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A couple hundred thousand disgruntled facebookers signed up to register their disappointment with "Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament" when the Prime Minister recessed Parliamentary business until March. Several presiding government Ministers publicly marginalized the Facebook group in media reports relegating the networking efforts as "without substance or merit". I personally expressed skepticism at the assessments when I recognized the Ministers as post-Baby Boomer geriatrics who have no exposure with social networking, OR Generation Y cultures (that would be the grand kids the "old farts" believe still watch TV). I got a real good laugh at Winnipeg radio talk show host Charles Adler audio clip of his broadcast reporting on the Grassroots Fury resulting from the Facebook protests. Corus Radio's Charles Adler on the 'media event.' (Corus / CJOB 68) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/blogolitics/audio-grassroots-fury/article1443589/?cid...

Happy New Year !! I hope yall had a good Christmas holiday. My Xmas was quiet with our turkey dinner the day following Boxing Day. Ohh boy, was I ready for the old turkey and mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce sit-down, after hearing everyones' recount of the various turkey feasts and over-eating tales. The turkey dinner is the last bastien of remedy/cure for homesick blues for a relocated Manitoban, in my opinion. That brings back all the memories of sitting at the family table after being unable to do so, for so long. Not something you normally dwell on until it is gone. Speaking of gone, that's it for the first decade of the new millenium. Holy moly, Y2K doesn't seem all that long ago, eh? Anyhow, no living in the past. Here is some simple words of wisdom to chew on, and pass along, this year. To all the overly-complicated 2K10 conscientious objectors, and "chronic denyers" (those self-taught "Einsteins" to smart to need help), and Cryers And Whiners...