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Superstore, re-invented
A number of years ago, a large grocery store chain opened some new discount grocery outlets across some of the major cities in Canada, Loblaws is the owner of these stores and they have many stores,...
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Buying Locally
A few days ago, I caught an item in our newspaper, that concerned a small town that had been trying for some time to raise the money needed to build a community type center. No big deal in itself, and...
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Celebrity Century Panama Cruise Part 3
Last night we were gently rocked to sleep and I got up early. I like to go for a walk on the walking deck first thing in the morning on a sea day, and today is the first of seven sea days. The walk was...
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2013 Buick Verano
Just recently I picked up a new Buick Verano that I had ordered last December. I had owned a silver 2012, and I just loved it. Joan loved it too. It was roomy easy to park, good performance, excellent...
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Integrity in Business
The old cowboy ethic or law is not dead and buried. I know we all thought it was, but check this out. For starters I got a phone call yesterday afternoon, that my dealer where I bought my new 2013...
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Buy Canadian
I thought it was ironic that when I picked up my Friday copy of the Calgary Herald that also supplies a copy of their free magazine Swerve, there was a section devoted to just that issue! Buy Canadian....
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Alberta’s Cowboy Trail
There are any number of definitions of what makes up the “Cowboy Trail” in the province of Alberta in Western Canada. Plugging that name into Google will quickly reveal a large number of maps,...
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Little things that work 2
Now that I am caught up on some household chores I can get back to the blog. This is an item I wrote about a few months back, but it is worth repeating. It is a jar opener from the Lee Valley Store. If...
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Famine in Africa, a Tragedy?
I got this from a good friend a few months back, and didn’t know if I should ad it to my blog or not. It is a provocative piece of journalism that brings into question some western policies in places...
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Not at all funny, just a bit.
The following happened to my wife this morning, and it is a true story. It’s a funny one, and I thought others might like it. My wife was doing her shopping at our local supermarket, The Real Canadian...
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