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WHY ENGLISH CAN BE
DIFFICULT AS A
SECOND LANGUAGE
Take exit 305 North of Airdrie
Go 3km East ad 2km North
Watch for the signs
I take it you already know
Of tough and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble but not you,
On hiccough, thorough, lough and through,
Well done. And now you wish, perhaps,
To learn of less familiar traps.
Beware of heard, a dreadful word
That looks like beard and sounds like bird.
And dead: It's said like bed, not bead
For goodness sake don't call it "deed".
Watch out for meat and great and threat,
(They rhyme with suite and straight and
debt).
A moth is not a moth in mother,
Nor both in bother, broth in brother.
And here is not a match for there,
Nor dear and fear for bear and pear.
And then there's dose and rose and lose Just look them up - and goose and choose;
And cork and work and card and ward
And font and front and work and sword
And do and go and thwart and cart Come, come I've hardly made a start!
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~Author Unknown~
THE ENVIRONMENTALIST??
My friend Julie and I were eating at a
Chinese restaurant. When an elderly
waiter set chopsticks at our places,
Julie made a point of reaching into
her purse and pulling out her own
pair. "As an environmentalist," she
declared, "I do not approve of
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throwaway utensils."
The waiter inspected her chopsticks.
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Airdrie Little Theatre Association
“BORDERLINE CRAZIES”
By Leo W. Sears
Thursday, Friday & Saturday,
May 17, 18 & 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Camps
with Theresa Wasden
Contact Theresa at 945-9459
Visual Arts Camps
with Jane Romanishko
Contact Jane at 560-0894
Monday - Thursday,
July 23 - 26, 2007
Monday - Thursday,
July 30 - Aug 2, 2007
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Phone: 403-948-4062
Bay 3, 409 - 1st Avenue NW
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"Your Professional Link to the Financial Markets."
The Measure of a Mother
Here's The Scoop's Lucky Contest Winner
Sidney Poitier’s (the first black actor to win an Academy Award for best actor)
memoir has its place on my nightstand these days as I continue through its pages.
The reason why I choose to reference his writing is because in it, he explains that the
true “measure of a man” is determined by how he provides for his children. Thus, I
find this analogy quite fitting for Mother’s Day, and represents “the measure of a
mother” in a similar way.
Mom has been a working mother since 1984 and has always done her best in
providing, loving, and supporting her four kids, including myself. Like most
mother’s, Mom is measured by how much she loves me, cares for my well being, is
friendly, non-threatening (most of the time!), accepts my aspirations, and so on and
so forth. However, this sort of “Why I Love My Mom” list tends to possess generic
and repetitive qualities, which is why I must take this opportunity to demonstrate the
ways in which Mom is unique, and the reasons why I celebrate her and am thankful
not only on Mother’s Day, but every day.
I celebrate Mom because…
She laughs along with my favourite shows, as she knows I get a kick out of it every
time.
She is a peacekeeper, often settling any noise within her vicinity, whether it comes
from her kids, husband, or dogs barking.
She stays up long past her bedtime to edit a university essay I have due the next
morning.
She values her down time, whether it is spent in solitude or with her kids.
She returns home from work every time greeting me with a smile and exclaiming,
“Hello!” (She certainly does not see me at the ungodly hour she wakes every
morning!)
She calls me long distance just to “check in” and see how things are going while I
am at school.
She appreciates the little things like teddy bears, flowers, or a card from a loved one.
She holds off all of her other ongoing projects to make me yet another afghan.
She is my personal advisor, assistant, and consultant all in one.
She is always there for me when I need her, or simply when I want to surround
myself with her presence.
A new widow requested the epitaph Rest in Peace for
her husband's tombstone. When she later found he had
left his fortune to his mistress, she attempted to get
the engraver to change the carving. This was
impossible; the words were chiseled and could not be
changed.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! (And Happy 25th Anniversary!)
Love, Tryphena
"In that case," she said, "please add Until We Meet
Again."
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“A true friend
loves you
enough to
support you and
confront you.”
Anonymous
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ON PARENTING
A couple with three children waited in line at San Francisco's Pier
41 to purchase tickets for a boat trip to Alcatraz. Others watched
with varying degrees of sympathy and irritation as the young
children fidgeted, whined, and punched one another. The frazzled
parents reprimanded them to no avail.
Finally they reached the ticket window. "Five tickets, please," the
father said. "Two round trip, three one way."
EXCESS WEIGHT
"Now, what are you planning to do about that excess weight you're
carrying around?" the doctor asked the patient.
"I just can't seem to lose the weight," the patient said. "Must be an
overactive thyroid."
"The tests show your thyroid is perfectly normal," the doctor said.
"If anything is overactive, it's your fork."
EXCUSES FOR NOT GOING TO WORK
~I just found out that I was switched at birth. Legally, I shouldn't
come to work knowing my employee records may now contain
false information.
~I refuse to travel to my job until there is a commuter tax. I insist
on paying my fair share.
A big, heartfelt “thank-you” to the three Airdrie businesses (Curves for Women, Cater Tot
Consignment, and Style Plus Hair Design) who saw the importance in the “Stop Animal
Cruelty….In memory of Daisy Duke” bracelets. These businesses agreed to have the bracelets available for purchase
in their businesses during the month of April. This was, and continues to be, an issue very near and dear to many of us. The sale of
the bracelets has been a great way to bring even more awareness to the issue of animal cruelty. It is also a way for people to come to
peace with what happened to Daisy Duke in Didsbury, by showing support and trying to make a difference for other animals.
A huge “thank-you” also to My Pahss (My Pet and House Sitting Service) for having the bracelets available at their booth at the
Airdrie Home and Garden Fair.
Of course, a huge “thank-you” to all of you who purchased bracelets or made donations for such an important cause – we will make
an impact on protecting animals!
For anyone still wanting a bracelet or to make a donation (proceeds go to local Alberta No Kill Animal Agencies) they will be
available for purchase at Curves for Women (on Main street) or at Cater Tot Consignment (in Luxstone) until the end of May.
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● Fleet & Commercial Pricing
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● Accessories
● Pickup and Delivery in Airdrie
● Gift Certificates Available
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