Oscarisms

First day in I don't know how long without rain. So I took advantage and went for a walk along the river.  I was rewarded with seeing something I have never ever seen in my entire life.  A live snake in the wild.  I have seen pet snakes, and snakes in zoos, but never have I seen one in the wild.  THis is a little garter snake.  (at least I think it is)  Hard to pick out among the fall foliage but it is there.

EDMONTON — James Cameron is coming to see Alberta’s oilsands for himself. In a letter to Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, the Hollywood director says he has scheduled a three-day trip starting Sept. 27. “My goal for this visit is to learn as much as possible from industry executives, government officials and impacted communities in order to form my own independent conclusion about these operations,” Cameron writes. “As a native-born Canadian, I’m concerned about the criticism levelled at Alberta’s oilsands operations and eager to learn whether they are true or not, and if true, how they are being addressed by industry and government.” Cameron, who directed such movie hits as “Avatar,” “Aliens,” “Titanic” and “The Terminator,” says he wants to meet with oilsands company executives and if possible, tour one of the operations, on Sept. 28 in Fort McMurray. Later that day, Cameron says he plans to fly north to Fort Chipewyan to meet with community leaders. On Sept. 29, he says he’d like ...

On our return from Great Falls, we stopped in Lethbridge for a night.  DS wanted McDonalds, (he always wants McDonalds), so he had his McDonalds and the DH, DD and I had Wok Box. Friday night DH comes home and asks me if I heard about the Hep A scare and a Mcdonalds in Lethbridge???  Ummm NO! So off we go googling, since we do not know Lethbridge well, we were not sure what McDonalds we had been at, or which McDonalds was the one in question.  The press said to call Health Link.  So I called health link,  found the actual McDonalds site, in the meantime DH and I figured out which McDonalds we had eaten at.  And you guessed it, it was the one that was contaminated.  What are the chances?  Health link highly recommended me driving to Calgary or Lethbridge the next day for the vacination.  That is a whole day for me.  But I was willing to do it for DS.  His health is to precarious at the best of times.  I gave health link all ...