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Buying new appliances.....What a pain. When we bought our house in Nanaimo almost four years ago, we thought ourselves lucky to find both a new fridge and an new dishwasher. The stove was in pretty good shape but it had a few miles on it. The dishwasher was a new Frigidaire, but it was...

The U.S. men's 4x400-metre relay team, including, from left, Antonio Pettigrew, Calvin Harrison, Michael Johnson and Alvin Harrison, celebrates after winning the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Sydney. (Thomas Kienzle/Associated Press)The International Olympic Committee has retroactively...

I've attended this show since it started in 1962. I've seen Other Big air shows: Farnborough, Paris, Oshkosh, as well as the Payne Field show in Washington State. The Abbotsford show compares favourably with any of them. Abbotsford is a flying show from start to finish though there are a lot...

The Pale Blue Dot by the late Carl Sagan http://tinyurl.com/5bka84

Cutting corporate taxes for his buddies. Harper must be learning from his friend Mulroney... Harper calls three byelections while posting $500M deficit Calgary Herald Published: Saturday, July 26, 2008 OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is sending voters in three ridings to the polls...

I fell in love with these potatoes when I was in Germany in the late fifties and early sixties. While I was over there I somehow missed getting a recipe for them. Anyone who has ordered a schnitzel mit Bratkartoffeln und salad knows what I'm talking about. I stumbled on this recipe a few...

A tree house that has delighted children but dismayed Vancouver city hall must come down, a judge ruled Friday. The structure, shaped like a pirate ship and perched high in a cedar tree in the front yard of a Kerrisdale home, has been the focus of a two-year bylaw battle. It all began in 2006...

Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for NorthWest Gas said "We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr. Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house." (The Daily Telegraph)...

A very impressive book. I read it on the recommendations of a friend and I was not disappointed. I literally couldn't put it down. The link below is to a review of the book. http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/21/193221.php

I took my grandson to watch this latest episode of the Indiana Jones saga last night. We enjoyed the movie even though, like most movies this year, the special effects were somewhat overdone. The storyline was a typical George Lucas offering with plenty of bad guys and lots of action. I...

One would think that this would put an end to all the nonsensical moaning that global warming is somehow a scam that we should ignore, but I doubt it. The Group of Eight industrialized nations on Tuesday endorsed halving global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 in a declaration praised by...

I see that Nanaimo is going to see 32 degrees today( That's just a hair under 90 degrees) and Lytton will see 40 degrees(104 degrees F.) "It's about bloody time" is all I can say...:lol:

Disappearing world: Global warming claims tropical island For the first time, an inhabited island has disappeared beneath rising seas. Environment Editor Geoffrey Lean reports Rising seas, caused by global warming, have for the first time washed an inhabited island off the...

I love this Doctor. His name slipped away somewhere but I'll find it. Q.I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out...

A fifth foot discovered on Southern B.C. coast. This time it's a female foot. Delta police Const. Sharlene Brooks talks to the media about a mysterious left foot that was found submerged near Westham Island Monday. (CBC)A human foot was discovered partially submerged in the water near...

Things don't always work out like the plan. Here are a few examples http://www.jibjab.com/view/62421

Here are the ten best astronomy photos of 2006 http://tinyurl.com/y5nnks

Michelin has come up with a tire that doesn't need to be pumped up, can't leak, don't go flat. http://tinyurl.com/6k8ekw

These crystal skulls are a fascinating subject. Their construction would appear to be beyond the technology of the people thought to have made them. http://www.mendhak.com/80-the-13-crystal-skulls.aspx

Toyota's plug-in hybrid is undergoing tests at several of the universities now. One thing about the new plug-ins is that "The average person who drives 40 miles per day or less wouldn't use any gasoline at all," he says. "The only time it would use gas would be on weekend trips and vacations...