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Grumpy Old Man

We're approaching $1.30 a litre for gas in this city.  Seriously, the local gas station is selling regular unleaded for $1.27 a litre. Four years ago this week, I was ticked at the fact we were approaching a buck a litre.  I even have a note about the
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The Next Big Thing?

I'm always looking for the next big thing.  A Google search for "* is the next big thing" gives me a list of items that may be the next big thing. Qwertyluxury cruisingAmy Davidsontable-based layoutsmallboutique gymsbevolutionstreamingC'mon, table-based layout?  That's so 1998.  Everyone knows CSS-based layouts are the next big thing.
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Salad Bar For Sale

A friend of mine is selling this great portable salad bar.  It's ideal for small spaces and also can be used as a buffet for private parties. Cambro's Ultra Bar can go anywhere and serve anything.  Foam insulation provides excellent temperature retention for hot or cold foods.  Sliding doors on
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Cito Squared

Last season, I managed my slo-pitch team for the first time.  It's a lot more work than you'd realize, but it was also a lot of fun and we ended up winning our division and graduating into the comp division, the highest level of play in the RSPA. This season,
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Praise Me

John saw Saint Ralph and got chills when Gord Downie sang "Hallelujah" at the end of the big race.  I know how John felt because I felt it too.  John followed up his chills the way everyone follows up these chills.  He Googled the song, hoping to hear it or
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Gobbler Alert

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a breakthrough on the Alphaghetti Gobbler front.  One of the kids who appeared in that elusive ad has left a comment on this entry and he's agreed to be interviewed by yours truly. First, a little background on why this is a big deal.  I
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Canadian Thinker

For the past year, Freddie P and I have been discussing an idea he's had for a national blog.  He envisioned a national forum where people discuss domestic issues and he wanted to call it Canadian Thinker.  Finally, a couple of months ago, we hooked up at Kelsey's and literally
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Dumbest Game Ever

When I was young, there were dangers with the choking cake, but we never played the choking game.  As shocking as this will seem, we were way too smart to play the choking game, which I hear is a big hit amongst today's youth. The choking game, also known as
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Kicking Horse Coffee

At the office, I'm the president of the coffee club.  I created a logo and everything.  We have a French press and we try different types of coffee.  We've got coffee from Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Mexico, etc. This morning, we tried Canadian coffee.  I was surprised to hear there was
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HSBC Arena Can't Spell Sabres

I just Googled HSBC Arena.  The description displayed is "Buffalo, New York. Home of the NHL Buffalo Sabers." Somebody should tell the HSBC Arena marketers how to spell Sabres. Update: I just viewed the source for the HSBC Arena home page, and there is no meta description tag.  I'm betting
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Nobody, Reveal Yourself!

He or she is still at it.  It's been almost five years since I wrote about holiday music but somebody in the guise of "Nobody" has been dropping comments there on a regular basis.  I wrote about Nobody earlier this year, and Nobody disappeared for a bit, but he or
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I'm Going To Be Rich

A couple of months ago I wrote about a business proposal I got from a Taiwan Business Bank.  Apparently there's $44.5m USD sitting in a dormant account and the account holder is dead. They can't find a living relative, so Mr. Hsu is willing to let me pose as
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Taxes: 2008 Edition

"Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes". ~ Benny Franklin For years I kicked it old school with my taxes.  I filled in the forms by hand and mailed them to Revenue Canada.  At some point I discovered that after I filled in the forms by hand
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My Muskoka Chairs

Today, after a long, harsh winter, the sun came out and it practically felt like spring.  I spent the first half of the day helping my brother move, then I watched the Jays game and got a little work done, but after dinner I was put to real work. My
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