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Sarah Palin pranked by The Masked Avengers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m38kNLSEras

In case you haven't heard Sarah Palin was prank called by The Masked Avengers, two notorious comedians from Montreal Radio Station CKOI. They pretended to be French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Palin lasted 7 minutes in the phone conversation before the duo revealed themselves as frauds. Not once did she clue-in that the whole thing was a set-up! Even when they used completely ridiculous names for the Canadian Prime Minister and Sarkozy's advisor. I pray more of these types of things come out in the next few days before this crazy lady becomes the next VP of America. lol

Enjoy the clip!

Word Banks from Write Anyway

These word banks come from writeanyway.com

My words are in blue...

First Word Bank - I don’t want you to write a short story or anything actually. What I want you to do is word association. For every word there, I want you to write the word and then write the first word that comes to your mind after.

Expectation - heavy
Pressure - peer
Brown - bag
Leisure - suit
Soap Opera - Days of our Lives
Alarm Clock - blaring
Dentist - root canal
Eggs - shells
Gentle - soul
Cup - and saucer

Third Word Bank - I would like you to try your hand at writing a poem incorporating the words provided. (You don’t have to use them all if you can’t; poetry is a bit different.)

It's late, I'll attempt this tomorrow... stay tuned!

white
old
meaningful
need
change
life
perfect
help
smooth
balance

Friday Fill-In

1. Right now, I'm feeling accomplished. 
2. In a classroom is where I want to be.
3. How does one find the motivation to work out everyday - there's so much more I want to spend my time doing!?
4. Guilt keeps me on track.
5. Please don't litter.
6. My son, Owen, fills me with joy.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching The Hulk with The Husband, hee, tomorrow my plans include working out (I swear) and going to the movies with my girlfriend and Sunday, I want to celebrate my birthday at a Victorian Tea Party my friends are throwing me!

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Guest post on Saverqueen.com

My good friend, Megan, invited me to write a guest post on her awesome blog, saverqueen.com. I was so happy to do it and had a lot of fun writing about the joys and benefits of puréeing your own baby food. 

The goal of saverqueen.com is to help others by offering fun and insightful tips on saving money, and I'm honoured to have been asked to contribute to it with my perspective as a new mom.

Check out my post and stay awhile while you're there - you won't regret it. It's a great blog. :)

http://saverqueen.com/

Interesting new article: "Blame The Party"

I just came across this article from the Ottawa Citizen. I think it has a new perspective on the much-crucified Stephane Dion's plummet in popularity (especially within his own party). It's a good read and it has influenced my opinion of the Liberal leader and power he lacks politically.

Blame the party

The Ottawa Citizen

Published: Saturday, October 18, 2008

Integrity is something that people have asked for in their elected officials for many years. But when a politician with integrity comes along but loses an election because he wanted to stick to his integrity we immediately label his honesty as naïve or impractical.

Even before the ballot boxes had been put back into storage, articles by pundits and Liberal insiders were streaming out demanding Mr. Dion's resignation and declaring he would be the cause of the Liberal party's downfall. But shouldn't the Liberal party bear some blame? When you work as a team, you win as a team and lose as a team.

Don't get me wrong. Mr Dion did lose the election because he made some poor decisions and he just couldn't make Canadians understand the benefits of the Green Shift.

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But you have to admire a man who stuck to what he believed in and didn't alter his course to match the latest polls.

What I think is the most disappointing is that Prime Minister Stephen Harper secured his victory in the election by investing millions of dollars in crass, personal and tasteless attack ads. And we have enabled this behaviour by increasing his mandate.

Sadly enough, I do think Mr. Dion needs to step down as the head of the Liberal party, not because he lacks the passion to help his country but because he's an idealist swimming with hardened opportunists.

So the next time you decide to complain about "slimy" politicians, remember we created those "slimy" politicians and the world they work in.

Mr. Dion tried his best, so rather then pushing him out door like an unwanted in-law, let us at least show our true Canadianness and give him a pat on the back, a shake of the hand and a thank-you for trying to make a difference.

He tried to help his country and it is the least we can do.

Ashoka Patel,

Ottawa

© The Ottawa Citizen 2008

Friday Fill-In

1. Follow your moral compass. 
2. Sunscreen is something I always take with me on vacation.
3. To achieve your goals, you must get off your butt.
4. I'm passionate, sometimes to a preaching fault, is something I'd like you to know about me.
5. I have a desire to learn more.
6. Dreams float.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to Katy coming over for a girly night, tomorrow my plans include working out and shopping and Sunday, I want to do some overdue reading and sign up for an online course!