I hope the ragtag rebels topple Gadhafi in Tripoli.

Hi Brian,

Well it was quite the trip you took to Mrs. Ford's service in Palm Springs and excellent reporting from there. It does amaze me too, that you aren't flown in on a private jet and yet I believe that you might object to that. I believe that you like the little adventures and experiences that these trips provide you with. You Brian are "keeping it real".

I have returned from my trip to Nova Scotia where my daughter was highland dancing and being a prairie girl myself, could not believe the beauty of the Nova Scotia landscape. Every morning we would get in that rented Ford Escape and truly "escape" into that heavily forested hilly rural Nova Scotia countryside and head to Antigonish where the highland games were being held. Holidays are wonderful things!

Upon our return, we had 5 Nightly News broadcasts to watch on the PVR. The one thing that caught my attention was your story about cursive being dropped from school curriculum in some states and how it may soon go the way of the typewriter. For several years now I have only taught Grade1 (first Grade to you:) and I am teaching only upper and lower case in printing. When I have taught a split class of 1 and 2's the 2's, around Christmas time, are always so keen to state handwriting. I have noticed that the younger teachers are not teaching it..... only those of us over 50 that seem to appreciate it's value. Can signatures be done in printing now because if proper letter formation is not taught, as it was in my daughter's case, how can people sign anything? I had to give my daughter a crash course in handwriting so she could sign her debit card and passport. Well at least sign in letter perfect upper and lower case. Well just my thoughts....was I really passionate about that :)

One night you were talking about the new light bulbs which I don't mind I suppose except that one is now stuck in my favorite lamp and we can not free it from the socket....it is "glued in there" my husband reports. I wonder if anyone else has had this experience?

I have never questioned your topics or news stories that you chose. You know that I am one of your biggest, longtime supporter from Canada....at least on this blog but wondered why the death of the little boy from New York City was never mentioned. As a parent, it is every parent's worse nightmare. I first saw it in the "WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING" on the blog but never saw it reported on the broadcast. It may be a local New York story but makes parents everywhere be more cautious. It is a truly frightening story, a gruesome and tragic story....a little boy lost on his way home from summer camp, who asks the wrong person for help. In my opinion it does bear mentioning.

Well the day promises to be very warm....here in Winnipeg too! Have a wonderful weekend...off to the Jersey Shore? We bought a little Coleman cooler on wheels last night, which my husband said would be great for the Jersey Shore...Ortley Beach he mentioned...well maybe someday he will make it back there. For now, he will have to make do with Grand Beach Manitoba!

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