http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg

hahaha

Following is US President Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation of 1863, which established said national holiday in the midst of that country's civil war. I realize it's distinct from, and doesn't strictly apply to, the Canadian version of that holiday (celebrated today), however I am very much sympathetic to its reverential tone and spirit ( Read more... )

"If you've had a coke in the last 80 years you've helped someone's Olympic dreams come true."

So...consuming coke makes people's dreams come true. Interesting advertising tactic there haha.

Hiking through the mountains in the West Kootenays, BC.

Wild Horses! :D

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I saw Batman...it was alright. Heath Ledger definitely deserves an Oscar for his performance, I'll say that much. The film itself though...while great, definitely isn't the second coming that many people are hailing it as ( Read more... )

Is there anyone out there who reads this thing, but isn't on my friend's list (or, perhaps, doesn't even have an lj)? If so, drop an anonymous comment and say hello!

Hold out your left hand, palm up (right hand if you're a lefty) and then connect your pinkie finger to your thumb. In the circle formed insert the index finger and thumb from your right hand, tips touching, so that your right thumb is just below your left thumb and your right index finger is just below your left pinkie. Ask yourself any question ( Read more... )

This is actually quite funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EvPvfVOUV8&feature=related

Essential reading for anyone interested in undoing what we have done to Mother Earth over the last 162 years.

I've now had this journal for just over 6 years...how time flies! I seldom find the time to post anymore, but I still check in occasionally. In any case, 6 years ago today I was teaching English in Japan and coping with a freezing winter and no heat in my little apartment. I can only wonder what unpredictable little surprises the next six years ( Read more... )