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I understand his reasoning. The proposal doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell in our world. The good news is that a 21st C equivalent is slowly arriving here and here.  < 12:50:59 AM>.The Globe and Mail-DAVID MACFARLANE '. . . . and a politely worded query addressed to our ever-vigilant American friends. Not that I want to upset them, of course. They seem a little touchy these days, and I'm beginning to think that if we don't start falling in whenever they blow their bugle, we're going to end up with the place crawling with embedded CNN reporters. Still -- and I don't mean to show any disrespect, or disloyalty, or independence -- I'm just wondering if they could tell me why possessing a marijuana cigarette isn't okay but owning an assault rifle is?' < 12:44:24 AM>.CBC News: P.E.I. flexes mussels to aid Toronto Nice! < 12:33:54 AM>.Tornadoes Leave at Least 39 Dead; Towns Shattered The relentless barrage of some 80 tornadoes that tore through eight states on Sunday killed 39 people and smashed hundreds of buildings. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] Nasty. We must be getting the edge of this storm. On the way home this evening Olivia and I had our umbrellas blown all over the place. Olivia was slightly alarmed. I joked that one gust almost blew me away. She asked if there was such a thing as a wind that could blow a person away. 'Tornadoes' I reminded her. She noted that we didn't have many of those around here. I assured her she was right. 'Toronto's a pretty safe place.' 'Yes it is. We're very lucky.' |
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