Monthly Archives: January 2009

My love for Canada explained

I am Poppy, Mikey’s long lost sister.  We finally found each other in 2006 through — who else? — Avitable.  I’m not sure how widespread the secret is, but everyone finds everyone else through Avitable.  It’s just a fact. ANYWAY, … Continue reading

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Marvelous Morning

Hi everyone. I’m Becky from Girl Scout Dropout.  I had a few different thoughts about what I was going to write about. I was going to talk about the 2 times I was in Canada, then I thought, nah. I … Continue reading

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Even if it makes me wrong

Hi All, I’m Janelle from Junk Food 4 the Soul. So Mike put out a call for guest bloggers. I’m nothing if not a blogger whore and love doing guest posts! If blogging had a hobby, guest blogging would be … Continue reading

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The dark side

Mike was kind enough to let me squat here for the day. My bloggy home is located across the river from his, in Ottawa. Around here we say that Mike lives on the “dark side” of the National Capital Region. … Continue reading

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Some of my favorite things are Canadian

I’m Avitable. Mike is my doppelganger. None of us is innocent.  Each of us has been at a party or a conference or naked in a hot tub and when the conversation quieted down, motioned for the group to huddle … Continue reading

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Senegal announces new coinage

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s Minister of the Economy and Finance Abdoulaye Diop today unveiled the first pressings of the country’s newest coin, a 20-franc piece equal in value to 2,000 centimes. The coin bears the image of Michel Marcheterre, … Continue reading

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WADLL

Hello gang! (Bonjour tout le monde). I’m Delmer, from What’s a Delmer Look Like? (Je m’appelle Delmer. Ma blog est: Delmer! Qu’est Qui Resemble?) and I will be guest posting today while LeSombre is in Africa. I’d originally signed on … Continue reading

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Dave’s Canada Travel Journal

This is not LeSombre. This is Dave from Blogography, and I’m guest-posting here while he is goofing off in Africa. Since Senegal’s national language is French, and LeSombre is a native speaker, I’m guessing he will have an easier time … Continue reading

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The Dedication Post

Hello! I’m sure you all already know who I am [geez - conceited much?] but just in case you are living under a rock somewhere, my name is Sheila.  I inhabit the insanely awesome domain,  Charm School Reject. LeSombre is … Continue reading

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Ce n’est qu’un aurevoir!

All right, I’m all packed.  I have enough clothes for the whole trip (I hope), I have all my essentials electronics (phone, iPod, adaptors, power bars). I kissed the Zadorables and LovelyWife. I hope I can follow your adventures while … Continue reading

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Cynicism: exit left

  Before you go any further, you probably need to know a few things.  I am Canadian. The “Canadia’s Blogger” banner up there might already have tipped you off, but I feel I need to reiterate that I’m not living … Continue reading

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Monkeys

From the observation deck, I have a clear view of the monkeys.  Watching them in their natural habitat, hidden in plain sight behind the glass partition, allowed me to learn a lot of interesting things about them. The first of … Continue reading

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Don’t panic!

The obligatory Africa reference In preparation for my upcoming Africa trip – Geez will this guy ever shut up about this freaking Africa trip, enough already – I’m putting a few last minute things together, one of them being my … Continue reading

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tYotP : B

This is the second in a series of posts in the Year of the Purge : A to Z. Every other Sunday, I’ll get rid of something starting with the letter A and working my way to the letter Z … Continue reading

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It’s the list that keeps on listing.

I’m such a nice guy, and both these guys do have some dirt on me asked really nicely. I’m putting the EXTENDED list after the fold, but here’s the scoop on the extra two posters:   Sunday FEB 1 Karl … Continue reading

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