In February, I logged into my credit card account online (the credit card company in question offers cards in both Canada and the United States) and found to my utter joy that there was an option for me to initiate a payment by inputting bank account information and initiating the payment from the credit card’s website. Finally, an option that would allow me to pay my credit card without having to jump through the Flaming Hoops of Doom! I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to do it because I was initiating the payment online via the Canadian website and trying to make the payment from an American bank account. Continue reading
Category Archives: Canada
Hurricanes Suck and Backwoods Childhoods Rock
After a week of no power, I have come to appreciate the way I grew up in a manner I never thought I would. When I was young, my grandparents didn’t have electricity for a while. I vaguely recall when I was very young the wiring going in, but it wasn’t the most reliable system. There was also no running water in that house until I was around 17. That wasn’t that long ago. I have fond memories of that house on Telachick Road. (Near Prince George, BC, Canada.) Continue reading
Little Differences
I was talking with my cousin on the phone the other day while down at the little health food/local market shop at the bottom of our hill. I was in to pick up some blue cheese for use in some of the dishes I make for my husband. He likes the stuff and I don’t care for it except once in a while. Continue reading
Jack Layton Will Be Missed
It feels a little weird with so many thoughts being devoted to what’s going on in Canada right now when I’m not in Canada, but my physical location doesn’t change the fact that I am Canadian. The news that Jack Layton had died yesterday (Monday, August 22, 2011) morning caused a little numbness.
I’ve never been a huge fan of the NDP (New Democrat Party). I have Libertarian leanings and the NDP was always far too much in favour of what would be in serious danger of gross overspending. That said, Jack Layton was an incredibly inspiring man. With him at the head of the NDP and as the leader of the House Opposition, you felt reasonably good about Stephen Harper (current Canadian Prime Minister) having a much needed check and balance.
He certainly will be missed as a voice of reason, and inspiring speaker, and one of the few great politicians of any decade in Canadian history.