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Five things that are freaking me out about H1N1

1 October 2009 5 things

Are y’all feeling a little freaked out by H1N1, the so-called “swine flu”? I’m not usually one to get my knickers in a twist over the panic-du-jour (Y2K, avian flu, computer viruses — why are all the major media panic-attacks linked to either computer or human viruses anyway?) but this one is slowly but surely [...]

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Five things that are making me cranky

28 September 2009 5 things

It’s Monday and I’m feeling peevish. Consider yourself warned. When I’m finally and properly annointed Queen of the Universe, here’s the first five things I’m going to fix. 1. Twitter and Internet Explorer 6. For the last couple of weeks, Twitter has been on a campaign to kill IE6. In fact, it’s not just Twitter, [...]

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Project 365: Half-way there!!

22 July 2009 5 things

Wow, can you believe I’ve made it to Day 183 of my Project 365? One photo every day for half a year! (Oh my sweet lord, you mean I’m only half way done? I have to come up with ANOTHER 182 photos in the next six months? Yikes!) Seriously, I am quite proud of myself. [...]

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Five things about Great Wolf Lodge

6 July 2009 5 things

When planning our family vacation this year, it was Great Wolf Lodge that pulled us to Niagara Falls and not the other way around. I’d been hearing rave reviews about GWL from other families for a while, and though I thought it was rather overpriced, when my sister-in-law said she could share her teacher’s discount, [...]

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Five things I learned in Niagara Falls

3 July 2009 5 things

We’re freshly back from three days in Niagara Falls. It was a terrific trip for many reasons, including spending time with our extended family and excellent behaviour on the part of all five kids in attendance. Here, in no particular order, are five things I learned in Niagara Falls. (The “five things” bit is a [...]

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