November 2011
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What do you think...
Do you feel that Canada has officially pulled out of Afghanistan, now that Tim Hortons has announced they will be tearing down their station at Kandahar base?
Nov 25th
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The other day I was leaving the office - driving west, the sun was in my eyes and I threw on my sunnies. My commute home is about a half hour and some point along the way I started wondering why my headlights weren’t as bright as usual. My husband and I recently lost our mechanic so I began the panic, thinking ‘how much is this going to cost if we have to fix it?’ etc…...
Nov 17th
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Nov 16th
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I love you like a cupcake loves an overweight child: very similar to the mannerisms of a whole cake but personal, and minus the commitment issues, plus just the right amount of icing; not to mention the convenience of mobility, and only a smidgen of the guilt! Chocolate covered strawberry… yum!
Nov 15th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 9th
“Please follow @WeAreTheDead - an account that will tweet the names of...”
– @wbrettwilson
Nov 9th
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/Rememb... →
If I could ask one thing of all Canadians for Remembrance Day, it would be this: Spare not a thought for the fallen. Think instead of those left behind, the families. All soldiers join knowing the risks, and all soldiers deploy to wars even more aware of those risks, and are willing to take them, for themselves, for the challenge, or simply because it is expected. But no family freely...
Nov 7th
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Origin of the word...
Did you know…? The word soldier entered modern English in the 14th century, from the equivalent Middle English word soudeour, from Anglo-French soudeer or soudeour, meaning mercenary, from soudee, meaning shilling’s worth or wage, from sou or soud, shilling. The word is also related to the Medieval Latin soldarius, meaning soldier (literally, “one having pay”). These words...
Nov 4th
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Amazing...
Guelph taxi firm to provide free service to veterans on Nov. 11 GUELPH — A taxi company in the city will be offering free rides to local veterans on Remembrance Day. Red Top Taxi will be providing free service to veterans from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., on Nov. 11. Veterans wishing to access this service are to obtain vouchers for this purpose issued by the company. Red Top president Charles Dadd said ...
Nov 3rd
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How soon is too soon for Christmas?
Me: I hope you know that by allowing me to hold a Christmas party you're giving me permission to decorate our house like a department store on crack.
Him: Lol
Me: Totally not joking.
Nov 2nd
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Nov 2nd
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Nov 2nd
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