tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post8669630849751995121..comments2023-10-25T05:02:32.574-05:00Comments on SNIPPETS FROM SPACESHIP ORION: ALL WE AREWithinWithouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-18292221896378483982007-07-04T14:48:00.000-05:002007-07-04T14:48:00.000-05:00Keshi:Thanks Femme Mate! (Do guys call girls "mate...Keshi:<BR/><BR/>Thanks Femme Mate! (Do guys call girls "mates" in Ozzie Land or Sheilas or what)?<BR/><BR/>What IS the politically and otherwise correct term for females in Australia, as referred to by males?<BR/><BR/>Gautami:<BR/><BR/>Ooooh, like a cobra's bite...<BR/><BR/>I see I have been chastised, not unlike the schoolboy who doesn't study for the test.<BR/><BR/>I will visit, although I hope you agree to let me decide when :-). Tagging is another thing entirely...<BR/><BR/>Clare:<BR/><BR/>I have returned from my whirlwind trip before the July 4th holiday in the U.S.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I sit here on July 4 contemplating some sort of pictorial salute to the U.S.<BR/><BR/>Montana is indeed beautiful as is western North Dakota, which was a surprise to me.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Menchie:<BR/><BR/>Thanks...I hope all is well in your end of the world.<BR/><BR/>Hildegarde:<BR/><BR/>And when, exactly, do they celebrate Belgium's birthday? Or is it so old that they don't any more? (I love the place and the history)<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Ziggi:<BR/><BR/>Yes, I know, I'm way past July 1 right now. Another Canada Day is past and another summer waning...WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-46176877418183928462007-07-04T13:42:00.000-05:002007-07-04T13:42:00.000-05:00get a grip it's July nowget a grip it's July nowZighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325808421083028026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-4105226093938184732007-07-04T03:50:00.000-05:002007-07-04T03:50:00.000-05:00Very very interesting such a profile. Happy belat...Very very interesting such a profile. Happy belated 1st !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-74177383170975186112007-07-03T21:30:00.000-05:002007-07-03T21:30:00.000-05:00Have fun visiting. Say hi to your friend for me. ...Have fun visiting. Say hi to your friend for me. :DMenchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474186474395126654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-82600697182996035102007-07-03T01:36:00.000-05:002007-07-03T01:36:00.000-05:00Happy belated Canada Day! And it's cool that you'...Happy belated Canada Day! And it's cool that you're going to be in the U.S. for our 4th of July holiday. I really enjoyed reading your thoughts and facts about Canada, and I've always had a great time when I've visited different places up there. Montana is supposed to be beyond beautiful -- bring back photos to share with us, ok? Safe travels!Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746014771712020963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-80623014151100079832007-07-02T04:27:00.000-05:002007-07-02T04:27:00.000-05:00My picture is very much on my blog but you wouldn'...My picture is very much on my blog but you wouldn't know as you don't come there any more.<BR/><BR/>It is not showing here becos I posted my comments with the other option which takes one straight to the blog skipping the profile page. You can chk that out.(click on my name and see for yourself!). The profile page does nothing for blog traffic! Only drawback is, one can't delete ones comments.<BR/><BR/>My brain is again working overtime. Keep those pills for yourself!<BR/><BR/>Blogger is goofing up. I too can't get my fonts ok. <BR/><BR/>And I have tagged you. If you havealready done it, kindly ignore it or if not, you can indulge me...:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-40878986796261548152007-07-02T01:59:00.000-05:002007-07-02T01:59:00.000-05:00Happy Canada Day mate!Its a beautiful country.Kesh...Happy Canada Day mate!<BR/><BR/>Its a beautiful country.<BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-47311934145804740992007-07-01T22:50:00.000-05:002007-07-01T22:50:00.000-05:00Anna:Duh. You don't miss much. :-)Anna:<BR/><BR/>Duh. You don't miss much. :-)WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-41503749902403914022007-07-01T21:43:00.000-05:002007-07-01T21:43:00.000-05:00Happy Canada Day!I hope you have a lovely trip. Y...Happy Canada Day!<BR/><BR/>I hope you have a lovely trip. Your friend will be very lucky to have you there - especially with all that she's endured recently.annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528972018222777551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-38953136588429973712007-07-01T19:57:00.000-05:002007-07-01T19:57:00.000-05:00Irene:And we would welcome you!Irene:<BR/><BR/>And we would welcome you!WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-72411641853617148442007-07-01T19:31:00.000-05:002007-07-01T19:31:00.000-05:00I really want to visit Canada! ;pI really want to visit Canada! ;pIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-55933435443442201212007-07-01T15:14:00.000-05:002007-07-01T15:14:00.000-05:00Rodrigo:NO MAS, Senor! Vaya Con Dios and Bueno Vis...Rodrigo:<BR/><BR/>NO MAS, Senor! Vaya Con Dios and Bueno Vista, Conquistador! And besides that, el blah blah blah!WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-7521424901204695722007-07-01T15:13:00.000-05:002007-07-01T15:13:00.000-05:00Ziggi:Anytime, you very very very good witch. I'll...Ziggi:<BR/><BR/>Anytime, you very very very good witch. I'll alert the authorities that you'll be flying in on your broomstick, or don't you people do that any more?<BR/><BR/>Do you mean is making a trip to meet a "friend" an annual thing? It has seemed like it, a bit.<BR/><BR/>This may be different. ;-)WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-36232956950334052932007-07-01T11:55:00.000-05:002007-07-01T11:55:00.000-05:00OK when can we visit and check that the truth stan...OK when can we visit and check that the truth stands up to the description? :)<BR/><BR/>Have a good trip - is it annual thing? Meeting a 'friend'??Zighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325808421083028026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-72989960605490513542007-07-01T08:42:00.000-05:002007-07-01T08:42:00.000-05:00Home Sweet Homer Escapeons:I don't know if my dink...Home Sweet Homer Escapeons:<BR/><BR/>I don't know if my dinky little Sony SureShot will do the greatest job taking pix of mountains.<BR/><BR/>But I'll sure try.<BR/><BR/>The stuff you raise is in large part true, I think. But I don't think it's all that widespread.<BR/><BR/>We don't have our own true identity, other than BEING a nation of immigrants. And we continue to be that.<BR/><BR/>We welcome these people in. In fact, because of our low birthrate, we seek them out.<BR/><BR/>It stands to reason they'll come here with their belief systems and cultures and form groups. It's human nature.<BR/><BR/>And when those groups move here and if they were at odds in their home countries, they'll be at odds here.<BR/><BR/>You say they're protected by political correctness, and I partly agree.<BR/><BR/>But they're also protected by human rights laws and other standards they didn't have back home...things that we think make us a better place to live and, presumably, one of the reasons they WANT to move here.<BR/><BR/>I get your wish that eventually, there ARE no countries. But I think it's a long way off...<BR/><BR/>Cherrypie:<BR/><BR/>Evidently, you're back! Welcome back. I'll email you an immigration form shortly.<BR/><BR/>I still haven't seen Brokeback Mountain. As Laurie says, however, I think that was Wyoming, not Montana. :-)<BR/><BR/>Andrea:<BR/><BR/>Agreed...while we have a lot of pride in our inclusiveness and our "niceness," and it gets us brownie points on the world stage, it doesn't mean a whole lot in the world of black and white.<BR/><BR/>I had a lot more pride when Trudeau was telling the world to screw off and we were going to do the right thing.<BR/><BR/>Then along came old Irish Eyes Mulroney and the free trade deal and now Harper...gag...<BR/><BR/>Hopefully Fido stays safe today...<BR/><BR/>Laurie:<BR/><BR/>Wyoming it is, huh? Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Stace:<BR/><BR/>I SO agree with you. I think we do have an affinity for each other for all the reasons you describe.<BR/><BR/>It IS a funky parallel.<BR/><BR/>In the rest of the world, I think Down Under has become the cool place to be, different, alive, full of all those weird but beautiful animals you've got there.<BR/><BR/>People love your accents, and there's a feeling that Aussies are larger than life.<BR/><BR/>Us Canajuns, I think the world kinda scratches their collective heads and asks, "Who are they anyway? Aren't they just cold Americans?"<BR/><BR/>Aidan:<BR/><BR/>Again, you and your lovely missus are on the same track, and it's straight and true.<BR/><BR/>Of all the places on Earth, the one that's always most appealed to me is Australia because it's so like us but so different and distant at the same time.<BR/><BR/>When's Aussie National Day or whatever?<BR/><BR/>Gautami:<BR/><BR/>What happened to your pic?<BR/><BR/>I saw the broken link thingie but I spent a long time just trying to space out my paragraphs, which never seems to happen properly lately.<BR/><BR/>That's the reason for that. I tried to take it out but Blogger wouldn't let me.<BR/><BR/>I'm a Blogger Butthead.<BR/><BR/>Your brain has gone blank? I'll send you some thinking pills...WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-52479923696979768862007-06-30T23:02:00.000-05:002007-06-30T23:02:00.000-05:00A perfect post apart from that broken HTML code sh...A perfect post apart from that broken HTML code showing. <BR/><BR/>Happy Canada day!!<BR/><BR/>Have a great trip. No need saying you post pictures for all that.<BR/><BR/>The point is, my brain has gone blank for now and I can't find any thing to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-25676025698049443102007-06-30T18:20:00.000-05:002007-06-30T18:20:00.000-05:00You could have been describing Australia... WE are...You could have been describing Australia... WE are both very young countries slowly getting our independence from European Parental figures. Both countries have the same sense of humour, same past times, and same extremes in climate.<BR/><BR/>Our pollies are even making the same mistakes. Alot of Australians relate to Canada on some level, it has always had an appeal for me.<BR/><BR/>IN short you are in one of the most beautiful country, for places and people, and you truly appreciate what you have....<BR/><BR/>Have a fantastic trip and we look forward to the photos<BR/><BR/>HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-23096896456361357692007-06-30T17:51:00.000-05:002007-06-30T17:51:00.000-05:00I've always felt that Australia and Canada have a ...I've always felt that Australia and Canada have a kind of affinity. We are also a British colony, we also hate George W, and our politicians are also very fond of him. We are also a wide open country with huge unpopulated expanses - our population clusters along the east coast, but some of the places most worth seeing are the isolated bits with few inhabitants. We also have political issues re our aboriginal peoples - our current government is trying to control them using military force, and then wonders why people are getting upset. <BR/><BR/>It seems that somewhere deep in our psyches, Australians and Canadians share similar values. It no doubt has a lot to do with our colonial histories, but that doesn't seem to fully explain it. After all, we started off as a nice big jail whilst you were free settlers (as far as I know, correct me if I'm wrong). Also so much time as passed for each of us to be influenced and changed by our geographical neighbours. <BR/><BR/>It's just one of those mysteries, an example of paralel evolution, inexplicable and funky. Rock on, Canada! Australia rules! :)Stacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293741467822618216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-57353361949296402302007-06-30T17:44:00.000-05:002007-06-30T17:44:00.000-05:00Actually, Brokeback Mountain was a story about two...Actually, Brokeback Mountain was a story about two cowboys from Wyoming. ;-)dmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-10181184610710898632007-06-30T17:07:00.000-05:002007-06-30T17:07:00.000-05:00There's something to be said for being *nice* and ...There's something to be said for being *nice* and inclusive, not that it gets much respect in a world full of drama, extremes and Hollywood. As for Canada Day, it's yet another day to keep the dog on leash so he doesn't bolt and end up under a bus. (He's petrified of fireworks.)andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-70347615871978909172007-06-30T08:03:00.000-05:002007-06-30T08:03:00.000-05:00Montana? Isn't that Brokeback Mountain country? En...Montana? Isn't that Brokeback Mountain country? Enjoy xCherrypiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601809750914618402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-48596065013945655972007-06-30T08:02:00.000-05:002007-06-30T08:02:00.000-05:00This was a party political broadcast brought to yo...This was a party political broadcast brought to you on behalf of the Canada Party.<BR/><BR/>Where do I get an Immigration Form?Cherrypiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601809750914618402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-63678354202574911762007-06-30T00:00:00.000-05:002007-06-30T00:00:00.000-05:00Have a safe trip and we all look forward to seeing...Have a safe trip and we all look forward to seeing lots of pictures of those magnificent Montanee mountains.<BR/><BR/>I am starting to think that Canada is an idea that means something different to 30 million people.<BR/><BR/>Some Canadians move here to escape oppressive governments in their homeland. Too many of them seem to come here to further their hatred and ancient rivalries with their neighbours without government interference because here they are protected by political correctness. That is ironic. <BR/><BR/>Most Canadians move here to get away from such ignorant retarded behavior.<BR/><BR/>Most Canadians are hyphenated Canadians and they try to equally promote the brand power of their former nationality or ethnicity. <BR/>I see this happening to the US. Instead of being a melting pot and becoming an American, now Americans add their modifiers just as we have done for decades.<BR/><BR/>I understand that we need countries just to separate ourselves from megalomaniac monsters and their dangerous caches of weapons and oppressive methods of controlling their victimized populations.<BR/><BR/>As far as countries go Canada is as good as it gets. I don't see it lasting another 100 years but we did pretty well for making something out of such a huge area with a small population. <BR/><BR/>Someday I hope that there aren't any countries and we can all be Earthlings. You may say that I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure that you know the rest of the song ..Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.com