Another gold medal for Canada!

Following the previous blog, I realized I missed another piece of great news from the world of Canadian sports: Jeffrey Buttle won gold at the World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden last weekend. As a figure skating enthusiast, I am sorry I hadn’t posted this immediately following the win.
Buttle has been in the shadow of [...]

Canada wins gold!

It’s always exciting to cheer for your country in any sporting event. It’s even better if your country’s representative(s) is in the final. That was the case this past weekend at the Women’s World Curling Championship in Vernon, British Columbia.
Jennifer Jones and the rest of her Canadian team defeated China in the finals to clinch [...]

Ricky Martin fighting for the kids

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a slight crush on Ricky Martin back when I was about 13 years old. I had numerous spontaneous shake-your-bon-bon dance breaks in my living room every time “Livin’ La Vida Loca” came on Much Music. But since then Ricky Martin hasn’t been heard from very much.
It’s apparent [...]

A bicycle built for the tallest man in the world…

Being the tallest man in the world might seem like a pretty cool feat. You’d have a title that no one else had and no one else could fight you for.
However, things might not always be so great. Leonid Stadnick is the tallest man in the world, standing at 8 feet 5 inches tall. His [...]

A second chance for our animals…

Awww…
I’ve heard of the idea of wheelchairs for pets but never really thought much of it until just recently. Wheelchairs are being designed for dogs and other small animals who have lost the use of the back, legs, or hips. Rather than simply putting these animals down because they can’t maneuver properly, owners [...]

Once in a lifetime

This is more interesting news than good news, but I think it still qualifies for this blog because it’s good to know and maybe a little bit exciting!
 My dad sent me a forward not too long ago that included interesting Easter facts. Little did I know prior to reading this that we experienced the earliest [...]

Spring’s almost here and that means…

So even though this blog is required for a class, I see it as a way for me to share good news that makes me happy, in hopes that someone else feels the same way, or someone will be influenced to appreciate the topic.
With that said…
 The weather is starting to really clear up and it’s [...]

Leonard Cohen – World Tour!

Some good news for the Leonard Cohen fans!
After being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this week in New York City, Leonard Cohen announced he will be embarking on a world tour this summer! It is his first tour in 15 years. In 1993 he toured in support of his album, [...]

Daylight-savings saves energy

 
 So it may be a bit of a shock to our system the first few days of waking up what feels like a little earlier than normal, but it’s actual a beneficial change for our environment.
Daylight-savings used to be the first weekend of April but was recently changed to earlier (in North America) to save [...]

Man’s best friend…

Today’s been a little tougher than most days. I got some really sad news from my family and haven’t thought about much more since then. My dog had to be put down this afternoon. He was almost 14 and had been quite sick and struggled a lot in the past few weeks. He was such a [...]