In A Pickle
Hey all! It's raining out right now. I hope you remembered to put your clocks ahead this weekend. We have that in Canada, too.
This weekend, we went to the Pickle Barrel. At one time, the PB was a deli. Based on the menus, which had advertisements inside, it appears to be more like a certain other restaurant that I'm familiar with from the States. The food was pretty good and the service fine, but what was notable was that Baby Boy slept through the entire meal. What a nice surprise.
Speaking of Baby Boy, he has started to say, with some prodding, "Bye Bye" and waving good-bye. Actually, he says "ba-bay." Close enough. AND UNBELIEVABLE ADORABLE!
After lunch, we wandered around Yonge 
(pronounced Young) Street and looked at all the stores. Yonge is a pretty prominent street that is similar to Sunset Boulevard or 5th Avenue. We'll have to back at night to see all of the neon signs. It was so nice out that my winter coat was making me sweat. I was the only person walking around with a big puffy jacket. I'll figure out this weather thing sooner or later.
Last night was the Juno Awards, which is 
like the Canadian Grammy Awards. It was kind of interesting, since I didn't know all the artists. But the big winner was neo-Rat Pack singer, Michael Buble, who I do know. I also call shenanigans, as there was an Best International Award, and there was a tie for this award: The Black Eyed Peas (Wha!) and Coldplay. Coincidentally enough, both of those acts were performing on the Junos. Hmmmmm. Suspicious. And Bryan Adams was inducted in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Good for him.
"Ba-Bay!"
And now, a new feature:
What is the American reading?
I'm currently reading Molvania: A Land Untouched By Modern Dentistry. Hilarious, fake travel guide that reads like The Onion. So, very very funny.
A CANADIAN FACT!
The origins of the awards date back to 1970. A year later, the name was changed from the Gold Leaf Awards to the Juno Awards in honor of Pierre Juneau, then head of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (like the FCC). When it was discovered that Juno had been the chief Goddess of the Roman Pantheon, the spelling was changed and the awards permanently named.
(pronounced Young) Street and looked at all the stores. Yonge is a pretty prominent street that is similar to Sunset Boulevard or 5th Avenue. We'll have to back at night to see all of the neon signs. It was so nice out that my winter coat was making me sweat. I was the only person walking around with a big puffy jacket. I'll figure out this weather thing sooner or later.
Last night was the Juno Awards, which is 
like the Canadian Grammy Awards. It was kind of interesting, since I didn't know all the artists. But the big winner was neo-Rat Pack singer, Michael Buble, who I do know. I also call shenanigans, as there was an Best International Award, and there was a tie for this award: The Black Eyed Peas (Wha!) and Coldplay. Coincidentally enough, both of those acts were performing on the Junos. Hmmmmm. Suspicious. And Bryan Adams was inducted in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Good for him.
"Ba-Bay!"
And now, a new feature:
What is the American reading?
I'm currently reading Molvania: A Land Untouched By Modern Dentistry. Hilarious, fake travel guide that reads like The Onion. So, very very funny.
A CANADIAN FACT!
The origins of the awards date back to 1970. A year later, the name was changed from the Gold Leaf Awards to the Juno Awards in honor of Pierre Juneau, then head of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (like the FCC). When it was discovered that Juno had been the chief Goddess of the Roman Pantheon, the spelling was changed and the awards permanently named.
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