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Entries from June 2007

Life in War Time

June 27th, 2007 No Comments

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One of my co-workers mentioned that his son did a project on his great grandfather and his time in the War, and used a website to find his enlistment information. I visited the site and found my grandfather’s attestation [...]

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City Living…

June 24th, 2007 No Comments

This was a busy weekend for us - we went out for dinner with friends on Friday evening, and last night we attended a party celebrating Leah’s cousins 50th birthday. The event was a catered backyard party in the heart of the city. It’s been a long time since my last backyard party and I [...]

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Izakaya strikes again!

June 22nd, 2007 No Comments

Tonight we’re headed out to dinner on a triple-date with Louis & Paulette, and Josh & Michelle. I’m excited to finally meet Michelle. Full details will follow…

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From Ralph Waldo Emerson

June 20th, 2007 No Comments

Here’s a thought for consideration:
Don’t waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.

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A Wedding Playlist

June 18th, 2007 4 Comments

OK friends, I need some suggestions for music to play at our wedding reception. We are not having a DJ, or dancing per se (those who want to dance are certainly not going to be told not to!).
Here’s what I’ve got so far, and the approximate order that they will be played in (I need [...]

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Go See Ocean’s 13!

June 15th, 2007 1 Comment

If you liked Ocean’s 11 and Ocean’s 12, you will not be disappointed in Ocean’s 13! We saw it on opening weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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I feel a trip to Waupoos coming on

June 13th, 2007 1 Comment

As of June 11th Prince Edward County, Ontario’s newest wine growing region, is producing VQA-approved wine. Richard Johnston, chairman of Prince Edward County Winegrowers Association, had this to say - “We are coming of age. In eight short but challenging years we have gone from being dismissed as preposterous dreamers for trying to grow fine [...]

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The Sopranos

June 10th, 2007 No Comments

Wow.
What a way to end the series! When Tony selected Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” on the jukebox, I had a feeling that the end was near… but I thought it was the end for him, and that is how the series would end. Never did I imagine that the series would just end. The editing [...]

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What do you get when you cross an owl and a hummingbird?

June 6th, 2007 1 Comment

I recently read an article that said 30% of people are either larks (early birds who wake up bright-eyed and ready to go at the crack of dawn) or night owls (people who perk up in the evening and don’t go to bed until late in the evening). The rest are hummingbirds–people who can [...]

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Flick Off, and other well-intentioned ideas about climate change

June 4th, 2007 No Comments

If people talk about a campaign, does that mean it is a success? I don’t think so, especially when all the talk is about the fact that FLICK OFF looks an awful lot like FUCK OFF, and not that people need to use less energy.
I was at the Acura dealership last week having the oil [...]

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