This is the first in a series of posts dedicated to athletes who were legends in their respective sports! Today’s Sport: Hockey Without question, Wayne Gretzky is classified as the best player to ever play the game. “Number 99” played from 1987 to 1999, winning many awards along the way, including nine Hart Trophies (Most…
So this Sunday, Calgary hosted the Grey Cup between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Montreal Alouettes. Fans poured in to Calgary from our Prairie neighbour to watch the game, and made Saturday a party night for all. The Grey Cup began as a blowout. The Riders were up the entire game. They led 17 to 3…
Google is boring now. A search engine? BLAH. BUT there has been some recent websites that Google has created that have intrigued me. For example, if you type in www.googlegooglegooglegoogle.com, it gives you 4 independent Google browsers within your own internet page. I don’t know what’s the practical use of this, but it’s awesome! Another cool Google…
The Calgary Stamps are well on their way to defending that sought-after Grey Cup! They played the Edmonton Eskimos this past Sunday November 15th in the West Semifinal, and won 24-21 to advance to the Western final. Next in the way of the cup are the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who play Calgary in the West Final next…
Canada, like other countries, has random weird laws that are funny yet strange! For example, it is illegal to pay for a fifty-cent item with only pennies. In Nova Scotia, a person is not allowed to water their grass when it’s raining! In Ottawa you are not allowed to eat ice cream on Bank St…
The show all kids love is turning 40! On November 10th, Sesame Street will celebrate its 40th Anniversary. It first aired on November 10th, 1969, and has become the longest running show on United States television. The Sesame Street characters were originally created by Jim Henson. They became loved by children all over the world, and have formed a…
November 11th. A time to reflect on the sacrifices of civilians and soldiers who were part of the war. A time to thank the soldiers who fought for our freedom in the wars. It’s celebrated on November 11th because it signifies the end of World War I on that date in 1918. The formal end…
News stories these days have been getting crazier and crazier. First a man jumping into the lion cage, now a runaway boy making an escape in a balloon? Falcon Heene was reported to the police by his parents, because they thought he had been on-board a homemade helium balloon that was left untethered and blew away.…
The Calgary Flames are off to a red-hot start this season! It might be too early in the season to tell, but one must wonder if this year will be another memorable playoff run, like the unforgettable 2004 season. The Flames have won 5 out of 8 games, and sit tied for 1st in the…
Any of you heard of Screamfest?! The scariest haunted house in Calgary is now officially open!! Screamfest is being held at Canada Olympic Park, and includes 5 scary haunted houses, games, and entertainment! For just 15 dollars (20 on Fridays and Saturdays), you get to go to all 5 houses, free entertainment, and 3-D glasses!…
Trick or Treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat! This famous rhyme will be echoed all over Calgary in just 31 short days. Halloween, the favourite holiday of so many kids, is celebrated on October 31st. People dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, go to haunted attractions, and give out candy. Most…
Remember the Rubix Cube? Different colours, brain twister toy, IMPOSSIBLE to solve? Now there’s a Rubik’s cube that’s computerized, just in case the original wasn’t hard enough. This new cube, called the Rubik’s TouchCube doesn’t require you to twist or rotate it. Instead, just a simple swipe of the finger will do it. There’s many different…
Inside all of us is… everything we’ve ever seen, everything we’ve ever done, and everyone we’ve ever loved. In a short 26 days, Where the Wild Things Are will be released in theatres. This much-awaited movie is based on the book by Maurice Sendak, and is about a misunderstood boy named Max who escapes from the…
What makes your life normal? Is it the things your teacher says in class, some funny coincidence, or something funny someone said? My Life is Average is a spin-off of fmylife.com. It’s for all those whose lives are everyday and mundane. Everyone has sometime in their life that is inexciting, or insignificant, and My Life…