A couple of days ago I came home to find a Robin sitting at the foot of the concrete steps to my place. The way it was sitting nestled in the grass made it look like it was just sleeping, but as I approached it didn't fly away. I got right up to it and realized it was dead, however being the owner of several cats it wasn't consistent with any ( Read more... )

After 18 months in sleepy storage I pulled back the cover on the Camaro today. She had two flat tires and a dead battery, but with the help of the neighbourhood mechanic it was easily remedied. Now I don't know if any of you can relate to this, but after driving a Mini-van for 18 months and then sitting behind something with over 200hp, well it's ( Read more... )

90 years ago today, attacking together for the first time, four Canadian divisions stormed Vimy Ridge at 5:30am on 9 April 1917. More than 15,000 Canadian infantry overran the Germans all along the front. Incredible bravery and discipline allowed the infantry to continue moving forward under heavy fire, even when their officers were killed. There ( Read more... )

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Best movie so far this year! I mean Sharkwater was fantastic but this had blood, guts, action, explosions, a girl with a gun for a leg. I mean come on! That's Academy Award winning material ( Read more... )

For those of you who don't know me I love going to flea markets and antique shops and sifting through junk. I love old relics and eccentric treasures! Oh yeah, I also like wheelin' and dealin' with people. When it comes to getting a bargain at a market my last name is Weinstein ( Read more... )

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Woo-ha! The Trailer Park Boys were here in Calgary today signing autographs for their new fan book. I <3 TPB. I could watch the seasons over and over again and not be tired of it ( Read more... )

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Great Ocean Predator in Peril
Shark’s decline allows prey to boom unchecked
Margaret Munro, CanWest News Service
Published: Friday, March 30, 2007Huge schools of cownose rays, metrewide creatures with poisonous stingers on their tails, are cruising the Atlantic coast in unprecedented numbers, wiping out scallop beds and threatening oysters and ( Read more... )

Last night we had our annual police soccer banquet to celebrate the season and drink off the $150 bar tab. It was good times had by all - especially for the 4 girls on our team who are infamous for their hard partying and brutal honesty when drunk ( Read more... )