“But for me personally, right now, I have no aspirations at all.” So stated Chris Hadfield in a mid-May, 2013 interview with The Canadian Press. Don’t worry … it’s not what you think. His answer was in response to whether or not he was interested in entering the Canadian political arena. Phew! Actually, he went [...]
At the relatively young age of 48, Pierre Elliot Trudeau was elected as the Prime Minister of Canada, winning a majority government for the Liberal Party. What was dubbed as “Trudeaumania” swept the country. Less than a year earlier, he had been a relative unknown on the national scene. But months earlier, he won the [...]
This is a great interview that covers subjects ranging from the real estate industry to social media to mentors and motivation. About Sherry Chris: Currently Chief Executive Officer of Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate, Sherry hails from London, Ontario, where she was introduced to real estate when she acquired her license in her early [...]
Peter Lavelle at foreign exchange broker Pure FX 13.11.2012 If you intend to relocate to Canada from the United States, or even vice versa, one of the things that has a big influence on your plans is the exchange rate. If the Canadian dollar gains in the weeks before you emigrate, for instance, you can [...]
On June 2nd 1952 Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II when she acceded the throne after her father, King George VI’s death. Queen Elizabeth has reigned as monarch for 60 years, learn more on her Diamond Jubilee site. The above is a beautiful song and video highlighting Queen Elizabeth’s reign by Anton Lorien, it was [...]
The Hunger Games is an exciting, futuristic, powerful movie, released in March, 2012. The movie is based on the best selling novel by Suzanne Collins, in which the nation of Panem has been separated into twelve functional nation-states called districts. The districts are controlled in the Capitol, a fortress city. Capitol is where the wealthy [...]
Canada has one of the most amazing geography in the world. There are so many lakes, beautiful mountains and forests that this country attracts many people who wish to live here part of the year. This article is for those of you that may be thinking of purchasing or leasing a seasonal residence in Canada. [...]
Brilliant and fun advertising moves by T-Mobile. They’ve spoofed the upcoming Royal Wedding by creating a video similar to the viral wedding dance entrance by Jill & Kevin Watch for the real wedding on April 29th on their Royal Wedding Channel.
What is the Super Bowl without a little scandal? Apparently, Christina Aguilera flubbed a line. Yes, the National Anthem is important but it just goes to show that even the most seasoned performers can be intimidated and forget their lines when the whole world (minus me) is watching. You can watch her performance here. In [...]
As I work to update this site and slowly transfer it’s multitude of pages over to a wordpress platform, I was reflecting on how much the internet has changed since I first wrote much of the material, +/- a decade ago. There is so much information online now, but when I began to post about [...]
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