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House Shopping Continued…

House shopping is an activity best suited for the childless. Or at least the babyless.
Its very difficult to do with one little monster who wants to explore/break everything in each stranger’s house we visit, while the other monster wants to eat right now, and she doesn’t care if the real estate agent is in the [...]

Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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I love this town!

I love how alive it is! There’s constantly something going on, but at the same time, it still doesn’t seem like a big city.
I love that there’s a Starbucks just a short walk from our place, and a hot dog vendor just outside its door.
I love that there’s a little family-run market the same distance [...]

Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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More Smart Canadians

In praise of our new home (which is actually an old home, since both of us went to school here) and as a follow up to this previous post about the generally high standards of Canadian education, here’s a pretty cool story about a 16-year old high school student from Waterloo, Ontario, who seems to [...]

Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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House Shopping

Its harder work than you’d think!

Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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And so completes Phase 2

As of Saturday afternoon, my whole family lives together under the same roof — for the first time in over a month!
Last week was a pretty tough one, as I worked in the otherwise empty apartment alone, with my family now only an hour away from me. Our friends Chad and Jen put me up [...]

Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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My Name is Jon, and I am Canadian

Most of you Canadians will remember this ad. Some of you Americans might have seen it. For those who haven’t, I give you this, in celebration of the re-uniting of my family in our home and native land…

Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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How was your monday?

6:30am - Get up, shower and pack or discard the remaining items I was living off of. The bedroom drapes, sheets and blankets, shower curtain, last set of dishes, my underwear… oh ya, and the TV and the XBox. I was living alone, and without Internet — I had to stay sane somehow.
10:30am - Movers [...]

Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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Good-bye New York

High Res Version (iPod Compatible M4V)

Posted on May 18th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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New York City - A great place to live visit briefly!
Buffalo - Its not the prettiest town in New York
Albany - Proving that racial stereotypes are still alive and well in the North East
Clifton Park - Walking is prohibited
Clifton Park - All outdoor children’s play must be scheduled in advance with the town council
Malta - [...]

Posted on May 16th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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Life as a Ghost

So I finished everything on Sunday.
Life since then has been a concerted effort to find busy work to do, so that I don’t go crazy. The walls are painted, the cabinets are cleaned, and the boxes are almost all packed — If I pack anything else, I won’t have anywhere to sleep at night!
I have [...]

Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Jonathan Wise
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