I can remember," I continue. " If there was ever a chance that someone could actually finish first in something, I was up for a little competition and was ready to claim that spot. It

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-9888983150602615132008-02-27T08:25:00.003-06:002008-02-27T08:36:21.404-06:00

Been thinking lots lately about what I should really be doing with my life. I like my job but unfortunately I work from home and there is never anyone to talk to except over the phone. I'm a people person and I really need that interaction. After over 2 years of working from home I've realized that I can't do this anymore.But it goes deeper than that. I could get another job and that would be

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-49675950552951616882008-02-21T20:50:00.006-06:002008-02-21T21:11:36.375-06:00

I was pretty pumped when I first found out that David Beckham and the LA Galaxy will be coming to Edmonton to play an exhibition soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps. For those of you who don't play soccer...this is a pretty big deal!Ever since Beckham was signed on for uber millions of dollars to play for the LA Galaxy, interest in soccer in North America has been heightened. People who

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-55239968813372801012008-02-21T20:29:00.004-06:002008-02-21T20:47:54.213-06:00

It has been announced here and here that U2 is going back into the studio to create a new album. Now for many of you that is not interesting at all and you're about to stop reading already. But for the other 99% of the world this is big news!It's not a big secret that I'm a big U2 fan. It may not have come out as much over the last few years and I know I have been listening to something other

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-2875492226211759612008-02-18T15:32:00.005-06:002008-02-18T16:08:42.036-06:00

For all of you who live in one of the provinces with a government who was trying desperately to buy some votes so they could stay in power for another 4 years, you have today off as a holiday. I'm not sure who this all includes but I know for sure it is Alberta (who started the trend), then Saskatchewan jumped on board and now Ontario and Manitoba did too. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-18213992273259890242008-02-17T22:38:00.001-06:002008-02-17T22:38:39.436-06:00

As I near 30 years old I find it is not really that hard to blow out all the candles on my birthday cake. Maybe I need a bit more of a challenge like Gerlad Green had this weekend!

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I have always read about the Garden of Eden in the Bible and it sounded like such a lovely place. Lots of green grass and plants, palm trees, friendly animals scurrying around and my wife lying around naked...ah that would be the life! But normally after picturing this in my mind I wake up to snowy, blustery blizzards with the temperature dipping to around -50 degrees Celsius...that was until

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-57169630725163825062008-01-20T16:47:00.000-06:002008-01-20T17:03:01.688-06:00

Ever since Don Atchison has been mayor in Saskatoon we have had a yearly prayer breakfast for him. It has been a tradition in Saskatoon for a long time, but when Jim Maddin was Mayor he got rid of it. I'm glad Don reinstated it.The problem is that this prayer breakfast is no longer a focus on prayer for the Mayor. It used to be a time where the people who came actually wanted to pray for the

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-9502308240815595912008-01-18T09:12:00.000-06:002008-01-18T09:17:17.576-06:00

I love music although I don't consider myself musical. For Christmas Shiela bought me a satellite radio so now I can listen to music all day of any genre I like. Listening to the Christian station Spirit I have heard this great new song....Song of Hope by Robbie Seay Band. If you haven't heard it yet, stop reading my blog and go to ITUNES and buy the track (or download it for free if you are

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-68890942494238786722008-01-12T19:34:00.000-06:002008-01-12T19:58:36.237-06:00

This past week was once again spent in Toronto. I flew out Monday and got back home about midnight on Thursday. We were doing training with all our Marketing Coordinators from across Canada for the Hbc Run for Canada and it was great to be able to meet the people I would be working with for the next 6 months. Other years we have always done the training over the phone and this was by far better!

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-80034919857712669152008-01-02T20:46:00.000-06:002008-01-02T20:59:44.483-06:00

Now although I’ve watched the movie What Women Want, it is still a mystery to me exactly what women look for when they make that big decision and pick their man for life. But if there is one thing Shiela didn’t marry me for it was my handyman skills.A couple months ago Shiela and I cleaned up our basement and so now we can actually go down there and hang out if we wanted. But I wasn't satisfied

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-50794428970610366262008-01-01T12:18:00.000-06:002008-01-01T12:31:37.614-06:00

The holidays are basically over and I will be back to work tomorrow. Normally when it's time to go back to work it's a little disappointing because I feel like I never got enough of a holiday, but this time it feels different. Although I could easily stay on holidays for longer I feel that I had an excellent break and it's time to get back into a regular routine.One of my favourite days this

Sheldonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16044194.post-84496926929705519712007-12-18T21:41:00.000-06:002007-12-18T22:03:10.326-06:00

There are apparently some people out there who if you asked them to their face if they were superstitious they would say No...and then in the next breath they do one of my pet peeves of all time...forward chainletters onto people's Facebook walls.So let me help clarify a few things for those of you who feel the need to forward on those things:1) No, you do not have to forward on that post so you

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This may be the most famous I ever get. My sister phoned me today to tell me that my picture is on the webpage advertising the 10K run for the 2008 Saskatchewan Marathon! It might be hard to tell it's me due to the blue sunglasses and headphones along with my red Hbc Run for Canada shirt, but trust me...the exhaustion I felt at that point was very real and it is me!I think I'll sign up again

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Every once in a while I do something that makes absolutely no sense. This past Sunday was one of them. Normally on Sunday morning my routine is the same. I go to bed late Saturday night and set my alarm for around 9:15am or so. Then when it starts beeping I scramble in the dark trying to find it and after elbowing my wife in the face and knocking over my glass of water on the bedside table I

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This really has nothing to do with me and I can't even relate to it, but I just came across it and I think it is a great idea so I wanted to write about it here. Some people in Saskatoon have started an organization called The Princess Shop. Here is what they say they do:The Princess Shop is a nonprofit organization based in Saskatoon SK and established in 2007. The project's mission is to

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There is a tournament on over the Christmas holidays called the Best Athletic Team Challenge. It looks like a lot of fun and if you want to join the team let me know as I have to enter our team by Friday.The way it works is that you play a variety of different sports including a minimum of one game of volleyball, soccer, floor hockey and then your choice of either Dodgeball or Ultimate Disc. The

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I'm tired of hearing about all the people out there who complain about certain holidays and how we can't celebrate them like we want. For example, most stores and restaurants won't say "Merry Christmas" anymore and instead say "Happy Holidays" because not everyone believes in Christmas. For all you people out there who get offended at certain holidays I've got three words for you..."GET OVER IT!"

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For the last 5 or so weeks the CUPE workers have been on strike in Saskatoon. These are the employees that work at the University such as the janitors, food services, etc. They went on strike because they didn't like what the University was offering them. Keep in mind that these workers already are paid extremely well for the type of work they do. I tried to find an exact number but couldn't, but

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This skit is really great. I love how it shows that God is always there for us. We can get so distracted with other things and the further we focus on them the harder it appears to get back to Jesus. Yet Jesus is still only a prayer away and although Satan wants us to think he is long gone, He isn't and He is right there waiting for us to come back to Him...and that is when He can step in and

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So I'm trying to make a worship CD of all the best worship songs out there right now. And by make I just mean compile the songs on my computer for my own personal listening enjoyment. But I want to know which songs I should include on it. I have a few current favourites, but I'd like some help from anyone who reads this blog. I'd like to know not only what your top 3-5 worship songs are, but also

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Due to the writers strike our favourite tv shows will soon run out of episodes. If you want to know exactly when your favourite show will be finished, you should probably check it out here.

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I haven't posted much lately because I've been too busy partying! I was in Toronto last weekend for a fun time with some of our Marketing Coordinators from the Hbc Run for Canada. Any Marketing Coordinator that reached their goals of participants, fundraising and volunteers got a trip to Toronto...and I got to be their host (sort of like the blind leading the blind since I don't know Toronto well

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A little while ago I wrote a brief little post about being inspired. That was all that was said. Well, after receiving hundreds of comments on it (ok, actually just one, but you know what they say about comments...for every person that comments 99 other people were thinking the same thing!) I decided to post what I was inspired about.I want to be a humourist.There. It's out. I've come out of the

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I'm sure the first thought many of you had after reading that headline was "What ya talkin' bout fool! I don't support war!" And for all I know you are telling the truth. The interesting part though is there are many Christians and others who say war is wrong but we have to protect ourselves so we don't have a choice. Now I don't have the answers and don't pretend to either. But lucky for you, my

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As you can see from the pictures we had one of the most decorated houses around this Halloween. Shiela and I had the largest number of Halloween decorations we've ever had on our house before. But having that many decorations obviously comes with a price...wait a minute, no it doesn't! That's right, because every single decoration on our house was actually borrowed to us (and decorated by) our

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I think I have been inspired.

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This video has been both hard and amazing for me to watch. I have always been scared of what would happen if we have a baby that was not healthy. Would I still love it as much? Would I become bitter? After watching this video I realized that no matter what our child is like I am going to love him/her a lot! It has completely taken away this fear. Praise God! After seeing the strength and trust my

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I usually write on this blog exactly what I'm thinking, but today I am just filled with sorrow for some good friends of mine. I believe these two people are some of the most godly people I know and are a true testament to what it means to trust in God.I could not write anything that would do this justice, so I ask you to just go here and read their words during this extremely sad time.

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Did you know the devil was in Saskatoon a couple weeks ago? I missed out on seeing that devil, but I shouldn't be worried because I'll be getting another chance to see the real devil soon...on Halloween! Yep, Halloween is coming along with all the bad that goes with it. Since I've probably offended some people with my previous post I figured I'd put up one more controversial one before getting

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For those who have heard me rant before, you probably know that when it comes to people "hearing God", I am very skeptical. In the Christian circles I hear it all the time..."God told me it was time to change churches" or "I took this job because God told me to" or "God told me I should date her." I usually just roll my eyes (internally because the person is often looking right at me) and smile

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Some people have been asking what I've been doing with all my spare time right now. I think this video pretty much explains it (except pretend it's soccer and not hockey!) as the soccer season starts again in a few days.

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Ever since Kent Austin came to coach our Saskatchewan Roughriders something has been bothering me. No, it's not that he's white. No, it's not that he's producing a winning team (I like that a lot!) The problem is that every time I saw him on TV in an interview he reminded me of someone. I could never focus on what he was saying because all I could do was try to figure out who he looked like. I've

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Although it seems I barely have time to update this blog, I've decided to start another blog more focused on something I really enjoy. No, not soccer. No, not golf. No, not Coke. Give up? It's going to be The All Things About Marketing Blog!I love marketing and everything about it. I like contests, commercials, activations, sponsorships, etc....and what I really like about them is offering my

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The national Tim Hortons office just phoned me and confirmed my worst fears...Tim Hortons is switching to Pepsi. Now I'm just wondering if Wendys will switch as well since they are owned by the same company.Let the boycott begin!

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It is actually quite a ways away yet, but I found out on the weekend that our company is putting on next year's Canadian Sponsorship Forum in Halifax. Every year we put on this forum and we partner with a major event which makes the forum very exciting...although with the amazing speakers we have the forum is amazing on its own (little plug there!). So can anyone guess what major event is

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I made it back from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and it felt good to be back in my own bed again. There were so many celebrities there like Brad Pitt, Angelina, Matt Damon, Kevin Bacon...and I didn't see any of them! Actually I think they all left earlier in the week, except for Kevin Bacon who actually was downstairs in the theatre while we were watching George Clooney's

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Anyone out there want to go the Grey Cup? And I don't just mean get tickets to the Grey Cup as that is really just a small part of it. Going to the Grey Cup means going to experience the whole thing!Chunky Soup is giving away a Grey Cup experience to some CFL fans and I think Saskatchewan fans have the edge. Maybe you'll see when you read the contest details from Marketing Magazine:The contest

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So why am I posting this movie trailer? Well, it just so happens that this is the movie I will be going to see at the Toronto International Film Festival. Our company is hosting the Canadian Sponsorship Forum and we are partnering with TIFF to put it on. It should be a fun time and hopefully I get to go to a few fun parties...maybe George and I will even sit together at this screening! I'll let

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For the last few years I have seen our University of Saskatchewan Huskie soccer program say the exact same thing over and over. "We need to get more fans in the stands," says Bryce Chapman. "We need to tie our team into the community and get the young soccer kids out to the game," he keeps saying. Now that Tom Lapointe has become the new women's head coach it has turned from a solo into a duet

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Reading in a current Marketing Daily email I receive I found out that Boston Pizza is looking at getting rid of its agency DDB Canada. Now I have nothing against DDB Canada (except for those fat yellow and blue guys), but those ads they have been coming up with are terrible. I didn't like the one with the gigantic hands family because I kept thinking that if I ate there my hands would look like

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Last week I was at my younger cousin's wedding down in Swift Current and the pastor talked about how it used to be that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. And how now it seems like when the going gets tough, we just walk away. The proof is in the pudding when you read this article on how more couples are getting divorced after 30 years of marriage (linked via this guy's website).Now

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If anyone listens to C95 in Saskatoon you have probably heard about their new big thing...the C95 Really Big Wedding. I think this idea is wrong and feel sorry for the couple involved.I was listening to the radio when it all happened. C95 had a big surprise coming up and it ended up being this guy proposing to his girlfriend on the radio! Ah, that's a neat idea I thought to myself. Then, Shauna

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When I tell people I coach soccer at the Under 12 age, I usually get the "awe, that's cute" look. I don't think people really understand how good these kids are, especially at the Premier level which I coach. But I'm ok with that...unless you are involved with it you don't truly understand.Just came back from my soccer windup and it was great. At the end of last season I was telling some of the

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I'm a big fan of summer. I could honestly do away with winter completely. The problem is that with such a short summer there is so much to do and not enough time. And the problem I have now is that I like to be good at the things I do. I never expect to be the best, but I want to be good. I'm finding this very hard to do with so little time.There are so many fun things to do in summer like

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This is a hilarious little video so thank you to my sister in law for sending it to me. I was watching it alone and still laughing out loud and almost crying (I think a tear may have even fallen). It's not "football in the groin" type funny. Rather it's more like Jerry Seinfeld type funny...sort of. You'd better just watch it right now!WARNING: This video is rated PG due to some uses of vulgar/

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I'm sure most people that read this blog (which is basically me, my wife and some guy from Norway) have all been to an auction. They can be a lot of fun. Bidding on items you really don't want just to increase the price all the while watching the other guy glare at you because he knows exactly what you're doing. Actually, I think I've only been to one auction before and that was a livestock

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Being on Facebook now has made me be on that website a fair bit keeping up with everyone. And always one to keep my eyes open for opportunities, I happened upon a small word at the bottom of the Facebook login page that said jobs. So of course I clicked it and what came up was amazing...it was like a fairy tale job with so many perks it was unreal.Here's what they list under their Benefits:

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On Monday something happened that was absolutely ridiculous. The Saskatoon District Soccer Association decided to cancel all 7:00pm games because they said it was too hot. What's with that! The temperature was about 35 degrees Celsius outside in the afternoon. Of course there is humidity and all that too but according to the weather network, with all that it was still only 39 degrees. Now I'll

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If you are wondering where I've been for the last few months I'll tell you...in the hospital recovering from that 10K run back in May!! Just kidding (I've been out for at least a week already!) Actually things got so busy for me with the Hbc Run for Canada that I just never felt I had the time to come online and post things. I preferred to spend my time surfing everyone else's blogs and seeing

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The alarm clocks sounded and I was awake in an instant. To be sure I woke up on time I had set 3 different alarm clocks 2 minutes apart...I don't think I needed any of them. I was so anxious about my first 10K run I could hardly sleep...well ok I slept awesome but I wasn't going to sleep in!After a great breakfast of oatmeal (a little hint from Jason Warick who is Canada's 2nd place ranked

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Whoa!!! Don't hate me yet! I'm just posing the question...all because there is a new soccer movie out for girls. I'm sure guys can watch it too, but if you are one of those girls who wouldn't be caught dead as a cheerleader and would rather play soccer I can practically guarantee you will want to buy this DVD and place it right up there next to your Bend it Like Beckham one. The only difference

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30 hours from now the gun is going to go and I will be running in a pack of 1500 people on my first ever 10K run. I'm a little scared to say the least because I haven't trained enough.Today I went out for my last run before the event. My goal was to run longer than I have ever ran. I started running just like normal and about 2 minutes into it I hit the wall. Normally it takes people about

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Yes, my boys won the Gold medal by defeating Aurora 2-1 in double overtime!!! It was an extremely tense game for us coaches and more than once I had shivers and goosebumps as I watched the Aurora team shoot the ball high over an empty net, hit one of the post and see us just barely miss a number of chances too! But with 2 minutes left until penalty shots we got a corner kick and James vollied

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Have you ever worked really hard at something for a long time and it just wasn't coming together....and then suddenly the light went on and everything clicked? This weekend it happened to my boys U12 Premier soccer team.This is my 3rd season coaching these boys and I love it. For the past 3 seasons we have been working on developing technique, teaching our defensive shape, working on give and go

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The Hbc Run for Canada is only about 6 weeks away! If you haven't signed up already you really should right away.There is also an Olympic Athlete Appearance happening on Saturday May 12 at the Zellers at Market Mall. Come on down between 11:00am - 5:00pm for a BBQ, a Garage sale and also get an autograph from Erin Cumpstone, a member of Canada's Olympic Softabll team.See you there!

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C95 had their brainbuster and I came very close to winning...I had the right answer immediately but didn't call in fast enough!The question was: What do you own that costs 50% more to make than it's worth?If you know the answer, put it in the comments section!***UPDATE****The answer is: a penny. According to C95 sources (whoever they are) it cost approx. 1.4 times as much to make a penny than

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I'm no expert on music, but our Windsor Marketing Coordinator for the Hbc Run for Canada told me about this guy today, Jody Raffoul. He's an up and coming musician that is starting to make a name for himself in Canada.I took a quick look today and I really like the song he sings "She Says". Go here and check out a couple songs...I think you'll like it!Let me know what you think of him or if you

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It just took me over an hour to put together a new burner for my BBQ...and I even had pieces left over! At least the burgers tasted good once I finally got it fired up!

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If you want to keep up to date with all the U20 World Cup that is coming to Canada starting in July, then you will want to check out this site:www.poweradetv.comCreated by the company I work for, TrojanOne, it has a lot of great interactive items on it as well as highlight videos, etc. Be sure to move your mouse all over the screen and click on the many different items. When I was in Toronto, I

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I'm a hypocrite. Yes, one of those low living, scum sucking people that everybody loves to hate. So what exactly am I hypocritical about? The answer: Blogging.I really enjoy blogging, but the part I enjoy about blogging is actually reading other people's blogs. I love surfing through my list of blogs, finding out what people are doing, commenting on some and mostly lurking on the others. I

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