Author Archives: Al Zylstra

As things slowly get back to a degree of normality for me and Alex, I have been able to accomplish a lot for work. I have updated a number of my corporate accounts with information that will allow me to develop a more concise action plan to get more activity from them. That was noContinue reading “Covid-19 – Week 6”

This morning, the boys got me up a little bit earlier than usual. Before we got hit with this quarantine scenario, I was getting up at 6:00 am, grabbing the boys and out the door we would go. We walk for about 90 minutes and every day, I would try for a different route. MyContinue reading “Morning Perambulations”

At least I think it is week 4…. Things have been improving slowly. I am back at work and have been handling a number of projects. I have to tell you that it feels pretty good getting back to doing productive stuff. I was starting to get a little bored. Case in point, see below:Continue reading “Covid-19 Update – Week 5”

Not much to say about the week but I did manage to get some interesting pictures On a more sombre note: tomorrow (April 22) is the one year anniversary of my Mom’s death. I miss her so much.

I gotta tell you something: This virus SUCKS! It brings out the best in some people and the worst in others. From hoarding toilet paper to trying to sell PPE stuff at ridiculous prices – trying to gouge the most vulnerable of us just makes me so angry. One of the biggest things that bugsContinue reading “Covid-19 Update (addendum)”

Week three of self-isolation is pretty much the same as Week two which is the same as Week one. It has been interesting, to say the least. Alex and I have been spending a lot of time on the house and the yard. Alex has been planting and cleaning up all the flower beds andContinue reading “Covid-19 week 3 – The isolation saga continues!”

Well, here it is, week 2 and I am officially going a bit stir-crazy. On the plus side, I haven’t gained any additional weight. I am still taking the dogs for two to three walks a day – averaging about 10 km a day (maintaining social distancing, of course). My sojourns have resulted in someContinue reading “Covid 19 – week 2”

So, here it is, day 7 of my isolation. Just wanted to give everyone an update: Alex and I are healthy. We have been doing our utmost to avoid all contact with everyone outside of each other. Grocery shopping has become a war campaign: The car is armed with our lone bottle of Hand Sanitizer.Continue reading “Covid-19 – Personal Update”

So, there’s this nasty virus making its way around the world. It is contagious and is spreading. Nations around the world are struggling to get the infection rate under control. One of the simplest ways to bring this disease under control is to “flatten the curve”. This also means that any number of things haveContinue reading “COVID-19 Update”

So, I know I am most likely going to be mocked for this but, I am sad today. We lost another member of our family last night. We have had this little beauty for almost 6 years. During that time, she grew from the size of a looney to the size of a baseball. SheContinue reading “Swim in Peace”