Some of the finest from July 2012
Today is the actual Canada Day Holiday (Monday). I give you my regular Sunday post of my Twitter posts. Here is a further overview of some of the more interesting stories of the past week or so. Canada is a funny place. On our National Holiday, we don’t take a holiday. Instead, we move it to the next day. You would never hear of this with the 4th of July, of that I am very sure.
We Canadians are reveling in the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. It’s amazing how we can claim a British victory as our own. Oh well, at least we know Laura Secord was important in the battle as well.
Our American cousins begin preparation for the 4th of July, which is always quite the spectacle. If there is one thing Americans do best, it is celebrate their Nation (IMHO).
Some of the Best
Enjoy your day off, but be careful some services are not taking today off in Ottawa (garbage collection for one), but for the rest of us, it is a day off!
- At the end of it all, it is still very true. Cash is the Ultimate Budgeting Tool. Once you are out, you are done spending.
- In 2006 I kind of lost it when a 15% Electrical Rate Hike was announced. It’s got a lot worse since then.
- If you were ever curious, here are the Top 5 Reasons You Are In Debt. It is not as long a list as it looks.
- One of my first posts ever written was It’s Simple Isn’t It? From what I can tell it still rings very true.
- I am always surprised by the visceral response my post I am a Civil Servant has, especially now with all of the cuts going on.
- For those about to be laid off either in the Private Sector or Public Sector I give you 1 Year Later, a quick run through of how I felt one year after being laid off from Nortel.
Enjoy un autre jour conge, for tomorrow we should return to work refreshed and ready to meet another day with the vitality it deserves.
Other Canada Days
- In 2006 I gave a rather demure Happy Canada Day Cheer
- 2007 was another fine Happy Canada Day kind of year.
- In 2008 we started showing a big Canadian Flag Happy Canada Day
- For 2009 Happy Canada Day mentioned that July 1st is moving day in Montreal
- Happy Canada Day 2010 has another big flag and some of the NFB vignettes
- In 2012 we start with NFB vignettes to celebrate Canada Day
- Canada Day in 2013 just had a big flag
- What was exciting in 2014? Happy Canada Day for one!
- Happy Canada Day 2015 with a definition of Canada as well
- Happy Canada Day and Best Mid-Year Financial Stories for 2016, lots of stuff here, even a Preet video!
- In 2017 Plenty of Happy Canada Day revelry to celebrate Canada 150
- With the arrival of 2020 one more Happy Canada Day post
- Canada Day Celebrate Our Freedoms, back to the future?
Fourth of July
We mustn't forget our family down south.
- What does the 4th of July mean to Canadians? Not as much as Americans, but it does look like a fun party to watch.
- What is the 4th of July is a follow-on to the previous post.
Happy Belated Canada Day!