Shannen and I are shopping for a new house. Ottawa isn’t as crazy as Calgary, but we’re still looking at more than $250,000 for a single family home. Out of curiosity, I searched the area of Saskatchewan that our family is from on mls.ca. There are homes starting under $10,000, but nicer homes are over...
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A post or two ago I discussed my sheer glee at the long-awaited return of spring. This stills holds true for me, but I realized that spring brings something else with it – the uninhibited smoker. For most of winter these folks hide from the elements in cars, doorways, and alleys, but at this time of year they are...
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I’ve been waiting about 446 days for this. It’s about damn time.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006 Posted in Pets
For the past few days, when Humphrey bonks me in the forehead (or better yet, right smack dab on the mouth) with his cold wet nose to tell me it is time to go out at 5:30 a.m., I gladly hop out of bed to walk him. Ok, not gladly, but with far fewer ‘sigghhhhs’ and...
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Do you hear that Dan? It’s the sound of your twenties slipping away…………………… (L)
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Taken from a daily investment newsletter I receive from Canaccord Capital … For those who don’t know, the doughnut chain founded by the late Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman naturally started out its existence as Tim Horton’s. But the apostrophe was lost to the language legislation in the Province of Quebec: See, unless a business name...
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Completely unsubstantiated rumour: Showtime has picked up the show for 2 years at ~12 episodes a year. Here’s hoping … Arrested Development website at fox.com
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Thursday, March 23, 2006 Posted in Money
Just got a call from our broker – we did not get Tim Horton’s stock in the IPO. Not a surprise, but a bit disappointing. It starts trading tomorrow on the TSX and NYSE, both under the ticker THI. We own some Wendy’s stock, who will remain the majority owner of Tim’s even after tomorrow’s...
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Who’s in? aka Final Fantasy (terrible band name) aka violinist from the Arcade Fire aka I’ve already bought 2 tix. Others please join us! The Black Sheep Inn Update: File this one under “Always Ask Your Wife First” … looks like we have plans that weekend. S’too bad but not really since I’m sure the...
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Scientology. Where do I begin? There is so much to say. The South Park episode that tells Scientology’s actual creation story … can you tell it was founded by a science fiction writer? South Park is aired on Comedy Central, which is owned by Paramount. Paramount made Mission Impossible 3. Tom Cruise stars in Mission...
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