My parents lived in Parksville on Vancouver Island for the past 17 years.

I’ve spent more and more time with them there over recent years.

Sadly, Dad died in March at age-94.

Mom died suddenly and unexpectedly in May at age-96. That was traumatizing.

My brother Rob and his wife owned my parents home. It’s up for sale as I post.

We’ve packed up 243 Hickey Ave. I purged as many of my own possessions as I could as part of my philosophy of Voluntary Simplicity.

Drove the rest of the junk to Calgary on July 12, 2025.

Woke at 4am. Ferry at 6:15am. Passed North Vancouver at 8:20am. Arrived at my brother Randy’s place in Calgary 9:30pm. No delays en route.

About C$270 in fuel. Nearly that much in coffee, as well. 😀

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Weirdly, as executor, my name is currently listed as owner of Dad’s truck. (I’ve not owned a motor vehicle for much of the past 25 years.)

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I still consider Calgary to be home.

Of course I’m totally disappointed with recent Provincial conservative governments. Current premier Danielle Smith is too Trump-lite for me. For example, as I post, the rate of measles in Alberta is even worse than in Texas. Smith encourages ReTrumplican misinformation on all kinds of topics.

On the other hand, born and raised in Calgary, I consider anyone NOT born in Calgary to be some kind of vermin. 😀

Unwanted immigrants.

If Trump was in charge of the 51st state, he’d spend a lot of taxpayer money to have Canadians attacking other Canadians. In Canada.

We could round up the invaders and drop them off the other side of the Alberta border. 😀