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2009-12-06T16:00:00.000-08:00

Great Christmas deals in the Great Hall

City of Mississauga's Christmas Marketplace Craft Sale. City of Mississauga's Christmas Marketplace Craft Sale is back in the Great Hall of the Civic Centre starting Thursday. File photo The City of Mississauga's Christmas Marketplace Craft Sale is returning for its 13th season for holiday shoppers looking for locally-made gifts."People look forward to it all year," said Stephanie Myhal, surpervisor of the Office of Arts and Culture, which hosts the event.The sale features over 50 local artists selling a variety of wares including homemade jewellery, pottery, home decor, clothing and seasonal gift baskets.Entertainment will be provided throughout the day by live piano performances by the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association and students.Approximately 1,000 people attend the sale each year, according to Myhal.The event will take place on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Great Hall (ground floor) of the Mississauga Civic Centre.

Tough Work

2009-11-10T16:26:00.000-08:00

The early days were hard and we seldom made even close to the vendor's fees. Twice we were hit by tornadoes and the rest of the time we tolerated rain, heat and a load of other trials and tribulations. This photo shows the aftermath of one such tornado in Niagara-on-the-Lake. An even worse one was Burlington which we were lucky to survive. I would have included a photo of that one but we went home to dry out and get some rest. My associates Ashley and Amanda still talk about it but not without a stiff drink in their hands. Indifference to what you are passionate about is the biggest hurdle. We look back and laugh, this is how you find the niche you're meant to be in. Selling online is less physical but every bit as challenging!!

Off Track But Enjoyable

2009-11-10T15:22:00.000-08:00

very special thanks to my family and friends...
Posted by Ron Titus on November 4, 2009 at 8:25pm
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I just want to thank all of you for your educational emails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little or no chance of recovery.I no longer open a public bathroom door without using a paper towel or have them put lemon slices in my ice water without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel.I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last person was doing while flipping through the adult movie channels.I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed.I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking ones nose (although cell phone usage may be taking the number one spot)..Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over the years.I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor of a public bathroom.I MUST SEND MY SPECIAL THANKS to whoever sent me the one about poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing.ALSO, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special email program.I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa's Novena has granted my every wish.I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.THANKS TO YOU I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.BECAUSE OF YOUR CONCERN, I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.I can no longer buy gasoline without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr. Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put 'Under God' on their cans.I no longer use Glad Wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face.... disfiguring me for life.I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.I no longer receive packages from UPS or Fed Ex since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan .I no longer buy expensive cookies from David Jones or Myres since I now have their recipe.Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my butt.AND THANKS TO YOUR GREAT ADVICE I can't ever pick up $5.00 dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from certain gas companies!I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the brown recluse and my hand will fall off..If you don't send a link to this blog to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in- law's second husband's cousin's beautician . .. ..Oh, by the way.....A German scientist, after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity read blogs with their hand on the mouse.Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late.
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2009-11-08T17:01:00.000-08:00

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