Decor Delight
Recently I’ve discovered two online sources that feed my constant craving for new and fresh decor ideas. In one, the photos are rich and beautiful. The rooms are lush and gorgeous. …
December 2010
An Update on Comments
On Tuesday I deleted more than 75 spam comments here. That’s a new record by a long shot! …
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The Meaning of our Non-Word
When we can’t find the proper word in a sentence or we’re too rushed or we don’t know what the right word is, we have been filling the space with the non-word (or so we thought) “schmenge”. …
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Unnatural Childbirth
The world’s oldest mother is dying. The 70 year old Indian woman lied to doctors when she underwent in vitro fertilization 3 years ago, claiming she was 55 – the legal cutoff age for the procedure. She and her husband are poor farmers who have been “desperate” to have their own child during their 56 year marriage. …
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Room – Book Review
If you browse bookstores, check the best-seller lists or read about literary awards you already know that London-based novelist Emma Donoghue has won the Rogers’ Writers Trust Fiction Prize here in Canada and a major literary award in her native Ireland. She missed out on the Man Booker Prize but her latest novel, Room, is the third best-selling book in Canada right now. …
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Natural Beauty
More than a metre of snow fell here during Snowmageddon. Some beautiful formations, like glaciers, have been created by the freeze-thaw-freeze conditions. …
Creepy Credit Capturing Capabilities
More proof that the bad guys are always one step ahead and the industry is playing catchup.  Check out this video on a new way to grab your credit card info without ever touching you or your card. All together now: EEEEK! …
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The Next Multi-Million Seller
Simon and Schuster has announced that it’s going to publish a memoir next year that makes it “the chosen publishing house”. …
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Snowpocalypse Now!
Officially, it’s called Snowmageddon but I’m breaking away from the media pack. Getting more than three feet of snow in a couple of days brought to mind the blizzard of ’77. Turns out I wasn’t off base – this onslaught actually broke the snowfall record set back that long ago. Once again we thank Toro for making its reliable snowblower! …
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RIP Mark Dailey
By all accounts, Mark Dailey was a class act; a true pro who had a wicked sense of humour, a respectable work ethic and terrific instincts for news. The CITY-TV news anchor and voice lost his second battle with cancer yesterday at the age of 57. …
Extremely Secluded Plot of Land for Sale
Wow – what a price reduction! An infamous 1.4 acre parcel of wooded land in western Montana had been listed for $154,500 but the price has been dropped to $69,500. …
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Please…Just Stop Talking….
“I don’t like to believe in depression. I believe that if you work hard enough you can get yourself out of it.” …
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