"“Let us hold our flag high at our embassies and our aid bases, our outposts and our vessels, our stadiums and our venues, even our homes,” Harper said in an address to British Columbia’s provincial legislature in Victoria. “We will ask the world to forgive us this uncharacteristic outburst of patriotism, of our pride, to be part of a country that is strong, confident, and tall among the nations.”"
- Karen Padham Taylor
from Bookmarklet
I thought the above quote was kinda funny. I don't shy away from my Canadian pride. =)
- Karen Padham Taylor
"except for West Coast viewers. West Coast audiences will have to wait and get every major prime-time and daytime event that airs on NBC with a time delay."
- Karen Padham Taylor
from Bookmarklet
There are six channels here dedicated to live Olympic coverage! Yeah!! And they show every event here!! Yay! But...they have an Aussie on the commentary...wonder what happened to the Kiwi?
- Skye Miller
first one ;) may b u can change colors but as theme? definitely first one =]
- Emre A. (formerly dede)
The one on the right caught my eye first than the one on the left because of the pictures. The text on the left catches my eye more than the one on the right.
- imabonehead
I love the photos on the second one best!! I like both designs, but like the first design a little better.
- Rachel Lea Fox
The one on the left with the top pic of the right swapped for the first pic. Not that I enjoy being difficult or anything. Is this Tinyprints?
- Heather Solos
The one on the right. The lighting is much warmer. The lighting on the left is too cold. The first photo on the left looks foreboding.
- Tracy
Left. Right feels too much like some sort of promotional piece.
- Kevin Fox
I like the one on the left better, but the first picture could be replaced with the photo from the bottom left on the right version and it should say 2009 somewhere.
- Clare Dibble
The left, but I agree with Clare's idea of switching those pictures.
- Penguin
I like the big picture on the right the best; the kids look great and they're facing the reader. And the pop of green brightens the card.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
If it's a personal card, go with the one on the left. If it's for professional/business acquaintances, go with the one on the right.
- Curdy G
Easy -- on the Right. Bigger pictures over bigger fonts on a holiday card every time. They're not for reading, they're for looking at!
- Eric Borisch
I would like to put in a write-in candidate for a card with a picture of the whole family - Paul, April, Camilla, and Thomas. I like seeing the adults too!
- Robert Felty
I like the photos on the right, but I like the design on the left.
- Karen Padham Taylor
Thanks for your help, everyone!! :) I think I'm going to go with the design on the left, but replacing the picture on the left panel with the picture in the middle panel and putting the picture from the bottom left panel of the design on the right in the middle panel of the design on the left. (Am I confusing you yet?) I'm also going to make some changes on the font, as well.
- April Buchheit
They both look good, but with the change you decided on it'll work very nicely.
- James Stratford
Rob: Getting a picture of the whole family has proven to be a difficult task for the Buchheit family. Obtaining collective cooperation from all members (both children and adults) is a daunting endeavor.
- April Buchheit
Heather: Yes, this is from Tinyprints. :)
- April Buchheit
April - tell Paul I'm expecting the full family for 2010.
- Robert Felty
April, I work @TinyPrints so won't be much help deciding:) But, you know we're local in Mountain View right? Happy to set you (or anyone else) up with our best discount if you're interested. Feel free to reach out. I'll need to DM the code.
- Rick Bucich
April, it sounds like it'll turn out cute :) We have four kids and can't get them all to look at the camera either. I went with a single shot of each to save my sanity.
- Heather Solos
"Jennifer and Jim kept getting huge water bills. They knew beyond a doubt that the bills weren't representative of their actual usage, and no matter how they tried to conserve, the high bills continued. Although they could see nothing wrong, they had everything checked for leaks or problems: first the water meter, then outdoor pipes, indoor pipes, underground pipes, faucets, toilets, washer, ice maker, etc. -- all to no avail. One day Jim was sick and stayed home in bed, but kept hearing water running downstairs. He finally tore himself from his sick bed to investigate, and stumbled onto the cause of such high water bills. Apparently this was happening all day long when they were not at home. Knowing that few would believe him, he taped a segment of the 'problem' for posterity"
- Karen Padham Taylor
from Bookmarklet
HAAAAAAAaaahahahahaha!!! I've got one cat that LOVES to watch the water go down the bowl: I'm screwed if he ever figures this trick out....
- FFing Enigma
Wait....now that i actually think about it, if the couple didn't know about this before the sick day, then that would imply the cat hid this behavior when the ppl were home. so if he knew enough to do that, then why is he still engaging in the behavior when someone is standing right there watching and videotaping him?
- Felicia Yue
"An 11-year-old girl became one of the world's youngest mothers - after she went into labor at her wedding. Kordeza Zhelyazkova, from Sliven, Bulgaria, was still wearing her wedding dress and tiara when she was rushed to the hospital, where she gave birth to a 5-pound, 8-ounce girl."
- Jessie
from Bookmarklet
""I'm not going to play with toys anymore - I have a new toy now," Kordeza told reporters as she showed off little Violeta."
- Jessie
"The family planned a three-day Roma wedding so Kordeza and Jeliazko could be married before the baby arrived. But Kordeza went into labor on the second day. "I had been having pain in the morning and a couple of hours into the wedding, it got worse." She was rushed to hospital and gave birth 20 minutes later."
- Jessie
Highlights: Arkansas, Quiverfull, all kids names start with 'J', "'let god decide' how many kids they should have".
- Michael R. Bernstein
I spoke to somebody who met her before she became famous, and she said that the Duggars are just as you would expect, not the way they appear on TV.
- Gabe
The Standard New York just opened up their gym a couple of weeks ago. It's on the 17th floor and it has 270 degree views of NYC! It's pretty sweet...
- Karen Padham Taylor
"Everyone wants to looks good. Some just want to look better than others. Then there are those who want to look better, faster. Then there are those who really just cross the line and look like a bag of bowling balls being smuggled in a leather satchel. These are the ones who not only make body builders look bad... but our good friend STEROIDS. Who are they? Well, these people. Here are 20 pictures that give Steroids a bad name. (Before people start screaming PHOTOSHOP, we will admit that some of them probably are. But to what extent? They were still pretty screwed up in the first place. PS just made them screwier.)"
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
20 thru 17 are shopped. 16, 14, and 13 are not photoshopped. I don't think 12 is PS either. 11 thru 6 all look pretty PS. 5, 4, and 3 definitely real. 2 is just silly. 1 has no business on this list.
- Rah-PM 2012
Some of them look so musclebound as to be unable to unzip their own pants, though I suppose they have little trouble forcing someone else to do so.
- DGentry
We're thinking about visiting the Rochester area this summer, but flying into Toronto and spending a couple of days there. Does anyone have any suggestions on what we can do in Toronto with the kids?
I haven't lived in the Toronto area for over 10 years, but from my memory: Ontario Science Centre is great and Casa Loma is very interesting. The Toronto Zoo is good if you like zoos and the Royal Ontario Museum is good if you like museums. Ontario Place is an amusement park which I remember being lots of fun when I was a kid. The CN Tower is the defacto landmark, but I was so young the last time I went there that I have no memory of it.
- Laurence Gonsalves
By the way: Canada's Wonderland (just north of Toronto) is very similar to Great America, so you probably don't want to even consider it.
- Laurence Gonsalves
I don't think we're ready for theme parks yet what with Camilla being only 4 (and quite averse to trying new experiences) and Thomas just having turned 1.
- April Buchheit
Yeah, I didn't think so. That list was roughly in order of descending "a good place to take very young kids"-ness, though in addition to my "haven't lived in the Toronto area for over 10 years" disclaimer I should add that I've only been a dad for 6 months, so I probably don't have my suitable for kids sense finely tuned just yet. :-)
- Laurence Gonsalves
When I was a kid I loved Ontario Science Center, Ontario Place, Toronto Island, and the CN Tower. I haven't lived around there in 5+ years, so I can find out from friends some good places to eat at.... Just let me know!
- Karen Padham Taylor
I agree with Karen. Those are all the things we did when I went to Toronto as a child.
- Gabe
Find peasant style Chinese food you can no longer find in the Bay Area unless you make it yourself.
- John Lam
CORRECTION: You asked about Toronto, not Rochester. The following only applies to Rochester: You can go to the most popular greasy spoon dive in Rochester: Nick Tahou's Hots: http://www.garbageplate.com/ You'll probably want to die afterward, but it is good tasting but maybe 0% healthy. You'll see all types there - men in business suits + the homeless, etc.
- O.Shane
Laurence's and Karen's lists are very good. If you're there late August, you might try the Canadian National Exhibition, a kind of strange mixture of midway rides and agricultural show (though my memory of this is 30-40 years old now, so who knows what it is like today). You should probably stop briefly in Niagara Falls on the way to Rochester.
- Howard Trickey
Howard: We'll definitely stop by Niagara Falls on the way to Rochester. I probably shouldn't get too ambitious in terms of doing a bunch of stuff as the kids may not tolerate visits to museums and theme parks (frankly, we adults may not, either). Is there a good hotel to stay where it's within walking distance of nice coffee shops, restaurants, and shopping? Realistically, I think what we'll end up doing is just walk around.
- April Buchheit
Last time we went to Toronto we spent a lot of time shopping on Bloor Street (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...). We also ran into David Beckham trying on sun glasses in a department store (YMMV). Toronto also has a great Chinatown. Let us know when you'll be in Rochester :)
- Benjamin Golub
I agree with Ben about Chinatown. It's a great place to eat. We went to Bright Pearl Seafood Restaurant for Dim Sum (http://www.brightpearlseafood.com/). If you want to just walk around, The Distillery District (http://www.thedistillerydistrict.com/) is pretty quiet and relaxing, with a few boutique shops. They have Segways too! I'm not sure whether this is really suitable for kids but the Steam Whistle Brewing (http://www.steamwhistle.ca/) brewery is a good place to sample their beer after a quick tour...
- Tony Ruscoe
I have this and it works very well. The capacity is good and it works better than my old frozen-bowl maker.
- Brian Johns
The colder your freezer, the better. (Also, be sure to refrigerate the mix before freezing) I've actually considered looking for food grade liquid Nitrogen for this.
- Brian Johns
Karen, we have one of these as well. The ice cream comes out at about the same texture as soft-serve, so you may want to give it a try! If you have a KitchenAid mixer already, you're welcome to borrow our ice cream attachment to try it out.
- Jeanette Bosman
It comes out of the "freezing" process (the part where you blend it in the machine) soft, but it should harden up to the consistency of regular ice cream after being in the freezer for a while. Even commercially made ice cream needs to harden before it achieves final hardness.
- Brian Johns
@Amber: Yeah, we have a local strawberry farm with amazing berries, and I got to thinking, what if I could turn those into amazing strawberry ice cream? It is almost 100 degrees out, after all...
- Shannon Jiménez
Ouch. Ours was due Saturday (April 10) and I paid online for $15 extra with about 2 hours to spare.
- Louis Gray
@j1m -- I tend to agree, there must be a connection. @all -- the second installment of CA property tax is due on March 1st. April 10th is the end of the grace period.
- ✔ ǝuǝƃnǝ
I would've "liked" this if it were a good thing. I'm in the exact same position.
- Scott Loganbill
Actually April 12 this year. But I missed, too. You now sort of have until June 30.
- Patrick Breitenbach
I take that back. Friday, the 10th it was. No wonder I was late!
- Patrick Breitenbach
Actually, now I'm not sure. Friday was a holiday. I'll be on my way now.
- Patrick Breitenbach
My property taxes are due Dec. 12 and Feb. 12. That's annoying as hell to me.
- Anika
I pay a little extra to my mortgage company every month so they can put it into escrow and pay my property taxes on time. Never missed a beat!
- Daniel J. Pritchett
I jut put a reminder on google calendar for April 1 to pay property tax.
- Fedor Karpelevitch
Dove is the best one you can buy at the grocery store. I'm still conflicted on the best high-end chocolate-- there are so many good ones.
- Shannon Jiménez
I have a bunny with the ears missing...
- JCunwired
That "right now" has gone by and the service is gonna screwed after that 'right now'.... haha :)
- abhishek manocha
@jcunwired: how fast can you get it here? :)
- Shannon Jiménez