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The Great Storm of 71 – Fundy National Park – Camping with Chris & Cheryl

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Chris Cane

This is an excerpt from the Chapter called ‘The Mainland’ in a book I wrote back in 2004. Most of our trip to the mainland has been forgotten except for our trip to Fundy National Park. The Bay of Fundy is like a funnel open to the sea. When the tide comes in the water

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Posted in Might be true!, My Life, True Stuff | Tags: Basque Newfoundland, Bennet Lake, Bennett Lake, Cape Breton, family, Fundy National Park, The Great Storm, Vicar of Dibley |

The Biker’s Code, the Cushion Saturation

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Chris Cane

Steve is shopping for a new motorcycle. He finally finds one for a great price. The motorcycle is missing a seal, though, so whenever it rains Steve has to smear Vaseline over the spot where the seal should be. Steve’s girlfriend is having him over for dinner to meet her parents one evening. He drives

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Posted in Humor | Tags: family |

Family Wedding Tradition – Release the doves!

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Chris Cane

You have just made it through your wedding ceremony and have stepped out on the front steps of the church. The photographer raises his camera. Following a family tradition, both of you hold white doves which you will release together. You and your new bride stand shoulder to shoulder with a dove in your hands

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Posted in Humor, Rare Miscellany | Tags: DIE, family, Keep Reading |

Financial Planning Advice

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Chris Cane

Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business. When he found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed a wife with which to share his fortune… One evening at an investment meeting he spotted the most

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Posted in Humor | Tags: family, man, Maybe Women, woman |

New Virgin of the Christmas Story

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Chris Cane

My neighbor recounted her family’s virgin version of the manger scene and told me. She said … Our children were having fun setting up and the hours of joy rearranging all of the items in the manger scene. (It was odd to see Barbie kneeling at the manger, but somehow it seemed appropriate). When evening

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Posted in Humor | Tags: Action Figure Knight, family |

Grandmothers and Grandfathers: Is there a difference

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Chris Cane

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Grandmothers and Grandfathers?  Well, here it is: There was this loving grandfather who always made a special effort to spend time with his son’s family on weekends.  Every Saturday morning he would take his 7-year-old granddaughter out for a drive in the car for some quality time –

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Posted in Humor | Tags: Every Saturday, family |

Porcine Immaculata or The Three Legged Pig Story

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Chris Cane

A newspaper reporter heard about an amazingly clean farm north of the city. She felt that there might be a story here so on a quiet afternoon she drove into the country to find and visit this farm. She was somewhat incredulous when she found the farm. The long meandering driveway up to the farmhouse

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Trying to do the docent thing!

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Chris Cane

It was about a month ago that I was at the Columbus Zoo with the the family. It was a warmish day and I decided after seeing several regions of the world and their animals that I’d take a rest in Australia. I opted to sit on a bench in the shade at the Koala

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Posted in Humor, My Life, Rare Miscellany | Tags: Australian Koalas, Canada, Columbus Zoo, Columbus Zoo Docent, family, USA |

My Feelings on Health Care

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Chris Cane

It sickens me that there are so many selfish people who would prefer to let those less fortunate than themselves suffer with injury and disease. I grew up in a family where it was believed that we should help our fellow man and lend a hand when needed. I don’t see this as a political

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Posted in My Life | Tags: democrat, family, healthcare, insurance, man, republican | 1 Comment |

Introducing “The Goose”

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Chris Cane

A month after our elopement, I quit the DEW Line and found a job nearly as remote in Goose Bay, Labrador. We began our married life. I was to remain an electronics technician working for Canadian Marconi maintaining military and commercial communications equipment and Cheryl was to become a teacher for the Labrador East Integrated

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Posted in My Life | Tags: cheryl, family, Goose Bay, RAF | 7 Comments |

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