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Ahhhh Fall
Posted Aug 30, 2004
Yes, I know that it's still summer in most of Canada, and the rest of the northern hemisphere but it's nearly the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, as someone once said, here in Yukon. Yes, I am pleased to see it. For the simple reason that it has been a terrible summer. Apart from the fact I seem to have been super busy, a plumbing problem meant I had a partial flood in my basement. That is where my computer is located, hence the fact that I haven't been posting recently. More importantly my 14 year old dog died of cancer in July. Unfortunately none of you ever had the good luck to meet Zack. But there are many people both in Canada and the UK who are missing a very special friend.
On a lighter note the autumn means that I will be headed Outside for the first time in two years. Either to Britain or just to Vancouver, either way I will be catching up with some friends.
Over this summer I have been working a lot with tourists. Now, many of the tourists here are very nice, intelligent people. I met a small group from Finland today who were great to talk to. But we get some who are shall we say, a little informationally challenged. Which leads to my top weirdest question of the summer, "Are you from Germany then?". For the record I am Welsh as is my accent.
The top stupidest question I have have been asked, whilst working in WHITEHORSE, the CAPITAL of CANADA'S YUKON TERRITORY. "So, how long have you lived here in Alaska?"
Tourists, if they didn't exist we'd have to invent them.
On the grounds of international relations, particularly with respect to elephants, I am witholding the nationality of the award winners. If you are curious, just think of Pierre Trudeau. 
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Forty two et al
Posted Dec 18, 2003
Well, whilst I was otherwise engaged and my computer was down I passed the 1st anniversary of emigrating to Canada. Not that I did a lot, watched HNIC and went out to the Backwater with some friends. For those of you not in the know, the Backwater is the Whitehorse bar for good live music.
So was it a good plan to come and live in Canada? Yes.
To live in Yukon? Definitely.
What plans for the future? I don't know and stop asking questions.
Why?
Who are you anyway?
Enough of this Gollum/Smeagol stuff. One for the Tolkien fans there.
Speaking of which, I drove past the cinema at 5.50PM, this is opening night for Return Of The King. There were enough people there to nearly fill the place and the film didn't start till eight.
I'll try to get there soon.
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The true north cont.
Posted Jul 14, 2003
The subject of us being Canada's true north came up in conversation yesterday. Someone suggested that it distinguished us from people south of 60. Like "northern Ontario" being anywhere outside Toronto.
Then again with having a term like "Outside" in the Yukon vocabulary do we really need to distinguish ourselves. It's been written that Yukoners are different to people Outside but how would I know?
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What is the definition of "the true north"?
Posted May 11, 2003
Canada's True North! Sounds good doesn't it. The slogan for the Yukon's tourist industry. But doesn't that imply that the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are not the true north? They're Canada's False North? Then again Yukon, part of Canada's True North doesn't have that ring to it.
Rereading "The Salmon Of Doubt" the other day. Has anyone come up with a replacement for "La, a note to follow soh" (or is it so?)? The computer's running slow so a search of h2g2 is taking to long.
Why has one of my floppy discs apparently spontaneously unformatted itself? Taking some of my backups with it?
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Latest reply: May 11, 2003
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