Friday, December 31, 2010

Best Reads of 2010

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Since it's the last day of 2010, I thought I'd share my favourite reads of the year. First, I should mention that this list is my ...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

HNT - Favourite HNT From 2010

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This week the HNT theme is your favourite post from the year.  I spent a bit of time looking back at the HNT posts for 2010, and, while I ca...
Friday, December 24, 2010

Snowmen All Year

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I recently bought a fun book for my son by Caralyn and Mark Beuhner. It's the third in their "snowmen" series, that started wi...
Thursday, December 23, 2010

HNT - 3 Wishes 2010

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I've been posting HNT, or Half-Nekkid Thursday, pictures for almost as long as I've been blogging. For those who don't know what...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Laughs Are So Delightful

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This time of year I like to read books that include some sort of Christmas theme. There's something magical and special about the Christ...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Pictures From The Vinyl Cafe

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Last night Stuart McLean's final stop on the 2010 Vinyl Cafe Christmas Tour took place in Hamilton.  Francine and I were there (it has b...
Monday, December 20, 2010

Silly Christmas Lyric Meme: Here Comes Santa Claus

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In 2006 I started a silly Christmas lyric meme where I take a song we hear countless times and point out a part of it that makes we wonder,...
Friday, December 17, 2010

Da Count - Spreading Joy

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Putting out merchandise on a sales floor is easy to do.  It's also relatively simple to make an attractive and effective display. And ...
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

HNT - Christmas Vacation At Chateau Leslie

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Four years ago I made a mixed CD for Francine for Christmas. I had originally wanted to buy her the soundtrack for National Lampoon's Ch...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Bearing A Gift Beyond Price

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So there's this recent talk about a threat to the CBC.  And there's a petition. I don't want to be one of those people who ju...
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Book Posters From Postertext

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I caught this via a friend's link on Facebook -- Postertext allows people to hang their favourite books on the wall with a book's e...
Thursday, December 09, 2010

HNT - The Book Is Dead

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A few weeks ago I read a fascinating book by Sherman Young called The book is dead (long live the book) . It's a fascinating book writ...
Wednesday, December 08, 2010

This Blog Lacks Literary Merit

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I recently listened to a great interview/discussion between Shelagh Rogers and Louise Penny on a special podcast extended interview section...