Happy Birthday Canada!!

Not a lot to say on today - our Nation's birthday.


EXCEPT.....

We up here in the great white north have a LOT to be proud of. For instance....


1. Smarties, Crispy Crunch and Coffee Crisp!
2. Shreddies, Clamato and Maple Syrup!
3. Canadian Beer, Rye and Pure Water!
4. Beef, Salmon and Lobster!
5. Apple Pie and Superman…by a Canadian!
6. Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe and Elvis…Stojko that is!
7. Guess Who, Tragically Hip and The Emeralds!
8. Celine Dion, Shania Twain and Amanda Marshall!
9. Michael J. Fox, Leslie Nielsen and Pamela Anderson!
10. The originators of Baseball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Hockey and Ringette!
11. Grey Cups have been around for 90 years with bigger balls,bigger fields and one less down!
12. Mr. Dress Up kicked Mr. Rogers' ass!
13. Tim Hortons kicks Dunkin' Doughnuts and Krispy Kremes' ass!
14. Our cival war was a bar fight that lasted a little over an hour!
15. Toques are cool!
16. We knew plaid was in far before Seattle caught on!
17. The Hudsons Bay Company once owned over 10% of the earth's surface and is still around as the world's oldest company!
18. The average dog sled team can kill and devour a full grown human in under 3 minutes!
19. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, velcro, zippers, insulin, penicillin, zambonis, the telephone and short wave radios that save countless lives each year!
20. We all have frozen our tongues to something metal and lived to tell about it!

But most Important…

21. The handles on our beer cases are big enough to fit your hands with mitts on…OOOOO'Canada!


I will also add: Bob & Doug Mackenzie, SCTV, the greatest hockey rivalry in the WORLD (Leafs v. Canadians), Jim Carrey, Jeff Healey, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hollywood North and WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS OUT THE WAAAAAAAAZOOO!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!!

Edited to add: WHOOOOOOOPS. I did this last night so I was exhausted. Thank you to Dayle for pointing out that I was remiss in neglecting to mention these two incredible music acts that definately define Canada!!

RUSH

My baby - LAWRENCE GOWAN (but you can call him Larry!!)

Stay sane inside insanity ~ and never forget your towel.

*cough cough* Here it comes....

Ok, this bites.

I have two major parties this weekend, not to mention the annual family Christmas brunch and a work shift - AND I'M GETTING SICK.

Grrrrr......

I mean, it couldn't come in January? After the holidays? After all the parties and fun? Of course not. Because life just doesn't ever work out that perfect. LOL.

So we put our Christmas tree up yesterday. My nephew came over to help decorate it and it was so CUTE - but of course he had to shake and ring mom's heirloom glass bells - and let's just say that's the end of THOSE ornaments. It's her own fault really. Who in their right mind gives a three year old breakable objects that make noise? Only my mother folks. Only my mother. I'll post the pics after they're uploaded.

I'd really like to write some more, but my stomach just doesn't want to allow me to concentrate on what I'm typing. It's not doing so hot. With all the stress I put myself through, is anyone really surprised?

My choice for today's Xmas tune is a little ditty that is just like me - truly Canadian. To my American cohorts - I'd like to introduce you to two gentlemen by the names of Bob & Doug MacKenzie. And I give you the Canadian version of THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS.



ENJOY!!!

Stay sane inside insanity ~ and never forget your towel.

R.I.P. Chris Benoit

Chris Benoit: 1967 - 2007

I don't have the heart to type the details. Here's the news story.

WWE wrestler Chris Benoit and family found dead
BY ALFONSO A. CASTILLO
alfonso.castillo@newsday.com

June 26, 2007, 9:53 AM EDT

Renowned pro wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and their 7-year-old-son, were found dead Monday afternoon in their Fayetville, Ga. home, Atlanta police said.

Details of the deaths "are going to prove a little bizarre" when released to the public, Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Autopsies were scheduled Tuesday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in DeKalb County, according to the Associated Press.

Investigators believe Benoit, 40, killed his wife Nancy and son Daniel over the weekend, and then himself sometime Monday.

The three bodies were found in different rooms of the home, according to reports.

The news came just a day after Benoit mysteriously pulled out of a World Wrestling Entertainment pay per view event, during which he was expected to be crowned Extreme Championship Wrestling world champion. Various pro wrestling news sources reported that Benoit was unable to appear at the event due to a family emergency.

"There are no further details at this time, other than the Benoit family residence is currently being investigated by local authorities," the WWE said in a statement on its Web site.

Ballard said a gun was not used in any of the deaths. But he declined to say how the three died.

"We're pretty sure we know, but we want to confirm it with the crime lab," Ballard said early Tuesday.

Benoit was a 22-year ring veteran and perennial favorite of wrestling purists, who praised his high-intensity style and technical acumen. His aggressive wrestling technique earned him the nicknames "The Crippler" and "The Rabid Wolverine." In 2000 and 2004, he was named Oustanding Wrestler of the Year by the Wrestling Observer newsletter and in 2004 he was named Wrestler of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine.

The Edmonton, Canada native trained to become a wrestler in Calgary, and honed his skills in Japan before becoming a regular on U.S. national promotions in the mid-1990s. Benoit's career highlight took place in New York, when he won his first World Wrestling Entertainment world heavyweight championship in Madison Square Garden in the main event of WrestleMania XX.

Benoit cried as he celebrated in the ring with his wife and son, as well as best friend, wrestler Eddie Guerrero, who died in 2005.

"Wrestling has consumed my life," Benoit said in a 2004 WWE career retrospective video. "Wrestling is my mistress. It's my passion. It defines who I am as a person."

WWE Monday night canceled its scheduled live 3-hour "Monday Night RAW" program, which coincidentally was originally billed as a "memorial service" for WWE chairman Vince McMahon, whose character was recently killed off in a controversial scripted storyline.

McMahon opened the show from center ring in an empty arena and clarified that Benoit and his family had died "in reality." McMahon called Benoit "one of the greatest WWE superstars of all-time."

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
Copyright 2007 Newsday Inc.

Miz Angell's No Disqualifications....today's column....

Stay sane inside insanity ~ and never forget your towel.