The word for May 16th is “Quidnunc”.
Pronounciation: KWID-nuhngk
Meaning: One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows or pretends to know all that is going on; a gossip; a busybody; a nosy person. A person given to intruding in other people’s affairs.
Don’t you just hate the way some quidnunc in the office is always spreading rumors and unsubstantiated gossip. [...]

Answer to last weeks question: 

Dead Sea, Asia -409 meters Lake Assal, Africa -156 meters Death Valley, North America -86 meters Valdés Peninsula, South America -40 meters Caspian Sea, Europe -28 meters Lake Eyre, Australia -16 meters Antarctica (ice covered) -2,538 meters
Kimberly was the only person to have the same answer as I did however Mack had a [...]

On CBC Radio they have a show called Sounds Like Canada where they talk to various people across our great country to give us a feel for other parts of Canada and lives of people in Canada.
A little while ago they asked Canadians to send in nominations for what they thought were the Seven [...]

What a great way to live your life.
Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none. – William Shakespeare (1564–1616), was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, and as the world’s preeminent dramatist.
This quote was originally published in Shakespeare’s “All’s Well That Ends Well”, Act 1 [...]

As many of you know we were waiting for the arrival of our new puppy Traz. MystykalSky Sir Alcatraz “Traz” arrived at our house yesterday; all 3.5lbs of him. He left New Brunswick on Thursday night and over-nighted in Montreal. It was then on to Edmonton. He arrived at noon Friday and spent the night with [...]

The symbol to the right is Chá, the Chinese symbol for Tea.
My latest taste test to report on is the Yunnan Gold that we purchased from Adagio. This tasting was by both Mrs. EB and myself as it is the black teas that Mrs. EB enjoys.
Tea type & form: Black Tea; leaves are fresh picked and withered [...]

The word for May 9th is “Petrichor”.
Pronounciation: PET-ri-kuhr
Meaning: The pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell. It is the scent of rain on dry earth.
Don’t you just love the smell left after a summer rain shower? That petrichor can be intoxicating. It makes you feel calm and relaxed.
Did you know that the [...]

Answer for Last Week: 
San Marino (301 AD) France (486 AD) Bulgaria (632 AD) Denmark (950 AD) Portugal (1143 AD)
Megan was the only person to get the question right although Mack and Montchan had some good arguments.
Question for this week:
What is the lowest surface point on each continent?
Post your answer in the comments and the winner [...]

It is always facinating to see what these kinds of things are like. Like your horoscope. I read what my birthday supposedly meant and some of it is right and some of it…well not so much. How close to accurate is your meaning?

Your Birthdate: February 16

You’re incredibly introverted and introspective. You live inside [...]

There are many of you out there who have made comments throughout the blogosphere about how you think that you should have the right to carry a gun.
WHY?
So that you can be like the student at Fresno State today who thought it was fine to shoot 3 people because of a dispute over a video [...]