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Posted: 2022 Aug 13
Poetry of the Week
"And so it criticized each flower,
This supercilious seed;
Until it woke one summer hour,
And found itself a weed."
- Mildred Howells, The Different SeedWords of the Week
Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.
Source: A.A. Milne
Posted: 2022 Aug 13
Tweet of the Week
Ontario provincial police say a truck "fully loaded with chickens" rolled over on the QEW this morning, blocking three westbound lanes. Early reports suggest not one chicken attempted to cross the road.
— The Food Professor (@FoodProfessor) August 9, 2022
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16 August 1941 | A French Jewish boy, Pierre Paul Erdstein, was born in Paris.
In December 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.And there it is. Today's reminder to #justbreathe.
Introducing tonight’s beautiful sunset colours from Cape Bonavista. Awesome show!!
@weathernetwork #ShareYourWeather #NLwx #bonavista #NewfoundlandI'll be honest, I've been waiting for this change my entire life. I worked hard to get myself out of poverty and I will work even harder to get communities out of poverty. Government dependency will never be the answer for Indigenous people. Look at what it's done to us! https://twitter.com/windspeakernews/status/1559249151560384515
"The police have more important stuff to do than hand out tickets. 'hoods need help controlling reckless drivers & we have a ready-made, proven techno'l sol'n that will...pay for itself. Not every problem...has such a clear solution. This one does. What...are we waiting for?"
Toronto drivers are terrible. We should demand robots on every corner — by @mattgurney #topoli https://www.tvo.org/article/toronto-drivers-are-terrible-we-should-demand-robots-on-every-corner
Category Archives: Sports Videos
Fit at 70 – Update #8
Derailed by a work project but back on track now. Ha! Continue reading
Posted in Another Thing, Laughing Frequently, Sports and Exercise, Sports Videos
Tagged Aging, Exercise
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Never, Maybe, Sometimes, Yes!
Curling: always the exception, never the rule. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Sports and Exercise, Sports Videos
Tagged Attitudes, Sports
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Fit at 70 – Update #7
Still hanging in there. Continue reading
Fit at 70 – Update #6
Stubbornness is a virtue. When it comes to sticking with an exercise program, sometimes that’s all I’ve got . . . Continue reading
Fit at 70 – Update #5
Another semi-annual (approx.) update on my fitness project. Classified as a sports video. Hahaha. Continue reading
Fit at 70: Update #4
Happy birthday to me. Continue reading
Mid-Week Movie #22: Batdog!
Who knew I needed a category for amazing dogs? Continue reading
Fit at 70: Update #3
Well, it’s not getting any worse! Continue reading
Fit at 70: Update #2
Calling this a sports video is about as much stretching as I usually do. Continue reading