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$3.2 billion for schools proposed

Posted by Drew on November 22nd, 2006

$3.2 billion for schools proposed.

Good news for Merissa and the other teachers around the province. Hopefully these proposals translate into reality. I noticed that Louis St Laurant was on the list… being that it was my old stomping grounds, and that it went through two major renovations since I started going there (which admittedly is some [...]

Way To Go Kiwi!

Posted by Drew on November 19th, 2006

Just watch this animated video, it is so cute and touching.
 
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Great Save Last Night By Roloson

Posted by Drew on November 19th, 2006

The Oilers were able to salvage a win last night against Detriot, but only because of the work of one man, Dwayne Roloson. He made one save in particular that kept the Oilers in the game early on. In case you missed it, check it out:
 

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Macbook Interest

Posted by Drew on November 19th, 2006

Drew and I did go look at a Macbook this evening and I was pretty impressed with some of the Apple features. The task bar on the Macs is really neat and fun to use. The desktop layout is also pretty unique and the ability these Macs have to display all the opened windows on screen [...]

Movie: Man Of The Year

Posted by Drew on November 19th, 2006

Merissa and I just got back from the movie Man Of The Year with Robin Williams. I remember being intrigued by the premise of the movie when I saw the promotions, but worried that it would not carry itself very well. Well I loved it. I found it exceptionally funny, but funny in a thought [...]

Merissa + Macbook = ?

Posted by Drew on November 18th, 2006

Today Merissa surprised me. She surprised me because she is becoming, ever so slowly, a bit more like me. You see, her and I compliment each other nicely. But we are quite different people. She is the methodical, organized, rational one, and I am… not those qualities. So when I up and buy a digital [...]

More Footbagging coverage from the Edmonton Journal…

Posted by Drew on October 30th, 2006

… Or not. Scott McKeen’s latest article starts with a mention of footbaggers, implying they are geeky zombies who are just a curiosity. Mind you, then he goes on to talk about the mayor of Strathcona County, Cathy Olesen.
I wonder if she will be footbagging with taped up glasses on Halloween?
On a related note, [...]

There Are Many Andrews Out There…

Posted by Drew on October 23rd, 2006

In the article from Edmonton Journal writer Scott Mckeen that was a followup to the negative one about Rory/footbag, he begins with a quote from “Andrew” telling him to die. I did not even notice it at first. But then I did notice it, and it made me pause. Was this Andrew Batiuk he was referring to? I [...]

And The Journalist Responds…

Posted by Drew on October 23rd, 2006

In what was a fairly pleasant article, Scott McKeen of the Edmonton Journal tries to make up for his drudging of Rory and footbag from last week. For the most part, he took the high road, publicly apologized to Rory. However, the footbag community that he angered gave him further ammunition by sending rather immature emails [...]

Speaking Up Is The Only Way To Get Heard…

Posted by Drew on October 20th, 2006

The other day, I stumbled upon an Edmonton Journal article talking about a local talent show. I immediately thought of my cousin Rory, and how neat it would be for him to be footbagging in a talent show. To my utter surprise, he was! In fact, this Journal article focused on Rory. Usually this would [...]