The Curse of the Axe And Ron Williamson North American history books are about to be completely rewritten, after archaeologists excavated a First Nation settlement on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in Canada, that was the biggest, most complex, cosmopolitan place in the region. It is being called the ‘New York City’ of First Nation settlements, and is more …
Presenting The Definition Of ‘Eh’ For all of our non-Canadian friends, we bring you the definition of “Eh” and set forth some of its many uses. EH is pronounced AY, eh Eh is a useful word that’s very important and is the basis of all Canadian communications. It’s used in conjunction with other words, or simply by itself. The tone, …
Interested in owning your own floating private island? Well, now you can! For just over four and a half million dollars, own your own ORSOS Island! An ORSOS Island provides its owners an easy going, relaxed and personal holiday experience or lifestyle, that combines all of the positive aspects of land based prime real estate with luxury yachts. Measuring at …
One Soul Touches Many His name was Bill. He had wild hair, wore a T-shirt with holes in it, blue jeans and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college. I.Q. Right Off The Charts Bill was actually brilliant. He was kind of esoteric, with an IQ right off the charts. He became a …
I Am Homesick By Gundula Rabien I’ve recently returned to this wonderful north country after spending many years living and working in Germany. I was born here and the north will always have a special place in my heart. The following story/account is a result of my experiences. I am homesick. I have been homesick all of my life. What …
Val’s Step-By-Step Guide To Retirement After reviewing our retirement options, we decided to make a few changes in our plan for the future. Like most other people, we don’t have a company pension plan, so instead of that multi-million dollar dream home on a warm tropical island, we will be forced to settle for our modest bungalow in the frozen …
Six Simple Rules Many people lack hope and feel hopelessly incapable of changing their lives for the better, most of them, only because they simply dono’t know how to. There is no pill to take, ointment to apply or ritual to perform to magically make it happen, but anyone and everyone who will follow a few simple rules will achieve …
An Angry Young Man Jake was an angry young man who hated everybody. He also hated shopping. He was walking angrily around in a large department store, when he spotted a cashier handing a little boy holding a new doll back some money. The boy couldn’t have been more than 5 years old. Jake heard the cashier say, “Sorry, Hon, …
According to lawyers at the law firm, Divorce-Online, Facebook is becoming a major factor in marriage breakdowns, and is increasingly being used as a source of evidence in divorce cases. The social networking site was cited as a reason for a third of divorces filed with Divorce-Online last year, in which unreasonable behavior was a factor. The firm said it …
Will’s Thoughts – Help! There Is A Huge Hole In Our Living Room Floor The Conversation Pit (pictures below) Crazy Lady and I have a habit of doing most things in life ‘backwards’, or ‘differently’. We had kids, then met and fell in love. We raised the kids in 1,100 square foot rentals until they graduated, then we bought a …
Jerks Who Let Their Dogs Bark And Bark And Bark I hate jerks who let their dogs bark and bark. This week’s thoughts are for irresponsible and inconsiderate dog owners, specifically those jerk neighbors who let their dogs yip, whine and bark outside for hour upon hour, day and night, upsetting people for blocks in every direction. Maybe to them …
Sweetly Scented Garments The Otoko Kaoru (good-smelling man) Fragrant Shirt was released for sale in Japan and attracted a lot of attention from retailers, who snapped up the first run of these sweetly scented garments. I mean, who doesn’t want to go through their day and get home smelling like a bed of roses? “Fashion is in the air, borne …
Flylashes might not be for the squirmish! For many who are not blessed with lush lashes, they opt for false eyelashes. Just glue on some fake ones, and they enhance your eyes. Flylashes Are The Latest Craze Fake eyelashes come in many different lengths and colors. Some have glitter and even feathers. Jessica Harrison, a British artist, took false eyelashes …
Well? Are We Really Better Off Today? We have taller buildings today, but shorter tempers, and wider highways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more money, but enjoy it less. We have larger houses, but smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. Today we earn more degrees, yet have less common sense. We acquire more knowledge, but use less judgment, have …