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WWB = Wild World of Bobsleigh
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As a prelude to our big day, I’m going to give you a bit of history about the world of the Bobsleigh. Bobsled racing began in the winter of 1888-9 using wood-hauling sleds. The Olympic website cites that: The sport’s governing body, the Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et Tobagganing (FIBT), was founded in 1923.This competition…
X-Rated Mediocracy
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I was so excited at the prospect of going in to the “Everything About Sex” trade show, being held at the Ex in Toronto. What a novel idea! Or so I thought it would be … but it turned out to be an over glorified sex shop at the pricey cost of $40 admission for…
Dolphin Cull
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The thought of dolphins being ferociously slaughtered makes me ill, makes me want to do SOMETHING. Although watching this video had me in tears, I thought it a good video to post, thinking it better to be educated and disturbed (prompting one to take action) rather than to sit idly by allowing for a Japanese…
Adventures in cycling
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Well here we are, a month after our wedding and that means 4 long weeks of my daily grind commute. To be honest (shhhh), it hasn’t been that bad. Probably has VERYTHING to do with my walk through the park every morning by the meandering gurgling Bow River. the sound of a vast trickle tickling…
Cross country adventures
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With a quick coffee break and driver switch-a-roo, we arrived in Illinois, first stopping at Skydive Chicago before segueing to my second-Mom Barb’s home in DeKalb. It was really cool to see Brian Germaine at SDC, especially having seen him in Eloy just a few weeks prior. (photo possibly to be used for a Cypres…