All Blog Posts Tagged 'news' (59)

Jodi Arias Never Listened to her Mother

 

 

Okay I have to be honest. I refused to follow this murder case because a) I just could not believe it and b) I got lost somewhere in the middle…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on May 8, 2013 at 8:00pm — 6 Comments

Finding Nemo – The Aftermath of Snow Envy

 

The blizzard they called Nemo in the United States is over, but the discussions are still endless south of the border. In Canada we received the same storm but our media headlines…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on February 9, 2013 at 8:00pm — 10 Comments

I Did Nothing Wrong! Fact Checking a Canis Lupis Familiaris Photo Essay

Why can't people just come out and say that they are wrong sometimes?

If you make a mistake, say so, and get on with it.

Why is it that a business who lies, gets fined or worse, but there is no governing body for political truth in advertising? What is wrong with us?

It took me years to look at myself, and realize if I made a mistake it was not the end of the world.

We are not born perfect, so why do we…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on October 16, 2012 at 11:30am — 13 Comments

Headbangers Arrested in Calgary Sewer - Canadian Insanity Needs to Go Viral!

A long time ago my sons were addicted to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and it was known they fictitiously resided in a sewer. It wasn't your ordinary sewer location like those in Jennifer Toth's book The Mole People;  it actually looked like something you could call home. So what possessed five Calgary, Alberta headbangers to suddenly call the local sewer "party central" this…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on August 20, 2012 at 8:30am — 14 Comments

Survey says - It's Time for the Jackson Family Feud!

                            



Name Reasons why mother Katherine Jackson could lose millions in perks!

 

Survey says:

 

The court will now funnel the money in…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on July 26, 2012 at 1:00pm — 12 Comments

Is There a Robin Involved in the Batman Shooting in Aurora Colorado?

According  to  Fox News 31 in Denver CO;  a man is being sought by police as a “person of interest” in connection to the deadly shootings in Aurora,…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on July 22, 2012 at 8:30am — 19 Comments

It Was a Very Dark Knight- Aurora Colorado

Last night inside "a very darkened theatre" in Denver Colorado 14 people were killed and 71 people injured during the midnight premiere of Batman, The Dark Knight Rises.  The movie had barely begun before 24-year-old James Holmes wearing a gas mask and in possession of a rifle and handgun was arrested for the death and…
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Added by Linda Seccaspina on July 20, 2012 at 12:00pm — 9 Comments

Target Stores – What is a Canadian Cultural Product ?



Unless you have been hiding under a rock in Banff, Target Stores will begin to open their new stores in Canada in 2013. The Zellers chain, which has been hemorrhaging for years and is owned by the Hudson Bay Company, finally sold their real estate to the US retailer lock stock and…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on July 11, 2012 at 7:30pm — 17 Comments

Weird News from North of the Border- Canada Eh?

                                         

I decided to begin this blog…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on May 31, 2012 at 9:30pm — 13 Comments

Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons is Gay -So?

In a new interview with the New York Times Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons a.k.a Sheldon Cooper has come out and said he is in a committed relationship. Speculation is that his 10-year romance has been with Todd Spiewak and they were supposed to be married last year…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on May 24, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Would You Sell Your Life on Ebay?

 

 

Ian Usher decided to sell his life away on Ebay in 2008 after his marriage fell apart and he began to take a second look at his future. Usher's package deal included a car, motorcycle, his completely furnished home, and even threw in his friends.

 

"I have had enough of my life! I don't want it anymore," Usher, who was living in Perth, Australia at the time, wrote in the auction…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on May 7, 2012 at 8:00pm — 24 Comments

How to Poison Grandma if You Decide to Run a Meth Lab!



The Decatur Alabama Police have just charged Kristi Thurman with assault on her dear old grandma. It seems that Thurman has allegedly been running a meth lab and wanted Grandma out of the way.…



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Added by Linda Seccaspina on May 4, 2012 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

Did They Really Find the Highway to Hell?

 

 

 

 

When I first watched Johnny Depp's film The Ninth Gate I was engrossed with his passion to find the Gates of Hell. Was there any truth to the ancient legend about secret openings to some…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on April 23, 2012 at 9:00pm — 12 Comments

Guess How Much This Fat Cat Weighs?

                            

 

 

 

This is Meow and he is what you would call super-sized or one tubby Tabby cat. He is now at a non-fighting weight of almost 40 pounds and the…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on April 22, 2012 at 11:30am — 7 Comments

When Life Gives You Skittles- Hate Crimes Can Happen in Canada too!

 Hate crime reports jump by 42% in Canada

                               Posted: Jun 7, 2011 1:03 PM ET…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on March 22, 2012 at 5:30pm — 18 Comments

Crafting with Cats- No, really- Crafts Made from Cats!

Right up there with knitting a stove using steel wool comes this tidbit from the land of Hello Kitty. Kaori Tsutaya is a Japanese writer obsessed with cats. Tsutaya exhibits her crafty results and also runs little kitty craft workshops to inspire other cat owners. As cats seem to work better as paper weights or roving tripping hazards I became pretty…
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Added by Linda Seccaspina on March 21, 2012 at 8:00pm — 15 Comments

Maggie Smith, The Dowager Duchess Leaving Downton Abbey?



Say it ain't so Dame Maggie Smith!  According to  UK tabloid The Mirror, Dowager Countess, played by Dame Maggie Smith, and the "Abbey's" resident heartthrob Matt Crawley may not be returning to the estate for Seasons 4 and 5. When I first heard the news I was nothing but astounded and upset.

"I couldn't have…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on March 8, 2012 at 5:00pm — 12 Comments

Just Another Day in Druggie Paradise

 

                               Thursday, February 24th, 2012 

                                 From the inside looking out 

 

 

                            “I don't do drugs. I am drugs.” 

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on February 23, 2012 at 12:30pm — 6 Comments

George Orwell Ponders- Are Knitters Really Felons?

 

Last year a Breaking News report appeared at approximately 7:38 am on Fox TV. Was it a murder or better yet a drug ring smashed in the East Bay?

No, Guerrilla Knitters are being reprimanded for desecrating the letter "T" on the sculpture of "HereThere". The "words" lie on a deserted piece of grass next to the BART tracks on Adeline Street. Yes, the letter "T" was mugged with…

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Added by Linda Seccaspina on February 5, 2012 at 10:00pm — 13 Comments

The Schadenfreude News: Early Edition

                                                  Schadenfreude News

 

November 30, 2011                       Early Edition                                  50 cents

 

                                       “All the News That Creates a Giggling Fit”

 

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Added by Cranky Cuss on November 30, 2011 at 8:00am — 5 Comments

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