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I was sent the following article about Mr. Davis - a regular writer for the Province in B.C. and one of my favorites as I love people who are biographers and see things in their home towns we often fail to see or are too busy to notice. I am sorry to read of his pending last days and hope he...

Discussions are already taking place in the U.S. about another 9/11 anniversary - whether this is a good thing or a bad thing I don't know but each year I am remiss in mentioning something that stays with me as clear as the day it happened. How Canada and Canadians opened their airspace...

Greek Orthodox Church At Ground Zero Destroyed on 9/11: Still Not Rebuilt – IndyPosted I am always amazed at the lack of news coverage in comparison to the "plight of the Mosque" at ground zero for one little church which was destroyed on 9/11 at the site of the terrorist attack. One would...

Obituary printed in the London Times -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long...

FOXNews.com - Oosthuizen Takes British Open This surprise winner who was a leader from the first day was a refreshing win - you have to be a magician to fight those winds at St. Andrews. Nice to see a new name and face holding up a winner's trophy and boy he was a cool one during the whole...

Juan.... Here's a cutie for you to have for your very own - they can even be towed behind an SUV and are capable of ground AND water air-surface landings... ICON Aircraft: Sport Flying Revolution They are working on a light sport aircraft prototype in the desert north of here .... I...

I know everyone is filled to the brim with Olympics but I thought this note kinda cute and you might enjoy reading it. SQWRACING JOURNAL: I know I'm not supposed to publish the entire article but this is really nice. Well done Vancouver/BC/CANADA! Hey he has my MITTENS on!!

Today John McCain released his Vice Presidential candidate choice - Sarah Palin - currently Governor of Alaska. Most of the websites are difficult to get into right now - but this is an interesting one about her...if you don't already know her. Certainly in line with Obama's prediction of...

Father's Day last weekend brought many of the usual commercial messages, advertising, and a collection of some pretty original ideas from some of my friends who are still lucky enough to have a father - or even luckier - to be fathers themselves. At the end of my Sunday R&R I imposed upon...

happy birthday zan!!! enjoy your special day...

I put this in Philosophy because I feel it is more than a religious issue....rather one of human rights. Three things I have noticed in the past few days: Beijing Olympic Committee has refused bringing in any Bibles to the Olympic Games in 2008, either personal by visitors, or handed out by...

I leaped out of bed thinking I had to put the clock ahead and I was going to lose an hour.... Have been up for two hours and realize it's "Fall Back".... Have a good day folks - we have an extra hour to get into trouble.

http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g2/applegame.htm Good Eye/Hand coordination needed.... I failed... only bagged 47....

Aircraft have been sent from B.C. and Quebec to assist in the California fire fighting - we can always look north for some kind of assistance when in trouble .... Not a Canadian craft, but there is some quality flight going on by one guy (nobody seems to know if he is an ex-military or...

Responsible First Child? Bratty Baby Last Child? Where did you fit in your family group. Time Mag has an interesting article on how it may have affected your personality quirks - link below http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1672715,00.html The Power of Birth Order...

Canadian Ships are taking part this weekend along with the Snowbirds from Canada in SFO. I thought the Snowbirds had been cancelled as the Blue Angels were taking part but nephew said he thinks both teams are participating. My nephew just phoned as he has been invited aboard one of the ships...

Any golfers here? There is a tourney on in (or near) Montreal I think - something new - an International Team with Canadians and Euros and Aussies and some from Asia against the U.S. It's match play and they are both so close it's going to be interesting Sat and Sun... In case you didn't...

I am ignorant on the topic of tattoos... not because I dislike them but I detest needles - and for cosmetic reasons I have a choice not to go near them. I nearly lost my lunch getting my ears pierced when my girlfriend and I dared each other one Saturday to get them done... What are the...

Forgot to post this from a couple of days ago - probably old news to readers by now http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/comment/story.html?id=e517f1af-838c-4d0e-8c5f-4e13ebd50dec Fresh tax treaty boon for investment Finn Poschmann, Financial Post Published: Saturday...

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/comment/story.html?id=e517f1af-838c-4d0e-8c5f-4e13ebd50dec Fresh tax treaty boon for investment Finn Poschmann, Financial Post Published: Saturday, September 22, 2007 Amid the din over parity in the Canada-US dollar exchange rate came some...