Year: 2011

2011 “End of Year Questions” Meme: Cuba Libre, Newfoundland Screech, and Skinny Minnie Me

As promised yesterday, here’s my 2011 “end-of-year question” meme answers. I’ve done a few slight revisions to the list I’ve used in past years but have also left

Friday Fun Link – My Year in First Lines

Every year on December 31, I do a “Year End Memes” post which has two parts – the first answers a bunch of questions about the past year.

A Small Pat on the Back (or Is That the Belly?)

As is often the case with many people who gain weight as they get older, I went from a high school graduating weight of 180 lbs to a

A Cool Facebook Status Update

A friend just posted this (and I know we’ve all been there after an all-nighter with Mr. Potter or Ms. Everdeen or whoever)… I nearly called in book

How Excited Am I For Hawaii?

Feeling like I’ve exhausted every web site, guidebook and YouTube clip in existence, I find myself paging through the online weekly flyer for a Kauai-based supermarket, wondering if

Music Monday – “If god takes you/He leaves a huge footprint of love/And kindness behind/Which is where you once stood.”

One last Christmas song (okay, two in one clip – lucky you!) After watching this, you should immediately go buy the Hawksley Workman Christmas album. He just released

Reasons Greetings!

On December 25, people around the world celebrate the birth of a man whose ideas not only changed the world but revolutionized it. Although the man’s religious beliefs

Saturday Snap – Pace Recites “The Night Before Christmas” (With Some Help From Daddy)

This is actually from last Christmas but I thought it was appropriate to put up this year, especially since my “Saturday Snap” falls on Christmas Eve. (If Pace’s

Friday Fun Link – The Story of “Fairytale of New York”

It’s one of the most remarkable Christmas songs of all-time as well as my personal favourite (but did it make its writers rich as some think a hit

Fortuna, North Dakota

In addition to web-based options, there are numerous businesses in communities just across the US-Canada border which have found a sideline in accepting parcels on behalf of Canadian

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