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Choose Better Feelings

How to Get Into the Christmas Spirit

by Russ on December 7, 2009

Jingle Bell Rock This video was recorded last December, 2008.  Ambrosia was going to school only half-days so we had lots more time to learn songs and record them for our friends. The lyrics are written below the video so have some fun and sing along! Jingle Bell Rock Christmas Lyrics by Bobby Helms Jingle [...]

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Halloween? Bah, Humbug!

by Russ on October 31, 2009

I Was Red With Anger and Embarrassment One of my most embarrassing and humiliating moments as a child was being made to dress up in some dorky outfit.  That alone would have been bad enough.  But nnnoooooo… I got dragged out into the cold and dark October night.  I was coerced into knocking on stranger’s [...]

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Stopped Growing? Try Some Manure

by Russ on October 21, 2009

Reality TV or Watch the Locals Lose – Pick One For us sports fans here in the big smoke, Toronto definitely isn’t as exciting as it has been in the past.  The Jays (baseball) tanked their season by mid-May.  The Argos (CFL football) finished last out of the entire league with a dismal 3-12 record.  [...]

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#100 – The First Major Milepost

by Russ on October 19, 2009

Color Me Surprised! Well here we are at post #100.  Who would have thought that a little Valentine’s Gift would evolve into the start of a serious blogging career?  The world really is a crazy place sometimes where we always get what we want – just in the most unusual ways. As an example of [...]

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How to Be Grateful When You Really Want More

by Russ on October 13, 2009

The Next Time You Come, Could You Bring Me… It was Thanksgiving this past weekend here in Toronto, a time to count and focus on all the blessings we have in our lives.  It’s surprising that even with special holidays like Thanksgiving, we still tend to get so caught up in the minutiae of preparation [...]

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