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The Bay of Fundy back in the running – New 7 Wonders of Nature

Posted in Bay of Fundy, Humor, Lifestyle, Saint John NB, Social Commentary, canada on June 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »

O.K., now I am really confused. We’re in – we’re out? What’s going on. Every day last year before the “New 7 Wonders of Nature” contest round 1 closed, I faithfully, and I mean faithfully (I set my alarm daily to make sure!) went on-line and voted for the Bay of Fundy (for some reason [...]

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Coffee, Tea or Kibble?

Posted in Humor, Lifestyle, Saint John, Social Commentary, air canada, west jet on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Air Canada travelers who fret over leaving Fifi at home when they fly can relax, the airline is once again allowing furry companions in its cabins.
I squealed in delight!!! Quickly grabbing cat no. 1 as it sauntered past the coffee table, got it in a two arm hug and clapped it’s little paws together [...]

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Arctic Appetizers – more on the Canadian Seal Saga

Posted in Canadian Seal hunt, Humor, Lifestyle, Saint John NB, Social Commentary on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

O.k. here is the latest in my Seal Saga – just after I thought we had heard the last of it, all the hub-bub had died down surrounding Gen Jean’s culinary escapades – I came across this story in the “Nunavut News.” (Where did you think I get this stuff – the New [...]

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Election Canadian Style!

Posted in Humor, Saint John NB, Social Commentary, canada, politics on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »

There are a few things that we Canadians are pretty good at. We brew really good, potent beer, give birth to our fair share of awesome hockey players and of course we are always there right behind the Americans to do general “Invasion Cleanup” detail.
But there is one thing that we perhaps excel at [...]

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Facebook, Blogging & Twitter – Social Networking the new Addiction

Posted in Humor, Lifestyle, Saint John, Social Commentary on June 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

We are a one laptop family. When hubby is off on the weekends I rarely get a chance at the computer if at all. Usually this irritates me, however I noticed this evening that I felt very distressed from not having been attached to the thing by my invisible power cord. [...]

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Canadian Seal Hunt Attacked by PETA

Posted in Humor, Lifestyle, Saint John NB, Social Commentary on June 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »

This post was inspired by an article I read regarding PETA’s – People for the ethical treatment of Animals – latest campaign against the Canadian Seal Hunt. Some groups really know how to hop on the bandwagon to get some press and PETA specializes in it.
The group has launched an animated video [...]

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Who knew? A Global Language Monitor?

Posted in 000, 000 word, 1, Global language monitor, cnn, obamamania on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Who would of thought? OMG are we smart or what? The following is an article from CNN web-site (yes this is what I do for fun when I can’t sleep I read new feeds!!)
the following is an excerpt from the article….FYI
English contains more words than any other language on the planet and will [...]

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Ahoy Matey! Cruise Ship off the Port Bow

Posted in Saint John, cruise ship, cruise tourism, photography on June 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Photo courtesy of portcitypics-fundysnapper.blogspot.com
Ah…..summer. Weed whackers, backyard BBQ’s, beers out on the deck…and oh yeah…CRUISE SHIP SEASON!!!
Yes folks it’s that time of year again. The time when thousands of cruise ship passengers descend on Saint John like a swarm of pastel colored, photo snapping, chino wearing locusts.
But hey we know what side our back bacon [...]

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Fernhill Cemetary – A Walk in the Past

Posted in Bay of Fundy, Fernhill Cemetary, Pugsley, Saint John, Tilley on June 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Photograph courtesy of: Jordan McWilliams
Some of you (all 3 of you at least) may have noticed that I did not post yesterday. This was because I was off doing “couplesy things“. Yes, hubby hauled me out from where I have taken root in a cold dank dark corner, mushrooms and moss forming [...]

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"The Gate of Heavenly Peace"

Posted in China, Communism, Evil, Gate of Heavenly Peace, Hiliary Clinton, Red Nation, Tianeman Square on June 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »

That is what the name “Tiananmen” translated means.
However that is not the image we associate with when we hear that name. The scene I still see so clearly in my minds eye, are the images which have been burned into our psyche that somehow we will never forget. The brain [...]

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