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    GUM IS FOOD?

    Well, according to the experts in the European Union,gum is food. They have declared mineral water a food,also. I haven't seen anything this silly since the US declared that catsup was a vegetable. :wink:
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    Still More Alternate Viewing

    Again,another great show on PBS for music fans was presented last night. The 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival with Eric Clapton as host and a performer,too. Ya gotta love these pledge breaks! Here are some of the performers: James Taylor, James Walsh,ZZ Top,Jimmy Vaughn,B.B.King. Buddy Guy...
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    PBS George Harison Concert

    As part of the latest pledge drive,we were offered the 2002 Concert for George,hosted by Eric Clapton and Jeff lynne. As usual,while searching for a reprieve from the American Reality shows with my trusty remote,I found this..and didn't move from my TV for 2 and a half hours! So,on this snowy...
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    Local Politician Has heart Attack

    I am glad that Paul Zed only had a mild one. The big surprise was that a politician was found to have a heart-now,if we could just find a few with some soul :roll:
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    Alternative Viewing[Instead of The Oscars]

    I had the pleasure of watching the 2004 Glastonberry Festival last night. Just a few of the great performances given were by Morrissey,Oasis,The Snow Patrol and Joss Stone. Oh yeah,Sir Paul McCartney was also on the bill. I wouldn't have watched the Hollywood lovefest[Oscars] for all the money...
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    On Rebuilding Iraq

    President Bush is overseas trying to persuade the European leaders to join America in the rebuilding and restoration of Iraq. I say this to him,"You Broke It,You Fix It!"
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    New American Submarine

    They just spent 3.2 Billion dollars on this heavilly armed atomic sub!Of course, it's the best in the known world, and makes our old tired castoffs the garbage they really are. I'm not suggesting we try to emulate the Yanks in any way,I'm just mad at the total waste of 3.2 billion bucks that...
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    Martha and The Muffins

    They're back! After a mere 17 years of a layoff,Martha and the Muffins are back together performing ,and have a new CD out,too[Modern Lullaby] Anybody else have fond memories of "Echo Beach? :lol:
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    Wojak Star Dies

    John Vernon,one of this country's finest actor, died this week at the age of 72. He was probably best known for his work as the crusading coroner of CBC's TV series"Wojak"
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    The Passionate Eye-Internet Addiction

    I know personally how this affects some people.One of my nieces is still hopelessly addicted to chat rooms,has blown one marriage due to her addiction and is in danger of doing the same to her second one. As is usual,the show on CBC was fair and informative, and I am afraid I have known quite a...
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    Proposed Green Tax In Alberta

    I am surprised that no one has anything to say on the topic of this tax on high end electronics etc. supposedly to pay for the disposal of such devices we toss away when we purchase newer models. I am aware the landfills are overly used with old computors[and a lot of the parts are harmful to...
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    ROYAL WEDDING

    As they are about to tie the knot,I want to be among the first to wish Charles and Camilla a long and very happy marriage. I was begining to doubt I would ever see this event occur in my lifetime. :)
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    Songs that Evoke Canada

    The Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gord Lightfoot and Four Strong Winds by Ian & Sylvia are two that come easily to mind. :)
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    Neil Young on Yahoo

    I just enjoyed listening to, and watching Neil do Mr.Soul acoustically.It's a cut from his '93 CD "Year of The Horse" Any fans might want to check it out.
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    Bounty On Ben Laden

    The US is about to double the bounty on Laden's head from 25 to 50 million. I doubt there is enough money in the world to make any Moslem turn him in.
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    TODAY IN HISTORY

    Wyatt Earp died in hospital in Los Angeles,Cal. in 1929. A rare case of one who lived by the gun,not dying by same.
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    COMPUTOR GAMERS

    Am I the only one with an incurable desire to play a number of RPG's? At various times in the average week,you can find me playing Diablo2,Half life 2.Sacred or morrowwind-and I spend way too much time doing so. What started me on this life of gaming was the original Doom[still one of the few...
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    Half Life

    I have just put Half Life and Half Life 2 on my hard drive, and my question is :do two Half Lives make a whole?
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    Canadian Magazines

    Does anyone here read Geist,Broken Pencil,The Walrus, The Beaver, Chart,This Magazine? No one can accuse me of not supporting our print media.
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    R.I.P FRANK Magazine

    Our only political and satirical mag has folded again-this time it's probably gone forever.Hardly any of our local newsdealers carried it,and the one that did was in our biggest shopping mall[hard for me to get to],so I only have a total of 4 different issues. I think I will try to bag and board...