Archive for the ‘CA’ Category

A Sexy In Van City Review: 52 Weeks

10.5.08

I recently had the good fortune of being introduced to two new Van City Sexies, Lori and Richard Yearwood of Once Upon a Lifetime Books.  What made me so excited about meeting this pair was their recently published his and her pair of books, '52 Weeks'. In the introduction, Richard says ...

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Why You Need to Vote: Election Exhaustion

9.8.08

I have spent the day surrounded by sheeples (really people, there's a double door at the entrance to the train station - you don't need to line up 40 deep in order to get inside and don't yell at me for skipping the line when I go to open the ...

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Its Official

9.7.08

Canadians will go to the polls on October 14: Prime Minister Stephen Harper pulled the plug on his own minority government on Sunday, setting off a national election campaign that will send voters to the polls on Oct. 14 at a cost of about $300 million. [insert panicky mental calculation of the ...

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Bad Call For Globe & Mail

9.4.08

I like to think I’m a fairly astute person, not easily taken in by the barrage of “special” offers, computer spam in the form of “you have won a million dollars, now please send a cheque for processing and it’s yours” etc. and exhortations that pour into our computers, drop ...

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What is Happening on the Coast

9.3.08

Time to take a look up and down our directory and see what is going on with everyone! Randomly, of course! A Place I Call Home..which is over on Vancouver Island, was over here celebrating and taking lovely picks of a gorgeous wedding. Thank you for sharing. Our newest 'friend' Tacoma Mama ...

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Another Wet Coast Giveaway!!!

8.12.08

Tiny*Prints, a really nice fresh site for birth announcements, thank you's and invites has given me a fantastic giveaway for you all. They are providing a $50 gift card, which you can win....simply comment below and I will do a draw on August 19th for the winner. I would really encourage you ...

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BlogHer, Me and Canada

7.25.08

I posted on Crunchy Carpets about some of my thoughts on my first BlogHer Conference. BlogHer for those that DON'T know is a community site for women bloggers that has morphed into this HUGE powerhouse. This was their fourth conference (I think) and each one if bigger than the last. Check ...

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Heading Down the West Coast…

7.17.08

...To San Fransisco...BlogHer that is. I am not taking my clunky old laptop with me....I had HOPED that ASUS were going to sort of 'sponsor' me and provide one for the conference, but I haven't heard back after a sort of yes and it hasn't arrived yet...I leave the house at ...

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