Party in small town Saskatchewan - c.1979:

Who's the hottest girl in town? Yeah, she's a fucking fox, but she's tough to get. You gotta have money. Hey, any beer left? No? Anybody got any money? No? Anybody got any pot?

Party in small town Saskatchewan - c.2009

How'd your liver biopsy go? Yeah my stent seems to be working OK - got a bit more colour in my face, they tell me. Hey, at least we're here to talk about it. What do you think of this wine?

Working for a living: sucks

Not working for a living: sucks donkeys

Procrastination: earnest, but staid.

BOTF: Bedlam - in the sense of an actual insane asylum. Paging Dr. Urq...what, he's one of the patients now?

Thanks to everybody for their good wishes (hi, Zeus Boy). We gave her a good sendoff - the church was filled to capacity plus some folding chairs - wine was drunk, songs were sung and hangovers were nursed - just the way she would have wanted it. Aside to tempo: I believe your sentiments were sincere, and I truly appreciate them (next time we meet, it's daggers drawn).

Very strange experience - first time all siblings were in a room together since my grandmother's funeral, in 1971 (thanks to Corrections Canada for their discretion - that could have been ugly).

Observation: little old ladies have no tact (Are you the one was on TV, or are you the criminal?).