tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post7440569692467235794..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: That kind of daytowniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-48874540197879204712009-01-28T16:15:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:15:00.000-05:00I think the problem is that my friends, the old on...I think the problem is that my friends, the old ones at least, can sometimes be a touch shaky on the "hey, cheer-up skills", what with their many years of wit, intelligence, caustic charm and brutal honesty being so thorough ingrained.<BR/><BR/>You're good for a dose of reality. but in terms of cheering people up, ehhhh....towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-36651764532987252102009-01-28T00:42:00.000-05:002009-01-28T00:42:00.000-05:00I'm really not all that great at cheerful, but how...I'm really not all that great at cheerful, but how about silver linings?<BR/><BR/>The financial sector is/will shrink dramatically and will probably take another 100 years to get so out of line again. This will be good for people like you and me, because all the financial sector is is a middle man that has been charging exhobitant fees for little in return.<BR/><BR/>Other than that, I'm stumped...it just looks like misery. Maybe I'm watching too much news.tanker bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080888329110339975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1852133310059625462009-01-27T13:23:00.000-05:002009-01-27T13:23:00.000-05:00Wow, you guys are....not at all helpful. Although ...Wow, you guys are....not at all helpful. Although I'm glad you didn't freeze to death and starve, Kate.<BR/><BR/>Now if the rest of you need me, I'll be wandering around the top of the 8-storey.towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-66931642535827695802009-01-27T12:11:00.000-05:002009-01-27T12:11:00.000-05:00Deforestation in the Amazon dropped sharply in lat...Deforestation in the Amazon dropped sharply in late 2008, according to a Brazilian environmental group. The government says it's due to improved law enforcement, but environmentalists say a slowing economy likely contributed. <BR/><BR/>Of course, when (if?) the world economy picks up deforestation will too - humans never learn.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, not really so cheerful after all...!Nancy Crozierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278872067956833819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-19166153319080319522009-01-27T09:21:00.000-05:002009-01-27T09:21:00.000-05:00The Montreal police have decided they are bored wi...The Montreal police have decided they are bored with the charter of rights and freedoms and want city council to pass a law making it illegal to insult police or cover your face at a demonstration.<BR/><BR/>Oh wait. Cheerful? Dude, look who you're talking to....<BR/><BR/>Actually, my word verification for this comment was "fatingin." For some reason, that amuses me.Chris Windeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08232341872607551671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-17104627289604170442009-01-26T22:24:00.000-05:002009-01-26T22:24:00.000-05:00I locked myself out of the house, but my neighbour...I locked myself out of the house, but my neighbours took me in and fed me. That's cheerful!Kate Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02922631587427699587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-90650936228419904992009-01-26T22:08:00.000-05:002009-01-26T22:08:00.000-05:00Well, something good....let me see, the Leafs are ...Well, something good....let me see, the Leafs are assured to be in the playoffs, Israel and Hamas have kissed and agreed to treat each other as humans, Russia has pulled it head out and wants to join the rest of the planet, Africa has deposed and deported its last dictator, South America has beaten its culture of coruption and poverty is on its way out, and the US has a cohesive energy policy for the first time in.... well, i'll get back to you. Happy days are here again!SBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586943445641224835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-72695499090317071102009-01-26T21:34:00.000-05:002009-01-26T21:34:00.000-05:00The only thing that makes me more crazy than readi...The only thing that makes me more crazy than reading the news is reading some of the comments on the news... which helps me understand why our elected government is dysfunctional - but doesn't give me much hope for the futureJennithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267852702688262202noreply@blogger.com