Tag Archives: Canada

Have you ever missed something so bad, it hurt?

And I’m not talking about a mild discomfort.  I’m talking about that knotted feeling in your chest - the kind that makes you want to double over in pain.
I miss Canada.
It hit me out of the blue this afternoon.  I was browsing some web pages about the Appalachian Trail, and happened to glance up at [...]

An Hour of Earth

I was all ready to write a pissy and rather bitter post this morning about people who chew gum and cut across lanes when they turn … until I found this link:
http://www.earthhour.org
I read about it and felt all warm and fuzzy and decided to sign up. Take a look and leave a comment if [...]

Taxes

Canadians are often branded as whiners, but Americans take the cake when it comes to complaining about taxes.  And seriously, I’m tired of hearing it.
This country is a bounty of cheap, low-taxed junk.  It’s also full of creditors who are all too willing to finance that junk for low monthly installments (and no payments until [...]