Iconic Terry Fox van to be restored
The Econoline van that was Terry Fox’s home on the road for 143 days during his 1980 Marathon of Hope is being restored.
The van was left behind in Thunder Bay and his family lost track of it after Fox was forced to stop his run outside the northwestern Ontario city when his cancer returned.
In 1977, Fox’s right leg had been amputated above his knee after he was diagnosed at age 18 with bone cancer.
On April 12, 1980, Fox dipped his artificial foot in the Atlantic Ocean off St. John’s, N.L., and began his Marathon of Hope to raise money for cancer research.
He ran about 42 kilometres each day no matter the weather — freezing rain, high winds, even snow, with….
The mysterious forest rings of northern Ontario
An Ontario Geological Survey map of documented forest rings in Northern Ontario. Note that the size of the rings on the map is to show the distribution of different-sized rings, they are not proportional to the map scale. (Courtesy Ontario Geological Survey)
It is a strange phenomenon: thousands of large, perfectly round “forest rings” dot the boreal landscape of northern Ontario.
From the air, these mysterious light-coloured rings of stunted tree growth are clearly visible, but on the ground, you could walk right through them without noticing them. They range in diameter from 30 metres to 2 kilometres, with the average ring measuring about 91 metres across. Over 2,000 of these forest rings have been documented, but scientists estimate the actual number is more than 8,000.
What causes these near-perfect circles in the forest?
CHECK YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE….
I definitely removed mine. I suggest you all do the same. Now you can
see anyone’s Driver’s License on the Internet, including your own! I
just searched for mine and there it was…picture and all!Thanks Homeland Security! Go to the web site, and check it out.
It’s unbelievable!!! Just enter your name, city and state to see if
yours is on file.
After your license comes on the screen, click the box marked ‘Please
Remove’. This will remove it from public viewing, but not from law
enforcement. Please notify all your friends so they can protect
themselves, too.
Believe me they will thank you for it.
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Dumb Moose
Is this what you call
STATUETORY RAPE ??
( sorry about that )
Anger Management
When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don’t take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don’t know. I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I’d forgotten to make. I found the number and dialed it.
A man answered, saying ‘Hello.’ I politely said, ‘This is Chris. Could I please speak with Robyn Carter?’ Suddenly a manic voice yelled out in my ear ‘Get the right f***ing number!’ and the phone was slammed down on me. I couldn’t believe that anyone could be so rude.
When I tracked down Robyn’s correct number to call her, I found that I had accidentally transposed the last two digits. After hanging up with her, I decided to call the ‘wrong’ number again. When the same guy answered the phone, I yelled ‘You’re an asshole!’ and ….
Fact and Fancy
Pioneer Typist
Mark Twain was the first author to submit a typewritten manuscript to a
publisher in 1874,
which wrote CAPITAL LETTERS only.
The letter and numbers were arranged in a circular basket located under the carriage.
The operator had to lift the carriage in order to see what had typed.
See as Print machines did not come on to the market until 1883.
OLD WISDOM
Better is a dry
morsel and
quietness
therewith, than a house
full of feasting with
strife
ATLAS was a GREEK
Today in English an
Atlas is a book of maps.
In old Greek mythology, from where
we found this word,
Atlas was the person who held up the sky.
Made it thus Far
Now that I am finally writing and still trying to figure out what the heck I am doing here. Scared of messing things up again.
Need desperately to learn all about Cpanel, permissions, how to use everything here and best of all have fun.
Everyone is so used to seeing my serious (well sorta serious side) at my other blog. Wendy’s OBA, Blog Tips & Tricks
that I tought I would stretch my legs to see what I could do here.
