Catpaw – diary of an angry cat

To: The US State Department and Homeland Security
CC: Disney Corporation
Re: see my previous post concerning US film inclusion of Horseshoe Falls in American film
I’ve decided, in my quest to reassert Canada’s claim to the Horseshoe Falls for Canada, to supply the State Department with a little map of the border between Canada and the USA.
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The brilliant minds down south in Washington, and further down in Disneyland have pulled a bone headed mistake. They have claimed the Canadian side of Niagara falls, the Horseshoe Falls, as part of the US in their new promotional film. One of Canada’s best know and loved landmarks is now appearing in a US government [...]

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I’ve been quite negligent in my writing the past few days. Blame it on the bizarre weather here in Toronto. We seem to ricochet from one extreme to another. It was a glorious weekend – sunshine and unseasonably warm. Where was I? In bed with a migraine that wouldn’t stop. Finally lifted yesterday. Today? Wet, [...]

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I’m at my usual place – my favourite cafe, eating and drinking cappuccinos and have begun to ponder the decline of the articulate insult. Insulting one’s opponents was an art form no so long ago. It took flair and certain amount of literary panache to come up with an intelligent insult. Today, alas, insulting someone [...]

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