I pulled a knitted cap* out of the back of my closet this week as the cool weather arrived, and it had that logo on it, and I’ve been wondering what it was. As a potential designer of houses, it was quite appropriate for me.
Thanks!
[sub]*IMHO, it’s only a toque if it has a pompom (the hangier-down the better).
I must get a nice long Dr Who scarf this year, as my replacement #2 winter coat has no hood. (I still have the #1 coat, Grampa Sokalski’s Parka, the one that makes me look like a giant moose turd. But boy is it warm…)[/sub]
OK, I’m willing to learn to spell again, I’m willing to say “in hospital” instead of “in the hospital”, I’m willing to say “eh” (Where y’all goin’, eh?), but I am NOT willing to wear something like that.
Well, I’m sure you know what I mean by toque hair. That’s proof that you have worn toques in the past.
“Where y’all goin’, eh?” - cute Americano. We don’t usually put “eh” on the ends of questions - we put it on the end of statements to turn them into questions, usually questions to which we’re pretty sure of the answers. The correct form would be, “You guys are going to stay for a few beers after curling, eh?” It’s somewhat of an art form.
I was born in Australia, raised in the countryside surrounding Calgary, and now live on campus in Calgary, I must add that I’m very fond of it. Don’t let these fools convince you Frank, that Calgary’s a heartless and cold machine of a city. The thing that keeps me here are the people… even featherlou.
I’m leaning towards Ottawa. Toronto is my second choice. Halifax is still extremely appealling, but - damn! - it’s so far from anywhere! Calgary is, sorry, out of it. (I’ve been through the untrammelled growth thing here in Denver, and don’t care to go through it again.)
But, as I said earlier, it’s close to a year till I move, so who knows what I’ll wind up deciding. I very much appreciate all your comments and advice, even the Saskatchewananianese’s.
So, how about Thunder Bay? I got drunk there once.
Hey, I’m a really nice person. You’d like me if you met me. I’m just tired of Calgary and the increasing levels of crap here.
Am I a naturalized Albertan yet, Ginger? I’ve been here almost 16 years! Or is it like in the Maritimes - if you don’t have six generations of ancestors there, you’re from away?
I was 15, hitching from Toronto west, just to scope it out. This guy picked me up in Wawa (which originally I was grateful for, as I’d heard horror stories about getting a ride there). He stopped about every half hour to top off his drink, and once in a while gave me a sip. The next day, after we had crashed somewhere along the shore, he had me drive (my first time driving!) so he could top off every ten minutes, but he didn’t give me any. After we pulled into Thunder Bay (his destination), he had me stop at a bar, and got me wasted, gave me a few bucks, and said “Thanks.” So there I was, 15, drunk, and in a strange place. I wandered to a park and slept it off, then spent two nights in a hostel before I was ready to continue my trip.
It would have been memorable if only I could remember it.
If you want baseball in Canada but don’t want to be in Toronto, I’d say Ottawa is a great choice. Someone earlier posted that Ottawa was losing its AAA baseball team, but a visit to the team’s website doesn’t look like it’s moving.
Ottawa, sure. Do they still roll up the sidewalks by 10 p.m.?
As for Toronto, you’ll have to learn to drink a double-half-caf-cinnamon-latte-mochaccino while yakking on your Crackberry with your boss, while simultaneously driving the Evil Death Highway of Doom. Hey, it’s Toronto. You know, the city that wishes it was New York, and in which you can’t get ahead unless you try to be a New Yorker.
The growth that I see in Calgary isn’t nearly as bad as I experienced when I lived in Toronto. You can drive for miles in southern Ontario and never leave an urban area. Just think: endless roads lined with Tim Hortons, McDonald’s, Shell, Burger King, Tim Hortons, Harvey’s, Esso, Wendy’s, Tim Hortons, Petro-Can, Comfort Inn, Red Lobster…the list, like the busy roads, goes on and on, for miles and miles. And yes, the Tim Hortons really are that prevalent.
In Calgary, I can be out of town–I mean driving through farmland–in half-an-hour, tops. Or in the mountains in an hour.
Heh. I’m old enough to remember that Toronto used to be considered a dull city.
No, I won’t. I’ll find a job (or find a place to live) within a decent walking/subway/bus commute from where I live (or work), and I’ll find a job that recognises that I have a life, or I won’t move there. It’s that simple, really.
That’s fine, that’s good, that’s even excellent. I can do that here. But I spend five days a week in town, living, working, and driving. Frankly, Calgary sounds like Denver was a few years ago, and, as I’ve said, I don’t care for it.
