Of The Rocky Mountains, Restless Souls and Walkabouts (and a shitload of shoe leather!)
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon so I decided to take a drive. A cup of coffee and out to the mountains of Jasper, Alberta, practically right in my back yard. For me the mountains are a magical place I…
Webhosting Nightmares
Some days good ol’ Murphy just can’t help himself… he’s just got to screw with things. Yesterday afternoon was just one of those days… with the problem getting (mostly) resolved about ten minutes ago, near as I can tell. Now…
A Sexy Vixen, a Shotgun and a camera makes for a really fun day!
Some days it doesn’t take much. Just one good-looking woman, a pirate’s wench costume, a shotgun and a camera or two and a guy can have a really great day. A friend of mine was passing through town this weekend…
Amanda “Mandy” Grace McPhee is home safe and sound
Last week I posted a notice forwarded to me by my pastor about a missing 16-year-old girl, Amanda McPhee. Her parents and church family were understandably worried when she went missing, and many feared the worst. Turns out Amanda had…
Amanda Grace McPhee is missing, parents worried
From the Langley Advance: The search on the ground has been called off for missing Brookswood teenager Amanda “Mandy” Grace McPhee, but police and her parents are still hoping for tips and information from the public. Mandy’s parents pleaded for…
Sad news for Alberta’s Ralph Klein
Sad and shocking news in today’s National Post about Ralph Klein… along with emphysema he has now been diagnosed with a progressive form of dementia. Love him or hate him, this is not the kind of thing a man like…
Cheerleader eaten by wild animal
Okay, you’ll have to forgive the title of this post… 
Somehow I managed to wander across this, and laughed right out loud. Hopefully you will too. Mascot eats cheerleader! brought to you by Funny Pictures
No, I’m not on parole!
I had a really good chuckle last night as I was wandering through my WordPress setup here on ChristopherDiArmani.com. One of the fun things about WordPress is that you get to see how people land on your site. Most of…
Father of murdered 9-year-old speaks out
It will break your heart to listen to him in this Fox News interview…. the father of the little girl murdered by the lunatic in Tucson Arizona speaks out about what happened, and what he thinks should be done in…
Bruce Montague’s Parole Hearing
As you’re probably aware, this morning at 11am Bruce Montague had a parole hearing that will determine if he is released from the Thunder Bay correctional facility where he’s currently being held. The reports so far are that the hearing…
John Holdstock, long-time pro-gun guy, dies suddenly
I got an email yesterday from the BC Wildlife Federation that shocked me, because I’d just emailed back and forth with John a few times just before Christmas. So getting the notice that he had passed away on Christmas Day…
Donna Montague’s Thanksgiving
I had a long talk with Donna Montague on Thanksgiving. We covered a lot of ground in our almost 2-hour conversation. Toward the end I asked her if she’d write me a note on what exactly she’s grateful for this…
Gun Safety in Afghanistan – cool pic
This image is from the LA Times. No, this is not a linear firing squad. It’s a class of Afghanistan police cadets not quite aiming at each other. Cool picture.
One of the best things about living rural is…
One of the absolute best things about living in a rural location is the visitors that drop by unexpectedly. One such visitor is below. You’re just not going to see a beautiful guy like this living in the city! He…