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Alberta has won the 2012 Canadian Women’s Curling Championship (“The Scottie’s Tournament of Hearts”), before a “home town” crowd in Red Deer, Alberta. The final score: Alberta 7, BC 6. CONGRATULATIONS!The Bronze Medal went to Manitoba, and the Silver to British Columbia. Congratulations to them, as well!
Team Alberta
For all the information you could ever want, including photos, videos, articles, etc. go to http://www.curling.ca/championships/scotties/
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February 14th, 2012Uncategorized
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February 9th, 2012Canada, Current Affairs
If you’ve followed my posts in the past you will recall that, when I visit Canada, I like to report on the “horrible crime problem” in small Saskatchewan towns and cities.
Below is the police report from the latest edition of The Weyburn Review. (Weyburn is a city of about 10,000 residents, about 35 miles from the North Dakota/Montana border).
It’s shocking, but you will read that, among other atrocities:
- Harassing text messags [sic] were sent from one man to another! Thank God the investigation is still ongoing!
- The police attended several parties . . . (Shouldn’t they have been working, rather than attending parties?)
- And . . . a chronic problem here . . . a man left a motel without paying! And he is a “serial non-payer”!
- I like this one: “Police investigated a fraudulent e-mail that requested personal credit card information. The complainant became suspicious and avoided personal loss.” Whew! That was a close one! Can you imagine! A fraudulent email requesting personal information! I’d call the police, immediately, if I ever received such a thing! (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, just send your credit card and bank account information to Ethel@EthelTheFrog.com and I’ll show you how it works).
Please don’t misunderstand me . . . I’m not making fun of these small town Canada “problems” . . . To the contrary, I’m envious! How would those of us who live in Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Detroit, Phoenix, San Jose, New York, etc., etc. like to say that our biggest crime problem is a noisy party, the receipt of a “fraudulent e-mail”, or the occasional intoxicated individual outside a bar!
Yes, it’s a little bit cold and snowy up here . . . but I don’t have to worry about being the victim of a drive-by shooting or a random crack-head murder. Poutine (Google it) is a bigger killer here than guns, drugs or gangs.
I’m off to sleep soundly.
Ethel
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February 9th, 2012Current Affairs, Humor
I apologize for the long time between posts; however, I have been dealing with a family medical situation that has been taking up most of my time. (The remainder of my time has been spent just trying to keep warm up here in The Great White North).
Today, I am going to put all “political correctness” aside and give you my list of “The World’s Shortest Books” (something you may have seen before, but worth a laugh anyhoo).
Here we go … The Worlds Shortest Books (drum roll, please):
MY BLACK GIRLFRIENDS, By Tiger Woods
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THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY COUNTRY, By Jane Fonda & Cindy Sheehan
Illustrated by Michael Moore
Foreword by George Soros________________________________________
MY CHRISTIAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS & HOW I HELPED AFTER KATRINA, By Rev Jesse Jackson & Rev Al Sharpton
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THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BILL, By Hillary Clinton
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Sequel: THINGS I LOVE ABOUT HILLARY, By Bill Clinton
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THINGS I CANNOT AFFORD, By Bill Gates
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THINGS I WOULD NOT DO FOR MONEY, By Dennis Rodman
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THINGS WE KNOW TO BE TRUE, By Al Gore & John Kerry
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GUIDE TO THE PACIFIC, By Amelia Earhart
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HOW TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST, By Dr. Jack Kevorkian
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TO ALL THE MEN WE HAVE LOVED BEFORE, By Ellen DeGeneres & Rosie O’Donnell
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GUIDE TO DATING ETIQUETTE, By Mike Tyson
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THE AMISH PHONE DIRECTORY
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MY PLAN TO FIND THE REAL KILLERS, By O. J. Simpson & Casey Anthony
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HOW TO DRINK & DRIVE SAFELY, By Ted Kennedy
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MY BOOK OF MORALS, By Bill Clinton
With introduction by The Rev. Jesse Jackson and foreward by Tiger Woods with John Edwards____________________________________________________
HOW TO WIN A SUPERBOWL, BY THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS
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AND, JUST ADDED:
My Complete Knowledge of Military Strategy, By Nancy Pelosi
________________________________________________________And the shortest book of them all…………………..
THINGS I DID TO DESERVE THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, by Barack Obama
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