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Friday, December 3, 2010

The Memoirs of George W. Bush; The Pillsbury Dough Man

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes i...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010 How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My good...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Here's to Bonnie Scotland on St. Andrew's Day

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2010 Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North, The birthplace of valour, the country of worth! Wherever I ...
Sunday, November 28, 2010

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2010 To see a world in a grain of sand And heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eter...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Photos from Las Vegas and Grand Canyon

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010 This is my first visit to Las Vegas since 1994 and there have been many changes.  Several prominent Vegas hot...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Rod Stewart at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010 Hello again from Las Vegas.  Rod Stewart put on a great show last night at Caesar's Palace.  It was the last...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Greetings from Las Vegas

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010 GREETINGS FROM FABULOUS LAS VEGAS! Here I am in Las Vegas, the Entertainmet Capital of the World.  I flew here...
Saturday, November 20, 2010

Wilfrid Laurier and Immigration

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY We do not anticipate, and we do not want, that any individuals should forget the land of th...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

The Environment and the Canadian Senate

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powe...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Prince William, Kate and the Catherines of Henry VIII

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010 The media are absolutely buzzing about the announcement yesterday of the engagement of Prince William and Kat...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Louis Riel

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010 He was a complex man, full of contradiction and angst, certainly, but what makes Louis Riel him so intriguing i...
Saturday, November 13, 2010

Palindromes

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY What is a cynic? A man who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. - Oscar...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Why I Wear a Poppy on Remembrance Day

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010 Today is Remembrance Day in Canada and in other countries of the Commonwealth. It is known as Veteran’s Day in...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

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TUDESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 NOTE TO READERS OF NUMBER 16 If you are a fan of old television shows and you think you have a good knowledg...
Monday, November 8, 2010

Margaret Mitchell and Gone With the Wind

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010 In a week moment, I have written a book. . .   - Margaret Mitchell, in a 1935 letter, a year before the 1936 pu...
Friday, November 5, 2010

Guy Fawkes Day

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010 Remember, remember, the 5th of November The Gunpowder Treason and plot ; I know of no reason why Gunpowder Trea...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

WILL ROGERS, SON OF OKLAHOMA

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010 QUOTES OF THE DAY Today I present to you three quotes from the American humourist and showman, Will Rogers. ...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease, No comfortable feel in any member – No shade...
Sunday, October 31, 2010

All About Halloween

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2010 HAPPY HALLOWEEN On this last day of October, I wish you a Happy Halloween. As a Halloween gift to you, I have...
Saturday, October 30, 2010

Halloween

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2010 A HALLOWEEN TREAT TO YOU FROM ME Tomorrow is All Hallow's Eve, the day before All Saints Day.  As a Hallo...