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Happy Thanksgiving for all those in Canada this weekend.
What we have to be thankful for in Canada is a list so long it would take for ever to list.
Being positive instead of negative is the most important thing during these economic times. Remember that little Kitten with the "Hang in their Baby" logo.
Accepting others for what is inside is the most important thing because what is inside is far more important then the colour of ones skin, their nationality, their religion, etc. Also if he/she helps you shovel your driveway when it snows.
Being happy that our banks are regulated more then others so that Canada will weather this international storm the quickest.
Having COLOUR in our trees with temperatures in the 20c range in the GTA on Thanksgiving Weekend is something we have to thank the special one for. Laughing at the people in Regina, Saskatchewan who will get snow on this weekend, helps.
Life is too short to take it too serious.
Accept people for what they are. Love your neighbor. Live a life that will have people talking about you after your long gone. Stand up for your rights.
Love what you do and do what you Love!
I try my best to bring happiness to those that I meet and if everyone tried that, the world would be a better place for all.
Lets all be Thankful for what life has dealt us.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Roy
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[11-10-2008,16:18]
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Happy Thanksgiving (in reply to: Happy Thanksgiving Weekend)
Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude.~Jas
[11-10-2008,16:38]
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jas |
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Let also hope for another happy thanksgiving for those in the US in the coming month Nov....For those in the rest of the world, God bless you all and make all your days happy..
[11-10-2008,16:45]
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Anonymous |
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I am going to have a fabulous Thanksgiving - 2 turkey dinners in a row and I don´t have to cook either of them! Only downside to this is there is no leftovers :(
In this past week, I encountered a website that follows my family name back to Cromwell. We are extremely excited because we now have some new details that we did not have before, and we are also able to contribute information from the Canadian branch of the tree that has never been formally recorded.
I ran across something in the family history that makes me particularly thankful this weekend - my great great granparents came to Canada in 1847 during the Irish famines. They both died of typhoid within weeks of arriving leaving my great grandfather and 8 siblings to fend for themselves. The caretaker of the Stratford Inn gave my great grandfather shelter and he earned his keep by chopping firewood. That was the beginning of our family´s life in Canada.
Today, I think about the life I have, the rights and freedoms I enjoy without a second thought. I am embarassed about my complacency towards our regulated banks and less than perfect but universal health care. I am embarassed that I go to the grocery store and can buy what I want any time of year when so many others in this world cannot.
I think how lucky I am as a woman in this country. I can work, I can live alone, I can own property, I can vote, I can go to school, I can own a business...
This may not be the greatest country on earth - but it is to me.
[11-10-2008,20:16]
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Sharon |
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
This will be our first Canadian Thanksgiving, and the first Thanksgiving of the two we get to celebrate this year.
One brief observation as we near this holiday: I was shocked this past week at the lack of gluttony in the grocery stores and markets. Sure there are turkeys in the freezers and pumpkin pie mix on the end caps, but the sheer OPULENCE I am accustomed to encountering around the holidays in the US was missing. It´s refreshing in way, but it definitely stood out to me.
Not a Tofurkey in sight, alas, in this small town we live in. Perhaps we´ll smuggle one in from New England before American Thanksgiving in November. So it will be homemade sweet potato ravioli for us, with spinach salad and roasted root veggies and pumpkin pie for dessert. No orzo available either, so that´ll have to wait til the next holiday too.
So much to be thankful for, amid the economic fears and worries. Just the three of us at the table this year, in a strangely new land and a strange new reality.
Peace to you all.
[11-10-2008,22:28]
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wannabecanadian |
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And from temporarily down here, happy Columbus Day weekend.
I read with much interest everyone´s observations in how they see themselves in Canada and in life. It´s very heartening that we all find positive aspects in our lives and situations.
Personally, I´m especially optimistic that we down here will likely have a dramatic change in how we´re governed and treated as a people this November. I doesn´t change my immigration intention in the least, but I think it´s a very positive outcome for neighboring countries such as Canada, and the world. The nightmare will finally be over.
Because of the economic crises that´s hit here much more than up there (as I understand), coupon clipping, thrift store shopping, and bargaining hunting has taken off like never before. People are also grouchier and glummer, as they see their retirement portfolios slowly diminishing, and the prospect of forever working a reality. But as I see it, too many here lived the extreme material life, consuming unnecessarily, and in the process racking up unaffordable debt. Life has a way of coming around and changing attitudes. I rarely saw that sort of extreme gluttony in Canada, as I often did here, and too me it´s refreshing, realistic, in line with the rest of the planet.
So happy Thanksgiving Day up there, y´all. Hope to be with you soon.
[11-10-2008,22:54]
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Richard |
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wannabe... you will find that your US Thanksgiving and our Christmas change places.
tofurkey - hmmmm I think I might stick to the ravioli and the roasted root veggies sound yum. Consider drizzling a little Canadian maple syrup on them! No orzo... that is unforgivable.
Richard, I am counting the days until all this election nonsense is over It is getting nasty and disgusting. That is true for both sides of the border.
[12-10-2008,01:01]
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Sharon |
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24c now that is what I call a perfect Thanksgiving Monday!!!
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[13-10-2008,14:18]
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Roy |
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Thanks for beer,
Beer is one of the world´s oldest beverages, with the history of beer dating back to the 6th millennium BC, and being recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. The earliest Sumerian writings contain references to beer. A prayer to the goddess Ninkasi known as "The Hymn to Ninkasi" serves as both a prayer as well as a method of remembering the recipe for beer in a culture with few literate people.
As almost any substance containing carbohydrates, mainly sugar or starch, can naturally undergo fermentation, it is likely that beer-like beverages were independently invented among various cultures throughout the world. The invention of bread and beer has been argued to be responsible for humanity´s ability to develop technology and build civilization. The earliest known chemical evidence of beer dates to circa 3500?3100 BC from the site of Godin Tepe in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran.
Beer was known to Germanic and Celtic tribes in Europe as far back as 3000 BC,[10] though was mainly brewed on a domestic scale.
Beer produced before the Industrial Revolution continued to be made and sold on a domestic scale, although by the 7th century AD beer was also being produced and sold by European monasteries. During the Industrial Revolution, the production of beer moved from artisanal manufacture to industrial manufacture, and domestic manufacture ceased to be significant by the end of the 19th century. The development of hydrometers and thermometers changed brewing by allowing the brewer more control of the process, and greater knowledge of the results.
Happy thanks giving.
Cheers,
Bill
[13-10-2008,19:14]
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Bill |
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Bill, Richard, Wannabe, Roy... thanks for keeping life interesting around here.
here´s to tofuturkey, beer, and warm sunny holiday weekends.
off to my second turkey dinner of the weekend. yeeeha!
[13-10-2008,19:46]
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Sharon |
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