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Bonne fete mon ami!!

Dropping my phone in the dish sink full of water, scooping it out, taking it apart, drying with hairdryer and having to wait 12 hours to see if it would turn on again. Turns out it works fine - just water mark on the glass - whew!!

They can use all the excuses in the book, valid or not but in the end there is no way to force anyone to pay a cancellation fee. When I visited the Maritimes last June, I had 3 cancellations from cerb memebers, one who I obtained a reference for, who promised to send me a cancellation fee and never did. The other two never bothered even acknowledging me. So if I ever travel there again, they will definitely be on my do not see list. The next time I will probably ask for deposits in order to avoid this. However I don't generally like asking for deposits for the simple reason that if something goes wrong with my plans, then I am obligated to return the deposit, and there are limited ways to do this anonymously. In the end, unfortunately whether we like it or not, it's just part of doing business.

Pineapple juice. creamy or oil/vinegar coleslaw

A pizza - my Christmas lunch shared with an old friend who like me, found his Xmas day plans fell through. The rest of the day spent napping until I woke about around 11 pm.

Carrie Moon sees couples.

Happy belated birthday, Jazz man!!

Happy Birthday, bad boy! Vroom Vroom!

Having to going along with my dad's DNR wishes. Today is the day he gets removed from the ventilator, something I am not looking forward to at all. He's been far too long in an incubated state and now it's going to go one way or the other.

Duh, bad me. Oh well, Nathalie is double worth the praise, I'd say.

I just love reading what you have to say. Keep them coming!!

Corn on the cob Marge Simpson or Lois Griffin?

My father went into the hospital to get better and that's not happening.

Nightgown, no panties. Easy access ha ha.

I would recommend MatureJen. http://www.cerb.ca/vbulletin/member.php?u=53878

OMG, you guys are awesome. I so need those hugs. Thank you. Keep them coming, please.

I almost lost my dad last week as he was rushed into emergency surgery for a very invasive procedure that will leave him unable to return to his current home. He is set to have another surgery within the month and right now the docs are not sure if he is strong enough to survive it but without it he will have a slow and painful death. I know where I will be on Christmas Day. At the hospital beside his bed.

For my father to survive the second major surgery he is facing in days that could very well kill him on the OR table and then to recover from it (along with the first surgery he is currently recuperating from).

Wow, I just saw that Annessa has surpassed the 2,000 post mark. Way to go, girlfriend!

Way to go, Cometman!

Same here. This is an ongoing issue that you need to be able to roll with the punches so to speak. No amount of reminding, scolding, airing dirty laundry or getting upset about these "minority few's" behaviour is not going to change the ignorant, rude and stupid. We have to know how and when to be assertive so that things to not escalate. Paying attention to the so-called red flags and following your intuition are very important right from the beginning during the screening process. Not always a guarantee, but it's usually a good indication of whether it is something I feel comfortable seeing. I am fortunate that I can count on one hand the number of so-called dates I have had. I thank my luck stars that my good clients make up for the odd bad one that tries to unsuccessfully push my boundaries.

Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt

Just noticed that Vanessa Vale recently surpassed the 1,000 post mark. Way to go! Keep 'em cumming.

I have been biting my tongue to respond to this thread which is fraught with a lot of misinformation and ignorant comments. I am from Ottawa, not Winnipeg, but that has no bearing on what I'm about to say. To those of you who think our rates are out of control, unreasonable and that we have no business trying to equate ourselves with the rest of the economy because after all it's assumed none of us pay taxes and just lie on our back waiting for the phone to ring collecting our supposed easy money. For your information, most of us who have been around for awhile are actually charging the same or even less than we did 10 or 15 years ago. For example in 2002, my half hour rate was $150. It is currently $130 and when I run a special, it is $120. A 7 day insertion for a 4 line ad in Ottawa Sun newspaper cost $45. in 1998. The same ad costs $176. in 2012. So some of us have actually not given ourselves a raise in quite a long time and are actually making less. And I have to be available 12 hours a day to try and meet my my minimum daily quota (in my case I am a low volume provider so that is two, half hour calls or a one hour call per day) because there is more competition. So, for all intents and purposes, we are having to work longer to make less. That's all I have to say about that.

Wow, a few come to mind. But this one for sure. Fight the Good Fight by Triumph Original Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ijugC_ahfo Remixed (Longer) Version: Read more: TRIUMPH - FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT LYRICS