Is there a school for incompetent sales people where they learn phrases like:

"things of that nature"

and other words to fill the void around the vacuum of their head?

New Year musings ( Read more... )

So, the spa at the Hampton, Guelph, is a damn fine place to relax..

I need to do this more! :-)

The last month or so has been busy. Beyond, way beyond, normal busy. I am feeling the stress physically, and that is not the greatest. But tonight, I went to a bookstore - what I consider my sanctuary. Driving back to my hotel room, I discovered that I had lost the stress....

I was standing at the deli counter in Whole Foods. While waiting for the server, a woman came and started looking at the food in front of me. She actually pushed me out of the way physically by nudging me 'accidentally' - about 4 times ( Read more... )

...it ain't a trip. A philosophy I have adopted for travel ( Read more... )

I saw a recent McCain ad about how they want you to know that Obama using the "Present" button in the Illinois Senate is the same as pressing the 'Chicken' button. It was NASTY. I am sure the Senators they support have pressed the 'Chicken' button more than once. How come it is only bad when Obama does it. Narrow minded liars ( Read more... )

I am in Canada. The one-dollar coin has a bird on it. A loon. Hence, the one dollar coin is a loonie. As an aside, the two dollar coin is a twoonie ( Read more... )

On the facebook forum for the 'new' Scrabble game, someone has requested that the developers add the word "ostridge" to their dictionary ( Read more... )

Hotel Service Directory
Iron/Ironing Board
In case your room does not have this facility you can pick up the key to our ironing room at the reception desk. Dial: 9Why do I dial 9? To warn the reception desk that I am coming ( Read more... )