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• The Saab Owner's Club February 1, 2012
  I don't want to get all Breakfast Club on you Internet but I've been thinking about the boxes that we as human beings put ourselves in. For those who haven't seen it, at the beginning of John Hughes's seminal Brat Pack movie we're introduced to a group of young people who fit basically every stereot ... […]
• Touring some of my Music Boxes and Photos February 1, 2012
  Hell o...I have been working hard rearranging our home. phew....had to move a lot of things out of our guest room. plus I decided to take my roll-top desk and move it into the dining room and and make my office more roomy and added a shelve for my EBay stuff. Its quite a job to do it all! I thought ... […]
• a conversation with LEADAPRON January 27, 2012
  I think at root they (my careers) are all attempts to express myself through a discipline and to understand something about what it means to be a sentient human being. - Jonathan Brown "You see, unfortunately I am an explorer." - Lucio Fontana (all photos by Marco Annunziata and David John) LEADAPRO ... […]
• Charities For Children January 20, 2012
  Saving For Children How To Encourage It by Derrick Janson Saving for children should be encouraged before they are old enough to understand what saving means. Turning it into a Game and using savings banks that look like toys or TV characters is a good way to gain their interest from a very young ag ... […]
• 10 Forwarded Messages January 18, 2012
  Travel Go Stuff Dubai 2012 Dubai Events Jan 18th 2012, 03:27 Dubai plays host to many festivals and events throughout the year. The following are just a few of the many events that attract visitors to this amazing city, there are just too many to mention! January / February Dubai Shopping Festival – ... […]
• 5 Things I Would Save In Case Of A Fire January 18, 2012
  In the morning, a flash thought struck my mind. If my house caught fire or an earthquake occurred, and I had to pick up my priciest possessions before rushing out of the house, what would they be? This is indeed a very difficult decision because I am possessive about every damn thing I own – my shoe ... […]
• Review: Rayman Origins....PLAY THIS GAME. January 18, 2012
  There was talk leading up to the release of Ubisoft's Rayman Origins about two things; its incredible hand-drawn art style, which has been the subject of universal praise, as well as controversy over its $60 price tag. What's so surprising to me is that in an industry where many seem to want to see ... […]
• Real Wedding No. 1 - Sarah + Raheel January 17, 2012
  Today I'm thrilled to kick off our Real Weddings series for our month of Valentines and Weddings here on Poppytalk with the Pemberton, B.C. wedding of Sarah Close (of Vancouver's One of a Kind Show and IDSwest) and her husband Raheel. The wedding took place this past summer at North Arm Farm in Pemb ... […]
• The Existential Trial of Moving Out January 17, 2012
  Every five years or so, I move from an apartment to another. It's a grueling process every fucking time, but every move seems to be worse than the precedent. I'll be heading up a dozen blocks north of where I am now in two weeks and as you might have imagined, Josie and I have been living around box ... […]
• A very ‘Appy’ New year! January 17, 2012
  My top 20 iphone apps for 2012 Apps are to smart phones what cheese is to crackers – and I do like a bit of Wensleydale – so predictably my iPhone is full of apps! It’s fair to say that last year the market went crazy for smart phones. Ofcom’s UK research suggests that over a quarter of adults (27 p ... […]