Carolyn Turns Seventeen

Freshly back from her month long SHAD experience out at UBC, Carolyn was kind to grace us with her presence for her 17th birthday.

I can still remember bringing her home, this new round butterball in our new Dodge minivan.

Julie's Martyrs Mom Finishes Second ...

Julie's 2010 Edition of Martyrs Mom finished two months of weekly training and culminated the effort with the Row 4 Heart Regatta held on Saturday July 24th at Bayfront park.  Buoyed by their new uniforms and the return of their coxie, Carolyn who just returned from a month long stint at SHAD UBC, the team turned in a great effort.

They finished second ... 

The Lost Generation ... Inspiration to Change

Here's a You Tube vid that I got courtesy from one of Carolyn's fellow SHAD ... Think about it!  And I learned a new word ... palindromic.

Carolyn and Jane at UBC

Today, Carolyn had the fortune to have received a visit from Aunt Jane and Sue and Rob.  Carolyn was at her SHAD's closing luncheon and her visitors were her guests at the event.  We were so pleased that some family was there to experience along with Carolyn.

Much thanks to Jane for sending this picture almost as it was happening.

Another Ossie Mind Teaser

Ossie sent this in for us to enjoy(?) ...

Read out loud the text inside the triangle below. 

 

More than likely you said, 'A bird in the bush,'! and. ......  

if this IS what YOU said, then you failed to see 
that the word THE is repeated twice! 
Sorry, look again. 

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Count every '  F  ' in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE 
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI 
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH 
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE 
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI 
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH 
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...  

(SEE BELOW) 

HOW MANY ? 
WRONG, THERE ARE  6   -- no joke. 
READ IT AGAIN ! 
Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F's before you scroll down. 
 
The reasoning behind is further down. 
The brain cannot process 'OF'. 
   
Incredible or what? Go back and look again!! 
Anyone who counts all 6 'F's' on the first go is a genius.   
                   
Three is normal, four is quite rare.  

Nick and Ben Hits Top Ten on BICK Tour

Finally, Nick and Ben played like they believe they are capable of. Stop 3 of the BICK Junior Golf Tour was held at Chippewa Golf Club in Mount Hope on Monday July 19.  Weather was a lot more confortable and so were the boys' games.  They finally shot what they believe to be their best (and hopefully typical) game.  Nick was on fire and shot a 76 which tied him for 5th while Ben shot a 79 which was good for 11th.  Nick had a +1 going into the 18th but a DB did him in.  Hoping for a birdie to get a Par round, he stretched his 220 yard approach which landed him in a trap.  With the fine showing, Nick shot up the rankings from 40th to 22nd with 226 points while Ben holds 24th place with 217 points.  They also sit 8th and 9th respectively in the rookies standings.

more pics, here

July 18th, 2010: Our Will Hits the BIG TWO OH

Well, I cannot believe it but Will reached his 20th birthday this past Sunday.  It was made especially special because his Uncle Bruce came to return cousin Ross from their golf outing and was there to celebrate the birthday cake with all of us.  The relevance of this comes from the fact that Bruce along with Grammie were there initially at Will's entrance into the world.  And oh yes, Mom and Dad were there too.

JULY 18, 2010

Careful What You Read on the Web - The Two Moons are Apparitions

Just a short while back, I was sent an email by Oz to post for everyone to benefit from.  Presumably, he received it from someone and like Oz, I was excited to relay it along.  I could not copy the picture from his initial email and went Googling to find the image.  In doing so, I stumbled onto a seemingly legitimate source that debunked the content of Oz's email.  It appears that the email is but a hoax email that has been floating around since the year 2000.  Read here to chronicle the history of this hoax email.


Lesson learned ... keep a little cynicism when reviewing internet content!


                                    THIS IS THE HOAX EMAIL

Hope the skies are clear where you are on August 27th, 2010.

                    Two moons on 27th August 2010

27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for............. Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August.  It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.  This will cultivate on August 27 when Mars comes 34.65M miles off earth.  Be sure to watch the sky on Aug 27 12:30 am.  It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is 2287. Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.

Test Podcast 2

The Boys Are With Carolyn in Spirit

Carolyn's Blog on her SHAD experience (http://carolynshadvalley.blogspot.com/) has kept us all well-informed. Her latest picture in her blog placing her at Lake Horne in BC made us wish we were there as well.  So much so that with the magic of modern technology, I sent the boys out there as well for a quick visit.

Wonderful Days at Sauble Beach

Thanks to Greg and Jane, the two junior Chongs were able to enjoy two days at Sauble Beach.  With 40+ degree temperatures and a sizzling sun, the soupy warm beach water was a welcomed relief.

Will had just spent four days of baking in the sun at the same beach just previous to our two days.

The pictures tells it all.

Matthew Gets Position at Open Text

We are pleased to announce that Matthew received the good news that has him being offered a position with Open Text.  The latter has the distinction of being the largest Canadian software company.  Matthew will be working out of the Waterloo headquarters for the September to December term.

Nick Starts BICK Financial Junior Golf Tour

The 2010 BICK Finanical Golf Tour began on Tuesday June 29.  The seven stop tour started at Southbrook Golf Course.

Pictures will be stored on the MVPFoto site. and tour updates are available on http://hamiltonhaltonjuniorgolftour.org/

Martyrs Mom's Maiden Voyage for Heart and Stroke

Julie rounded up Moms of past Canadian Martyrs students and formed a crew to row for Heart and Strokes.  The team of Julie, Kelly Kariam, Rose Hill, Lynn Sartori, Carolyn Viveros, Liz Jones, Linda Herrera, Darlene Morgan, Irene and Olivia Petric practises weekly at the Leander Boat Club in preparation of their July 24th Regatta.  The crew is coxied by the team of Carolyn Chong and Christine Yee.

A picture gallery is being kept at http://mvpfotography.smugmug.com/Rowing/Martyrs-Mom-Rowing-2010/12863315_ALXEv