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In a Nut Shell

Posted by on March 31, 2010 at 8:27 pm

We’ve returned from our trip and in a nutshell, here it is: We travelled to Ireland, had a wonderful time and discovered that two weeks is not nearly long enough to fully discover the beautiful country – more to follow Policing in Northern Ireland is much different than it is here – more to follow on that [...]

Go Canada Go!

Posted by on February 26, 2010 at 8:43 pm

As we head in to the final weekend of the Olympics, I can not help but feel full of Canadian pride.  As a country we have done so well – from Joannie Rochette with her inspirational bronze medal performance less than a week after her mother suddenly passed away, to the women’s hockey victory with bringing home [...]

Freedom of Peaceful Assembly

Posted by on February 13, 2010 at 1:20 pm

Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms reads as follows: Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion; (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; (c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and (d) freedom of association. Be proud [...]

We’re Back…

Posted by on February 2, 2010 at 9:03 pm

If there had been a prize for the person who guessed where we went on our get-away then reader Nic would have won.  Yes, we went to Las Vegas. Here is my first comment about the trip – Las Vegas is a total gong show, as I’m sure many of you know.  The people watching [...]

Put This One on Your List

Posted by on January 30, 2010 at 10:41 am

I am about ready to scream.  If anything can drive me over the edge it is when my computer system fails to work.  The actual computer is fine – it’s the Internet service provider I’m using that is driving me squirrelly.  One day it works, but then the following three days it works only if [...]