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Paris (1-3)
Submitted by La Belle Ecrivaine on 07.4.08 at 8:00am.
Well, I am back at work from a good, extra-long weekend (swimming, fishing, canoing, mixed in with some good friends, food, movies, and so forth). Some bumps occurred on either end of this weekend. I got home Wednesday at 2 am (versus the planned 7 pm) due to my friend's car breaking down near Mi...
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Secret Passions #5: Mechwarrior
Submitted by HELLO CITY on 07.4.08 at 7:48am.
If this blog has established anything during its meager existence it is that Timothy J.C Johnson is a nerd of epic proportions. An ubernerd if you will. It has been attested to that my particular poison is the genre of Science Fiction in general. It is also well known that I have a massive and un...
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Pendant, Memes, Dreamboard and the Blessing Moon
Submitted by Suzie's Sacred Space on 07.4.08 at 7:42am.
I couldn't sleep the other night so I got out of bed and made this pendant now on Etsy. I love how all nature-magicky it is and it's the first time I have successfully added text to a pendant, something I have been trying to do FOR YEARS!
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Sex and the Halifax
Submitted by A Night At The Opera on 07.4.08 at 7:35am.
Sweet effing Jesus.
It never fails. The moment I so much as step outside the house looking even remotely shlubby (or, in this case, even staying in my house and looking like ass) I bump into a fall-on-your-knees gorgeous guy.
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Life happens; and then it doesn’t
Submitted by Gifted Typist on 07.4.08 at 5:32am.
I’m at the cottage.
WEather’s great - hot and sunny.
The kids are having fun, swimming, tubing, hanging out.
The beach is stunning this year, but the ocean’s still a little nippy.
The jelly fish have arrived. And the mosquitoes! They love me.
We’re getting the blinds up on the windows and ge...
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A dog's life: year one
Submitted by East Coast by Choice on 07.4.08 at 5:26am.
Back in December Ben and I each got five-month-old puppies from Mica Dachshunds in Beaverton, NS. Cokebaby and I had been thinking about getting another pet for several months when we had a conversation with Ben over dinner that would change all of our lives for the better.
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One year and three days old
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 07.3.08 at 12:17pm.
Some of you are going to get awfully mad about this but with so much going on, I forgot to wish Calvin a happy birthday blog-style. He turned one year old on June 30 and is better than ever. And you know what?
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Feeling lighter, clearer
Submitted by Suzie's Sacred Space on 07.3.08 at 12:11pm.
My banishing and cleansing ritual had to take place later in the day than I would have liked but I had an appointment to go to and with the heat...OMG, took so much time to recover. Plus somehow I got a very bad sunburn sitting in the shade at the family cottage which is very painful and man, I w...
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Common Sundrops on Canada Day
Submitted by Behind the Scenes on 07.2.08 at 5:46am.
On the downside to having the last 5 days off, I have to return to work tomorrow. Though part of my time off wasn’t for leisure, but to attend a funeral and it’s family oriented services afterwards, I did enjoy the rest of my time off. I just wish it could last longer, and I wonder if I can stret...
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Broad Cove Mountain
Submitted by Hike The Highlands Festival on 07.2.08 at 5:13am.
Recently, I had the opportunity to hike Broad Cove Mountain, one of the hikes featured in this year’s Hike the Highlands Festival. I managed to get a picture of a Lady Slipper (see above) on my way up the mountain.
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A Grey & Dreary Canada Day Weekend
Submitted by Once Upon A Feast on 07.1.08 at 8:40am.
All last week, that sunshine and warmth got us very excited about starting our tradition...is it a tradition if we only just started to do it last summer? I mean, last summer was our first living in Halifax, Nova Scotia and it is the most beautiful province to drive through.
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Walk in the light and kick darkness' ass
Submitted by Suzie's Sacred Space on 07.1.08 at 8:27am.
On Sunday I did a reading for myself and saw that right smack in the middle of the Merlin's Mirror layout was me personified by The Moon Card. The Sacred Rose Tarot Deck is pretty intense, I usually only use it for myself when I want "the real deal" when it comes to tarot, it doesn't hold back an...
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Best Fundy spot for Canada Day
Submitted by Bay of Fundy Blog on 07.1.08 at 8:01am.
It's Canada Day today! If you're Canadian you may immediately think of our nation's capital (Ottawa) or, in Atlantic Canada, perhaps Charlottetown, PEI, as the place to be on Canada Day today. I'd like to offer up a lesser known Bay of Fundy hotspot for Canada Day celebrations: the Ottawa House b...
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Trailpeak - A Wealth of Information on Trails
Submitted by Hike The Highlands Festival on 07.1.08 at 7:51am.
Trailpeak website provides a wealth of information on trails and divides itself into three sections - water (kayaking kite & surf, canoeing), earth (hiking, mtn. biking, climbing) and snow (cross country skiing, back country and snowshoeing). It has developed a database where their staff as well ...
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$350
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 07.1.08 at 7:34am.
I've spent $350 on a lot of things. A navy spring jacket that doesn't protect me from the heat, the cold, the rain or the wind. A belt with a buckle that says RARE in big letters in a way that looks all too much like RAPE. A couch. A flight home from Ottawa...
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From The Writers Notebook: Stylistic and Linguistic Choices
Submitted by Hello City on 06.30.08 at 6:53am.
A while back I gave you faithful readers a small window into not only my disorganized psyche but also my creative process. But like the glint in my eye while watching a Maria Sharapova match, an idea does not an article make.
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Blog No Evil
Submitted by A Night at the Opera on 06.30.08 at 6:29am.
"Hon" Count: Zilch.
While my mom prays for my soul in Saint Mary's I'm slugging coffee and editing some of my more gun-jumping posts for content in the Second Cup on Spring Garden. New hangout?
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Best Evidence - The Santa Barbara Channel case
Submitted by Above and Beyond on 06.30.08 at 6:09am.
The Santa Barbara Channel case, aka the Kelly Johnson case, from 1953 - it came in at #5 in the documentary Best Evidence: Top 10 UFO Sightings. A detailed report of the case by Joel Carpenter can be found at the NICAP website. The case file for the case from Project Blue Book can be seen here.
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Rainy Day Nostalgia #12 & 35
Submitted by Oregano on 06.29.08 at 12:21pm.
[mental meta: should i dispose of the numbered titles? part of me likes it, but they're a bit annoying to read after the entry has been spidered.]
It’s Hali, late June, nearly July. It’s 15 degrees outside. It’s raining (and therefore overcast), and we won’t see the sun for a couple days. bu...
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Holy Mackerel!
Submitted by Lockepost Musings on 06.29.08 at 7:03am.
Yesterday afternoon, I answered the side door to a very sweet man, Ivan, who lives down the street from us at Atlantic Heights - a rest home for disabled adults. Ivan and Wayne have been pals since we first came here in 2002 and he often stops to chat with Wayne in the yard and always waves hello...
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Dreamboards of June
Submitted by Suzie's Sacred Space on 06.29.08 at 7:08am.
This beautiful dreamboard come from Gemma at Wild Woman in a Desert. It's totally my bad that it's this late, she sent it to me earlier but I have been under the weather this week and did not want to put it up while I wasn't thinking straight, too scared I was going to mess it up!
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Heinz Deli Mayo Ad
Submitted by And lo a Ripple on 06.29.08 at 6:43am.
Mark was mentioning this ad on his blog and the fact that Heinz has decided to pull it off the air. Too bad. It's a good ad. Heinz should have stuck with it and not given in to bullying. Check it out:
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Hike the Highlands Guides & Sweeps Getting Ready
Submitted by Hike The Highlands Festival on 06.29.08 at 6:39am.
Hike the Highlands Guides & Sweeps are getting ready for the September hiking festival with St. John Ambulance First aid training. Picture above is one course that took place recently in Indian Brook on the North Shore with instructor Lyle Donovan who is a paramedic as well a Fire Chief for a vol...
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Oh! How! McLuvin?!
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 06.29.08 at 6:31am.
When Ben asked me to guest post, I was like "DUH, do you even have to ask?" Then he was said, "I know, write about puppies!". Actually it was more like, "I don't care what you write. Pictures. Dog. Now."
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Remembering Atilla
Submitted by A Night At The Opera on 06.28.08 at 9:14am.
I have two (soon-to-be-ex) bosses who call me "Buddy". I despise this little nickname, even though it's a generic one that they use for everyone working for them.
"Hey Buddy, what's up?"
"Oh, you know, my blood pressure."
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"Horatio Judges You": A guest spot
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 06.28.08 at 9:08am.
One of the goals of my mom (Liz) has been to get me to go to the bathroom outside. At first I was upset about this notion. The world is my toilet, to defecate on as I see fit. It dawned on me, though. Every time I had to go to the bathroom, I got to go outside.
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Friday’s Feast
Submitted by Words- Unspoken on 06.27.08 at 11:44am.
Appetizer: What is the weather like today where you live?
It’s not too bad here today from what I can tell so far, but then again it’s only 20 to 9! I see sun, and it’s not too muggy so far. Looks like it’ll be a good day, overall!
Soup: On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how career-mi...
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Building A Strengths-Based Campus Conference - Day One...
Submitted by Machlanations on 06.27.08 at 11:31am.
A great opening session - led by Idahlynn Karre - it was a conversation and a "River Walk" about strengths - you picked a "buddy" from the audience and went for a "walk" with them talking about strengths and how you handled the bends in the river, the smooth water, rapids, waterfalls, and tributa...
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Sanctuary
Submitted by Suzie's Sacred Space on 06.26.08 at 6:17am.
To try and get grounded and find a little sanity, I started reading an insane book on my deck (see me on Good Reads). The air was cool out there under the maple trees, I love sitting in the shade out there. I once did yoga on my deck and it was the most wonderful experience.
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Imglish lessons - if you’re happy and you know it
Submitted by Gifted Typist on 06.26.08 at 5:38am.
Back by popular demand: the GT Imglish series.
Instant message + english = IMglish.
As the world gets faster and comms devises get smaller, IMglish helps us navigate the language and the world. It also helps us to spy on our children.
If a typist wishes to remain relevant and gifted, it is imp...
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Moving day
Submitted by East Coast by Choice on 06.26.08 at 5:36am.
With Ben moving this weekend, it got me thinking about my move to the house a couple years ago. Cokebaby and I purchased our first place about seven years ago. It was a condo on the Bedford Waterfront. Truthfully, it might as well have been a senior citizen complex.
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Amsterdam
Submitted by The Dartmouth Soundsystem on 06.25.08 at 9:49am.
After nearly a week of unwinding, unpacking, and eying my inbox for news of my travelling man, I have finally dragged my sorry internet-self onto blogger. Throughout my trip, I took mini jot-notes of that day's "activities", which I am very happy to share with you now (plus a few embellishments)....
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Making do
Submitted by Suzie's Sacred Space on 06.25.08 at 7:08am.
I'm trying to look on the bright side but lately I have been filled with anxiety. Usually a sign that I should do a cleansing and probably will but I also listen to my feelings, just in case. It's so hard to go for walks on gravel roads along dirty ditches. The only wildflowers are weeds and lupi...
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NS Provincial Park, Camping & Fooooood!
Submitted by Blogger on 06.25.08 at 7:06am.
As mentioned, Josh and I are planning a weekend camping trip for just the two of us. Initially we had thought of venturing off to PEI and New Brunswick with my sister and her family, but decided against it for this year. We’ve decided to go to a local provincial park and are planning on staying...
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Sorry about the break... summer's getting busy already
Submitted by Blogger on 06.25.08 at 7:02am.
As I said in my last post, Columbo arrived on 9th June for two weeks.
Guests are always a busy time. Well, not that there's extra business, just the fact that there is no lying around thinking about what to blog about time when there are actual friends here.
Not to mention blog time.
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That's Amore, Bitches
Submitted by A Night At The Opera on 06.24.08 at 11:43am.
Ai yai. I had my third Spanish lesson today (alas, Caitilin, I seem to have misplaced my Bumblebee Man costume) and so now I can not only tell you what colour the chairs are, but also how many of them surround us. As my post title indicates, I'm still having trouble not speaking Italian. Yeah, so...
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Final Results: Ride The Lobster 800km Unicycle Race
Submitted by Ride the Lobster on 06.24.08 at 6:12am.
Final results from Ride The Lobster, the 800km 5-day international unicycle race set in Nova Scotia, Canada, are posted to the Wiki page.
Teams from Germany, New Zealand and the USA (Texas/California) took the top three spots, with 18 minutes separating the top two over the 5-day event.
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The Godfather of Exopolitics
Submitted by Above and Beyond on 06.24.08 at 5:11am.
Exopolitics takes a lot of flack, and rightly so in my opinion, from many UFO researchers. But some of those same UFO researchers are the intellectual and spiritual "ancestors" of exopolitics, none more so than the most ardent defender of the belief that some UFOs are alien spacecraft, Stanton T....
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Parrsboro in pictures.
Submitted by La Belle Ecrivaine on 06.23.08 at 11:41am.
I've returned from my mini-vacation to visit the boyfriend in Parrsboro. I came back peaceful, refreshed, and burnt to a crisp. We all spent far too long out on the beach yesterday, watching the tide come in at incredible speeds, under the glaring sun without proper protection. I spent the night ...
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When You Are Old
Submitted by A Night at the Opera on 06.23.08 at 5:34am.
Many things have been conspiring lately to make me ponder my own mortality, which is a bit of a downer. The double-punch of reading Margaret Lawrence's The Stone Angel and Alice Sebold's The Almost Moon in one week combined with my mom talking about getting old and forgetful (at 63 she's no sprin...
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From Halifax to Montreal and Back Again
Submitted by Justin Gill on 06.23.08 at 5:21am.
My lack of blog posting is due in part to being in Montreal for the past few weeks learning SAP Accounting Software. I met many amazing people from around the world and local Montreal area.
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The Hipster Diaries
Submitted by A Night at the Opera on 06.22.08 at 7:17am.
Yesterday I ended up taking the bus (ugh) out to the Darkside (double ugh) to pick up some Spanish grammar books. The only real upside to public transit, besides the obvious environmental thing, is that you can totally people-watch.
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Exploring Cape d'Or Lighthouse
Submitted by Bay of Fundy Blog on 06.22.08 at 7:10am.
Here's a post that can easily fit in both the 'lighthouse' and 'places to eat' categories of my blog: the Cape d'Or Lighthouse. Cape d'Or is one of the best places to see Fundy's tidal rips: wild, upwelling tidal currents.
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Biker Chic
Submitted by A Night at the Opera on 06.21.08 at 8:08am.
Originally I was planning on putting a picture of a younger, more stable Britney Spears all kitted out in biker glam, but then realized that I probably look more like Cartman in the Special Olympics than Ms. Spears circa ...Baby One More Time.
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To the house of light!
Submitted by La Belle Ecrivaine on 06.21.08 at 7:24am.
Following this earlier post about taking the slow route into Maritimer culture, I went ahead and did another Nova Scotian Thing. I'd been living here for, as I said, 11 years, but had yet to ever visit Peggy's Cove. Last night's mini road trip rectified that situation.
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A Gardening Update.
Submitted by Behind the Scenes on 06.20.08 at 6:39am.
The other day, Josh and I decided to cover our flower bed with black earth to see if it would speed up the growth process of the flowers. Turns out that it not only seems to have livened up the bed, but also it has made it nicer looking and less sloppy.
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Blessed Litha!
Submitted by Susies Sacred Space on 06.20.08 at 6:37am.
I couldn't see the full moon and it was raining but I felt an amazing release after doing this ritual. In fact, I've been feeling quite deflating and exhausted. Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year known to pagans as Litha and to the rest of the world, midsummer.
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Roma
Submitted by And lo, a ripple on 06.20.08 at 5:51am.
Time for a bit more on our trip... After a very smooth flight over the Atlantic, we arrived in Gatwick at about 9:30 a.m. British time. After clearing Customs, we walked around the airport and grabbed some coffee and danishes. As we had lots of time to make our B.A. connection to Rome, we browsed...
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The Darkside Battle Continues
Submitted by Ben Boudreau on 06.19.08 at 8:59am.
I have waged a very public battle against Dartmouth since the birth of No Ordinary Rollercoaster. You know, we both said things we didn't mean. Except...Dartmouth said nothing at all and I meant everything nasty that I said.
Dartmouth is across the harbour from Halifax. So, you can pay $2 for ...
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"Such is the essential mystery."
Submitted by La Belle Ecrivaine on 06.19.08 at 7:53am.
At work, we have a mystery. It is the Mystery of the Third Phone Line.
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Bodybuilding Supplements cause Seizures and Blood Clots: Health Canada Warning
Submitted by Halifax Personal Injury Lawyer on 06.19.08 at 7:19am.
A diet supplement used by bodybuilders called 6-OXO and 1-AD can trigger seizures and blood clots in the brain that can lead to lasting disability according to a warning issued today by Health Canada.
Both 6-OXO and 1-AD are manufactured by ErgoPharm-Proviant Technologies and are popular among...
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White Trash - V8
Submitted by Bouldering Nova Scotia on 06.19.08 at 6:14am.
What is it about putting up a new problem? Why does being the first seem to bring more glory and pleasure than repeating an established route? It's hard to say exactly what the allure of developing is for me. There is something really fun about approaching a section of rock with no prescribed bet...
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The Five Most Underappreciated Video Game Characters of the 80s
Submitted by Bringing it to the Table on 06.19.08 at 5:19am.
So everyone knows about the Marios and Luigis, the Links and the Samus, and even the long tube you paid a quarter to move left and right in Arkanoid. But there's characters who left early never to be seen again.
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A part of Maritime culture.
Submitted by La Belle Ecrivaine on 06.18.08 at 11:58am.
As of this summer, I will have been a Haligonian for 11 years. That statement makes me feel incredibly old. Just as starting conversations with, "Remember in high school, seven years ago," or "I remember when I used to watch new episodes of Star Trek before they were reruns," makes me feel like I...
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Suzie's Dreamboard
Submitted by Suzies Sacred Space on 06.18.08 at 9:36am.
I call on the Celtic Mother Brigid, Goddess of Poetry, Healing, Hearth and Smithing...
On this full moon in June I ask that my damaged spirit and relationship with the literary world and practice be healed. May all old wounds dry up and may my writer's spirit finally find healing.
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Germany and New Zealand head-to-head in Stages 1 and 2 of Ride The Lobster
Submitted by Ride the Lobster on 06.18.08 at 6:40am.
German riders beat the New Zealand crew by under 10 minutes over the 200km Yarmouth-Annapolis Royal Stage One Leg of the 5-day international unicycle race. The New Zealanders closed the gap by about 6 minutes over the 218km rain-drenched Stage Two to Hubbards.
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Les Options
Submitted by A Night at the Opera on 06.18.08 at 6:34am.
Goddamn. I'm almost at 500 posts. Almost time to move to a new blog (and a new Google adsense account... click away, darlings.)
So I'm freaking out slightly. Not in a plant-shedding, Wilde-quoting way, but more in a what's-behind-door-b way.
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Vote for Fundy in New7Natural Wonders of World
Submitted by Bay of Fundy Blog on 06.18.08 at 6:14am.
I've been busy for the past few weeks trying to get the Bay of Fundy officially nominated in the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest.
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OK, enough with my sister’s near-tragedy…
Submitted by Gufted Typist on 06.18.08 at 5:59am.
… now let’s talk about my paper cut.
Friday the 13th was not just bad luck for my sister and the 5000 others who were evacuated from their houses to escape a raging wildfire. It was also a day of calamity for me. I got a paper cut under the fingernail on my left index finger.
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The story of cokebaby
Submitted by East Coast by Choice on 06.18.08 at 5:50am.
I've been thinking lately about how I don't have a clever online name for my husband. Everyone else seems to have one for their web-shy mates.
I guess it begs the question, why the anonymity to begin with?
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What With the Fatwa and All
Submitted by Crooked House on 06.18.08 at 5:33am.
Lilly McElroy is getting a lot of attention for the photographs in which she is throwing herself into the arms of strange men but I think I prefer the photos of her lying on the floor in her nightgown in "privately owned public spaces."
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Champion MacTavish!
Submitted by Silver Donald on Sunday on 06.17.08 at 6:57am.
"I hate it when this happens,” said Darren McKinnon. “I mean, it's wonderful, and we're all very happy – but in some ways this is the worst thing that can happen. Owners think it's normal, and they expect it to happen again – and then they get upset and disappointed when it doesn't.”
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Are you ready?
Submitted by Suzies Sacred Space on 06.17.08 at 6:48am.
I have been frantically working on finishing up my dreamboard for the big launch to the full moon tomorrow! I hope you can get me your dreamboards today because I probably won't be on the computer tomorrow to do anything other than launch the ones I get today.
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Neuroticism
Submitted by A Night at the Opera on 06.17.08 at 6:11am.
I've discovered that my stoop is like a magical garbage disposal, or an altar where I can place little offerings of my own cast-offs to the gods of Halifax (and, presumably, its sizable homeless population.) I have a minor freak-out about once a week or so, where I jettison a bunch of household i...
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Take the road less traveled
Submitted by Bay of Fundy Blog on 06.17.08 at 5:57am.
Here's a Bay of Fundy travel tip: be sure to get off the main highway and explore the secondary roads! Today I traveled a coastal section of the Bay of Fundy from Margaretsville to Hampton, Nova Scotia.
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Ride The Lobster about to start, after rough weekend for some unicyclists
Submitted by Ride the Lobster on 06.16.08 at 6:21am.
Riders have begun to arrive from all corners of the earth for a memorable 800km, 5-day journey through Nova Scotia, Canada. Today, the unicycle race, Ride The Lobster, begins in the historic seaport town of Yarmouth.
Stories abound already.
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Oh Father
Submitted by A Night at the Opera on 06.16.08 at 6:08am.
An excerpt from my paper diary;
"Some cultures, including my own, choose to designate this as 'Father's Day', a day in which to honour the strong, male figures in our lives.
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A Frog Pond Day
Submitted by Redstar Cafe on 06.16.08 at 5:44am.
“Maggie, I thought we’d go for a drive today,” her dad said. “Maybe we could go to the pond and look for frogs.”
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Daypacks - Deuter Futura 28 AC Pack
Submitted by Hike the Highlands on 06.16.08 at 5:29am.
here are some great daypacks out there for hiking, one of them is the Deuter Futura 28 AC. It is available from Mountain Equipment Co-op but I sure you can purchase it from other outdoor stores. I was impressed by amount of space, the pockets and sections with this day pack.
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Resolución!!!
Submitted by A Night at the Opera on 06.14.08 at 8:17am.
OK, so approximately six months ago I vowed to climb a mountain, learn a new language and stop cursing. I did numero uno (Mt. Vesuvio, anyone?) and, this morning, I hopped on a bus to Dartmouth to get started on numero dos.
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Friday Fiver, or, These are a few of my favourite things.
Submitted by La Belle Ecrivaine on 06.14.08 at 8:03am.
It's been many a year since I did a Friday Fiver (since my LiveJournal days), so I figured that since I'm lacking inspiration, I'd write a piece on five things I like right now.
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Browness, and Is it a Word?
Submitted by Behind The Scenes on 06.13.08 at 6:41am.
It’s not much, but I’ve decided that one of the things I am going to work on this summer beneath the Canadian sun is get a nice tan and keep it throughout the summer. That’s right, brown skin lathered with sunscreen and basking in the sun’s glory on the days when I can.
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Paranoia Pays Off!!
Submitted by Lockeport Musings on 06.13.08 at 6:37am.
Wayne claims that my dislike of driving through Montreal is paranoia. I just don't like the overwhelming concrete feel, the traffic jams and the crazy drivers.
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Duncan's Cove - Broken
Submitted by Bouldering Nova Scotia on 06.12.08 at 6:30am.
It had been a long time since i climbed at Duncan's Cove so it was a lot of fun to get back there. This week around 22 people attended the Monday night bouldering series scheduled for Duncan's Cove.
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Open letters
Submitted by La Belle Ecrivaine on 06.12.08 at 6:25am.
Dear Boss's Wife,
I know you're having a bad day. Maybe you're going through menopause and it's affecting your behaviour.
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Making it to payday
Submitted by Suzies Sacred Space on 06.12.08 at 5:49am.
Ever have so many things happen at once that no matter how much you try you realize that making it to payday isn't going to be easy? Well that's been the last week for us.
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Big hair: it’s back
Submitted by Gifted Typist on 06.11.08 at 5:22am.
Put away your flattening irons, people.
Say bye bye to shining, shimmering, sleek.
Think big, back combing and bee hive.
Think 80s hair bands, mousse, and heavy-hold spray.
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Painful news from British Columbia rider Sankey
Submitted by Ride The Lobster on 06.9.08 at 7:01am.
Ken Meaney reports on Ride The Lobster’s gruelling 800km 5-day race in The Ottawa Citizen, that “35 teams of unicyclists are about to mount up for a gruelling five-day race and bragging rights to being the hottest thing on one wheel.”
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Money Point Hike - A New Hike in 2008
Submitted by Hike the Highlands Festival on 06.9.08 at 5:33am.
I got a sneak preview this week of one of the new hikes in this year’s Hike the Highlands Festival - Money Point. This will be one of those wow hikes with great ocean views and mountain scenery.
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This weekend’s reminders that I am not in the US
Submitted by To Halifax and Gone on 06.9.08 at 5:16am.
1. Perk’s, a coffee shop chain that has about the same wares and “style” (!) as Tully’s, sells Lagavulin by the shot.
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Couch burning
Submitted by Wolfville Watch on 06.9.08 at 5:14am.
People usually watch a bonfire from the sidelines, but at couch burnings they jump right in. “Last time, some of our friends were jumping over or sitting on to see how long they could stay on the couch; it was hilarious,” said Amanda Neeb, who holds couch-burning parties every year in her Stratfo...
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