tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.comments2011-09-27T14:02:03.991-04:00Rants, Raves and Ramblingsceltic_kittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-77018150762498634302011-09-27T14:02:03.991-04:002011-09-27T14:02:03.991-04:00I agree that a long-term plan is a good thing... b...I agree that a long-term plan is a good thing... but that long-term plan should be made up of short term goals... and those short-term goals should be communicated "in the same breath" as that long term "this is the pretty picture I'd like to sell you many years down the road".<br /><br />I'd have far more respect for someone who said "If elected, I plan to celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-38103406126192205012011-09-27T11:36:04.343-04:002011-09-27T11:36:04.343-04:00I don't see any issues at all with an 8 or 10 ...I don't see any issues at all with an 8 or 10 year plan so long as it's laid out well and has benchmarks along the way. If they're meeting the benchmarks at the next election, then we can judge their effectiveness on executing on the plan and choose whether to give them another mandate to continue with it. If everyone only ever comes up with short-term plans to be completed in the notweaselhttp://www.notweasel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-53564915653685341602010-05-19T16:24:24.009-04:002010-05-19T16:24:24.009-04:00Hmm... interesting thought. I know D doesn't ...Hmm... interesting thought. I know D doesn't SEEM to be nearly as impacted by music as I am, except for extreme cases (the song that was playing in the car when he drove home when I lost our first is one he can't listen to any more, for example). He grew up listening to his parents music... he's almost always got music playing... but he's not personally musical. I wonder if celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-35387331856524557582010-05-19T16:16:40.343-04:002010-05-19T16:16:40.343-04:00Any song I put on seems to have mood altering abil...Any song I put on seems to have mood altering ability. Generally, African tribal will always bring me to tears, Meatloaf will always give me goose bumps and Joel Plaskit(sp) will always make me smile because it reminds me of DH.<br /><br />You are very right though with music, it has the power to change how you are feeling at *any* given moment. I think it also depends on how musical you are thehouseofwhttp://thehouseofw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-72097695497438923962010-05-18T13:37:28.541-04:002010-05-18T13:37:28.541-04:00Maybe you should... then you'd have an excuse ...Maybe you should... then you'd have an excuse to get all uppity with me about how much of my life you can or can't have access to *laugh*celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-78832941607116862632010-05-18T10:48:06.636-04:002010-05-18T10:48:06.636-04:00Maybe I should be on Facebook. I never get to be ...Maybe I should be on Facebook. I never get to be categorized. :(NotWeaselhttp://www.notweasel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-2021425448576868772010-05-07T13:45:48.703-04:002010-05-07T13:45:48.703-04:00ROFL!
And to think... just a few days ago, Toront...ROFL!<br /><br />And to think... just a few days ago, Toronto unveiled its first pay public 'necessary' (as my grandmother used to call them)... but at least that program takes cash ;)<br /><br />I did enjoy the response in that vid, though *teehee*celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-31567173697220577622010-05-07T10:37:59.169-04:002010-05-07T10:37:59.169-04:00*snerk @ Air Canada*
This is only to make it easi...*snerk @ Air Canada*<br /><br />This is only to make it easier for them to statr charging for the loo!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92_rsGQnKs8<br /><br />;)jStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136353869311489536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-73316778777429378252010-05-03T20:57:25.166-04:002010-05-03T20:57:25.166-04:00great post. the public needs to remember that the ...great post. the public needs to remember that the details of the case will eventually be revealed once the trial is complete so their right to know still standsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-80412012552148523872010-04-23T16:29:24.383-04:002010-04-23T16:29:24.383-04:00http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/article/799...http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/article/799902--can-the-blue-jays-survive-in-toronto?bn=1<br /><br />The Star have yet another crack at puzzling out the future of baseball in Toronto (that's 3 or 4 times in a week, I think...)celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-14487462964230952692010-04-20T16:58:20.414-04:002010-04-20T16:58:20.414-04:00But they could run ads that would get people excit...But they could run ads that would get people excited about the GAME... about the TEAM. I don't care about one guy on a team of 20 (or however many are on the full team roster)... I might care about the TEAM. Show game clips, show fan clips... don't show me some guy whose name you think I should recognize but who there's a good chance I won't see if I buy a ticket (the pitcher celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-55409086308102014312010-04-20T08:10:10.579-04:002010-04-20T08:10:10.579-04:00Right. And I just don't think it's the pr...Right. And I just don't think it's the price that's the issue. Maybe the high concession prices could use a bit of a break, but the ticket prices are reasonable.<br /><br />I think the reason for the record low turnout is that nobody is interested in going to games regularly for the reasons I mentioned above. So everyone who was looking forward to baseball being back went to the NotWeaselhttp://www.notweasel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-52220239703738578582010-04-19T16:26:11.637-04:002010-04-19T16:26:11.637-04:00But I didn't actually say the reason baseball ...But I didn't actually say the reason baseball was dead in this town was because the team sucks (that's obviously irrelevant, since both the Leafs and the Argos manage decent turn-outs ;) ). I said it's because their marketing department needs a reality check and their tickets are overpriced in general.<br /><br />The measure of whether a sport is dead, to me anyway, is not celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-76232925103458954982010-04-19T16:12:26.343-04:002010-04-19T16:12:26.343-04:00I'm pretty sure they still run their $2 ticket...I'm pretty sure they still run their $2 ticket promotions now and then. I don't think that's the issue though. I think anything under $20 is more than reasonable to go see a game. The problem is that the league is set up in such a way that no matter what the Jays do, they can't even get into the playoffs anymore, much less have a shot at the title. I think they should change NotWeaselhttp://www.notweasel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-86161911023413322222010-04-13T21:47:58.967-04:002010-04-13T21:47:58.967-04:00I have been following your blog for a while...I li...I have been following your blog for a while...I like that you are both so brutally honest and sincere in your writings.<br /><br />I empathise with your pain...and posit that as long as you are physically able - never give up hope...it is the one thing we all live by. Without hope, there is nothing to keep us ticking...<br /><br />Also it is always good to keep your options open. Instead of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-69322743323254046672010-04-06T14:58:26.662-04:002010-04-06T14:58:26.662-04:00Hugs love (()) I relate to sooo much in the words ...Hugs love (()) I relate to sooo much in the words you wrote. Easter was the same for me -good & bad. I so love watching my nephews play but it also breaks my heart @ the same time. xoCHARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578759809068422646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-66216579145058533162010-03-06T13:51:21.785-05:002010-03-06T13:51:21.785-05:00I don't disagree with you... exactly.
Yes, wo...I don't disagree with you... exactly.<br /><br />Yes, women in some other nations might not get the same funding for training as in Canada. Or we just might not know about it. I'm not sure the assumption can be made, though, that there are discrepancies in funding between the sexes in other countries... just like the assumption can't be made the other way.<br /><br />Going into the celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-74038487462776417192010-03-05T09:49:42.198-05:002010-03-05T09:49:42.198-05:00As you said... women in sport don't get much ...As you said... women in sport don't get much attention. Something to note is the fact that in Canada, we're very aware of this and make an effort to develop female athletes. It would appear that other countries don't. We as a country would take personal offense if our government was neglecting women athletes while funding the men. Other countries wouldn't. So it stands to notweaselhttp://www.notweasel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-48881019296600823932010-02-03T15:04:36.136-05:002010-02-03T15:04:36.136-05:00I said something similar to the hubby when we happ...I said something similar to the hubby when we happened to be in McDonald's (it's rare, but it happens). They've switched their donation boxes from Ronald McDonald House to Haiti. <br /><br />Again, I feel badly for the folks in Haiti.. I recognize that they need all the help they can get... but every year countless families need assistance and accommodation while their children are celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-16674566016494210662010-02-02T11:45:59.972-05:002010-02-02T11:45:59.972-05:00I find it wrong that I can't send kids to camp...I find it wrong that I can't send kids to camp anymore. All the donation boxes at Tim Horton's seem to have been switched to benefit Haiti. <br /><br />Not that I was sending kids to camp before... but what if I really wanted to and had change to drop in the box?notweaselhttp://www.notweasel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-26496319772171363952009-12-18T10:39:44.260-05:002009-12-18T10:39:44.260-05:00I am sorry for your loss sweetie. You really did h...I am sorry for your loss sweetie. You really did have a great friend for 13 years. I miss hearing his chirps on the phone when we chat.<br /><br />I know you loved him soooo much and you did the most loving thing you could do for him in the state he was in.<br /><br />Luv you!<br /><br />xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-44656485114724599392009-06-07T06:14:02.922-04:002009-06-07T06:14:02.922-04:00Heh. Kevin would probably recommend "Amp&quo...Heh. Kevin would probably recommend "Amp" for all the wrong reasons. :)Michelle Hopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457209302645005951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-72944756970171458502009-05-30T21:25:18.183-04:002009-05-30T21:25:18.183-04:00Heh... it's a Canadian Brand (from Kelowna)... I t...Heh... it's a Canadian Brand (from Kelowna)... I thought it'd be appropriate since we're representing the Canuks ;)<br /><br />Yeah... I know they're not good for you (well, me)... but Tired Me is even worse... for everyone *laugh*<br /><br />I did give one more try (on a different day), just to see if it was that particular one, or a fluke or something. Yeah, not so much. Same deal... no up, celtic_kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711592328361908844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-84869940797173188072009-05-30T12:51:38.816-04:002009-05-30T12:51:38.816-04:00Well. How many energy drinks had you tried when yo...Well. How many energy drinks had you tried when you typed that out? hahaha...<br /><br />You are going to luuuv the word verification. 'restrie'. I think it means you are just going to have to try to rest and that's it.<br /><br />That crap is no good for you and you are going to be VERY far away from home. You just don't do well with that stuff.<br /><br />Gravol doesn't work for me unless I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848035018143773458.post-84408322264062071692009-05-24T23:00:06.095-04:002009-05-24T23:00:06.095-04:00It's been a while since I checked in on your blog....It's been a while since I checked in on your blog. Loving all the paintball updates, sounds like it's a blast. :)<br /><br />And congrats on the 25lbs!! Way to go! :)Michelle Hopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457209302645005951noreply@blogger.com