Update from Calgary and walking with Rocky

Hello again astute followers of the Flamie Blog. Just wanted to let everyone know that life is proceeding very well in Calgary with the Martindales. It has been a wonderfully relaxing time with good company, food, celebration, music, and ofcourse lots of presents. No particular event stands out, but it has just been excellent here. During the giving and receiving of gifts I was blessed with a wonderfully warm and comfortable hand knit sweater from Rowan, lots of new music, some comics based on Firefly, too many other wonderful gifts to mention here, and an iPod Touch! Holy crap, I didn't expect to get that. It is amazingly cool. I suspect the initial fascination with the touch screen and the accelerometer stuff might wear off, but it is still an amazing useful toy. With wifi and applications available to do almost anything you could want, it is so much more than just a portable music device. Fun fun fun... Anyways, today I went for a short walk with Rocky (the Martindale's dog). There was fresh snow on the ground from this morning and it was very misty/foggy in the low areas. All in all, a very refreshing walk.