Monthly Archives: June 2003

Violence

I was 18 years old the last time my adoptive father hit me. I knew it was coming, because he went to the basement to get the two by four. I was standing in the bathroom doorway when he swung. … Continue reading

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Community

I set off on a journey recently that didn’t end at my expectations. That can be humbling and freeing. If I have the priviledge of taking this journey again, I will go with no goals, I will just go. “The … Continue reading

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What the World Thinks of America

A global TV forum hosted in London Thursday will bring together politicans, media and various others in a 90 minute program. Might be interesting. What would peak my curiousity is the poll that will be conducted in the US looking … Continue reading

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oh, one of those days eh?

I fell into a vat of chocolate I fell into a vat of chocolate I fell into a vat of chocolate la dee doo dum, la dee doo dum day. What did you do when you fell into the chocolate … Continue reading

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Leap blogging

In a quick stroll around the neighbourhood a couple of gems caught my eye. Tim Blair’s piece on his grandmother is sheer gold. Darryl Dash is celebrating the fact his father-in-law is alive after a serious accident. Ian McKenzie has … Continue reading

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Canadian Social Trends

Mark Bryon looks at the USS Clueless post on the annexation of Canada. It’s always facinating to see how Americans perceive our provincial/federal relationships and our peculiar discontent. I do agree that Canadians tend to first perceive themselves as not … Continue reading

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Blessed are the re-builders

I made a promise in the days before the war in Iraq I made a promise during the war in Iraq With all the defending of position all the words on blogs I want to post re-builder voices Through Such … Continue reading

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Vote for me

Why in the tarnation this site wound up in my log is a bit like the mystery of spam….. I suspect it was there in case I was log-sitting. That’s it! If I was log-sitting I’d click on it. Ok. … Continue reading

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