tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135299352011-07-07T17:08:59.850-07:00The assorted ramblings of Aunty Bertha - west coast socialistAunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.comBlogger691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1145989997724593442010-06-01T11:30:00.000-07:002009-09-25T19:37:26.358-07:00

This will remain at the top as long as we have troops being injured and killed in Afghanistan.GAB

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-36273637055592210232009-11-13T18:35:00.000-08:002009-11-13T18:44:29.573-08:00

I have had it with the 2010 olympic games and all they stand for.I am sick of our social safety net being systematically stripped to cover the ever increasing costsI am sick of draconian legislation being imposed upon us to keep the IOC and Vanoc happyI am sick of the sexism that will keep world class athletes from competing.Yes, I should probably link to examples of all this stuff, but I am

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-13259137704589230652009-11-11T19:21:00.000-08:002009-11-11T19:37:40.250-08:00

The CBC is currently running contest for the best highschool rock band in the lower mainland.It's now down to 10 bands including 2 girl fronted bands.Mother Father is a mostly girl band (3 girls 1 guy) http://radio3.cbc.ca/play/band/Mother-Father/YVRElsa is the singer/songwriter and her band is made up of guys.http://radio3.cbc.ca/play/band/Elsa/Gone-So-SoonThey both have my vote. Rock and roll,

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As always, word choice is key. Waffle is the word choice of the day. Waffle words are those words that can get you out of a jam.The VPD have this swanky new weapon for crowd control that can cause hearing damage, but:Houghton said police don't plan to use the device for anything more than communication. "The primary function we're using the device for is its ability to communicate with very

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-47271557055851339302009-11-03T16:02:00.001-08:002009-11-11T20:17:08.520-08:00

What is it with the BC judiciary these days?First there was Fernando Manuel AlvesNow there is Josh Boden(if you see this guy - run like hell)Why is women's safety so unimportant to the judiciary?

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So, Vancouver City Council member, Andrea Reimer fires off the following tweet in reaction to BC Housing Minister, Rich Coleman's "force the homeless into shelters regardless of their feelings on the matter" bill:(screen cap shamelessly stolen from citycaucus)She acquiesced to demands for an apology (I'm too lazy to do my own screen cap):Here's the thing. In this instance, I don't think she was

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Tomorrow is yet another fucking birthday. Every year, I know it is going to suck the big green weanie and every year I have this secret hope that I will be wrong and every year, I end up being disappointed because I am not wrong.This year will be no different.I have always been weird about my birthday because as a kid I never got what I wanted. I know that sounds shallow, but truly never. I

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-78527066526496792742008-10-17T11:34:00.000-07:002008-10-17T11:56:11.149-07:00

I think Leonard Cohen says it all.

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Things are getting too crazy. It is time to take a deep breath and put things in perspective

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-39458800406292880802008-10-03T07:50:00.000-07:002008-10-03T08:19:48.931-07:00

Given all the interest there seems to be from the House of Commons and The Toronto Port Authority, I figured I would conduct a leetle experiment.Garth Turner - a candidate for the peopleLisa Raitt - a candidate for Stephen Harper and his croniesOh yeah, and what was that Canadian Flag lapel pin thing Stevorino had going on in the debates. That is an American thing. Last I checked, Canadian

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-29217195344802401532008-10-02T14:19:00.000-07:002008-10-03T07:50:09.434-07:00

Okay, I can't figure out how to do the fancy screen shots of the sitemeter for some reason, but below is a recent visitor to my site. Check out the search terms and where the visitor is from.Lisa Raitt came from the Toronto Port Authority and no sooner did I give the h/t to Garth for the video below and look who comes sniffing around. Interesting.UPDATE:Guess who came back for a second visit?

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-35338061573089140072008-10-02T12:30:00.000-07:002008-10-02T12:33:48.181-07:00

H/T to Garth Turner.

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The Princess Warrior has THE best bonfires.

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-69383899800973975072008-09-27T18:31:00.000-07:002008-09-27T18:50:43.840-07:00

While I was cruising Queer Thoughts, littlun spotted this pictureand asked: Is he trying to kill that kitten?

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So Harper has promised to go hard on 14 year olds convicted of violent crimes. Great. How about going hard on hate crimes? How about convicted gay bashers? I would like to hear from Mr. Mayencourt on this, given that it happened in the heart of the riding he wants to represent.VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Just after midnight, Jordan Smith, was walking hand in hand with a friend - another man -

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The poll results are driving me bananas. Harper at 40%? Are you fucking kidding me? Well maybe not if that many Canadians are as myopic as my own mother.Firstly, she thinks Steven Harper is wonderful, yet Gordon Campbell is evil. WTF? Of course, she thought Thatcher was fabulous (we lived in the UK during the Thatcher years). This from the same woman who was an Ed Broadbent NDP supporter.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Media owners controlling polititiansWag the Dog - Creating a diversion to draw attention from a scandalBob Roberts - Right wing polititian pandering to family values and morality to get electedIf you haven't seen these, do - they will open your eyes. If you haven't seen them recently, go ahead and refresh your memory.

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Never could stay silent for long and given all the political crazy, I just couldn't keep from commenting. This has got to be the most insane election situation ever. My frustration level is beyond compare.I don't want sound bites, I don't want talking points, I don't want character attacks and I don't want spin. What do I want?I want election platforms presented by all parties the day after

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-16686888731340701902008-08-29T22:59:00.000-07:002008-08-29T23:36:28.078-07:00

Words are very powerful and they have the ability to hurt unintentionally.Today I made a flip remark whilst commenting on a post of a blogger that I deeply respect. That remark was taken in a way that I hadn't even considered - and not in a good way.I don't want to risk being misunderstood.After some very careful thought, I have decided to press my internal mute button and fade back into the

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-44549795663991740082008-06-20T17:02:00.000-07:002008-06-20T17:07:48.269-07:00

As seen in the comments section on the CBC website for this article on the new 3D airport scanner that has been installed in the Kelowna Airport.Matthewst wrote:Posted 2008/06/20 at 5:20 PM ET:All I get out of this article, is that some dude in a back room is going to have a 5 second viewing of my weener, as a matter of national security.

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-72128638796257455362008-05-02T21:22:00.000-07:002008-05-04T16:09:43.758-07:00

It has been a very long time since I last posted. Life gets in the way sometimes. Please forgive any spelling and grammar errors you may encounter. What you are about to read is one big stream of consciousness. Trigger warningI am one of those people who has spent my entire life convincing myself and the world around me that I am ok. I don't know what ok is. Not really. My life consists of

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Vancouver has a bylaw that limits idling one's car to no more than 3 minutes.How many tickets could bylaw enforcement issue if they just stood at drive-through windows?How much more CO2 do we release into the air every time we use the drive-through window instead of parking the vehicle and going inside to purchase our fast food and drink?Is it really faster to use the drive-through?How would the

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-79157936711114181372007-04-21T18:29:00.000-07:002007-04-21T18:30:55.909-07:00

These guys sure could have saved me a lot of work!GAB

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I did the math.I spend 12 hours per week travelling to pick up and drop off the little one via ferry.I spend $60 on ferry fareI spend $18 on parking (I could spend less, but I am so tired, I don't want to take any longer to get home than absolutely necesssary)I spend about $30 on gas (2 return trips from the north end of Vancouver to Tsawwassen)That is close enough to $110 per week on travel not

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I just read this The dancers raised $3000 for the Breast Cancer Society of Canada last year through an annual fundraising event. But this year the society has turned down their donation, saying some major donors don't want to be associated with exotic dancing. I am turning down the Breast Cancer Society of Canada as a recipient of my donation dollars because I don't want to be associated with

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It turns out that the old link to Inside the Hotdog Factory didn't work as it should. I just clicked on it, only to find very explicit photographs that were definitely NOT work safe.I apologise to anyone who had clicked on the link in my blogroll prior to the fix. GAB

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All I can say is that I am disugted that the marketing strategy of a government subsidised monopoly is more important than extending a minor gesture of good will towards the community that helped keep a tragedy from becoming a complete disaster. When the Queen of the North ran aground last March, the community used their fishing boats to rescue 99 people. B-C Ferries says naming the new

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1165605712928692042006-12-08T11:21:00.000-08:002006-12-08T11:21:52.936-08:00

There are no words...I came across this one when I did a search for funny cat.

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Russian Tunnelyou've got to wonder what car insurance costs in Russia.Near the end watch where the second truck comes from.

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We sleep on the third floor with the window open.My cat likes to wander out onto the porch roof to sharpen her claws and sometimes make her way down to the world below for a little night prowling.One night in the not too distant past, the porch roof was covered in snow for the first time in my cat's history with this house.2:30 am: I woke to scrabble, scrabble...CRASH...BARK, BARK, BARK!!!I came

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1163302727283366722006-11-11T19:25:00.000-08:002006-11-11T19:38:48.213-08:00

A week ago, I went to the BC Ferries Feedback page on their website and left the following comment:As a very frequent passenger (6 trips per week between my daughter and myself), there is no fare relief. This is true of all the other parents who are required to use BC Ferries to spend time with their children who live on the other side of the water. In the last 3 years (not including any food

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1162752166585626682006-11-05T10:32:00.000-08:002006-11-05T10:42:46.606-08:00

I am a chronic procrastinator - there is always something else I could or should be doing.I was sent this link and now I feel a little better. Check out his essay on Horizontal Organisation. Unfortunately, the forum section is over-run with spam, but I did find this interesting post about reasons why we procrastinate.GAB

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1162624255261104052006-11-03T23:08:00.000-08:002006-11-03T23:10:55.273-08:00

I was sent this by a good friend of mine and Scout suggested I post it.So, without further ado:Women - Know your limitsGAB

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Just go watch - you'll be glad you did.GAB

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1159904462165384882006-10-03T12:37:00.000-07:002006-10-03T12:41:02.183-07:00

Great Auntydom did not make the list.Well, it's happened. Not only did my niece turn me into a great aunt, she did it on my birthday. Is nothing sacred?Oh well, there's nothing for it but to teach the little bugger to stick balloons to the wall by rubbing them on his head. That's what great aunts do, dontcha know.I guess spoiling him rotten is part of the plan too.GAB

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1158187307421122682006-09-13T15:35:00.000-07:002006-09-13T15:41:47.423-07:00

Saskboy missed out on winning a replacement for his very ugly refrigerator.Surely there must be someone in close proximity to Saskboy who has a spare refrigerator that is more attractive than his current abomination - and it wouldn't take much to be more attractive.I know there is some benevolent soul out there who can help.Don't let Aunty down.GAB

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1158186908743277822006-09-13T15:31:00.000-07:002006-09-13T15:35:08.766-07:00

Still no sign of the great nephew. Could be that I am just not in the loop.Or it could be because I am a big...Loooozah!I lost the election. No worries. It gives me time to raise hell elsewhere - and there is no shortage of hell for me to raise.GAB

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1158105744941091672006-09-12T16:55:00.000-07:002006-09-12T17:02:24.956-07:00

And when I say I am not a patient woman, I mean, I am not a patient woman.(Where would I be if I didn't have dubya quotes to butcher?)Anyway, back to my lack of patience.I am suffering on two fronts right now. Firstly, as you know, because my dreadfully inconsiderate neice has not, as yet, bothered to produce my long over-due great nephew (I do at least know it is a nephew).Secondly, I am running

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1158027834891913882006-09-11T19:18:00.000-07:002006-09-11T19:23:54.903-07:00

I've been waiting a long time for this one.Keith Olberman opens up on Bush and gives him just what he deserves.Go check it out at Crooks and LiarsGAB

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Rice thanks Canadians for 9/11 responseU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has thanked Canadians for helping stranded passengers after the 9/11 attacks, calling it a sign of the friendship between the countries as she visits Nova Scotia.I'm sure a thank you would have meant something to me had it come from Bush during the speach where he thanked the rest of the world for all of the help and

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1157334307999457512006-09-03T18:41:00.000-07:002006-09-03T18:45:08.013-07:00

Apparently, I am due to become a great auntie any minute. My neice is very due.I hate waiting. GAB (who is pacing a virtual waiting room)

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Well, it has been a very long time since I have posted.I took off with Pete and Repete for a month of vacation and when I returned, most of the bloggers that I read regularly had packed it in. Let's play a little catchup.The house sold and we moved to one to better enable us to feed our Playland addiction.We used some of the proceeds to fund four weeks in Central America for the two big boys

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1141861326810631402006-03-08T15:38:00.000-08:002006-03-08T15:51:49.183-08:00

Via Cathie from Canada, we have guys who want the right to choose to play and not payClassy.GAB

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I am utterly speechless. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this video says it all.Crooks and Liars has the video and links to plenty of commentary.Thanks to Dan Savage, we have: Definition:Santorum Pronunciation: san-TOR-umFunction: nounEtymology: Savage Love - 05/29/03The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.I think it is time for a

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It will be a very quick post today. The movers come on Wednesday morning to travel all of our belongings the whopping 8 blocks between here and there. There have been some annoying developments in the continuing saga of the home buyers from hell.Three days prior to the deadline for subject removal, they asked me to cover half of the cost of replacing the roof. While admittedly, the roof will

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1139681370064524802006-02-11T09:46:00.000-08:002006-02-11T10:11:47.706-08:00

With the craziness on the political front along with the craziness at work and in my personal life, I have only had enough time to post the odd comment on other blogs rather than update my own.The house sold. Not quite what I wanted to come away with, but pretty close. I am just waiting for the subjects to come off. The inspection was on Thursday, so I would hope the subjects will come off

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1139001484065563102006-02-03T12:53:00.000-08:002006-02-03T17:48:54.376-08:00

After checking with both the Vancouver Animal Control and the SPCA, my doggie is still missing. This afternoon will be spent wandering the neighbourhood and putting up signs.In the meantime, the offer finally came in and has been countered. We shall see if we can make this one work.All in all, I am a very sad and stressed Aunty today.Updateon the happy news front - my dear sweet doggie showed

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I love my niece. Really I do, but did she have to do this to me? After all I have done for her. I am too young. Really. None of my siblings will become great before they are 40 (they are all well beyond).I am going to be a great aunt. In that case, I guess I should start signing myself as GAB. Well, I am rather verbose, so I suppose it fits.I figured out that at this rate, I have the

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After much thought, I put my house up for sale a few weeks ago. I have learned that people are very fucking weird and thoughtless when they go through your house.There are the people who have to have seen my dog (he is really fucking big and friendly and impossible to miss) and yet they leave my gates wide open and then we have to go and search for said dog.Then there was yesterday's incident

Aunty Berthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521350406416452249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529935.post-1137111891746003082006-01-12T16:19:00.000-08:002006-01-12T16:24:51.780-08:00

My name is Aunty Bertha and I am a chronic sufferer of canker sores. Only once before have I had an outbreak as bad as this. The worst sore is under my tongue and it is sending unpleasant pain down my throat and neck and up into my ear. It even hurts to talk.I am a very miserable and grumpy Aunty Bertha.Of course the very worst thing about canker sores - they are the one thing on the planet that

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While they are slow, the wheels of justice do manage to turn.Finally, April 24 is the date set (for now, anyway) for Virk and the Basi Boys.Maybe we will finally get to the bottom of the BC Rail sale to CN DeRail.Aunty B

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My poor blog. It has been so neglected these past weeks. Life has been rather busy, especially with Christmas.I have been trying very hard to avoid all things election (with a fair amount of success when all is said and done, given that I didn't even know the date until last night when I asked a friend). I am in the very fortunate position of being able to vote for the candidate of my choice

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It would appear that my humour tag is going to have to wait.David Hahn won't be satisfied until he gets my whole pay cheque!When I moved to the mainland two years ago, my travel expenses (ferry and parking) per week totalled about $52.50Now they total $71.60That is an increase of just over 36%My raise over that time was just about 3% for which I took other concessions.My travel costs have gone

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Enjoy.If he gets stuck, just grab him with the mouse and pull.

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What is the deal with the price of gas here in Vancouver?I go work in the morning and lately it has been in the neighbourhood of $1.16 per litre. Usually on my way home from work (sometimes it is later in the evening), the price has dropped to about $1.10 per litre. Then the next morning it is right back up again and then back down that evening. This has been going on for months.At one point

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I was SO stunned by what is considered to be important, it has taken me a whole day to post about it.A walk out could have major consequences, like the loss of an entire season for sports teams.Cry me a bloody river. Go read about Mark Nuefeld on the Hansard Transcripts of the BC Legislature. J. Horgan: I want to tell the minister about setting examples. I want to tell the minister about an

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of whether it is true or not, that makes me glad I embraced my inner Granola Momma. I don't know the source as this came to me in an email - so please let me know if you know who I can credit - She deserves much chocolate...One Woman's Tale of WoeAll hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of easy, painless removal - The epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and now...the wax.My

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OK, I have no idea how to do the screen capturething that reduces size. Oh well, on to the quizHow gullible are you? Your GF score is 91. (Out of a range of 0 - 100, where 0 = mind slave, and 100 = free thinker.) Mind slave Free thinker 0 (You) 100 Free Thinker Welcome to the top 5%. You're a true free thinker and a person who is well informed about the reality in which

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Hmm, do things come in threes, is it third time lucky or is this to become a weekly part of British Columbia's future?...the fourth contained sodium chlorate, a chemical that could be deadly if ingested in large quantities.......Spokesperson Dallas Graham says no significant environmental damage, "Our understanding is that there is some water but that is about 4 or 5 hundred feet away so there's

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Mandatory tipping?...Per Se is one of the top rated restaurants in the city [New York]. Management has decided to do away with tipping and has brought in a 20 percent service charge that is automatically added to the bill when its handed to you....When did tipping become a service charge?Tipping started off as a monetary choice for customers to show appreciation for good service. The choice was

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From the film Sneakers (1992):Whistler: I just want peace on earth and good will toward menBernard Abbot: We're the United States Government. We don't do that kind of thing.

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I am a little low on time to post today thanks to this.I finished level 9 and I have promised myself level 10 as a reward for getting some chores done that I have been putting off.Have fun.I will be starting a 12 step programme shortly.

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Chuck Cadman passed away todayI had no idea how ill he really was. I may not have agreed with his politics, but he was one of the few politicians who have my respect.My thoughts go out to his family.AB

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Getting my little Skewbydoo every weekend involves much ferry travel and expense. Two return walk-on trips each weekend. Low season that amounts to $25 each return trip. Add the $9 each trip for parking and the cost of getting my daughter is $68 not including gas or food. We try not to eat ferry food because it expensive food that sucks. We won't even go into the expense involved on those

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It's a short and bittersweet post tonight.I got skewbydoo tonight instead of tomorrow, which makes for a more action packed weekend. Hooray!Yesterday, we had to euthanise the dog that my ex had when we first met and the first of our SPCA adoptees. He lived to be almost 15. I never did manage to dye his mohawk purple.RIP Jack the Dog.

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I wear the daddy pants in my house. This is no easy task with three teenage boys to raise. Creativity is the key when it comes to getting their cooperation.As teenagers, Pete, Repete and Devilspawn are perfectly capable of fending for themselves when it comes to meals, so the promise of me cooking dinner is not a very effective incentive when it comes to getting them to make sure I have a

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Why is it that some people need to use homophobia as a means to control others by giving it the power of shame?Case in point. My son was chatting with a team member and his coach asked if they were dating. A little later, my son was talking with another team member and his coach asked if they were in love. This was the coach's way to try and keep the boys from talking. All it did was further

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A number of years ago, I was asked to be Godmother to my close friend's baby. Of course I was thrilled. I was told that I would share the role with another close friend. While the grandparents were not particularly bothered by the fact that there would be two Godmothers, the lack of a Godfather, clearly was an issue.Too bad. If it wasn't a problem for the church, then so be it.Shortly before the

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Now I've gone and done it! I have a blog. What on earth was I thinking? I originally started keeping a sort of journal thingy on my laptop a few months ago. Mainly as a place to spew my thoughts without subjecting my poor long suffering friends to any more of my neuroses than absolutely necessary. It became almost like a kind of therapy for me. That place will still be where I write all the

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