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Entries from June 2008

I’m having a Monty Python Moment Here

November 30th, 2007 · 8 Comments

 
I’m having a real Monty Python moment here in Toronto. I wander all over the city and see lots of signs - I tend to ignore most of them. But this one always gets to me. Take a look at it… it says “No Live Animals Allowed” and it shows a picture of a parrot [...]

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Tags: Bad Labels · Curiosities · Day in the Life · Humour · Illiterate · Rants · Silly Signs · Toronto

Ho, ho hoooo my god it’s snowing outside!

November 22nd, 2007 · 3 Comments

I awoke this morning to see snow! Ice! YUCK… yes indeed folks, its the first official snow storm of the winter. Not much out there, but we got a lot of freezing rain during the night. Its guaranteed to make for a slippery, messy morning. Since the muck started sometime last night, the OPP (Ontario [...]

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Tags: Day in the Life · Toronto · Weather

Another journey along Canada’s Highway of Heroes

November 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Two Canadian soldiers and their interpretor were killed in the early hours of the morning today. While we slept soundly here in Canada, Corp. Nicolas Raymond Beauchamp of the 5th Field Ambulance in Valcartier and Pte. Michel Levesque of the Royal 22nd were killed when their light armoured vehicle hit an IED. Three other soldiers [...]

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Tags: Canada · Good Citizen · History · War

I was going to be nice today

November 9th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Seriously! I was! I had a nice little, amusing post for you and then Sympatico blew it. Sympatico is my internet provider. Normally I’m quite happy with them but this week I’ve been so steamed I can’t sit still for long.
I have no connection at home. None… bereft … I’m am without. Now how sad [...]

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Tags: Catpaw's Mad · Day in the Life · Internet · Rants · Technical Problems