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Last day in Ontario before heading back to NL. Met a lady from Bell Island who told me I've picked up a bit of an accent! Last visit with my dear old Mom, who recognized me today, but can't stay awake long enough to really chat. Still, I'm counting it as a highlight! Porthos

Catching up with old friends today, and having my work validated by people I respect and whose opinions I value! Looking forward to getting home.

I agree, the Delta is your best hotel choice, followed by the Sheraton. Many great restaurants to choose from. I love Bacalao on Lemarchant. Great food. Their Salt cod Fritters are wonderful, as is their seafood risotto. And the caribou medallions are fabulous. Raymonds on Water Street is an excellent restaurant ... EnRoute Magazine ranked it one of the best restaurants in Canada. For indian I highly recommend India Gate, or Shalimar ... both on duckworth street downtown. Lots of great pubs as well. Sharmrock City, just steps from the Delta has live music every night, and Yellowbelly has amazing beer (brewed on premises) and fabulous food. Their Lobster hash on their weekend brunch is simply divine. As are their Crabcake Eggs Benedict. they also do fabulous mussels, burgers, etc. Gracie Joes in Quidi Vidi is also very nice And of course, there are more pubs and bars along George Street than any other block in the country. and of course for sights ... Signal Hill is a must, and if you have transportation Cape Spear is not far away. The most easterly point in the country. And simply breathtaking. Boat trip whale watching and iceberg hunting is also time well spent. You can book the Iceberg quest trip right from Shamrock city pub. Enjoy your visit. I'm a huge fan of St. John's, and would, if I could, spend the rest of my life here. Porthos

Thanks so much everyone! It's been a good day so far! Your kind wishes mean so very much to me!!

See every one of the Cerb goddesses!! Go back country camping in Wood Buffalo National Park A Costa Rican Eco-trip, followed bu Costa Rican fun!!

Hike Mount Kilimanjaro

Congratulations Sophia and well done! Love reading your posts, almost as much as viewing your albums!!! Porthos

A number of years ago my doctor prescribed Lipitor. I took it for a while, but generally just felt unwell while I was on it. Hard to describe, but sort of sluggish and just not myself. Took myself off it and felt better immediately. I started exercising more, stopped eating donuts at Tim's and within 3 months my cholesterol was just fine. I also changed doctors Porthos

Finding out just how much my mother's health has deteriorated over the past year. She's 88 with alzheimer's, wheelchair bound, can't feed herself, can't go to the toilet! I hope I never have to go into a nursing home! I feel overwhelming despair at the moment!! Treasure your family, your loved ones and your health while you can! Porthos

You should do it, precisely to put that nasty business behind you. The current website will probably always remind you of it. And you'll feel so good when a new site is up, and you see all your creativity and phenomenal sensuality reflected in it!!! Porthos

Welcome to CERB. Enjoy. It's a great place!!

Yes, everyone grieves in their own way, and needs the time and space to do so. It's hard to know how to proceed. But Sophia's advice is really sound. Angela, Your love and friendship will be a great source of strength, and he'll know it's there for him!

Oh boy, I rember holidays as much by the food I eat as the places I've been. I love to travel, but find airports incredibly anxiety producing I like heights, but do suffer vertigo (I like to challenge myself on this one) I work hard, but would rather not I allow people to place their expectations on me, and then fear letting them down I can't think of many things better than escaping to nature Would love to live in a house completely off the grid I have a very bad temper, but very few people ever see it. And even then rarely. I don't suffer fools gladly. I can be too sarcastic for my own good I'm sometimes too flippant about important things. People misinterpret my humor as reflecting a lack of seriousness, which is incorrect I can't think of any situation that can't be helped by having a laugh about it I drink too much coffee Don't smoke, never have, never will

I know Ottawa very well. Kanata is great, but I would think you would lose some of the working crowd as the driving time would eat up the playtime.

I know I'm not in Ottawa, but I think, in over 15 years the vast majority of my encounters have been daytime, and frequently mornings. I tend to divide my hobbying. Encounters where I live are almost 100% daytime. When I'm traveling I'm more likely to book an evening encounter. As others suggested, family responsibilities make it extremely difficult to get away in the evening. If that's typical, then visiting gents will likely prefer evenings, as their days are more likely taken up with meetings. Regulat customers who live in town will usually find it more convenient to slip away from work during the day for a little playtime.

Heading out of town to a conference I don't want to go to and a family visit that I'm not looking forward to!

I don't know very much about this. I do know an individual who has undergone this, and it really seems to have worked wonders. As Samantha suggests, though, i'm not sure whether it's because of the surgery or the lifestyle changes after. He now eats well, exercises regularly and generally looks after himself. He was so obese, however, that absent anything as radical as the surgery, I'm not sure he could have gotten to the point of being able to exercise. In any event, I would say these procedures are incredibly invasive and radical. I would think it should only be considered as a last resort. I also don't think many family practitioners are in a position to actually know who is a good candidate for this procedure. If your doctor pushes it, insist on getting second opinions and don't just see the specialist your doctor sends you to. Get another opinion there as well. Exercise and diet are the key. Start by even walking. I have a bad knee, and lots of exercises bother it .... Running is out of the question for me. I walk. 2 km to work, 2 km home. Most lunches i go for another 2-3 km walk. Most days I clock between 7-10 km of brisk walking. Start off going round the block, or even to the end of the street and back. Park a block further from work, or at the far corner from the mall entrance, get off the bus a stop earlier. Do it for a week, then add a bit more. Don't expect miracles overnight, but it will happen. And you'll feel better for it. Trying to do it on your own seems far preferable than going under the knife! Good luck. You can do it!!

Some of the best sausages I've had were caribou. Yum. I also used to get bison sausages that were so good. They almost tasted like you were eating a roast!

I think Gabriella has the right approach. There is no need to start too big. Years ago when I was living out west I organized a couple of very small events. It started with a lady I saw quite frequently, and much like the Halifax social it emerged out of a desire to build a bit more of a community. We inviteda couple of other ladies, each lady invited a couple of clients they felt could be trusted. That was it ... In the end it was eight people and a fun night at a local strip club. No publicity, advance tickets, etc. just a group of friends out together. We did it a couple of times, but it died out after a while. Porthos

I like Tokan because he has plunged into this community and become such an important part of it. And he lives in Brockville. I'm quite partial to the Valley!!