Cheers,
M
P.S. I'll be watching our Canadian boys kickin' some American butt, that's what!
Oh, and cheering on our local lads as they manhandle the Leafs. Go Jets!
Kinda sad, really...
Before I disappear back into the wild for a few days, I would like to take a moment to wish you all a wonderful holiday weekend and a happy and fulfilling New Year...and as Ella so coyly asks, what are you doing New Years Eve?
Cheers, M P.S. I'll be watching our Canadian boys kickin' some American butt, that's what! Oh, and cheering on our local lads as they manhandle the Leafs. Go Jets! Kinda sad, really...
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_I'd like to invite all of the Miles Mac '74 gang to our son Tim Connell-Wardekker and his fiancee Hilary Harderr's social on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Gateway Community Centre. It's going to be a "Viva Las Vegas" social. Margaritaville, here we come! Hope to see you there!
Tickets: $10.00 per person (buffet lunch will be served) For tickets: call (204) 260-3535 or (204) 802-1202! -Ray Wardekker- Ed. note; Hmm...Elvis meets Jimmy Buffet. Sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun, Ray. Do tell us more about the theme... Okay, now we need to start working off that dreaded holiday excess. Just in the nick of time, Peter W. has sent along his own sure-fire weight-loss exercise regimen...
Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato bags. Then try 50-lb potato bags and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute.(I'm at this level.) After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag. Ed. note; It really works! We laughed our asses off... These days, with the ability to create visual special effects on most any computer it is sometimes hard to determine what is real and what is not. This however has a small town-real feel about it, and darn it, it's too sweet of a feel good story to pass up. Apparently Brenda Hewlett, the woman shooting the puck, had her old beater truck in to the local dealership for costly repairs. The manager joked that if she wanted a new truck she should enter her name in the dealership's shoot and score promotion with the local pro hockey team. Well, she did, and even though Brenda had apparently never held a hockey stick before, the rest is video history. So cute... Ahhh...you're listening to the incredibly sweet sound of the velvet-voiced Nat King Cole singing "The Christmas Song". Written in 1944 by Mel Torme, the Velvet Fog himself, it's a true holiday classic. As if that's not enough, there's also a fascinating and humorous story behind it's creation. If you're interested in finding out more about that, click here.
Hello all, I'm home for the holidays, taking a breather from cottage building and rejoining the land of the living. I've developed a nasty addiction during my time out in the wilds, where spiced rum and the CBC are my only friends. I am ashamed to admit that I have become a slavish devotee of Coronation Street... Hopefully, I can shake this monkey from my back, in exchange for turkey and trimmings around the waistline... In the meanwhile, I would like to wish you all a most joyous time with your family and friends over this blessed season and the best of life in the year to come. Cheers, M p.s. Some pics of our baby in it's present state, below... Click to enlarge Women over 50! In case you missed it on 60 Minutes, this is what Andy Rooney thinks about women over 50: “As I grow in age, I value women over 50 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why: A woman over 50 will never wake you in the middle of the night & ask, 'What are you thinking?' She doesn't care what you think. If a woman over 50 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She goes and does something she wants to do, & it's usually more interesting. Women over 50 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you, if they think they can get away with it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated. Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 50. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 50 is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk or if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her. Yes, we praise women over 50 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 50, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, 'Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?’ Here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!” Ed. note; Amen to that...Now, does anyone have anything nice to say about men over fifty? Pardon us if we don't hold our breath on this... An elderly lady was invited to an old friend's home for Christmas dinner. She was impressed by the way her lady friend preceded every request to her husband with endearing terms such as: Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, etc. The couple had been married almost 70 years and, clearly, they were still very much in love. While the husband was in the living room, her lady friend leaned over to her hostess to say, "I think it's wonderful that, after all these years, you still call your husband all those loving names." The elderly lady hung her head. "I have to tell you the truth," she said, "his name slipped my mind about 10 years ago, and I'm scared to death to ask the cranky old arsehole what his name is." Ed. note; Cranky old arsehole? Hey, we resemble that remark! With thanks to Peter W. for sending that in... _Recently received this from John W. I thought it may be of interest to those of us who went to Munroe Junior High...
Hey Mike, It was great to see you at the last pub night that I was able to attend, glad to hear that both you and Gord have retired from the post office and am confident that my mail will now make it to the office unscathed:) Lets hope Sherril will continue to organise the pub nights as they seem to be well attended and enjoyed by all! Just to let you know that I was at last weeks art show at the Downs...that in itself is newsworthy, but not my reason for emailing. I happened upon a display of very well done prairie landscapes and much to my surprise the artist was none other than Leon Pewarchuk. For those of us lucky enough to attend that institute of higher education, Munroe Jr. High, Leon was the home room teacher for a host of new arrivals in Grade 7. We enjoyed a trip down memory lane and I told him about the website where he was sure to see a few of his former students. He has retired from a long and apparently happy career of teaching, finishing off 25 years at Kildonan East. I think that with the exception of Lionel Dwarika, who tolerated my chemically enhanced learning, Leon was really the only teacher I considered to be one of the good guys. Well, him and Jack Stewart, who reminded me more than once that I was wasting my time and his by staying in school! Oh well, what can I say? Some teachers we just never forget. Cheers John Ed. note: Has anybody else out there had any close encounters with former teachers? We'd all love to hear about them... Hello, I'm back, and guess what? There is just two weeks until
Christmas, and that can only mean one thing here at CHMM74. That's right, I get to subject you to Christmas music from now until that glorious day, which for you will be the day when I finally stop playing it. JK, I know you all (or most, or some) love a good Xmas tune to get you in the mood, so relax and enjoy... Cheers, M _Everybody has probably seen this Little Drummer Boy video by now. It has gone viral, as it deservedly should, since it is quite brilliant. What is most remarkable about this story is the young Winnipeg man, Sean Quigley, who almost single-handedly created this entire music video, from playing all the instruments and singing vocals, to directing and camera work to editing. Remarkably, he is probably the most self-effacing young man one could hope to meet. If you haven't seen the video you'll find it below, but be sure to click on the link below the YouTube screen to see an interview with Sean and the CBC's Heather Hiscox that really amazed me. Makes me very proud to be a 'Pegger! |
Born In ‘74!
Melanie Jane Chisholm, Sporty Spice of the Spice Girls Kevin Duran, Canadian Actor Kate Moss, Model (Calvin Klein) Steve Nash, Canadian born basketball star for NBA's Phoenix Suns Kimbo Slice, mixed martial artist Jenna Jameson, porn star Victoria Beckham, Spice Girl Posh Penelope Cruz, actress Ahmet Rodan Zappa, son of Frank Zappa, rocker Jewel, singer Steve-O, TV personality, Jackass star Hilary Swank, actress Beckie Scott, Canadian cross-country skier and Olympic gold medalist Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress Bryan Chiu, CFL defensive tackle (Montreal Alouettes) Ryan Phillippe, actor Caroline Aigle, First female French fighter pilot (d. 2007) Xzibit, rapper Jimmy Fallon, actor and comedian Chris Pronger, NHL defenceman (Team Canada Oly-1998) Dale Earnhardt Jr, NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver Joaquin Leaf Phoenix, actor (Russkies, Space Camp) Nelly, rapper Saku Koivu, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens, Oly-B-98) Meg White, drummer (The White Stripes) Ryan Seacrest, television host It Happened In '74
Inflation continued to spiral out of control around the world, reaching 11.3% in the USA and 12.6% in Canada, as the global recession deepened. The famous skeleton of "Lucy", who lived between 3 and 3.9 million years ago is discovered in Ethiopia . More and more smaller digital based consumer products appear in stores and the earliest forms of Word Processors appear which resemble a typewriter more than a computer. After the findings of the Watergate Scandal Richard Nixon becomes the first US president forced to resign from office.
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