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Archive for June, 2005

Here’s Your Sign

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

So after the auction yesterday, I decide I need a haircut. Since I moved last fall, I haven’t really found any hairstylists I’ve been happy with, so since the auction was halfway to Bowmanville I decided to go and see the girl who used to cut my hair in Bowmanville. Admittedly, I did […]

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I have always thought cats - properly cared-for cats, who have a legitimate bond with their owners - to be just as smart, and just as loyal as dogs. Whipper - my tabby - is more loyal to me than any dog has ever been, and easily 10x more obedient. When I say […]

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The Inspirational Thought For The Day

Tuesday, June 21st, 2005

A friend is someone who, when you call them over to the house to debug a serious electrical problem - because they’re an electrician - doesn’t call you a retard when it turns out to be a blown fuse.
Thanks Mark. If you post that video you took anywhere, I will hunt you down and […]

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This is just too creepy. There are a million one-liners I could come up with here, but the story speaks for itself.

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Back in January I pointed you all towards Caffeine Wishes and Aspartame Dreams - a blog operated by a friend of mine. For whatever reasons, she has moved to a new domain and the site is now here - and still as hysterical as ever. The Empty Mouth Beverage Warning is in effect.

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Oh Say Can You See….

Saturday, June 18th, 2005

Canoe has a nominaly interesting piece on the recent deliberations of the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding satellite radio. For the Americans following along at home, the CRTC is our equivilent of your FCC - just much more anal retentive.
There are days when I’m happy I don’t live in the US, and […]

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Loyal readers will know that King Street Cat Hospital is the official veterinary service of poweredbycoffee.net’s two mascot felines. Last year they were both spayed and declawed and a few weeks ago I got an invitation to attend their 10th anniversary open house.
I showed up fifteen minutes earlier - big surprise - and helped […]

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