Posted on December 7, 2011, 7:48 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
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Ouch! Grandpa Richard talking about tripe X rated topics? There is a new domain naming type available, dot xxx. What does that mean? Look at my domain name. GrandpaRichardSpeaks.com. Nicknamed a “dot com” domain name. How about GrandpaRichardSpeaks.xxx? The idea is to get all the porn operators to move to dot xxx so that it [...]
Posted on December 2, 2011, 5:14 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
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I want to avoid being like a tabloid, but the fact is that Paulina’s twitter account is back online. Paulina Gretzky is Back on Twitter, and Tweets – ‘Don’t tell Dad’ By Drishya Nair | December 1, 2011 6:43 AM EST Paulina Gretzky, whose Twitter account deletion made headlines in the last few days, is [...]
Posted on October 30, 2011, 6:36 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
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Nope. Not a post about Star Trek, although I loved the original series. This post was inspired by a news item in Time Magazine about what happens with the Space Station now that the shuttles no longer fly. Seems the U.S. has a deal with the Russians, who these days are happy to sell them [...]
Posted on October 25, 2011, 11:54 pm, by GrandpaRichard, under
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A car that had been used in an illegal street race gets the ultimate penalty. Why not just take it and sell in an auction?
Posted on October 12, 2011, 8:49 pm, by GrandpaRichard, under
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One of the most restrictive insurance plans here in Canada is the Employment Insurance plan run by our federal government. The plan covers maternity leave. A woman on maternity leave who was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer has been denied additional sickness benefits despite Ottawa’s pledge to ensure new mothers who become seriously ill [...]
Posted on September 19, 2011, 7:38 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
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My newest grandchild was born Sunday morning about 3 am. Mom and baby (and daddy) came home less than 3 hours later! That makes it 4 grand sons and 2 grand daughters for Grandpa Richard. Congratulations to all involved. Photo to follow in a couple of days.
Posted on August 30, 2011, 9:22 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
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Interesting bit of news from Tim Hortons. They are experimenting with new sizing of their coffee cups. Not that they are changing their sizes. They are considering getting rid of the small (210 ml) and adding a new extra extra large (710 ml). They are trying it out in Kingston and Sudbury. That 710 ml [...]