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    The US TV Writers Strike

    In its third week now and our favourite shows will soon be gone or in rerun.Are there any shows you have a hard time missing,or just love to watch regularly? Mine are Heroes, NCIS and The Unit.
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    The Real reason People Become Depressed After Christmas

    Of course, the major reason is that it's Winter, but also, the weight gain from the holiday feasting, the bills rolling in from all that Christmas shopping,the income tax forms that come to your home just after Christmas and all those financial consultants trying to get you to maximixe your...
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    You Know It's Christmas Season When...

    The Chia Pets go on sale at all the discount outlets:smile:
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    Origins of the Hamburger

    just a thank you for the supper idea:lol: [4 big juicy M&M burgers]
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    Origins of the Hamburger

    There ought to be statues erected for these heroes of modern cuisine-perhaps even a national holiday:smile:
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    The Scott Brisson Nuptials

    Very soon, our favourite politician will be marrying his long time companion,and will become the second married homosexual in current Canadian politics. I congratulate them on having the courage to go through with this very public act in the face of much criticism from many groups and sincerely...
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    The Home Ownership Option

    Been looking for a nice,medium priced two family house for myself and my youngest daughter and her family ,and have viewed many properties & had more than a few disappointments along the way. This time just could be the one & I won't jinx the deal by jumping before the final ink has been...
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    From Dusk To Dawn..The Sequels

    The Hangman's Daughter and Texas Blood Money are the two films,filmed in South Africa and blessed with the names of Robert Rodrigues & Quentin Tarrentino in the credits. Naturally, they are not on the same level as the original but are good gruesome fun to watch. I just had to buy them,proving...
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    Turning On The Heat

    It's Fall and I have just closed all my open windows and turned on my electric heat.I'll miss the fresh air in my bedroom at night, but do not want to freeze while Im catching my usual 40 winks. So, until sometime next Spring..farewell street noises and fresh air :cry:
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    The Spinach Question

    I bet children all over North America are cheering now that this odious veggie has been declared a health hazard :D Even I, as a child, was forced to eat some of it {YUCK!} My hope is that soon brussel sprouts will also be found to have disastrous effects on our health and that bacon will be...
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    No 2 Hundred Dollar bill

    Wisely the mint has decided not to create the two hundred dollar bill. This leaves the hundred as the highest bank note in current mass circulation in Canada. A major reason why this is happening is that store owners complained that changing one or more of these bills would empty the till, and...
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    SYD BARRETT DIES

    Syd Barrett,one of the founding members of Pink Floyd was found dead at his residence a few days ago. The reclusive musician was 60 years old.
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    Saint John/Lancaster Split

    As a long time resident of the area once know as the City of Lancaster, and being dissatisfied with the way Saint John is ignoring my area, I believe it is time for a legal divorce to rescind amalgation and for us to become a city on our own again. It was a shotgun mariage to begin with and most...
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    Right In The Middle Of It

    Our forces moved their operating base to the heart of all the fighting and today, there was another fierce firefight[2 of ours slightly injured]. No one had better call any of our troops cowardly!On the other hand, this is not the best way to fight terrorists..smaller kill teams of 5 or...
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    Why Suicide Bombers Are Wrong

    In the Koran, there isn't one mention of attaching explosives to one's body and detonating in a crowded area. Possibly,this is due to the fact that gunpowder didn't exist in 500AD, or that the Koran preaches peace. In that year, the only possible way of selfexploding was to gorge oneself on...
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    Lobsters Aren't Food

    Fish sticks are the ultimate seafood :)
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    QWGHLM

    I was about to ask here if anyone knew how to pronounce this word..and then,looked it up online.. Would you believe it is opronounbed "Taggum"? this is a fictional creation of Neal Stephenson for his Baroque novels :) I was starting to think it was Welsh and pronouncing it as "qualm" :oops:
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    The Season End Of NCIS

    Not just the end of it's season, but the end of my viewing the show. I had heard that one of the stars wouldn't be returning and had hopes that it was one of the minor cast members, but ,no, Mark Harmon[the series lead] has retired. The producer,Don Bellisaurio has made a big mistake this time...
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    Luck Of The Devil

    Ted Kennedy's plane was struck by lightning yesterday, and he emerged unscatched as usual. Why has the most useless member of the Kennedy Clan lived this long,when all the better ones have died?
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    Census Day

    On May 16th, we have to count ourselves in..or you can go online and fill out the forms there. This time I received the easy,short form and just finished filing it last night online. As I have the time to spare, I was sort of hoping to get the really nosey Census forms :lol: