What made you smile today?

YAAAY, Ernie can carry a banner while Stash would give lectures on the origins of Dominion Day. You know Border Collies , once you educate them they never accept doghood again.

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off the point, sort of, I have a copper plaque that i found in the mud off Cape Split in the Bay of Fundy. We got stranded in a low tide and had to wait for water to return, so I went out and slogged around in the mud digging clams, and found this plaque. It was a 1927 Confederation "sahvenier" I guess. It perhaps came off a boats pilot house because it was very thick gage metal and was relief pressed with amazingly good detail.
Ever see one of these?

I'm having a very big smile today - 18:00 sharp: graduation!

Life is sweet

Way to go Rick !! Congratulations - now you are officially a "batchelor"

Ehhh... highschool that is Gautum ... university-time will start in September.

high school ??

How old r u dude ? 16 or something ????

17 - 18 in less than two months that is.

Oh right - for some reason I had you pegged at late 20s !!!

Congrats on yr graduation - got further confused cause in India graduation is completion of yr batchelor degree !

Sorry, I was searching for the best translation myself. Graduation seemed to fit best.

this morning i saw a woman sitting on a toilet.

someone had put it out on the sidewalk.
she was probably waiting for a ride or something.
so she took a load off.
made me smile...

Thanks, Beth! That made me smile I like birthday greetings received a day late, makes the fun last longer! I like your last post about the girl t& the dogs. Reminds me of my 10.-yr.-old daugher & her love of dogs. She & my son stop anyone walking their dog(s) past our house & ask to pet them. We dog-sat last week end for some friends who have a Bison Frise. The kids were in heaven! Boy did they tire that dog out with all the walking, playing and constant watching him!

Oh, and Happy Canada Day to all my northern (&western) brothers & sistas!

Taking a day off and going to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Pepsi Max is still absolutely staggering from the M55 (in fact I'm in my motorcar on my lap-top, but thankfully NOT on the M55! ).

Also, this sandwich is pretty bloody good, but I'll have to wait a few minutes before tackling another coaster or I'll get queasy! Yechh!

Welcome aboard Bailey - may your days be filled with joy and your times on A2K rewarding. Many happy returns

Went to a Canada Day parade and picnic. It was like being in a small town instead of being in the middle of a huge city. It would have been nice to have nimh there to gather impressions.

My friend Brenda and I were part of a group that reaffirmed our Canadian citizenship today. It was a nice ceremony. Speeches from the aboriginal community, some politicians, and a rep from a local council against racism - the vow of citizenship - and then some darn bad singing led by our member of federal Parliament. She apologized before, during and after singing.



(typo fix)

At least you have a cool National ANthem. The US one really sucks yet we keep it like a rotting testimonial to a war in which we essntially" won" in the cloakrooms .
Id like to have ray Charles version of America thhe beautiful be made the nAtional Anthem and everybody else sHUUT THE F*** UP!

I'm with you on the Ray Charles version of America the Beautiful farmerman. It's really tremendous.


I actually prefer "The Maple Leaf Forever" as a Canadian Anthem. I live quite close to the maple tree that inspired Alexander Muir to write the song.

I particularly like this bit ...



http://www.canadafirst.net/maple_leaf_forever/ (the site is a bit too Royalist for my taste, but there's a nice pic of Maple Cottage there)

I'm definitely on board with the Ray Charles version of the national anthem(AtB)! Let's start a petition!

Ran 10 K today (don't ask how slow) for the first time in a long while.

That's awesome, George! Kudos!!! I might be able to walk one, but not run one!

Happy (belated) b'day devriesj !!!

Rick mate, how did graduation go ? Had a good party ???

I've reached the 69 threshhold today, and my wife gave me a gift of a colorful garden wind fan. That made me smile.