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Here's the latest (and last!) addition to my menagerie: Opal Eulalia Whiteley! She's five years old and was adopted last week from the Toronto SPCA. Silas and Elsa are still getting used to their new house mate-- and I'm still getting used to having white hairs floating everywhere-- but I think she'll fit in quite nicely.
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Why liberal parents are now breeding a generation of little horrors
by JO-ANN GOODWIN
My husband and I started trying for a family eight years ago, when I was in my mid-30s. We left it fairly late, and four miscarriages down the line, there is only a fool's hope that we will ever become parents.
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Weapon fragment found in whale reveals it was more than a century old
BOSTON (AP) - A 45-tonne bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt - more than a century ago.
Embedded deep under its blubber was a 13-centimetre arrow-shaped projectile that has given ( Read more... ) -
A summary of recent events:
Six weeks in Toronto and I haven't yet been moidered.
My dad, my sis, and my nephew, Morgan came for a (too short !) visit earlier this month, and Eric's work has him "on the road" far too much for my liking. I've taken a little while to settle in to my new surroundings and acquaint myself with the city, but this coming week I'll begin in earnest ( Read more... ) -
You think I'm cute ?...
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - The police log entry said it all: "Deceased fawn was dressed up like an infant and abandoned at the Pantages" Theater. Why would anyone dress up a dead newborn deer, lay it in a basket and leave it outside an ornate downtown landmark ( Read more... ) -
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When books are concerned, the prudence with which I usually govern my spending flies clear out the window. That said, I must point out I never buy new unless dramatic price cuts are involved; you sure as hell won't catch me plonking down $20 for a contemporary soft cover. Without a doubt my weakness lies in the discount and used book shops such as ( Read more... ) -
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Early last Thursday, after a visit to Emploi Quebec, I was all set to enroll in a *six month French course to be funded by the province. A sizable undertaking, maybe, but I must confess: I felt myself growing eager at the prospect of accomplishing this.
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Although I'm fascinated by all cetaceans, the sperm whale piques my interest especially. I was taught quite a bit about marine mammals for my stint as a volunteer at Halifax's Museum of Natural History; there I led elementary school children though the exhibits, explaining that 'whalebone' isn't actually bone, passing around examples of scrimshaw ( Read more... )
