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Seafood Salad The salad is easy because all of the seafood is in the stores all year round, The best thing is that you don't have to cook it. Ingredients 1 medium to large sized head of iceberg lettuce a few leaves of red lettuce 2 or 3 stalks celery thinly sliced on the bias small green bell...

Over the last few months my computer has been slowing down. The quick fixes didn't seem to help anymore. I finally backed up most of the essentials and formated the hard drive and re-installed Windows XP. Everything is back up to speed, and it works fine but the speakers don't work. The...

Corn Chowder with potatoes and bacon This is a recipe that I got in Winnipeg at least twenty five years ago. Real comfort food on a cold day. Ingredients: 1 cup diced bacon (about eight rashers cut in 1/2 inch lengths) 4 medium potatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 2...

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney says he may have made some errors in judgment in his lifetime, but he isn't worried that the suggestion of impropriety in his dealings with Karlheinz Schreiber will affect his legacy. Suggestion of impropriety??? I guess that means that he thinks it is...

An Ontario father has been charged with assault after allegedly spanking his nine-year-old son with excessive force. The man, who is not being named to protect the identity of the boy, has been released from custody on a promise to appear in court on Sept. 30, said a new release Tuesday from...

I hadn't heard of plumcots until a few minutes ago. A plumcot by any other name is just as sweet - The Globe and Mail

We might have known it would start in Alberta. Punks with not enough to do have found a new pastime: They are tipping over Smart cars. CTV.ca | Edmonton pranksters tipping over Smart cars

My wife and I went down to the harbour and watched the Snowbirds and Hawk 1 give a very enjoyable performance over Nanaimo harbour. Chris Hatfield (one of our astronauts) flew the beautifully painted F-86 (Hawk 1). He did loops and rolls and speedy passes to entertain the crowd till the...

Robber walked into probably the most exclusive jewellery store and walked out with 65 million dollar worth of gems. Raiders target diamond store in Britain's biggest gem robbery

The Abbotsford Airshow started in 1962 as a promotion, mostly by the Abbotsford Flying Club. The show has grown over the years into one of the largest airshows around. The attendance in 1989 was approximately 350,000 for the three days. There have been military cut-backs and the average...

I used to be able to click on the little crooked arrow after the last poster's reply and be taken directly to the last reply on the topic......It doesn't work anymore. Is this now normal? See how lazy we get.;-):lol:

YouTube - Canada's Highway of Heroes

I've heard of hunting dogs.....but not fishing dogs... Fishing Dog - Video

Here are a couple of Poppies taken a few minutes ago: That is a Lily. This Woodpecker shows up almost dailey at the suet feeder:

Read Flyboys by James Bradley It is well worth the effort. I always considered myself something of a scholar on the second world war but I was ignorant of so many things about the war in the Pacific I couldn't believe it . The book is full of hard facts but with Bradley's unique style of...

The full version of Windows 7 Home Premium is priced at $199, with an upgrade from Vista or XP costing $119. The full version of Windows 7 Professional is $299, with upgrades going for $199. Windows 7 Ultimate is priced at $319, with the upgrade version at $219. All pricing in U.S. dollars...

Bill Gates personal fortune increased by 18 billion last year. The $18 billion works out to $49.5 million a day, seven days a week, or $2.1 million per hour, 24 hours a day, $35,000 per minute, or $583 a second. These are terms that anyone will recognize as a mite larger than the numbers on...

I've just finished a book written by Jeffery Archer. Archer has stepped away from fictional thrillers this time. The Book is a kind of historical biography in that all the characters are real. George Mallory was lost on Everest in 1924. He was last seen 800 feet from the summit. His body...

Quiche is an easy dish that can be put together in minutes, after you come up with a pie crust. Pie crust ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup shortening ice water Directions: Blend shortening, flour and salt with a fork. Drizzle in ice water until the...

Raccoons gorging on heron chicks in Stanley Park I no longer think raccoons are cute little animals. I don't know why these too plentiful rodents are not trapped to save the Herons. After a raccoon chewed our cat a while ago, I have no sympathy for the little beasts.