We are now only 5 days away from the great trip down the Dempster Highway so here are 10 more pictures of the Dempster for you to enjoy.

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“Politicians say they’re beefing up our economy.  Most don’t know beef from pork.” - Harold Lowman
 
Well someone in Alberta better start taking the beef industry serious. After suffering with the BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or Mad Cow Disease) crisis for the last 1½ years the Alberta beef industry has again taken a hit with today’s [...]

I was reading one of the techie e-mails that I receive on a daily basis and came across this item yesterday. Now I am a big gadget guy. I love techie gadgets. I want them all. This item is so kool…if you are gadget guy. A German clothing manufacturer has come up with a jacket [...]

Thanks to Mastermaq I now have the new photo gallery site up and running at http://photos.eclecticblogs.ca. You can also access the site through the “photos” link in the above menu. My first gallery is in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Dempster Highway. This first album contains pictures that I have taken in the [...]

Patti’s cousin in Houston sent us this link. It is a quick little diddy on the upcoming US election. It is funny and true. Mudslinging at its’ best. Go to www.jibjab.com and click on Bush/Kerry picture to watch. Enjoy!!! Kudos to whoever took the time to do this. You nailed George W. Bush and John [...]

It was reported by Reuters this week that Canada Post has convinced Pet Valu Inc. to stop selling their Bark Bars dog biscuits. Why you might ask.
 
Well it appears that Canada Post and their letter carriers (politically correct term although I still think mailman is better) don’t like the fact that these dog treats are [...]

Statistics Canada released today the results of the 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey. It found that usage of cannabis by Canadians 15 years of age and older nearly doubled in the last 13 years. This is truly a disturbing trend especially since it is illegal to use or possess the product unless it is for [...]

Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of one of the greatest achievements in the history of mankind. Tomorrow July 20th, 2004 is the 35th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s famous walk on the moon. On July 20th, 1969 at 4:18pm EDT the lunar module Eagle landed on the moon at Tranquility Base. That evening at 10:56pm EDT Neil [...]

Last night Teacher Patti, Tom and I went to the Greenhouse and watered and weeded the garden. I still have a hard time remembering where we live when I see the amount of vegetables and flowers that are growing. There are lots of zucchini, peas, green beans, tomatos, lettuce, spinach and carrots growing like crazy. I [...]

The US Government can come up with the military history of almost anyone in the world except they can’t find the records of their own president. I wonder if the intelligence community of one of their allies can give them a copy?
The other night I was watching TV on one of the US channels and [...]