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Monday, August 9, 2010

Jag, My Doggie...

I thought I'd write a brief but cheerful post for tonight, since I had planned to leave tomorrow on my trip East! Instead, I had to take Jag to the local animal hospital, because my poor doggie was literally howling with pain suddenly, after we got home from our evening walk. The x-ray revealed a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 7, 2010

A Word of Thanks to my Blogit Friends…

I have not been around much lately. That, combined with my previous post on this blog and my latest haiku, has obviously raised fears about my health. I have even had email and phone calls, and I am really touched and thankful for your concern. However, I can assure you that I am healthy, even if... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Sorry, Folks…

Circumstances caused by an unfavorable conjunction of the planets, aided and abetted possibly by someone’s careless handling of a voodoo doll and made even more disagreeable by a slight indisposition have all prevented me from spending time in Blogitville and reading your posts, let alone writing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 16, 2010

Diet and a Doggie’s Eyes…

Some of you may recall my recent and self-inflicted ordeal, dieting off unwanted pounds, which ended not entirely without success… And if you read that you may also remember my somewhat repetitive ‘walk the doggie, feed the doggie’ mantra, which describes the ritual that marks the beginning of each... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Since everybody seems to be bitchin’ about the heat…

Get this: Snow in July in Alberta Last Updated: Friday, November 10, 2000 | 11:52 PM ET CBC News It may be July, but there's snow in central Alberta. People had to deal with winter driving conditions as blowing snow reduced visibility on two highways Thursday morning. This morning's snowfall came... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 12, 2010

Reflections on the World Cup…Part VII

Well, the party’s over, although in Madrid they’re still partying, I’m sure! Congratulations to the Spanish, even if they beat the team I was rooting for. They were the better team, and won deservedly – but guys, there was a bit too much hacking and stomping on people for my taste, on both sides! I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Reflections on the World Cup…Part VI

I don’t have the time for writing my own stuff today, but I thought I’d give you this interesting article by David Horowitz in the Jerusalem Post. It clearly and correctly points to the ‘heavy hand of history’, to use Marx’ term, that always hovers over any international football encounter, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Reflections on the World Cup…Part V

Over the last few weeks I’ve been watching far more TV than is good for me, but things are winding down, yet also heading for the climax… The match between Germany and Spain was interesting to me partly because, as is always the case, the more you observe something the more you see. And having... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Reflections on the World Cup…Part IV

But here, as is so often the case, ‘losing’ and ‘winning’ is not a simple proposition. Of course, in this competition there is ultimately only one winner, the champion, the team that gets to raise the Cup that isn’t actually a cup but, according to Wikipedia, [is] ‘ made of 18 carat gold with a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Reflections on the World Cup…Part III

If you think my suggestion, in the previous post, that a Scottish referee might not have ‘seen’ the English goal because he was thinking of the Scots’ defeat at Culloden would be highly improbable, consider this: according to several reports I’ve read, the majority of Scots in the pubs of Glasgow,... Sign in to see full entry.

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