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The last week or so I've been listening Matthew Smith's latest CD entitled All I Owe. Good stuff!

There are some sample clips on the MySpace page to which I linked if you're interested? (This is a solo album from one of the Indelible Grace people)

Although Calgary's winters can be uncomfortably cold; warm, dry Chinook winds routinely blow into the city from the Pacific Ocean during the winter months, giving Calgarians a break from the cold. These winds have been known to raise the winter temperature by up to 15°C (27°F) in just a few hours, and may last several days. The chinooks are such a common feature of Calgary's winters that only one month (January 1950) has failed to witness a thaw over more than 100 years of weather observations. More than one half of all winter days see the daily maximum rise above 0°C (32°F). Some mid-winter days even approach 20°C (68°F) on occasion. (source: Wikipedia article on Calgary)

The last couple of days were reasonably warm outside, but the forecast shows a high of -20°C on Friday. Brrr!

I've been thinking about how I officially don't reside in the place in which I inhabit most of the time and how this might relate to future studies.

If it turns out that I do start a Ph.D. shortly after finishing a master's degree, if I were to stay in Calgary during any intermediate time, then I think that I'd be required to become Albertan. Then just a few months later I would have to officially move to yet another province as, since I would lack an Alberta permanent address, I don't think that I could maintain Alberta residency.

I've also heard that it is possible to maintain BC residency by visiting the province at least once per month. Perhaps this would be a viable option if only for a few months, since I'm not that far from the B.C. border.