tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372602032011-11-27T16:42:21.709-07:00Calgary, Alberta, Canada - One of the best places in the world to live. What life is like here. Comments welcome.Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-10929162203200351692008-08-15T18:19:00.001-06:002008-08-15T18:21:35.681-06:00

Having just roasted TELUS for their terrible customer service, I want to throw a bouquet to the occasional employee who is pleasant and helpful, and to wish them every success in their careers.Diana, in 6 minutes solved a simple problem that could have taken another employee 30 minutes or more.THANK YOU.

Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-90213415716469665662008-08-15T18:02:00.005-06:002008-08-15T18:18:16.536-06:00

My finance profs said you have to look at more than the financial statements when evaluating a company.In an act of reductio ad absurdem, I will now analyze TELUS (phone / internet / mobile phone company) without looking at any numbers. Well, without looking at any financial numbers. There are some numbers that are very relevant to my analysis.57: Approximate number of minutes spent in

Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-20592426092354683592008-08-14T20:22:00.002-06:002008-08-14T20:24:01.296-06:00

IMG_8855[1]Originally uploaded by jill browneSaw flames on the roof of Dyck Insurance, along with heavy smoke. Fire trucks were rushing to get there. CBC Radio reported that one woman was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation and possible CO in bloodstream. No other injuries reported. It was also reported by at least one news outlet that the business has copies of the many insurance policies

Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-87514557069691194262008-08-14T20:18:00.002-06:002008-08-14T20:24:20.118-06:00

IMG_8854[1]Originally uploaded by jill browneStill moving at speed limit (80 km/h on Crowchild) - snapping shots through car window, wondering what's burning and where this fire is.

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IMG_8846[1]Originally uploaded by jill browneI was driving north on Crowchild Trail today and saw smoke ahead.

Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-22934513299839334922008-08-08T17:46:00.005-06:002008-08-08T17:53:17.031-06:00

Calgary Tower seen from Centennial Parkade on 5th Street SW. This is the view now that Penny Lane and Cowboys, Nellie's Break the Fast and the other buildings are all gone.We have a lot of revealed and ephemeral views in Calgary. Would love to capture more of them.It was a particularly lovely August evening around 10 p.m. My son & I had just been to see Mongol at the Uptown.

Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-34481725968731262032008-03-25T21:35:00.005-06:002008-03-25T21:47:46.657-06:00

According to radio reports today, a man was brutally beaten last night. I am glad to live in a place where this is still shocking news and I hope to God we never become so callous that it's not attention-getting.The victim came here by bus from some other province, like so many people do. Those of us who weren't born here come to improve our circumstances. Usually we come for jobs, or the

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I don't get out much. I was in some waiting room yesterday and there was a copy of the latest Avenue magazine on a table. March 2008 edition.Avenue, you've put on weight! You're big and glossy and I bet you cost a lot. Weren't you free at one time, or was that one of your less glossy cousins, perhaps.Anyway, for those who love condo and interior design pron (the way to spell it if you don't

Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-7813944967264384982008-01-04T06:29:00.000-07:002008-01-04T06:42:15.824-07:00

The first week of the year and already the news is full of serious crime stories.On New Year's Day, an Altadore homeowner found a dead man on her lawn, according to local media reports. Calgary police identified the man and yesterday said that 33 year old Mohamed Aman died of stab wounds in a homicide.On New Year's Eve, there was a murder, apparently gang-related.I don't remember hearing one

Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-27554038304123804122007-01-07T12:39:00.000-07:002007-01-07T12:46:33.655-07:00

Excavations and building sites in Calgary are revealing vistas and glimpses we won't see again.Driving across town yesterday, we went through downtown. It's under construction. The whole city is under construction.The demolition of some of the existing buildings - and I won't be sidetracked today about which demoloitions are unwise - is leaving gaps like missing teeth. There are some fleeting

Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-23295894087328733302007-01-04T17:50:00.000-07:002007-01-04T17:55:40.264-07:00

The Calgary Herald has reported that a number of doctors do not think the proposed new "baby hospital" is a good idea.Instead of giving birth at Foothills Hospital, which is a complete hospital with all the departments you might need in the event of complications of labour and delivery, the new baby hospital would be a stand-alone place. So if something goes wrong during a baby's birth, the baby

Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-8562171928141588192007-01-02T19:42:00.000-07:002007-01-02T19:47:10.598-07:00

No smoking has hit Calgary. Didn't we already have it? I guess I just don't get out enough.Oh wait, I avoid smoky places. No smoking hit me in the 1980s. I don't think the anti-non-smoking people remember what it was like when there were no non-smoking areas inside restaurants, bars, planes, buses, arenas... When smokers ruled and dinosaurs walked the earth. It was horrible because no matter

Jill Brownenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37260203.post-1162859451033401042006-11-06T17:27:00.000-07:002006-11-10T17:18:05.799-07:00

The natural topic of conversation in Calgary is the WEATHER. ;-)Today: frosty. Long, delicate frost crystals growing on the bare branches of the aspen trees.Cold and surprisingly moist for us. We only get these crystals when there's enough water in the air to grow them, and not too much wind (it knocks them off).Winter is starting and we all know it will be much colder and darker than what we had

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