A recent Top 10 List on the Late Show with David Letterman brought us the Top 10 Least Favourite Holiday Songs.
Here they are now for you to enjoy!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
God Bless Us Everyone
I think I say this every year but, "Where has the time gone?"To find ourselves on the brink of another Christmas is something I just can't come to grips with as it feels like the year only just begun. However I guess it's true, as you get older, the years just fly by and roll one into another. I suppose all we can do is make the most of the present and not worry about the past or fear the future.
This has been my busiest year on the blog with more posts than ever before. I hope to keep that pace next year but only time will tell.
As this is such a busy time of year, I would just like to take this opportunity to wish all of my family, friends and blog visitors all the best for a Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year in 2009.
Have a safe holiday season.
Christmas Long Ago
A Christmas Poem by Jo Geis
Frosty days and ice-still nights,
Fir trees trimmed with tiny lights,
Sound of sleigh bells in the snow,
That was Christmas long ago.
Tykes on sleds and shouts of glee,
Icy-window filigree,
Sugarplums and candle glow,
Part of Christmas long ago.
Footsteps stealthy on the stair,
Sweet-voiced carols in the air,
Stocking hanging in a row,
Tell of Christmas long ago.
Starry nights so still and blue,
Good friends calling out to you,
Life, so fact, will always slow...
For dreams of Christmas long ago.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Heroes Return Home
This afternoon on a cold December day, I joined thousands of my fellow Canadians between Trenton, Ontario and Toronto, as we showed our support and said thank you to the latest three Canadian soldiers to die in Afghanistan.
The vantage point I chose was in Trenton at the on-ramp to Highway 401 which is also now known as the Highway of Heroes in honour of the fighting men and women who have given their lives in defense of our country.
The mood was somber and friendly. The consensus of those I spoke with was that we hope we'll never have to do this again, but should the need arise, we will be there to show our support.
Here are a few quick photos I took as the procession went by. You can click on the photos to see them larger.
The vantage point I chose was in Trenton at the on-ramp to Highway 401 which is also now known as the Highway of Heroes in honour of the fighting men and women who have given their lives in defense of our country.
The mood was somber and friendly. The consensus of those I spoke with was that we hope we'll never have to do this again, but should the need arise, we will be there to show our support.
Here are a few quick photos I took as the procession went by. You can click on the photos to see them larger.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Memorable Body Checks
It's hockey season and I'm sick of hearing about Steve Avery and his brain-dead antics.
Instead, lets sit back and enjoy some of my favourite NHL Body Checks of all time. No insightful commentary or analysis from me. I'll let my choices or rather the actions on the ice speak for themselves.
Enjoy!
April 2008 - Corey Sarich nails Patrick Marleau
Dion Phaneuf launches Denis Hamel
Scott Stevens concusses Eric Lindros
2006 NHL Playoffs
Brian Campbell destroys R.J. Umberger
Instead, lets sit back and enjoy some of my favourite NHL Body Checks of all time. No insightful commentary or analysis from me. I'll let my choices or rather the actions on the ice speak for themselves.
Enjoy!
April 2008 - Corey Sarich nails Patrick Marleau
Dion Phaneuf launches Denis Hamel
Scott Stevens concusses Eric Lindros
2006 NHL Playoffs
Brian Campbell destroys R.J. Umberger
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Highway of Heroes Too Busy
It's never the right time to hear about the passing of our Canadian soldiers but it's always harder to learn of this news at this time of year.
Three more Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the total lost to 103 since the mission began six years ago.
These loses never become any easier and the families of those lost have an even tougher reality to deal with.
Cpl. Thomas James Hamilton, Pte. John Michael Roy Curwin and Pte. Justin Peter Jones, based at CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick, were killed by a roadside bomb (IED) in the morning as they were responding to reports people were planting a suspicious object west of Kandahar city.
I hope to make it down to the local base where the bodies of these men will be flown to for a repatriation ceremony prior to making their way along the Highway of Heroes to Toronto.
I have seen far too many soldiers return home in this fashion but I can only hope that these will be the last to return this way.
I do, however, feel a sense of pride when I see the number of average Canadians who come out to pay their respects to the soldiers and their families at this time of tragedy. Along the entire route from the base in Trenton all the way to Toronto, people line the highway and stand quietly on the bridges to show their respect and to say thank you for giving their lives in defence of their country.
I was recently surprised to see an American television network news program do a story on the Highway of Heroes. This NBC report took place on Veterans Day / Remembrance Day.
Three more Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the total lost to 103 since the mission began six years ago.
These loses never become any easier and the families of those lost have an even tougher reality to deal with.
Cpl. Thomas James Hamilton, Pte. John Michael Roy Curwin and Pte. Justin Peter Jones, based at CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick, were killed by a roadside bomb (IED) in the morning as they were responding to reports people were planting a suspicious object west of Kandahar city.
I hope to make it down to the local base where the bodies of these men will be flown to for a repatriation ceremony prior to making their way along the Highway of Heroes to Toronto.
I have seen far too many soldiers return home in this fashion but I can only hope that these will be the last to return this way.
I do, however, feel a sense of pride when I see the number of average Canadians who come out to pay their respects to the soldiers and their families at this time of tragedy. Along the entire route from the base in Trenton all the way to Toronto, people line the highway and stand quietly on the bridges to show their respect and to say thank you for giving their lives in defence of their country.
I was recently surprised to see an American television network news program do a story on the Highway of Heroes. This NBC report took place on Veterans Day / Remembrance Day.
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