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"Shepherd Book once said to me, If you can't do something smart, do something right." ~ Jayne Cobb (Serenity, 2005)

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- Beautiful Original Design: LunaStone Designs
- Drunk Monkey Tweaking: She
Translation: LunaStone Designs is responsible for all the good stuff. I'm responsible for screwing up her work.

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Poppy Count

Poppy count charitable donation grand plan

Each year since returning to Canada full-time in 2007, I have counted the poppies I see people wearing from the day the poppy campaign begins until 11am on November 11th. I'd tally up the count, donate 0.10$ per poppy, and send a cheque to a local veterans organization.

It used to be a sizeable donation.

In recent years, I've noticed my poppy count decreasing. I worry sometimes that people have begun to forget the past. I worry that we will soon relive their horrors in our future.

I don't base my donation on poppy counts anymore. And I no longer wait until Remembrance Day arrives to make them.

I am changing too. Hopefully, for the better.

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Rrroll Up the Rim

Scribbled down on February 25th, 2009 by she
Posted in Adventures with MOT

It’s that time of year again in Canada. Timmies annual Rrroll Up the Rim to Win contest. While everyone here is busy trying to win a vehicle or some other hot prize over in KAF the hot prize is a limited edition Timmies hat.

So of course MOT is drinking lots of coffee in the hopes of coming home with a new friend.

MOTTimmies

Unfortunately he hasn’t even won himself a free coffee or donut at this point. We know he’ll keep trying.

cp: Dust My Broom

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3 Responses to “Rrroll Up the Rim”

Sirdar Says:
February 26th, 2009 at 10:45 pm

People actually win? I don’t think I’ve even got a free coffee or donut.
she Says:
February 27th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

Rumour has it people win. I haven’t met any of these fictional beings yet so am unable to confirm.
me Says:
February 28th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

I’ve won a doughnut, and a coffee so far. two of the guys I work with won the laptops with the limited edition Tim Hortons KAF laptop case.

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