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We're gonna have to have some kind of WTM get together at some point over the summer. I'm moving in my new house Friday and it has a fish pond and a nice deck for BBQing!
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YHZNS - Are you near the airport? I'm guessing because of the name. :) I'm only 20 mins away myself.
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There are a lot of us Bluenosers here and Collen in NS hasn't even piped up yet!
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Philosophy for Kids - Help!
dawn of ns replied to dawn of ns's topic in General Education Discussion Board
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Buy a violin, sight unseen?
dawn of ns replied to Melinda's topic in General Education Discussion Board
My daughter's violin was $100 new. I have cursed it many times since we bought it last fall. It's snapped two bridges and it's a struggle some days to get it to hold a tune BUT I don't regret buying it. Catherine had 3 months of "try it out" lessons where she was to see if she really wanted to play violin and there's no way I wanted to buy something expensive for that. However, it might have been a good option to rent instead for that time. And I wouldn't want one so cheap that it discouraged her because it was too frustrating. We're going to start looking for a better violin this summer. It's now obvious that she wants to stick with the violin, will practice and really enjoys it. The other good thing about her starting out on a cheap violin is that I think she's going to really appreciate what a good instrument is when she gets her hands on one. :) -
Zombies infestation. Nuclear accidents are so passe. Still, no taxes I guess.
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Question regarding church event
dawn of ns replied to Highereducation's topic in General Education Discussion Board
We've dealt with mice in our kitchen and I've never been too worried but a few mice is different then an infestation. I don't know how I'd handle it. I assume this issue is coming up soon and there's already momentum behind it? Maybe you could organize a clean up crew the night before? Volunteer to disinfect the counters and cooktops that morning? But after that I think the mouse issue would have to be addressed by the church. You now know the problem and I don't think it's fair or ethical for other members of the church to expect you to just let it go when it could pose a serious health threat. I'd just be prepared to spearhead the mouse hunt myself. Churches, like many community groups, have a way of unloading problems on those who bring them up.:) -
This week I get to lead my Guides troop by myself. The other leaders and some of the girls are Catholic and it's Ash Wednesday so since I'm the resident churchless heathen I've been given the reigns for that night. :D I've got some games and stuff but I would LOVE to introduce a bit of philosophy and I thought it would be wonderful to bring my Philosophy for Kids book and do the first couple of exercises. Plato and Aristotle, being just and friendship, I think. The problem? It's in a box at the bottom of a pile in the back of a storage locker awaiting our move to a new house on Friday. The local library does not have it. Would anyone be willing to email me the exercises? Or failing that (There may be copyright issues?), know of resources online that I might be able to use instead to aid the discussion? Thanks in advance! EDIT: I reread this and I realized it might read like I'm trying to introduce pagan philosophy on the sly into a Christian group. Not the case. GG is an inclusive organization in Canada and the other two leaders are quite aware of my churchless heatheness. If there's anything I'm trying to subvert it's the wishy-washy, shallow public school approach to discussions most of the girls seem familiar with. :D
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Help! How do I stop snoring?
dawn of ns replied to Michelle T's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I just want to say that you shouldn't start feeling guilty about the extra pounds. This is a chicken and egg sort of thing. If you aren't getting enough sleep that could very well be why you're carrying extra weight and chances are you aren't going to be able to lose it while you're suffering sleep deprivation. I snore and the best means of battling it for me seems to be just to sleep on my side. If you have trouble staying on your side just stitch something small and annoying, like a tennis ball, onto the back of a t-shirt or night shirt and where that to bed. Otherwise, I'd second seeing a doctor. -
Should we take out our back stairs?
dawn of ns replied to lmrich's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Stairs aren't a big deal. You do have to make sure that the floor joists you put in to replace the stairs are done correctly. Someone took out stairs leading to the basement in this house and simply nailed 2x6's to the joists. I am fearful of putting any weight on that space because it's already gotten soft over the years. Thank goodness we're moving! I would tear them out. It may be a nice selling feature but there's no sense in living for some future buyer. Besides, mud rooms are selling features too! -
Will you watch the Oscars?
dawn of ns replied to Janna's topic in General Education Discussion Board
That's a given. However, I don't let that stand in the way of having a good time watching it. I do have to say though, with tonight's ceremony with Hugh Jackman hosting (he hosts like a Canuck. I think Aussie and Canuck humour must be similar!) and a lot of jokes poking certain stars and a ton of self-defacing humour...It seems maybe the Oscars gets it as well. I haven't enjoyed an Oscar ceremony this much before and certainly haven't laughed so much! -
Thank you! That looks like it would be fantastic for my daughter next year!
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Anne of Green Gables movies...
dawn of ns replied to LNC's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Ditto everyone else. The first Anne movie was magic. The second was satisfying. The third...Oh boy. Me thinks Kevin Sullivan needs to give up his Anne obsession. -
And it's Colleen for the win! :lol::lol::lol:
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GASP!!! No tank tops or t-shirts allowed? :D
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they'll be on my blog. As will the picture on Saturday when Harry first sees that new bed we got him. :D
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I think for some, anything a little left of the US is socialist. I don't think some realize that the US occupies and extreme on certain matters rather then the middle.
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No kidding! That house we just bought (moving day is Friday! Whoo hoo!), I hate to think of what it would cost if it were near Calgary.
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It was just a question..If you had to leave, where would you go? Like, if aliens invaded and demanded all humans follow a strict diet of siamese cat and banana peels, would you do it? Sheesh.
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Will you watch the Oscars?
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Will you watch the Oscars?
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I might. I used to root for my favourites when I watched more movies. I also love seeing what the women wear. -
I don't think I'd go to Sweden. Housing costs are scary.
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It's the claim that we have "socialist" medicine that gets me. Cuba has socialist medicine. We have a system with one universal insurer. More like the US then Cuba actually. My mom holds up the US as a sort of cultureless black hole and holds tight to the Ignorant American stereotype. I told her one day since so many of the sites I visit and the friends I have online are American that sometimes I forgot I was Canadian when I was web surfing and it was almost as if I'd told her I'd become a Satanist. She's very much from the old fashioned All-Good-Things-Come-From-Mother-England camp. :D Needless to say I get very annoyed with the superiority some Canucks display when talking about Americans.
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You have absolutely no reason to apologize. That poster's comments seemed so rude and out-of-place precisely because the vast majority of Americans on this board are regular, kind, polite people and we've come to expect that from you guys. We wouldn't hang out with you otherwise. :D Trust me. Us foreigners have impeccable taste in aquaintences.:)
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