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Funky Monkey - The Chinese Calendar
... for each year, there are also signs for the month you were born (called inner animals), the day (true animals) and the hour (secret animals). This whole system is called Four Pillars.
-You can get way way more in depth about this four pillar system and apparently the animal for the year you were born in doesn't mean much without the other 3 pillars.... but, my interest in this topic is starting to wane so I figure I've gone far enough.
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A tale of visiting two French cities: Lyon and Aix
... 8221; by the use of primitive punch-cards that switched the thread. This part of the city is located on a hill called Croix Rousse, and has excellent vistas onto Lyon. We also signed up for a one day tour of the Beaujolais wine growing area. Another Canadian couple and three Australians were in company. The driver/guide picked everybody up in a small van before heading north to Beaujolais, a hilly area sprinkled with ...
Waiting for them...
... kids, Jordan (Mitchells age) and Jasmine (Rachels age). Following another full workshop day (did I mention that after the 2nd one, my "facilitator" duties are DONE, DONE, DONE!), we ventured on a one hour taxi ride...to Mr Potato Head. A most bizarre venue. Beachfront in Seminyak, a round building, shutters of all colours and sizes forming the outside walls...a circular tunnel to get into the building..and once ...
Ottawa Pride
... some people. My Pride week started off with being invited to the Cruise on the canal. The weather was beautiful and it was a beautiful ride. After the cruise, my friend Kathy (who was also the volunteer coordinator for Pride...so kind of my boss in a way!) and I went for a walk that turned into a photoshoot. WARNING: if you hand me over a camera, it will not leave my side and I will not stop taking pictures as some of my friends have discovered (nudge nudge to AJ & Kathy). We ...
Is Stupidity Contagious?
... briskly towards Parliament Hill to catch the guards, but as it was only nine-thirty we had a bit of a wait; we watched the police officers posing in their cars, played 'spot the tourist’ in their Velcro sandals, and witnessed the stage being made up ready for Canada Day. The military band suddenly started playing their bagpipes in the distance and appeared around the corner, causing every tourist with a camera to try and get a good shot of them ...

