Al and Peggy Cunningham Voted Best Real Estate People- Brampton

 "Some Gave All"

I knew a man called him Sandy Kane
Few folks even knew his name
But a hero was he
Left a boy, came back a man
Still many just don't understand
About the reasons we are free

I can't forget the look in his eyes
Or the tears he cries
As he said these words to me

All gave some and some gave all
And some stood through for the red, white and blue
And some had to fall
And if you ever think of me
Think of all your liberties and recall
Some gave all

Now Sandy Kane is no longer here
But his words are oh so clear
As they echo through out our land
For all his friends who gave us all
Who stood the ground and took the fall
To help their fellow man

Love your country and live with pride
And don't forget those who died America can't you see

All gave some and some gave all
And some stood through for the red, white and blue
And some had to fall
And if you ever think of me
Think of all your liberties and recall
Some gave all

And if you ever think of me
Think of all your liberties and recall, yes recall
Some gave all

Some gave all

Sesame Street is turning the big 4-0 today!

Can you remember when those brightly coloured animated characters Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Ernie and of course the Cookie Monster, first bounced onto our television screens?  They had funny voices, lively movements, made us laugh and sing but most importantly taught us to spell, read and manners among other things. I remember being so engrossed in the show one day when I turned around the kids were no where in sight!

A lot of people are helping Sesame Street celebrate its 40th birthday. For the last week or so Google has been featuring a different character on its home page every day (wonder who gets the honours on the BIG day?), Big Bird was on the Jimmy Kimmel show, this week they will be on the "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" show and even First Lady Michelle Obama will make an appearance on the Sesame Street show itself. 

There is even a book being published about the show, it will be appropriately called "40 years of life on the Street"!

Many highlights of our life happened that year, Neil Armstrong utter the words "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind", The Beatles continued walking through our days with the Abbey Road album and the trusty Boeing 747 first flew our friendly skies, but Sesame Street still plays on day after day on the television and in our hearts.

Which character was is your favourite?

Come and play, every thing is A - ok ♫♫♫♫♫♫

In Memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald 34 Years Ago This November 10, 2009

At 7:10 pm (est) today it was exactly 34 years ago that all communications were lost with the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, that disappeared without any distress signal.  It is believed that a rogue wave smashed into the Fitzgerald and took her down within minutes. 

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was launched on June 7, 1958 and with a capacity of 24,100 tons, being 729 feet long it was the largest ship on the Great Lakes and continued to be for the next 13 years.

On November 10, 1975 the Fitzgerald set out to Zug Island near Detroit.  As it crossed Lake Superior it encountered a fierce storm with high waves.  The Coast Guard had warned all vessels to keep away from the area due to an approaching storm. 

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sunk and the entire crew of 29 perished.

The Canadian song writer Gordon Lightfoot put the tradgey of the Fitzgerald to song.  In memory of the crew, take a few minutes and watch Lightfoot perform his award winning rendition of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

IT WAS A MAGICAL NIGHT FOR AN IMPORTANT CHARITY; OUR BRAMPTON CIVIC HOSPITAL IN BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, CANADA!

A benefit evening in support of the Brampton's newest hospital the Brampton Civic Hospital was held on Friday November 6th, 2009 at the beautiful Embassy Grand Convention Centre. They were expecting about 800 "classy casual" dressed people to attend, enjoy the entertainment and raise money for this worthy foundation.

What a night with unique "fun"draising activity stations, cocktails, nibble all night food stations (yummy indeed) and silent auction that included a new 2010 Lexus HS 250h lease from the Policaro Auto Group and a fantastic round trip to Kohala Coast, Hawaii! There was toe tapping live music that included an electric violinist, fantastic soloist and an unbelievable acrobatic performance.

The best part of the evening was when the announcement was made that the William Osler Centre had reached their goal of raising over 122 million dollars!! What an achievement! Congratulations to all those whose dedication and hard work went into reaching this momentous goal.!

Support you local hospital, you never know when you may need it.!

Hello Active Rain

Just over a week ago we posted a blog on "Getting Hosed Again", if you didn't get a chance to look it over take a second and read it and the comments others offered.

A couple of days later we offered a solutions that many of you thought for one reason or another wouldn't work. Mainly the weather. Check it out "Found The Solutions".

What did you think of the solutions? Like some others, did you think it wouldn't work for you?

Well, sometimes we just need a little motivation to get our creative juices flowing. FEAR is a good motivator (false evidence appearing real).

Is this false evidence or can it or will it really happen...

Happy Pedaling,