Published on November 21st, 20112 comment

A friend treated me to a movie on 31 October 2009. The movie was Amelia.
I’m one of those viewers who tend to step right into a good movie, and this movie was no different. I became so proud of Amelia for doing “her thing” and being a woman far ahead…
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Published on November 20th, 2011one comment

Recently a co-worker told me of his bad experience with what appeared to be his internet connection. He told me that when he called for tech-support they discovered that he had never…
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Published on November 19th, 201178 comment

Thank YOU Doggies.com! Last week my local Showcase (aka: As Seen On TV) store advertised the Potty Patch for sale for only $49.99 and $89.99, so I decided to “Google” the Potty Patch and see what I could learn BEFORE purchasing the product. Am I ever glad I took the necessary time to research the product!
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Published on November 18th, 2011one comment

As the old saying goes, “never rains but it pours”… I had my garage door opener die on my a couple of days ago. Off to Lowe’s I went, after discovering during a telephone conversation with a service rep, that batteries for garage door openers were available.
Huh, once I returned home and …
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Published on November 17th, 20112 comment

Oh, how clearly I remember the highschool I attended. It was a rural highschool, located in a ‘not so well off’ financially-speaking, area in southern Ontario. Oh, and how the ...
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Published on November 16th, 2011one comment

Wow, the stories I hear about pets being inadvertently poisoned by us, their caregivers…it breaks my heart. I know I’d never be able to forgive myself if by providing my dog with a poor diet…
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Published on November 15th, 2011no comments

Why is it that when a man is single, he’s addressed formally as mister (Mr); when that same man gets married, he’s still addressed formally as mister… and, if at any time during his lifetime he becomes divorced, he’s addressed formally as (you guessed it) mister? Yet…
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Published on November 14th, 2011no comments

Reading over Mike Johnston’s Hearty soup recipe that was published in our local newspaper, I realized I’d FINALLY come upon a recipe that was VERY similar to dad’s, though it ...
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Published on November 12th, 20113 comment

If you’re tired of peeling potatoes… tired of getting those white starch spots alllll over the sink and counter top EVERY time you peel potatoes… then technique this is for you!
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Published on November 11th, 2011one comment

I received a copy of this in an email from a fello’ genealogist. As I was reading through this, all I could think was OMG, OMG, OMG… Then I rushed off to the Internet to verify the story truly belonged to Andy Weir… and lo’ and behold, it DOES! So, I just HAVE to re-post his story here to share with all of you.
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