tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65258242011-08-14T16:53:29.751-06:00Reverend Joyleafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16294291731182044362noreply@blogger.comBlogger5511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525824.post-49829190979678054392007-09-30T18:21:00.000-06:002007-09-30T18:25:08.014-06:00

Oliver: I'm just trying to snatch it!Emma: What's does snatch mean?Oliver: I don't know.

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Is it just the water coming from our tap or does Calgary water taste like dirt and/or mold these days?

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I woke up yesterday morning to the song Movin' Out which was stuck in my head for the rest of the day. Upon searching for a video on YouTube (successfully) I stumbled upon Angry Young Man. There are so many things that I could write about that song/video (all good). Have a look/listen.

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Three new links to pictures of our trip to Sicamous are located on the right.

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Or should I say "Nomo'hawk"? It only lasted for 3 days as Lori made me buzz it all clean.

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I think I'm done with quoting the house guests. I'm this close to giving up on the show. I'm slowly remembering why I stopped watching the show after the first couple seasons. Watching a bunch of people, who have no contact with the outside world, live together isn't fun to watch unless there's drama.I just can't stand the questions that Julie is asking. I know she's asking certain questions

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Everybody should head over to Lori's blog to wish her a Happy Birthday. She doesn't look a day over 29.

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I didn't watch last night's episode. I just couldn't stay up that late so I have no quotes.I am, however, intrigued by this.And the message boards/comment sections over here are kind of funny.

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"The door in the tea cup? What a brilliant technicality to bring into the mix. Jen wins (Head of Household) because she just happens to put down the lowest number? Because she has no spacial perception. I'm sick of people being rewarded for stupidity in this country. Jeez Louise!" - Joe"We should take a drink every time she (Jen) says 'I'". - Zach"She (Jen) is the most oblivious thing in

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I didn't hear anything worthy of quoting with the exception of a few good lines that were spoken during flashbacks of previous episodes (e.g. "She owed me $5 once.")I do have something to write here in place of quotes...but I woke up late and have to get to work.Check back this afternoon.UPDATEYou're probably going to be disappointed. I'm not sure my "something to write here in place of quotes"

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It's Stampede time in Calgary. We had tickets for the rodeo this past Saturday. The original plan was to head down to the grounds, see the sights and check out the rodeo. On Friday Emma came home from day camp with a fever and the chills. We think it was a case of heat/sun stroke, or something like that. She didn't really want to eat or drink but we managed to get her to drink some fluids.

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"I will absolutely die if she's (Carol) not evicted before me." - Jessica"I feel that I got off scotch free. Is that right? Scotch free?" - Kail"I had a tear running down my cheek and we had this heart to heart right in the middle of the strip bar." - Dick"I think Nick's cute.""I think Nick's hot.""Nick's so hot it's ridiculous." - Joe"I don't like muscles.""All the girls are like 'Has Nick

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"Stray too far from your low-fat diet and you just might poop your pants."Be sure to read the whole article, especially the section entitled 'Cheaters share cautionary tales'.

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"We all put our hands in the middle and we were like 'Go Blue!'...because we were the blue team." - Jessica"I was going to be rubbing butter off of Nick's body, I might not be able to concentrate on the competition properly. - Joe"Just lube yourself up in as much better as humanly possible and..." - Eric"I don't think there's one person that was looking at everyone covered in melted butter and

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For two days there was a strange wooden box sitting in the middle of the sidewalk in front of our neighbours house. I barely paid any attention to the box until this morning. I became extremely curious/concerned when I noticed the spay painted stencil on the box this morning. It read: "Contains secret test samples. Do not disturb box." Now the box is gone and I've missed my chance at taking

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"He (Joe) has really big nipples." - Dustin"She (Caril) owed me five dollars one time." - Jessica"Maybe it's just Jesus watching us.""I'm not incredibly flexible in my nether regions." - Joe"I immaculately conceived gonorrhea." - Joe"Talk about airing your dirty laundry. I'm mean it's the first night in the house and you're already dropping gonorrhea."

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A Calgary man is in custody after a shooting in the community of Deer Run. Police were called in at around 7:30 a.m. after reports of a man firing a gun from his second-floor balcony at an apartment complex at 13531 Deer Run Boulevard S.E. Neighbours heard about six shots and called 9-1-1. After police arrived, the man jumped off the balcony and started running through the parking lot where he

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Canadian pop sensation Avril Lavigne is being sued by U.S. songwriters for an alleged copycat version of an original song. The 1970s band, the Rubinoos, have claimed Avril Lavigne’s hit single "Girlfriend" is a ripoff of their 1979 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend."I found an mp3 of "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" by the Rubinoos. I'm sure we've all heard "Girlfriend" by Avril. This whole thing

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I'd like to bore you with details of the 8 dog encounters I had today while delivering the mail. I really would, but I won't.I will, however, bore you with details of the dead birds I've been finding along my mail route. The running total is now at 3 dead birds - 2 magpies and 1 unidentifiable baby (featherless, pink and looked like a mouse at first glance).The most interesting part of my

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We recently heard that, in a year, a microwave uses more electricity to power the little clock than it does to cook food. Every time I go to "zap" something I have to plug in the microwave. In an attempt to save the $50/year, that is apparently used to power the little clock, we're unplugging the microwave when it's not in use.And in an attempt to save water I've decided to shower only once

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Lori: Don't sit on the plate of food.Me: What?Lori: Don't sit on the plate of food.Me: What food?Lori: On the chair.Me: Why is it on the chair?Lori: Because it's hot.Me: *lauging*30 seconds laterLori: That was supposed to be for Oliver.Me: *more laughing*Then I think Lori kind of woke up a little. I was probably laughing quite loudly and she got mad at me. I don't think she was mad at me for

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Dear Jesus, Thank you for our supper and that Oliver's trying a new food that he likes and that it's not spicy...that mommy thinks it's not spicy but it is a little bit spicy. Amen.

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The phone just rang.Hello?Hi, is Emma there?Emma?Yeah. Is Emma there?Emma? There' s an Emma here but it's probably not the one you're looking for. She's only 5.Oh. Bye.The phone rang again a few seconds later.Hello?Oh, wrong number again.The girl on the other end sounded young but it never even dawned on me that someone could actually be calling to talk to my daughter. She's too young for

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The owner of two dogs that attacked and bit a letter carrier has spoken out for the first time since the incident. Natasha Bosse says the mailman surprised her dogs and he was to blame for the attack. On Tuesday the mail carrier was bitten in the upper right arm during an attack by two of Bosse’s dogs. He required stitches. “That dog is there is there to protect me and my daughter

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Being bitten by a dog while delivering the mail is one of my greatest fears. This story does not make me feel good at all.

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Who are you? I'm curious. You come to here via a search for my blog at YAHOO! search and you always seem to leave by clicking on the link for chrisandevey. Do I know you? Just wondering who you are.Actually, I'm curious to know who all my remaining readers are. Nobody leaves comments anymore. I don't give reason to leave comments as I don't post often enough. So what keeps you all coming

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The peacock came extremely close to these kids. I didn't capture a shot of them and the peacock together but I've pieced these two images together to give you an idea of what happened.

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Halfway through my last week of vacation.--Been very busy over the last while. Well, last week was busy anyway. Dad was here and we busted our butts cleaning up and purging a ton of stuff that has collected over the years. Took 4 trips to the landfill. Had to deal with a curve ball when we learned it was time to replace the fridge. Said goodbye to the "big green van" when dad and I took it

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Week one of my holiday is done and we're into week two. Trip to Edmonton was great. First time we've ever gone on a trip for that many days/nights (that I can think of). It brought back a flood of memories from all the family vacations I went on as a child. I'm glad we're creating new memories for ourselves and our kids. Totally had a great time. Got to see, and hang out with, a few friends

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I've reactivated my Facebook account. No hard feelings if we're not "friends".I've just begun 3 weeks of vacation. Very excited. Started things off by watching Shrek and Shrek 2 last night. This morning I took the kids to see Shrek the Third.We're heading to Edmonton on Monday and are all looking forward to seeing some friends. I'm a little concerned that I haven't received a response from a

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I managed to pull myself away from the facebook vortex. It's quite liberating actually. Deleted my MySpace page as well. Was considering getting rid of this place as well but changed my mind.Red underwear is sexy.

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I think it's time to break my silence with this video.

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I never would have imagined that Lori would say "I like it" when I walked out of the bathroom with my new look. I figured she would avert her eyes and be unable to look at me until I shaved the rest of me face. Perhaps saying she likes it is her gift to me for our anniversary. If so, it's a nice gift because my new look was my gift to her. See how that worked out?

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I'm now beginning to understand why "they" have said that "springing forward" 3 weeks early could/would cause problems. Our clock radio is designed to automatically change, by itself. So three weeks ago I had to manually set the clock ahead one hour. Last night (i.e. early this morning) was apparently the originally planned "spring ahead".My alarm was set for 7:30. It went off. I hit snooze. I

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Not much on my mind worthy of blogging. I don't have any good work stories. As the weather has been nicer I've been seeing a lot more dogs out on my route. They've usually been out with their owners so I'm able to meet the dogs, learn their names and get close without them thinking I'm a threat. I'm not as scared to deliver mail as I was a few weeks ago. I had a couple close calls with dogs

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"This is what I don't like about living in Alberta. There are no farms to go to."-Lori Jolliffe

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The lost item has been found! I don't know how I lost it in the first place but I found it at the side of the street today while out for delivery! Whew!Anybody know what happened to that +10 C weather we were supposed to have? I was *this close* to wearing shorts today.I don't know what's going on but I did 4 sets of flyers at my apartments today and my total delivery time was pretty much the

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Turns out those thick letters I had yesterday (for every suite in that one apartment building) are probably not from a rental company. I think the units in that apartment building are owned not rented. The letters were from a real estate company. One of them was refused by the recipient. They wrote a message on the back saying something along the lines of "Quit wasting paper by sending stuff

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Not much interesting to note today. Had lots of mail. One of my apartment buildings has approximately 75 suites. Every single unit got the exact same piece of mail. I'm not totally sure what the items were but for every sing unit to receive the exact same thing I can only assume that it's something from the rental company. The items were in brown envelopes and were quite thick. They were

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Interesting things I saw/experienced today:I had the same cab driver this morning. The "pen-stealing-cab driver" I mentioned yesterday. He still had my pen. I got it back.A customer stopped me on my route. His truck was broken into and some things were missing. He wanted to know if I saw anyone while delivering on his street. I didn't see anyone. I kind of think he may have been suspicious

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Today was better and not better. I had two sets of flyers for the apartments. Doesn't seem like a big deal but some of those mail boxes in the older apartments are so small. Cramming flyers into boxes full of mail (because people like to pick up their mail only once a month) slowed me down quite a bit. Yesterday I didn't deliver any flyers and was able to cover the route within 3 hours.

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Today was day one on my very own route. I actually had a pretty good day, all things considered. I think I'll give it a week before I form any real opinions on the route.--The look I sported, seen in the picture in my last post, only lasted for 2 days. I'm now back to looking like I do in my profile picture.--I did my taxes all by myself this year (with a little help from my dad to double

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Molester wasn't quite the look I was going for. I'm actually sticking with this look for work tomorrow. We'll see how long this lasts.

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It's currently 4:12 AM. I've been awake since 2:00 AM. I awoke to the sounds of Oliver crying. Being woken in the middle of the night has been a common occurrence for quite some time now. Oliver has plenty of nights when he's able to wait until morning before he has to pee but tonight was not one of them.2:00 AM - I find Oliver in the hall. He's whining because he peed the bed. I strip the

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I have an infection in my eye. The Dr gave me some drops and things should clear up soon.Several things come to mind when I look at this picture.I've got a nasty, yellowish goober in the corner of my eye.My eyebrows need some tweasing and/or waxing.I'm freckle-y.Funny thing about the freckles. Yesterday when I got home from work I went upstairs, undressed and got ready to have a shower. When I

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Encountering dogs whilst delivering the mail is one of my least favorite things. I make my best effort to talk to dogs that bark at me from behind a door or gate or fence. Yesterday I had the pleasure of petting a very cute baby rottweiler that a woman was taking for a walk. It was nice change from the experience I had 2 weeks ago.A couple Mondays ago I was making my way down a street that I

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It's been a long time coming and I thought it would be a much longer wait than it was but I received some good news today. As of February 25 (happy anniversary J & K - coincidence?) I will have my own postal route.Picture explanation: I wore this for an entire evening last week and insisted that the kids refer to me as officer daddy. They thought it was hilarious."pwnd?" you say. Go here.

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Let's pretend Lori's the one with the green shirt and I'm the one with the beverage. Let's also pretend that we're in our PJs and trying to fall asleep (and that I don't really have a beverage and that Lori has hair).

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This is the last year that I will be eligible to try out for Canadian Idol (unless they change the rules re: age). Unfortunately I just learned that the auditions in Calgary already took place and I'm not about to travel to another city to audition there. It's not that I'd actually try out but considering this is my last eligible year I was kind of thinking about it. Riiight. Nearly forgot

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Friday night Oliver was able to take in his first rock show. I took him to an all ages show that started at 7:00 (was supposed to start at 6:30). We went to see my buddy's band, somastate.As you can see from the pictures they were selling jam. I guess they don't have any CDs or other merchandise so they relied on creativity to make some money. The show was great and Oliver enjoyed himself. By the

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Mail ProcessingUploaded by greedy123I've made the attempt to explain how mail is processed to many people. People who probably wished they hadn't asked. I came across a video that pretty much explains it all, much quicker than I ever could.The part I'm a little unclear on is why the narrator is talking about postal codes in relation to state names. That's just not right. Postal codes go with

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THESE BOYS HAVE CHANGED A LOT OVER THE YEARS. I CAN REMEMBER FIRST HEARING THEM WHEN I WAS IN GRADE 10 (I THINK).THIS IS A GREAT SONG. CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THEIR OTHER NEW STUFF.HT MARTIN

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knock knockwho's there?dog headdog head who?dog head I forgot to say giovanniknock knockwho's there?giovanni headgiovanni head who?giovanni head I forgot to say pirate headknock knockwho's there?pirate headpirate head who?pirate head I forgot to say giovanni againknock knockwho's there?train headtrain head who?train head i forgot to say donkeyknock knockwho's there?train headtrain head who?train

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I let the kids take a stab at photography. Not too bad.Taken by Emma.Taken by Emma.Taken by Emma.Taken by Emma.Taken by Oliver.Taken by Oliver.Taken by Oliver.

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Can't believe I hadn't heard about The Frank Anderson until yesterday. Just need to find out how I can see the film.Official WebsiteflickrMySpaceIMDbht to this person who left a comment here who's space I found via this post over here

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Today wasn't nearly as exciting as it was yesterday. It was cold. Durn cold. Still is. Lori and I are probably going to argue over who has to go pick up Emma from school cause neither one of us wants to go back outside. It's gross. And I think I read that tonight, with the wind chill, it's supposed to go down to -41C. Ouch.

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Af if burning my mouth wasn't enough fun for today. Let me tell you about what happened earlier in the day.One of the joys of being a letter carrier is trying to get through delivery without peeing your pants. You may laugh but it's true. Normally it's not a problem, if I limit my coffee consumption prior to heading out to deliver. I've been trying to get into the habit of only drinking about

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Lori has been cooking/baking up a storm today. She has taken it upon herself to go through the arduous task of making cabbage rolls, which we are having for supper. Earlier, when I was in kitchen, I noticed that she had something in the crock pot. I thought nothing of it since it's normal for her to have food on the go even if it's not something we will be eating today. Lori's often proactive

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Totally meant to post this when I got home from work in Tuesday.Overheard at the post office:"It would be a pretty good day if it weren't for all this mail."

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On Monday, while we were are the mall, I bought new shoes. I was in desperate need of new shoes for work and left it until the day before going back to walking a route. I spent the previous five weeks on a mobile route, driving a company van from group mail box to group mail box. My footwear, although quickly deteriorating, were adequate for what I was doing.Knowing that Tuesday would bring a

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Double Oh Seven. I can hardly wait for a year of Bondisms.Changes at Blogger again. Beta came and went like a Calgary summer.As mentioned in my previous post, I've set up a web album from Christmas. I've also got an album of the Zoolights. A New Year's Eve album will be up soon. Be sure to check back for other albums in the future.

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Finally made it out to the Zoolights last night. Not a bad experience.Life has been busy at the post office. Friday was my last day of being on the same route for 5 weeks in a row. Next week I'm heading to a different depot and don't know what route I'll be on. I successfully bid into a Sick Relief position, working out of a depot that will have me working out of the same building but

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Penn and Teller destroy the recycling myth.- REASONS TO RECYCLE -FEELS GOODSAVES ENERGYSAVES MONEYCREATES GOOD JOBSSAVES TREESIMPROVES ENVIRONMENTSAVES LANDFILL SPACE

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"a teenaged Salvation Army volunteer...was shot in the ear, face and head.""The suspect held the gun two to three inches from the youth’s head yelling “I’m going to kill you!”"

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It's Letter/Parcelmania at the post office these days.If you receive your mail at a group box remove your mail/parcels everyday. If you are going away for a while arrange to have someone clear your box or pay for your mail to be held by the post office. Allowing items to accumulate to the point of there not being any more room in your box is not recommended.In other news: I got a flu shot at

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Have trouble in the kitchen? Want to take a stab at cooking something with no worries if you burn supper? Want to have nothing to clean up? Have a go at roasting a turkey - online.The only downside is that there's no yummy smell and, of course, you can't eat the bird.My turkey's almost done. Just another 30 minutes or so.

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Found at my new favorite website, instructables.comLink

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Heather has a good rant about having trouble with getting snow and ice cleared from their walk. Here's what I had to say in the comments:We rent a townhouse and they take care of it all (grass and snow/ice). A little girl, with broom in hand, rang our bell a couple weeks ago. She asked if I'd like for her to sweep the snow off our steps and walk. I said she could if she wanted to. She continued,

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There is a car parked across the street and its alarm keeps going off every two minutes (lasting for about 30 seconds). It's loud and nobody is coming to turn it off.What's a person to do? The car is in an unmarked parking space so there's no way to know which unit the car owner is in. Also, what if the owner has two vehicles and has gone out for the night (or away for an unknown period of

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Still have items that need to be sent to loved ones? If you send Letters, Cards, Small Packages & Parcels by tomorrow (Sat, Dec 9) they will reach their destination in time for Christmas.

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I don't speak, nor do I understand, Korean. You can continue to speak but I still won't understand a word you say.

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The three things in the title have nothing to do with each other.--About a week ago Lori made me some fudge. She made 2.5 pounds to be exact. Well, I didn't weigh it but Lori said it was 2.5 pounds. Anyways, the fudge has all been consumed and I was the only one who ate any. She also made almond roca. I don't know how much there was but let's say it was in a small lasagna sized pan. It too

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Heather was wondering what people are listening to and enjoying these days. Here's a small list I've come up with:Everything Is Everything by PhoenixLong Distance Call by PhoenixThe Game by Action ActionSpitting Games by Snow PatrolJune Gloom by The LikeWhat I Say And What I Mean by The LikeStation Approach by ElbowSuch Great Heights by The Postal ServiceHide And Seek by Imogen HeapGoodnight And

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A couple weeks ago I posted about the new public behaviour bylaw that was passed in Calgary. A bylaw that makes it illegal to spit, amoung other things.Guess what?A homeless man in Calgary has been handed a $115 fine for spitting, a ticket an advocate for the homeless says borders on bullying because the man was spitting in a trash can.Lame.

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This morning I missed my bus. My bus comes at 5:02AM. The next one doesn't come until 5:46AM. If you follow this link you can see down in the bottom right hand corner how the bus makes a loop. I thought I could quickly walk (and jog) a few blocks in order to catch the same bus I just missed. I was within a block of where I could have caught the bus when I saw it turn the corner. I was too

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Lori and I have decided we are going to engage in Buy Nothing Christmas this year. We're not taking it to the max. We've decided to not purchase gifts for each other, not even stocking stuff. The option to make something is there. I'm thinking about learning how to knit. What should I knit for Lori for Christmas?

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Joe Manafo wrote:because of the location and size of the church (outskirts of london, ~1000 weekend participants) there are students in his group who faithfully attend and are connected to their small groups who have never even set foot on the church campus.And then a comment was left that says:so where do these students ATTEND if not on campusThis prompted me to leave the following comment which

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Too many Calgarians like to eat, drink and be lazy, according to a report released yesterday by the Calgary Health Region. And sexually transmitted infections are also increasing, a trend Friesen attributed to Calgary's boom."There's often an association between good economic times and increases in sexually transmitted disease," he said. Way to go Calgary. I heard about this on the radio while

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According to theweathernetwork.com it's currently -26 degrees (C) in Calgary. But it also says it "feels like" -39 C. Ouch.

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Yesterday as I drove to work I may or may not have caused an accident. I was approaching an off ramp which lead downhill. As I looked ahead I could see a back log of traffic and lots of bright red brake lights. Seeing as it had snowed the previous day and night the roads were quite slippery. My van is equipped with ABS but I chose to slowly pump my brakes so as to cause my brake lights to

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Nearly a year ago I wrote a post about my discovery of Deep End Dining and drew people's attention to the balut (a.k.a. duck fetus) post. Now I'm sharing my discovery of kutti pi.Take a trip to the markets and see how one woman convinces wary butchers to sell her this taboo meat, then witness her guests' reactions to a dish made from unborn goat.Thanks to National Geographic you can view a video.

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A few have contacted me wondering what happened to Lori's blog. She has changed her URL. Do not, I repeat, do not go to her old one. wwwDOTlorijolliffeDOTblogspotDOTcom was taken over and is some other site now. Apparently going there can mess up your computer. I think that's all hearsay. Her new blog is not public and that's her choice. I suppose I should write more about what's going on

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Two electron microscopeimages of phlegmThis morning as I was blogging the 2 previous posts I suddenly had the urge to sneeze. And sneeze I did. Because I was typing I neglected to cover my face (i.e. mouth and nose). What resulted was the dislodging of phlegm from the back of my throat. But because I didn't cover my mouth the phlegm was able to escape. The only problem is that I don't know

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After two black audience members told [Michael] Richards he wasn't funny during his performance, he responded with a series of vicious remarks that were caught on video and broadcast on the internet.Richards made a reference to lynching, asked for security to throw the two men out, and then taunted them with repeated use of a racial epithet.Appearing via satellite on Late Show with David

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Calgary City Council voted Monday night to pass a public behaviour bylaw despite the protestations of dozens who gathered outside City Hall.The bylaw, which takes effect immediately, makes it illegal to spit, fight, carry a sheath knife, urinate or defecate in public or put one's feet up on public property.Fines would range from $50 to $300.

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Song by Underoath

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Approximately one year from the date that Safeway had to recall ground beef they are recalling cantaloupes. Different reason for the recall, but still...If it's not ground beef or spinach with E-coli it's beef that's "Mad" and alfalfa with salmonella. If it's not Hershey candy with salmonella it's cantaloupes with salmonella.It never seems to end.{UPDATE}Kirsten's comment urged me to confirm my

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The Food and Agriculture Organization says camel milk has vitamin C content three times higher than cow's milk. It is also rich in iron, unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin B.Camel's milk is said to be an ‘acquired taste', yet many people around the world depend on it. Its composition is closer to human milk than cow's milk is, so it is better for us. It also contains antibodies, and these may

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At 10 p.m. city staff set one urinal up in Bastion Square and a second at Douglas and View Streets, as they will every Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the next three months. The urinals will be taken away at 3 a.m.Staff will watch to see if urinals have an effect on a stinky problem found to originate with bar patrons -- not homeless people, as first thought.

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Canada Post has begun selling permanent stamps marked with a "P" instead of a denomination that will retain their value despite price increases.

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{No-Knead Bread}Found an interesting recipe for no-knead bread that seems pretty easy to make...if you have a kazillion years. I may try it one day. (ht ReadyMade blog){No-News News}"The secret to a long and healthy life lies in avoiding weight gain and keeping active"This is news? What's so new about this?

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I've spent the last hour and a half writing and rewriting a post regarding the comment Kristen left on my previous post. This post was going to include quotes and links and all kinds of stuff I thought was smart and interesting to read. I've changed my mind.All I have to say on the matter is that I kind of agree with Elton. Organized religion has a lot of major flaws. I wouldn't agree that it

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We went back yet again to Old Navy. That makes 3 times in 3 days. Thursday night involved Lori buying 2 pair of pants. Yesterday involved buying several more items (read about it here). We had to take advantage of the great deals once more. We bought several more items today and the average price of each item came to $4.59.Items I now have:2 pairs of slip on "Vans" type shoes8 shirts2 pairs

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