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'lance
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posted 04 January 2002 05:01 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
We're moving there, for a year or so probably.

Any babblers live there? What neighbourhoods do you like? What are rents and vacancy rates like? Are landlords generally sticky about cats? And what's fun to do there, anyhow?


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Slick Willy
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posted 04 January 2002 08:02 PM      Profile for Slick Willy     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Get yerself some skis or a sno board and head fer the hills pilgrim! Something else I heard about just a day or two ago is that for some huge bucks you can ride the bob-sled track they used for the Olympics. I have no information about it but the guy I say in the clip said it just blew the livin's snot out of every roller coaster ride he has ever taken. Not for everyone that's for sure but what the hell. Oh and one more thing that could be fun is wearing an Edmonton Oilers jersey to the at home Flames games. This always adds an exciting element of danger to walking (maybe running) back to the car.
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Marc
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posted 04 January 2002 10:08 PM      Profile for Marc     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
I live in Calgary. Believe it or not I like it. The Southwest is the most affluent area but it is the most expensive area. There is a lot to do...the mountains are an hour or two away...the Stamps are Grey Cup Champs...the Flames are actually decent this year. If none of that suits your fancy you can always join the Alliance and they will keep you very busy.
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posted 04 January 2002 10:22 PM      Profile for clockwork     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
What I liked about Calgary was it's bike paths. Mind you, I'm not very knowledgable about bike paths in Canada, so take this for what it's worth.

I remember staying somewhere near the resevoir (in the SW I think... right by the army base, I remember that) and deciding one day that I'd follow the path just to see where it would end. Around the resevoir I went, winding my way through the city, finding myself passing the Sattledom, through the big park downtown then going off into the wilderness somewhere towards the central/NW quad of the city.

At this point, realizing the path probably wasn't going to stop anytime soon, and a bit fearful of getting lost, I decided to turn back. Someday, though, I might complete my trip.

Absolutely beautiful... for a person used to a bike paths that average 500m through a bunch of houses.

Hope you have a bike, 'lance.


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posted 08 January 2002 03:56 PM      Profile for Timebandit     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Calgary is nice, we like to visit. I have a friend who has lived there for several years.

They have a zoo, you are close to the mountains (I love the hiking!), and my friend has even gone canoeing in the river.

I also go to the Ikea store whenever I'm there, we don't have one here....

And there are 3 different film/media co-ops... Look for the Calgary Society for Independent Filmmakers' "$100 Film Festival", it's a hoot, public screenings of independent work from across the country.

Anyway, it's a nice enough city.


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'lance
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posted 08 January 2002 06:57 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Thanks for all these tips. I'm especially interested in boarding (though I could have done that here) and this film festival. I certainly have a bike clockwork, though I assume the cycling season will be shorter than in Vancouver.

You don't have to say "believe it or not," Marc! I've liked it on my visits there, although the last one was 1989 (apart from some business trips since which didn't leave me any time for anything else). (And believe me, I don't plan on wearing an Oilers jersey to a Flames game!) My uncle's lived there 30 years and loves it.

Folks have suggested we try to rent either in Kensington or the Mission. Sound reasonable and affordable?

[ January 08, 2002: Message edited by: 'lance ]


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clockwork
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posted 08 January 2002 07:09 PM      Profile for clockwork     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Well, there is always the chinooks... might give you a couple days of nice biking weather in the winter.

I also hear shelters are quite nice to visit.


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posted 09 January 2002 04:34 AM      Profile for Sine Ziegler     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Mission and Kensington are great areas to live.. if you are a yuppie. Haha. No I am half kidding.

Gas is cheap in Alberta, rent isn't too bad and there is alot to do, even in the winter. Make sure you don't live in the suburbs because traffic is horrendous and you don't want to live in a parkinglot/shopping mall area.

Funny thing about Calgary is that most people passing through tend to say that if they lived in Calgary, they'd go out and hike/ski/board EVERY single weekend. Then you get so busy working. Make sure you take advantage of the surrounding areas. The downside to Calgary ( heh there are several, especially political) is that is truly IS in the middle of nowhere. You can't drive anywhere exciting (including Edmonton). Also, communities and neighbourhoods are not really tight. It takes an abnormally long time to get to know your neighbours in this city.


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dee
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posted 09 January 2002 10:57 AM      Profile for dee     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
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Well, there is always the chinooks... might give you a couple days of nice biking weather in the winter.

Sure, if you like biking through a bunch of melting show!

Kensington is nice, so is Inglewood, and 17th Avenue. Stephen Avenue Mall is a good place to sit and people watch when it is closed off to vehicles.

The best pizza in the city must be Wicked Wedge on 17th Avenue.

There are alot of nice little parks scattered throughout the downtown and central areas of the city. I'm not too familiar with the outer areas, though.


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judym
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posted 09 January 2002 12:08 PM      Profile for judym   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Calgary: Secrets of the City ... a book from Arsenal Pulp Press, revised in November. The bumpf claims it "brings to light the dark, mysterious corners of life in Cowtown."
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skdadl
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posted 09 January 2002 12:12 PM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
I really like Calgary because I grew up there. I even like the local political culture in a way -- by that I mean, eg, taxi-driver conversation. Even when I abhor the electoral choices people are making, I sort of get the opinions. (Should I be worried about this?)

Do you have a map, 'lance? What people are calling Kensington now isn't marked on my old one, but it's centred on Kensington Road and 10th St N.W., just north of the Bow, a little west of old Sunnyside. Memorial Drive, the riverside southern boundary of Kensington-Sunnyside, is beautiful, I think, and the little old houses there are charming.

Mission is centred around 4th St and about 24th Ave. S.W. Two blocks south on 4th and you're on Elbow Drive, which follows the Elbow and to me is the most beautiful drive in the city. Some of the houses right on the drive are super-splendid, but not far back (eg, in Elbow Park, about 36-38th Ave.) are lots of modest, pleasant houses. Dunno about apartment buildings, though.

The area around the university is completely changed since I knew it, but I assume that's another good place to look for a nest.

Everywhere, it seems, there are now places called Authentic Irish Pub ... So ok, ok, your antennae are twitching, but the few we've been in actually were very nice and cozy and woody and smokey, and the food wasn't bad.

The area below the reservoir and Glenmore Dam is great to investigate too. If you're a climber, you can get down to Sandy Beach Park from the hills above, just north of the dam. But the easier way to Sandy Beach is to turn west off Elbow Drive where it crosses the river (about 40th Ave.), then drive along Riverdale to its end, where you're in a great wild ravine. Wander along the footpath, and you'll find a footbridge over the river to the beach-park part of the ravine. I love that place.


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'lance
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posted 09 January 2002 12:29 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
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Mission and Kensington are great areas to live.. if you are a yuppie. Haha. No I am half kidding.

Though it grieves me to say it, I suppose I fit the technical definition. I lack practically all the accoutrements, however, and all the (stereotypical) attitudes).

quote:
Gas is cheap in Alberta, rent isn't too bad and there is alot to do, even in the winter. Make sure you don't live in the suburbs because traffic is horrendous and you don't want to live in a parkinglot/shopping mall area.

No, I don't. But it's hardly an issue -- nor is the price of gas -- because I don't own a car and have no intention of buying one. (I'll rent for trips to Banff and Kananaskis). It's possible I'll never own my own home, prices in city centres being what they are, because I'm so determined to avoid long car commutes. But thanks very much for the input.

And thanks also to dee, judym, and skdadl! Very helpful, all.


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'lance
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posted 10 January 2002 01:56 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
And here I am in sunny (and warm!) Calgary, for two days! Haven't seen much of the city yet, but the downtown view out my office window is kind of nice.

My God -- someone's going by in a hot-air balloon, way off to the south! Beyond groovy!


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dee
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posted 10 January 2002 02:41 PM      Profile for dee     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
I forgot about the hot air balloons! I used to see them quite often when I lived there.
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sheep
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Try the Bridgeland area as well. It's not quite as yuppified as the Mission and Kensington areas, and is pretty close into downtown, with great access to the bike paths and the LRT.

I used to rent a beautiful two bedroom suite for $450 a month. Best apartment I ever had.


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I lived in Calgary too from the age 12 till 22. I remember canoeing on the Bow once from Banff and twice from Lake Louise three springs in a row. We started from Lake Louise years of high run-off.

Another place to go if you are a climber is Yamnuska about 60 miles(?) west of Calgary. A mountaineering club used to have an old cabin up there...spent some great times up on that rock.

Bragg Creek is about 40 miles west of Calgary, we used to go riding there. There used to be a ranch that rented horses by the hour or week. They would outfit trail rides to go all the way to the Kaninaskis area. And there was an AWesome ice cave near Bragg Creek at Moose Mountain. The last two years I was in Calgary the back of the ice cave had opened up (melted out) so that you could get up into level after level of caverns. For years it had been frozen in so that you could only go about a quarter mile in.


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pokey
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posted 19 February 2002 10:44 AM      Profile for pokey     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Drink a fifth of whisky every day. It will dull the pain.

To fit in, buy the biggest car you can find so you can complain about the cost of gas. Also, all of Alberta's problems are the fault of the East and the fact that the premier is a drunkard just means he is a man of the people, so refer to him as "Ralph".


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quote:
the fact that the premier is a drunkard just means he is a man of the people

Unlike, of course, any current or recent premiers of Quebec.


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posted 19 February 2002 12:51 PM      Profile for DrConway     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Interestingly enough, there IS another meaning of the word "ralph"........
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shelby9
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posted 19 February 2002 04:12 PM      Profile for shelby9     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
I haven't lived in Calgary for a while now, but i was there this past summer. Still a great city!

My favorite thing - the Fish Creek trail ride that is smack in the middle of the city! Too Cool. And of course the Spruce Meadows Equestrian facilities put on some great shown (which if you are a CIBC client, you get free tickets to every year!). I never liked the Bowness area of town, nor did I care for all the new development in the North East and West - but then when every street sounds the same... it gets us tourists lost!

Only thing to remember about Calgary - there is four of everything, so just remember which corner of the city you are going to - and you won't get too lost.


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posted 19 February 2002 10:09 PM      Profile for pokey     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
quote:

Unlike, of course, any current or recent premiers of Quebec.

No, out here they run them over.


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posted 19 February 2002 10:16 PM      Profile for pokey     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Be sure to ask people when the oil will run out. They love to answer that one.
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posted 28 February 2002 04:18 PM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Are you there yet?

(I am always in between two places, myself. )


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posted 28 February 2002 04:32 PM      Profile for MJ     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Aha, so you admit your interstitial-ness! I always suspected it...
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posted 28 February 2002 05:03 PM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Intersect. Interface. Intertwine. Interconnect. Interstitial. Interdisciplinary. Interact. Interlude. Intermission. I love all those words.
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'lance
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posted 28 February 2002 05:21 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
All our worldly possessions, save the cats and a couple of suitcases, were sent there yesterday. We fly there tonight, at 6:55 p.m. PST.
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judym
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posted 28 February 2002 05:24 PM      Profile for judym   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Good luck!
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skdadl
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posted 28 February 2002 06:02 PM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Boy, will your arms be tired! (Sorry: old joke; couldn't help it.)
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archy
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posted 28 February 2002 06:13 PM      Profile for archy     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
i guess i ll be going
with the boss and since
it s a little long
for me to fly i ll get
in the typewriter case
which will go on one
of these new fangled jet planes

it s not that i think
if god had meant people to fly
they d have wings but still
i wish people would work out
once and for all
where they wanted to be


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posted 28 February 2002 07:27 PM      Profile for DrConway     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Fare thee well, 'lance!
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'lance
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posted 28 February 2002 07:30 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Thank you, one and all.

Good God. I've just realized I'm one of those Eastern bastards that was supposed to freeze in the dark, lo those many years ago. Now, I'll be living in the very Belly of the Beast.

Ah, well. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. At least it'll be warm and well-lit.

[ February 28, 2002: Message edited by: 'lance ]


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quote:
Kensington is nice, so is Inglewood, and 17th Avenue. Stephen Avenue Mall is a good place to sit and people watch when it is closed off to vehicles.

There's a place in Calgary called Inglewood. I can just imagine all those white rap enthusiasts all proud that they live in "the wood", not to poke fun or anything. My dream is to live in Sudbury, washington.


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skdadl
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'lance: Gable, the Grope and Flail's cartoonist, obviously heard about your move and devoted his space this morning all to you!
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Well, that’s not very nice. Titillate us with a joke and fail to link it. That’s heresy. It’s even one of Clockwork’s Seven Deadly Sins.

There!

Now generations of babblers can look back on this bit of babble history and take part in the joke. I even think I can hear them rejoicing right now.


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dee
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I even think I can hear them rejoicing right now.

Yup, my boss just looked in wondering what the heck was going on in here.


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posted 01 March 2002 11:52 AM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
The cartoon is fabulous! And 'lance, you should throw a cyber-house-warming party today or tomorrow here at the Rabble.
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'lance
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And here it is! The cyber-party!

Fabulous cartoon, indeed, clockwork.

Now, who'd like a drink? We have a great selection of local beers -- I recommend the Big Rock Traditional, which is dark, or the Grasshopper Ale, for those who like something lighter. And of course there's always good old Alberta rye, though I still like the Gibsons 18 year old I bought (whispering, lest Albertans hear him) on the day Trudeau died.


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posted 01 March 2002 02:00 PM      Profile for clockwork     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Whaddabuut Wart Hog??
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'lance
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Forgot that. Usually comes along with the rare steaks and king-size fries.
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*playing a lost Central&Eastern European*

Er... do you have Plzen Beer? No? OK, I'll take the Grasshopper Ale then.

Wow, what a view this place has! Look at those snow-covered mountains behind rooftops! Lucky you have huge windows and lotsa light in here during the day...

[ March 01, 2002: Message edited by: Trespasser ]


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'lance
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Lots of excellent Pilsner available -- but don't drink the Big-Label stuff. Stick to microbrews or imports.

The view here is tremendous -- I apologize for the cloud today, which hides the mountains. But it means a wonderful pearly light, and the occasional fine, powdery snow is magical too.


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What's that sign on the wall saying... "Make sure you stop breathing every 5 min, and never use the word 'Kyoto' in your conversations"? You say you got that as a gift from your first neighbours? Hmm.

(I hear there's a List of Things Never to Bring to Alberta too.)


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'lance
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Don't mind about the sign, in this neighbourhood it's just a gag. And I'm sure we've violated the spirit and letter of that list already.
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*sneaking in, looking about furtively for clockwork*

*whispers*:

Can I come in too? Clockwork says I'm a sinner, but really, I'm just incompetent.

Have you checked out the local wines?


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'lance
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posted 01 March 2002 02:39 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Dear skdadl, you're always welcome! Hope you enjoy this visit to your childhood home.

quote:
Have you checked out the local wines?

Sampled several, including:

"Hang Riel!"
"God Damn the CPR!"
"You'll take away our oil when you pry it form our cold, dead fingers!"
"That Commie Trudeau should go back to Moscow!"
and of course that perennial favourite
"The West Wants In!"


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posted 01 March 2002 02:42 PM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Uh - huh. Ummmm.

Bring any Okanagans with you, perchance?


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posted 01 March 2002 02:45 PM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Many people are fashionably late... but who's that hottie chatting with the LM down by the buffet?
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'lance
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posted 01 March 2002 02:49 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Dunno, Tres, but I think she's a sports instructor of some kind. Fencing, perhaps.
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posted 01 March 2002 02:53 PM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post

...be right back.


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... and she's off. Well, so much for having a conversation with her tonight.

We need some more folks here, it's true. Michelle? andrean? earthmother? Godsdammit, these people get more fashionable all the time.


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Well! I can take a hint. I know when I'm second string. Humph.
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O but skdadl, don't get mad! You've broken my heart so many times, I'm a little tender and trepidatious, is all, and really not wanting things to move too fast.

No, I was just hoping for more conversation, so I could have more drinks, so I could get my courage up, so...


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*opening my sixth Wart Hog, bugging Trespasser who is obviously bored stiff but frozen by politeness*

Shhee here, people misunderstand the Seven Deadly Sins. Really, it’s kind of a mizznomer 'cause, like, we all die, right? So, like, in theory, everything would be a sin ‘cause it all leads to you getting buried six feet under. Understand? ‘Cause a lota people don’t. The Sins themselves are riddled with inconsistencies, cause, like, some are quite specific but the really big things, like incompetence, aren’t in there. So, you can commit a Deadly Sin through incompetence, but it’s not the incompetence itself that ya get nailed on. Like, goddam! Imagine if incompetence was a Deadly Sin! The Book of Life would be a piece of loose-leaf foolscap! But, like, not that it matters, 'cause really the difference between a sinner and a saint ain’t much, in the end. Dust to dust, and all that jazz. Uh, excuse me, I gotta take a whiz…

*turning around*

Hey, skdadl! Whazzup!


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Uh-oh, I think clockwork's had a few too many, if he's mixing up skdadl and Whazzup.
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Speaking of strings. Do you have a live string quartet in the next room, or is this just your stereo? Sounds great either way. What else are you playing for us today anyway?

I'm gonna have to have a look at your book shelves, you can tell a lot about a person just by looking at his/her bookshelves. Not only the titles, but also the way they organize their books.

(And: thank you for not requiring of me to take off my shoes. Been to several parties in which people paraded in their socks and couldn't figure out what was going on. You know, you can't carry a serious conversation without your shoes on.)

[ March 01, 2002: Message edited by: Trespasser ]


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By all means, Tres, peruse the bookshelves, CD collection, whatever. And do keep your shoes on, everybody. If nothing else, the cats would want to play with your stockinged feet -- sweet-tempered beasts, but with sharp claws.

Unfortunately, I must excuse myself for a short while to help with the unpacking -- I'm all verklempt! Talk amongst yourselves!


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posted 01 March 2002 03:40 PM      Profile for Debra   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Here I am and no one to greet me. *pout* Anyway the place looks great. I think I'll meander over to the bar before clockwork drinks it all.
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posted 01 March 2002 03:54 PM      Profile for dee     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Ding dong! Room for one more? I've brought some Tequila and limes... shooters anyone?
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I hope that tequila was distilled by union labour, using organically-produced agave sap from a progressive farmer's co-op, including a soy-based worm substitute.
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Nope... and the limes aren't organic either. If you don't like it, more for the rest of us.
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I once tried Mexican vodka. Never again.
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We need some more folks here, it's true. Michelle? andrean? earthmother? Godsdammit, these people get more fashionable all the time.


Yes, well, we *do* have lives to lead, jobs to do...such as we do them. Sorry to have been so badly delayed! It's been a mad and hectic day. And, from the looks of you lot, it has been here too! I think I'll have what clockwork's having.

'lance, you'll be getting a reputation as a host...I'll expect this kind of a fete when I grace Calgary with my presence.


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posted 01 March 2002 07:10 PM      Profile for AnotherBadSalmon   Author's Homepage        Edit/Delete Post
Speaking of agave sap, when you are in Nelson try the Margarita's at Mazatlan.

Clockwork incompetence is just a mixture of Pride, Avarice, Gluttony, Envy and Sloth. That's five out of 7 and only for very efficient sinners, who have no time to waste.

What kind of party is this? Someone was talking about nude parties on the CBC this afternoon.

Hmmm..


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posted 01 March 2002 08:57 PM      Profile for DrConway     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
yay for windows that remain open, and for claws.

*fluffs fur*

I daresay, wonderful! Clean carpets, for once! Pseudofelinoids such as myself appreciate clean carpets more than you folks might realize.

*pads about, ensuring that everybody's ankles have a decent sprinkling of cat hair*

Now who is seated, and somewhat sober?

*swishes tail*


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Hey! Where'd y'all go? Gee, a girl steps out for an hour or two or twelve, and everyone else just up and ...

Well, what did you do while I was gone?


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posted 02 March 2002 10:43 AM      Profile for Debra   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Why Skdadl *carefully adjusts clothes* a lady never kisses and tells.
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posted 02 March 2002 10:49 AM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Ah ... so 'lance did come back ... Did Tommy ever show up? Wingy?
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'lance is coping with a hangover... clock and andrean have disappeared... DrConway has already destroyed half the carpets... but the party is still going on.
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posted 02 March 2002 03:13 PM      Profile for DrConway     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
I can't help it if my claws are attracted to clean carpets.
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posted 04 March 2002 02:21 AM      Profile for sherpafish   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Everybody! Were out of the good stuff. Wine run! To the Eau Claire market we go (great wine shop there). Then let's all go to the best A+B sound in the univerce. Or the atrium above the TD tower. Calgary has great times for all.

Speaking of the real good stuff did you bring any green label 'special reserve' along fron the coast 'lance?

Maria, we must talk more about spirituality in art, and the KISS army as well!


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posted 04 March 2002 11:43 AM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Well, I'm back... that's to say, we're back, TLM and I, after some very urgent, er, discussions about home decor, yeah that's it.

Getting a reputation, andrean? Please! (And look who's talking, besides!)

Doc, you're always welcome of course, but be apprised of the fact that our two felines have already distributed cat hair all around the place. No territorial disputes, now!

As for the rest of you mad fools, why, it's time for Round Two! Sherpafish, no need for the Coast green label -- plenty of good stuff available hereabouts!


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posted 04 March 2002 12:20 PM      Profile for DrConway     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Well, it would seem that 'lance is sober, so..

*hops onto 'lance's lap*


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posted 04 March 2002 05:36 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Cleo will get jealous, Doc -- I'm her favourite, don't you know -- but let her! She's tiny.
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posted 04 March 2002 06:13 PM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Sheesh. Every time I check, out of luck again. Everyone's sober, and the lap is populated. Excuse me, felinated.
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posted 04 March 2002 06:20 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
shkdad... uh, skdadl, if I might direct your attention to the time o;l Doc was piusting,, ive had plenty ah time to ('scuze me) drink since then... so, whaddya say, hot stuf? Wanna sit on hte 'ol "lance's lap, eh?
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eek! *hops off 'lance's lap as the world begins to tip about alarmingly, then dashes to the relative safety of earthmother's lap*
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posted 05 March 2002 12:27 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Ooog. My brains and innards. I'll be sticking to soda water today, I believe. That was a rough one. Never, never again will I combine things that come in green and brown bottles.

Where's the aspirin, someone? And what in hell's all this cat hair doing on my lap?


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posted 05 March 2002 12:29 PM      Profile for Debra   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
There there kitty it will be ok. Look what I have found for you a saucer of cream and a ball of catnip.
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posted 05 March 2002 01:28 PM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
*hands the aspirin to 'lance*
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posted 05 March 2002 01:37 PM      Profile for Debra   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Brings 'lance breakfast of steak, eggs, and tomato juice to cure the pain.
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posted 05 March 2002 01:43 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Dearest Trespasser and earthmother, you're lifesavers.

Don't suppose you might have a little vodka to drop into that juice, eh? Hair of the dog, and all that?


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posted 05 March 2002 01:46 PM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
No way. What you need is a cholesterol bomb for breakfast.
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posted 05 March 2002 01:48 PM      Profile for 'lance     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Sigh. Yer right, as usual. Don't want to get too heavily into the sauce only 5 days into my tenure here.
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posted 05 March 2002 02:23 PM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Again!
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* Stepping back into the house after my “fresh air" break *

* twist open another beer *

Hmm… waidaminut…

Why is it whenever I go to these types of parties, I go for a smoke and then come back in and I find the party already done? It seems most soirees I attend I end up on the porch or in the garage, and then I find the whole thing is done in no time at all.

Sniff. And I had prepared a whole treatise on the subject of my Deadly Sins…

I’m going back out for another smoke.


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Not so fast, clockwork honey, party's not done, just subsided for a bit. I mean, lots of folks are ever more fashionably late... Tommy? clersal? Slick? Come out, come out, wherever you are!
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Ding Dong!

One bail Banff Blueberry Mind Fuck
One bail Fraser Valley Mushroom Madness
Two kegs Sleeman's Cream Ale
Jack Daniel's , Absolute, Baccardi 151, one case each
50 strippers male/female Nice Mix (hand picked)
Rizzla kingsize papers one case
one Shotgun Bong
And one small bag of Hostess Hickery Sticks ('lance your breakfast is here)

Well don't just lay there on the floor fercrisakes, skin up mate!


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posted 06 March 2002 03:19 PM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
By the way: how's the city holding up under this assault of babblers?
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Slick, I'm so not on the floor! I'm sitting at this very nice dining room table, enjoying the lovely breakfast Tres and earthmother brought me! But you're always welcome. Take a load off, crack a cold one, whatever. Won't be needing the strippers for a while yet, and they do make the place a trifle crowded, but it's the thought that counts, eh?

Calgary seems to be holding up OK, skdadl. I hope the babblers can hold up, though. Forecast high for today -19, wind chill taking it down to -27. Good think Slick brought plenty of spirits!


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* barging back in *

Damnit! Burrrrr.... I never realized how cold it was out there it now. I think I'll temporarily quit smoking!


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Geez clock, whoever said you had to go outside to smoke? This isn't a government building, y'know. Knock yourself out. TLM might even enjoy one with you. Just don't turn the place into a smokehouse, is all. Cats get annoyed.
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Well, that's all right cause the cats *ahhh-choo* annoy me.

Puff, puff...


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andrean's hangovers don't start until about three in the afternoon, so...(examining the selection that Slick Willy has thoughtfully provided) perhaps one or two more won't hurt.

Few things better than the breakfast that follows a splendid bender.


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Well, that's all right cause the cats *ahhh-choo* annoy me.

Right, that's it. Clockwork, get the hell out and take your filthy cancer-sticks with you!


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But, but, but… my allergies! Usually I'm okay if I don't touch them but they look so cute and cuddly! My various addictions prove I have no power over my will...


Note to jokers: I already note the irony in a smoker complaining that he can’t breathe properly.


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Oh, that's different. Well, they're friendly and all, but if they sense you don't want to touch them, they won't press the issue. Sorry, didn't realize we were talking allergies, here.
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Errr... my bad. Maybe I'll just quit standing on the table now okay? heh heh
Well I had to test it first didn't I.

As for the strippers, I only brought as many as could fit in the bus. Besides this one likes to vacume.


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Well, I guess the place could use a good vacuuming, especially now with all the wood splinters scattered around, eh Slick? Geez, ya can't take the guy anywhere. Well, pass me that bong and we'll say no more about it.
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posted 06 March 2002 08:24 PM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Er... earthmother's party just ran out of ice, got any here?
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Ice, snow, you name it! But don't be in a hurry back, what? I mean, we decided to make it a joint party. Set yourself down awhile! What'll you have, Tres?
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posted 06 March 2002 08:39 PM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Bloody Mary, prehaps?
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Bloody Mary it is. By coincidence, have some chilled Absolut in the freezer. O dear... does that make me a yuppie?
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posted 06 March 2002 08:48 PM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
So, tell me about life and death, 'lance.

(she said, sitting down)


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Life? I heartily approve of it. How else you gonna fill your bong? Death? Not so much, especially the premature type.
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posted 06 March 2002 09:09 PM      Profile for Trespasser   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
You pretty much summed it up.
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Wood splinters? Ack, my paws, my paws. Good thing I'm still huddled on earthmother's lap.
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posted 09 March 2002 06:29 PM      Profile for sherpafish   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
So what did your new neighbours think of our all night partying, 'lance? Making friends or enemies?
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Well, considering the folks across the hall had some serious techno thumping till after 1 last night, we probably fit right in. (Though really, you could barely hear it in our place). Average age in this building seems around 25.
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Oooh, techno! 'lance, you gotta get permission to borrow their CDs so as to allow me to give them a listen when I'm over
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posted 16 August 2002 02:52 PM      Profile for flotsom   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Once I was asked, rather sarcastically, if I missed Calgary by a friend from there - I stayed there for a few monthes in the mid-nineties - and I admitted to her that, yes, unfortunately I do miss Calgary - by aproximately a thousand miles - whenever I spit out the window or go to the toilet.

I heard that snow was in the forecast for t'dee.


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Yeah, well, the place has its charms, I find. We'll likely be here longer than the original year-and-a-half I envisioned, now that the Divine Ms M has a good job.

No snow here today, only rain. Snow in Bragg Creek and some outlying areas. Clearing up now.

I'd quite forgotten about this thread. Risking immodesty, I think it should go in the Best of Babble.


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posted 16 August 2002 03:33 PM      Profile for flotsom   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
In all fairness I should add that, given that my personal circumstances have changed dramatically (when I was in Calgary I was slaving away doing heavy lifting for fifteen hours a day in a factory and sleeping by the river in a crappy stuffingless sleeping bag) and also that, by leaving when I did (too much 'heat') I set into motion a truly marvellous chain of events that began with a serendipidous ride hitchhiking out of town, in a sense, I owe Calgary a big thank you...

Someday I might repay the debt, in my own sweet time, and in my own fashion.

As threads go, this one is fine and dandy, lots of references of indiscretion (clockwork's smoke breaks) and a general bonhomie among the babbler inner circle, but I should say a little more about my favorite subject - me - and there was the time that...oh, to hell with it...

The last few years have taken the edge off of my contempt for Cowtown.


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posted 16 August 2002 03:44 PM      Profile for clockwork     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
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The last few years have taken the edge off of my contempt for Cowtown.

Contempt for another "culture"? Is that a dislike for a bunch of people I detect?


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posted 16 August 2002 04:05 PM      Profile for flotsom   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Oooooooh, clockwork.

So close, bud...

But...it's 'handgrenades'.

I said Cow 'T*O*W*N*'...I didn't like the glass and the smell of all that money.

I always got along fine with the good people of Calgary and especially enjoyed the hardcore Bowry or tavern culture (being a hardcore mof'er in my seedy past).

Also alot of Irish people live in Calgary, and as a coincidence, two of the most remarkable and spectacular and mysterious women I've yet to have the great fortune to be acquainted with were 'Caligonians' by way of Ireland and Ireland btw.

[ August 16, 2002: Message edited by: flotsom ]


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posted 16 August 2002 04:28 PM      Profile for clockwork     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
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So close, bud...

Well, you gotta give my cultural paternalistic points for trying.

What's wrong with glass and money? Those are, apparently, my cultural underpinnings. Are you saying something here?

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Also alot of Irish people live in Calgary, and as a coincidence, two of the most remarkable and spectacular and mysterious women I've yet to have the great fortune to be acquainted with were 'Caligonians' by way of Ireland and Ireland btw.

Well, I could also say that in Brampton, a place without a lot of glass and less money (relatively to Hogtown), I have had the opportunity to call an aboriginal a friend once, along with one of two aboriginal acquaintances…

But then I'd be back-pedaling, or something, I think.


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posted 16 August 2002 04:45 PM      Profile for flotsom   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
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What's wrong with glass and money? Those are, apparently, my cultural underpinnings. Are you saying something here?

I'd have to admit to being a bit spoiled these several post Calgary years, aesthetically speaking, and while glass has a purpose (lets the light in, keeps the weather out) and money can function in exactly the same manner - especially when it comes to weather - (and lighting we can file under ambiance: who doesn't like a Giacometti lamp?) but there was a particularly constant and sorrowful hollow in my chest whenever I'd get in the cab again - to go to that rotten godamned factory wherever the hell it was, at four thirty a.m. with another three hours nap and alot of crap for supper...you get the idea.


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posted 16 August 2002 04:56 PM      Profile for clockwork     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
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whenever I'd get in the cab again - to go to that rotten godamned factory wherever the hell it was, at four thirty a.m. with another three hours nap and alot of crap for supper...you get the idea.

A commonality! Yes, I get the idea and I hear ya. I live it, more or less, and, God be willing, if there comes a day I will no longer be in Brampton, I might sound a lot like you.

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posted 16 August 2002 05:00 PM      Profile for flotsom   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Let's just enjoy the day we've got, bro'.
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posted 16 August 2002 05:31 PM      Profile for audra trower williams   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Moving this to "the best of babble" ...
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