tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post5400187952566436292..comments2023-10-19T06:24:41.808-04:00Comments on Joanne's Journey: What's Canada to you?Joanne (True Blue)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-37739062948700993042007-07-02T15:13:00.000-04:002007-07-02T15:13:00.000-04:00Happy Dominion Day to Joanne and her readers!Ps....Happy Dominion Day to Joanne and her readers!<BR/>Ps. 72:8<BR/>VickiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-73836203964400495412007-07-02T06:40:00.000-04:002007-07-02T06:40:00.000-04:00Unreal! Good for her. Well, you must be having a f...Unreal! Good for her. Well, you must be having a <I>fantastic</I> Canada Day weekend, Mac!Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-80020276078737110302007-07-02T00:19:00.000-04:002007-07-02T00:19:00.000-04:00Almost too proud to say!Gold in discus (broke the ...Almost too proud to say!<BR/><BR/>Gold in discus (broke the meet record) and gold in shotput (broke the meet record) plus a personal best in javelin which netted her a bronze medal. Overall, a great weekend but she didn't break the provincial record like she'd hoped. <BR/><BR/>Her next meet is in two weeks time.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499980957240834609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-12140381227205055882007-07-01T17:07:00.000-04:002007-07-01T17:07:00.000-04:00Mac, you must be so proud, and rightly so! Please ...Mac, you must be so proud, and rightly so! Please keep us posted.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-14198260200388338832007-07-01T15:48:00.000-04:002007-07-01T15:48:00.000-04:00She's having a wonderful track & field season. Eve...She's having a wonderful track & field season. Every meet she's participated in, she's come away with gold in one event or another... and multi-gold in some meets... plus she's broken at least one meet record in every meet. Hard work pays off!Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499980957240834609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-4632299885513987062007-07-01T09:18:00.000-04:002007-07-01T09:18:00.000-04:00Mac, that's awesome! What a remarkable young woman...Mac, that's awesome! What a remarkable young woman. Please pass on my congrats to her.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-41772646143112345382007-07-01T02:27:00.000-04:002007-07-01T02:27:00.000-04:00Some things haven't changed, Jo. My daughter has a...Some things haven't changed, Jo. My daughter has at least one gold medal (shotput) this weekend and possibly two but I haven't heard her discus results yet. Unfortunately, I'm not with her as the meet is in Kelowna and I had to work... but she'll be back tomorrow.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499980957240834609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-78257925241028860452007-07-01T00:35:00.000-04:002007-07-01T00:35:00.000-04:00Canada Day - Isn't that sometime around the July f...Canada Day - Isn't that sometime around the July first long weekend? Personally I never liked Dominion Day it always smacked of Upper Canadian elitism. You might have to be an ol' prairie boy to fully understand. CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-41236670971202461292007-06-30T16:57:00.000-04:002007-06-30T16:57:00.000-04:00Brian, your comment reminded me of a similar discu...Brian, your comment reminded me of a similar discussion last year at this time. I dredged up the old post <A HREF="http://jojourn.blogspot.com/2006/07/happy-domada-day.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. My what a difference a year makes!Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-78022816300969524652007-06-30T16:52:00.000-04:002007-06-30T16:52:00.000-04:00Thanks for the photo & link to the NP editorial, J...Thanks for the photo & link to the NP editorial, Joanne. Happy Dominion Day* to everyone.<BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>* I'm glad I'm not the only one who still at least occasionally thinks of it by that name.Brian in Calgaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143445667558848000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-23503313828586571422007-06-30T12:21:00.000-04:002007-06-30T12:21:00.000-04:00What is life without a little humor? Have sent you...What is life without a little humor? <BR/><BR/>Have sent you email with a picture attached.<BR/><BR/>WCTeddiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-29438834965424624892007-06-30T11:38:00.000-04:002007-06-30T11:38:00.000-04:00Are you saying that we are "individuals"? You mean...<I>Are you saying that we are "individuals"? You mean we are not part of the common good, the socialist ideal? What politics you have infused into your comments!</I><BR/><BR/>lol! Thanks for making me smile, Teddi, as always.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-14754238461903102412007-06-30T11:28:00.000-04:002007-06-30T11:28:00.000-04:00"In fact, Canada is not about politics at all. It ..."In fact, Canada is not about politics at all. It is about whatever each Canadian holds dear to his or her heart."<BR/><BR/>Are you saying that we are "individuals"? You mean we are not part of the common good, the socialist ideal? What politics you have infused into your comments!<BR/><BR/>Oh by the way "Happy Dominion Day (ok Canada Day)" to all my fellow Canadians from West Coast Teddi - living the good life on Vancouver Island and being the last to see the sun set on this beautiful land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com