by Brian Tetreault | Feb 23, 2025 | Blog
Greetings! I thought it might be a good idea to have a pinned post that defines some of the specific and odd terms I use in writing up the weekly ClassiCanadian Crosswords blog. Let me know in the comments here (or in the comments for individual blog entries) about...
by Brian Tetreault | Feb 22, 2025 | Blog
Well, it’s time to update my bio on the blog page. As of today, I am officially retired from US government service. It’s going to take a while for that to sink in, but I have a hunch when I wake up when I want to (or the cats want me to) on Monday, with no...
by Brian Tetreault | Feb 12, 2025 | Blog
We had a nice snowstorm last night, and the world outside my window looks like a winter wonderland. It’s warming up, and rain is forecast later today, so it won’t last long, but I’ll enjoy it while it’s there. In other news, the world continues...
by Brian Tetreault | Feb 6, 2025 | Blog
The beat goes on. The weather got a bit milder (thankfully still seasonal) this past week, but we’re about to get hit with several storms over the next few days. An ice storm is predicted for tomorrow, snow over the weekend, and another snowstorm likely next...
by Brian Tetreault | Jan 31, 2025 | Blog
Well that was a week. Turns out my furnace problems of last week were the least of my worries (knock wood). Not to go into the gory details but I expect I will be changing jobs soon. I had kind of been planning on it for the past year or so, but certain events make it...
by Brian Tetreault | Jan 23, 2025 | Blog
So here we are. It’s been very cold this past week and looks to remain this way at least into the weekend. It’s been nearly two years since we had a “real” winter and I’m fine with the cold weather but apparently my heating system...