Oct
14
Voting day!
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Today is our election day in Canada!
( 4BlueEyes )
This is a reminder for all Canadian’s out there to GO VOTE!
Let your voice be heard.
Thank you, love the fiveblondes and all other Canadians.
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Oct
2
I’d like to help you son, but you’re too young to vote
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Which debate are you tuning into tonight? It was hard for me to choose, so I made a compromise:
There’s Palin and Dion. One thing I have taken out of this debate (so far) is that MAN, the Americans sure do know how to put on a better show. At times, the debate between the five Canadian prospects is messy and overwhelming, although truly reminiscent of a visit to Parliament where you will see shouting matches and vulgar language. It is more of a “debate” in the true sense of the word. Whereas the Americans is all neat and tidy and more professional looking. Does that matter? SHOULD it matter?
I liked at the beginning of the American debate when Biden quietly jabbed Palin by saying “Nice to meet you.” HA! Take that Palin, I don’t know what it is about her (perhaps all the negative bloggeries swaying my opinion slightly) but she just rubs me the wrong way! She is dragging her teenager all around to interviews all over America with her, why? That girl should be in school learning! My first thought when I noticed that she had her daughter with her for Katie Couric’s interview was that she was sending a message: “Be easy on me, my little girl is here and doesn’t want to see you being mean to her Mommy.”
Also, I don’t like the way they are dealing with gay rights. In my opinion - gay or lesbian Americans who can get married means HAPPY AMERICANS which is what America really needs right now. Their economy is heading towards the shitter, these people may have lost all their assets and investments, but at least just let those two women get married so they too can live a happy and fulfilled life! Happy Americans will lead to a happier country, in my own (admittedly slightly naive) opinion.
Okay, there is my two cents rant about politics. Now on to rant about something else - Tim’s car.
I love Tim’s car. This 1994 Mercury Grand Marquis has been through the best of times:
His car is really a party animal.
Last week became the worst of times:
It got broken into, window smashed and his GPS stolen. Can you believe that this happened in my own “secure” parkade in the basement of my apartment building?!? My building is not huge, just 6 floors with about 10 apartments on each floor and isn’t in a really busy, dangerous neighbourhood (or so I thought). This caused a huge fight between my building manager and I, resulting in my walking down the main street downtown crying! I was just soo fuming mad that this happened. The $250 repair bill didn’t help either. Calgary isn’t the safest place these days, I have laid in bed at night worrying about my own safety at times. I grew up on a farm (we don’t even know where the keys to lock our doors are) and then moved to Guelph, the only place I was exposed to actual crime and violence was in the papers.
P.S. Biden just said “Because I’m a man, I don’t know what it’s like to raise two kids alone.” WHAT!!!! Mr. Matt Logelin, and the thousands of other North American men should be shaking their fists right now, just as I am. Biden, take that back! A man is just as capable of raising children as a woman.
EDIT: Now I’ve gone and made a fool of myself - I knew I shouldn’t have talked politics! Correction to Biden’s statement: It was more along the lines of him talking about the fact that he WAS a single parent. Did you know you can already find a complete transcription of the entire debate? I found that really interesting.
Uh-oh Biden, look what just happened:
I’ve lost you.
Sep
9
Back in MY day…
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Now that none of us are in high school anymore (and mom is no longer a school board trustee), it’s hard to keep up with everything going on in our school system. But that’s ok, because anything halfway interesting makes it into the local paper.
The latest happenings with the school board ’round here are that they have banned the use of “personal electronic devices” in Catholic school during school hours. That sounds like a great idea to me.
Naturally, the new generation of students who are perpetually glued to their phones don’t like this rule.
“I don’t like (the policy) because sometimes class gets boring, and I need to text my friends,” said one Grade 9 student
Because so much has happened in the 30 minutes since you saw them last!
“The teachers weren’t as strict in Grade 8. They’d take your phone away for a day, but here they take them away for the whole semester.”
Wait - Grade 8? Elementary school? What are children (face it, if you’re in elementary school you’re still a kid in my book) doing with phones during school hours?
I don’t get it. What happened to passing notes? Too old fashioned? Or is their handwriting so bad that no one would be able to decipher the note? Seriously, I think this is happening. They can speed text but can barely sign their own name.
Someday we’ll be telling our kids “When I was your age, I didn’t have a cell phone to bring to school.” Then they will start laughing and mocking us. But it’ll be OK, because I paid attention to the boring bits in class and will know how to properly communicate with other people and write without using txt slang and acronyms.
kthxbai.
PS. fashion mania on fiveblondes tomorrow. Because we love ya.
Aug
12
Trying to express my opinions.
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I can’t even begin to express my shock and extreme discomfort while biking home from work Tuesday afternoon. I work close to a major hospital and travel by one of the main entrances every day. Today there were several dozen “pro-lifers” lining the sidewalk, displaying large pictures of aborted fetuses for everyone to see. I’m not usually squeamish, but these images crossed the line for me and, quite frankly, made my ride along that stretch pretty dangerous. I was cycling straight down the street but my head was turned to the left.
I have no problem with people demonstrating. They just stood there, probably waved a little (I wasn’t looking). I was approached by one and offered a pamphlet - while on my bike. I gave her a look that said, ‘I can’t take your pamphlet. I’m on a bike.‘ I’d much rather have a safe trip home and be able to allow both hands to hold on to the handles! I feel that they have a right to share their opinions, but maybe the sidewalk isn’t the best venue for this particular opinion. I have to wonder if similar situations have led to accidents.
As for the opinion itself, while our family is Catholic and I know that members of our family are pro-life (specifically our Oma Close - so called because she lives next door to our parents), I would say that I am pro choice when it comes to abortion specifically. I would not choose to have an abortion myself and I would not suggest that a friend go that route, however if I had a friend that decided that that was what she needed to do, I would support her. I support a woman’s right to choose.
I don’t feel that I have educated myself enough to say anything more on the subject - it can be quite divisive. I don’t often state my opinions on political, religious, or moral issues to the general public and to my extended family (many of whom will read this), but I’m trying to express my opinions better and I find writing works well for me. Opinions can change, but that never makes you wrong. You’re allowed to change your opinion! It’s yours!
Opinions lead to discussion. What are your thoughts?
UPDATE: the London Free Press reported on the demonstration as it happened in Chatham. Although I can’t say for sure, it is very likely that this is the same group that I saw in the late afternoon in London. Looks like my line wasn’t the only one crossed.
