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Things overheard repeated around the Fullerton household since Tuesday: “Have you seen my ______?” “Do you know which box the  _______ is in?” “Have you unpacked my _____?” “Did you see where the movers put the ______?” “I can’t find the ______.” “Where did you put the _____?” “Are you sure we remembered to pack...

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You were a good house. An excellent first home, I may even venture to say. We had many great times here (too many to list) – but I won’t miss you. Not one bit. Things I’m looking forward to in our new neighbourhood: The commute. Though it is the same distance, I will spend far...

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Do me a favour – pull out your last telephone bill. What did having a land-line cost you last month? $50? Plus long distance? One option is getting rid of that pesky land-line, and depending on only your cell phone. I did it for a while, and it’s OK. However, when cell coverage sucks in...

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For comedic relief during game 7 between the Carolina Hurricanes and our Edmonton Oilers (yes, I had firmly secured a seat on the badwagon), Dan and I began flipping back and forth between CBC (Canadian) coverage and NBC (American) coverage.  Hilarious.  My favourite example of NBC’s inexperience with broadcasting hockey games was when the announcer called it...

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Today is June 20, 2006, or by some date formats 20-06-2006, or 20062006. A few weeks ago, it was 6-06-2006. No matter what date format you use, 6-6-6 is the same … June 6, 2006. A pet peeve of mine is date formats that allow ambiguity. When you see 02/05/2006, what do you think it’s...

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I love ebay … Guided tour of one of Canada’s greatest cities for your garden gnome or stuffed animal! (Note to Jon, Jen and Crispy: there is a very strong possibility that one of you may be the tour guide for the winning bidder’s friend, if they select Toronto or Calgary. Like 93%.) UPDATE: no...

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This must be how cavemen felt when they created fire for the first time….we got A/C on Thursday! Ok wait, let’s rewind. We always had air conditioning – or so we thought…I guess all we really had was an A/C unit attached to the back of the house. See, we moved into our house on...

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Our dear friend Michelle “Shelley” Nichols turns 31 today. Shelly, I hope your day (and evening) is 100% Madonna-licious. Good Luck! My money is on you!

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