30th
June
2010
Note pinned to the fridge door: “Jolly good party. Pity you weren’t home”.
Things don’t actually happen like that, but they should. While our GG is over in China, doing whatever the regal rep does on a road trip, her mentor (I hate to think that the woman has a bossy bone in her body), the real queen, stopped by. And had a short reception for 500 complete strangers in the back yard. Here’s hoping that someone picked up the napkins and cuke sandwiches.
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29th
June
2010
Public officials shouldn’t smirk. There, Mr. Blair from the oh so brave TO force of law and order; I’ve said it. Given your record of dealing with peaceful protest, I should watch my back the next time I’m in your town.
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28th
June
2010
How quaint; talking heads that actually kept my attention for the whole segment. CBC, you’re coming of age.
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27th
June
2010
What did it all mean? After three short days, the deficit is larger and our government has promised to reduce that same deficit. By calculation, we won’t be having another G8/20 next year.
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26th
June
2010
Her voice made a believer out of me. The tone rarely varied, but her directions were concise and, to a certain point, worth following.
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posted in food, humour, travel |
25th
June
2010
With the arrival of a big airplane, carrying a famous passenger who needed to transfer to his big helicopter, the most expensive weekend party in Canadian history began. Never doubt the ability of a government to spend beyond its means.
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24th
June
2010
My ISP is a source of mystery. Although he (she, it) delivers a regular source of TCP/IP and keeps our various TV sets busy, the access to client service is never simple.
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23rd
June
2010
I don’t have the time for long bursts of talent. Better to take what comes quickly, and America’s Got Talent fits that bill.
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22nd
June
2010
The French foot fans are in shock. After showing the world that their dirty laundry is best refolded in public, the numbers came back into the equation. The national team is history (for this series).
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21st
June
2010
The fences are in place. Toronto is prepared to emulate Quebec, come next weekend.
I’m not going to be there. The system is prepared; not one shout of protest will be heard by the “deciders”, and come Monday next we’ll have a few bad memories and not much else to show for the publicly funded party. Oh, there’s a paltry billion dollars that will have bought some toys and padded the overtime cheques of a large number of police officers; chump change.
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