Yet Another Reason to Quit Going to the Gym

Last week, Tripta Kaushal, a 62 year old grandmother, decided she'd go to the gym for a little workout. Rather than walking, she took her SUV to Extreme Fitness in Thornhill, Ontario. Next time she may want to reconsider that.

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I just returned from a short trip to Montreal and Quebec City. It reminded me that I am actually thankful the Separatist Movement helped to preserve the French heritage in Quebec - La belle province. I know that many Canadians kvetch about the money and the headaches caused by this,/…

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So, I am off to test the Canadian healthcare system. In truth, I am off to likely tax it unnecessarily. According to the nurse on the end of the free TELEHEALTH line, I need to get myself to the emergency department.

You see this weekend, I decided to try to save… Read full post »

Recently on CBC Radio, I heard a quick clip regarding a fascinating case of crime and modern web-style justice that played out on the Internet here in Toronto in May.

 

It is a complicated little cyber drama that demonstrated that power of the Internet and the communities who form… Read full post »

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I doubt this will get much coverage in the US press, but today, Jack Layton, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, will deliver a speech in Washington on universal healthcare. Published in The Toronto Star this morning, an excerpt of his speech can be found here

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I’ve read a number of childhood memory posts of late, and these leave me thankful for so many of the teachers who passed through my life. I was fortunate. Most of the really good teachers I encountered when I lived in a small town in British Columbia. In my memories,/…

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Cuba: What the American Government Does Not Want its Citizens to Experience

w/ Jackson Browne (Going Down to Cuba) & Buena Vista Social Club (Chan Chan)

{The locations in the slideshow include Matanzas, Havana and Jibacoa. The pictures in Havana were taken on a Saturday when the locals… Read full post »

 This is a little send off for Myriad who is on her way to Greece and Italy next week.

I have more stories and pictures from Greece that I will post at another time. I'll just provide a brief description of the pictures. This is just a taste for now… Read full post »

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This morning I read a post by Mike Peckitt, a new OS member, regarding the insult that the Fox network chose to fire at Canadians, and more importantly, Canadian soldiers.

In what was an attempt at humour, the March 17th episode of Red Eye single-handedly insulted every Canadian and every/… Read full post »

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Each morning, you’d sit slumped in the bedroom chair watching me. Fresh from the shower, my skin still slightly moist and gently scented with oil, you watched as my fingertips danced softly and caressed the silk, linen and fine wools that stood at attention waiting to be called into… Read full post »

  

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“I had a farm in Africa.”

This is the first line in Out of Africa, and that’s all it takes to instantly transport me on the journey of a lifetime (or the journey I wish I could take in this lifetime). I think it is Meryl Streep’s character’s exc/… Read full post »

The recession is in full swing, and fine restaurant dining is one of the first things to go. If you don’t feel you can afford the latest must-try celebrity chef locale, but still feel like you want a little bit of pampering at a reasonable price, then a properly presented, late Afte… Read full post »