BT wants you to camp with the best this weekend!! We have a sweet Coleman Weekender hammock and two Coleman XL broadband quad chairs to giveaway. All you have to do is answer this: What is the most impressive thing you have ever cooked on a Coleman stove? Happy camping!
I *may* have freeze framed the note Ed wrote to Jill before the final rose ceremony. I take my job very seriously. Here’s what the note said… for all the die-hard fans out there! 
“I can’t begin to tell you how much you have opened my eyes and made me a changed man. I adore you. I’m crazy about you and this has been an incredible journey and I want you to know I’m ready to be with you forever. Thank you.
Love, Ed”
Awwwwwwwwww!! Yay Ed!
For all the West Coasters who haven’t watched The Bachelorette Finale yet…… DO NOT scroll down unless you want to know who Jill picks!
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And the final rose goes to ……
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ED!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I just love a happy ending. It is easy to see Jill and Ed are meant to be together. YES! What do you think Bachelorette fans?
I have few thoughts….
For fans on TEAM KIPTYN: He is a fantastic catch and kindhearted soul – Kip will most definitely find the girl of his dreams. He tiptoed all the way to the finale until he *finally* admitted Jill *might* be the one….a little sad to see him “hurt” (especially with a 3 carat ring in his pocket – ouch) but he didn’t look too torn up. He will definitely survive and move on (maybe into a pool of 30 girls as the next Bachelor! Does he have your votes? Chris Harrison tweeted the new Bach would be revealed Wednesday morning)
For fans of TEAM REID: I just love that Reid put it all on the line and went WAY out of his comfort zone flying back to make one last plea for Jill. His send off was much tougher to watch than Kiptyn’s, n’est pas? But Reid will end up stronger in the end and he should be proud he took a big chance. I admire Reid’s bravery! Strong work Reid Bing.
For fans of TEAM ED: Three cheers for Team Ed! Ed and Jill definitely clicked from the first episode AND Ed was confident from the Episode 1 that Jill was the girl for him. Once Ed and Jill established a) the family’s stamp of approval and b) the “physical connection” (cue cutaway volcano shot) I think all questions in Jill’s mind were answered. She blogged before the finale, “All I can say is that after all the drama is over, and I make that ONE LAST FINAL decision, I hope you all are as thrilled with the outcome as I am. You have no idea how excited I am to let this secret out!!!”
PS – thank goodness those Ed girlfriend rumors weren’t true!
PPS – Andy Schultz full on lost our bet. Ha!
PPPS – I can’t wait to see how Ed and Jill are doing! After The Final Rose is on Citytv Tuesday night!
We had a riot at Lloyd’s this morning – thank you to all the kids and parents and Lloyd’s regulars who laced up the skates for us this morning!
A few of the kids from The Calgary Artistic Roller Sports Club are off to Chicago for a national competition this weekend - good luck guys! They were so sweet and helpful teaching me how to “shoot the duck” this morning. I was able to hold my own in the line - but it’s a lot easier when you’re not moving.
If you want to learn to skate click here for more info on all the programs going on at Lloyd’s!
The Rollerderby girls (and guys) are gearing up for a few really cool events. They will be at the next Deerfoot Drive-In Movie Series July 29th and it just happens to be a Grease Sing-a-long! Yeah! Proceeds will go to the support Calgary Roller Derby.
And PS – with Drew Barrymore’s new flick “Whip It” coming out in October, the sport is about to get *a lot* of exposure!
Oh yes….I can be that bold….
You gotta watch “The Bachelorette” – FINALE !!! - This Monday at 9:00pm – on Citytv….
Others (aka JILL BELLAND) may be in “Ed’s” corner — and you can join her if you want — or, you can join the “winning team” with me – that’s TEAM KIPTYN !!!
Oh, on the topic of GREAT television (also, just happening to land on Monday) — you MUST check out “Dating in the Dark” — it may be the BEST reality show on right now ! (sorry, Bachelorette)….seriously, give it a shot – and thank me later.
Not too much going on besides that — BUT — if I hear 1 more person complain about the heat…I am gonna go “nutzoid” !!
Dealing as I most often do with the nonsense, and indeed the occasional idiocy of politicians and governance gives rise every once in a while to a mood which forcefully suggests I lighten up, relax for a week, forget about the ills of the country, treat myself and you readers to a chortle.
I’m off and running. It seems there’s a fellow in our midst whose antics have no impact now, never have, never will, on federal or provincial politics, who cannot be said to exert influence one way or the other on the national or provincial economies and who does not – as the late Walter Cronkite used to say – alter and illuminate our times.
A fellow named Barry Shell, from Brampton, Ontario, fits snugly into the foregoing criteria. He showed up at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming head office this past Monday to claim a $4.4 million dollar Lotto-649 win. But as soon as Shell got the cheque, the Peel Regional Police got him.
Turns out Shell was on the lam, and he’s now charged with failing to appear in court as ordered back in 2003, theft under $5,000, and possession of goods obtained by crime.
In other words, Shell had skedaddled six years ago, but they’ve nabbed him now so instead of engaging a private jet to fly south or a cruise ship to sail the seven seas, Shell spent Monday night in the clink and was then commanded to show up in court at the end of the month for the delivery of justice on alleged criminal offenses.
As for what becomes of the $4.4 million, the OLG says for starters and with resolute understatement that Shell “has no immediate plans for the windfall.” In fact, it was the OLG itself which raised doubts. “A rigorous investigation process is followed any time a prize is claimed. Any flags that are raised are immediately forwarded to the Ontario Provincial Police and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission for further investigation.”
So in this case they investigated, carefully examined Shell’s credentials, as it were, after which the OPP alerted the lads at the Peel police and they hustled out and got their man. Whether in the end the lucky winner turned loser gets the dough, however, looks to be another question, because the OLG statement about “any flags that are raised” would seem to imply the lottery folk take a dim view of forking over cash to cons.
Talk about failing to consider “unintended consequences.” Shell probably figured he could sneak in, grab the money, and sneak out. Instead he now has a brand new mug shot, grinning and holding that $4.4 million dollar cheque. I’m figuring he grins no more.
Just a few more sleeps until The Bachelorette gives out her final rose to Ed or Kiptyn (or Reid for that matter). Strange to say, but I can’t wait for Monday! We do know Jill’s parents will be in Hawaii to give her some words of wisdom…yup it’s a tough choice, especially if a solid comeback from Reid is in the cards.
Jill Harris chatted with Citytv on the phone today and revealed a few *hot* details that we Bachelorette fans have been dying to know (aside from who she picks in the end – obviously that detail can’t be revealed until Monday night!)
As we know, editing can be deceiving, so Jill gave us some clarification as to what *really* happened on Jill and Ed’s overnight date:
“Because a lot of assumptions were very specific about that episode I’ll just paint the picture of what that day was like. We were both stressed out, I think that Ed was almost on the verge of a nervous breakdown from all the stress of what he was going through. His parents were there. We both got sunburns, I’m talking blisters, the next day. I was nauseous, I wasn’t feeling well. There was no A/C in the room because the A/C makes noise so they have to shut it off in order to film. It was probably in the 90s in that room, or in the 80s, it was swelteringly hot. And I was talking to him about ex-girlfriends, and just really uncomfortable conversation, and I think he was ready to throw up. When I was rubbing oil on him, they made it look really sexy, but I’m telling you there was nothing sexy about it. It was aloe vera, and we were both so awkward. By the time the cameras left, we both just passed out. In the morning we were stressed out that we hadn’t used our time to see if we had a physical connection.”
No wonder, right? Go Team Ed! Find the extended version of Jillian’s interview here in Suzanne Ellis‘ The Single File (Suzanne is on Team Honey Bear aka Reid Bing – not a bad choice either!)
Jillian’s dad also weighs in on her decision so find out what he had to say!
Hundreds of Chiefs and thousands of delegates from across Canada are in Calgary for the Assembly of First Nations this week. This is the first time the AFN has gathered in Calgary to vote for a new National Leader. We were at the Welcome Breakfast this morning at Olympic Plaza where Chief Charles Weaselhead (Grand Chief of Treaty 7) and Deputy Mayor Bob Hawkesworth stopped by to chat. We also ran into Evelyn Locker – the *only* First Nations woman ever become a Stampede Queen. She was crowned in 1954 and is still proud of the title! Our 2009 Indian Princess Nikkole Heavy Shields hopes to someday follow in her footsteps.
The men will tell all, except when it comes to defining what Man Code *really* is.
After a very loooong two hour viewing of “The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All”, I still don’t get the rules of this slippery Man Code. They must have spent at least 40 minutes hashing out said “Man Code” and ended up talking themselves into a large ugly hole.
Of course by “they” I mostly mean David. I don’t think Juan/Michael/Jake know the same rules. David’s Man Code is “do what I want or I will snap on you in a drunk and belligerent manner.”
I do give David credit for apologizing when Jill called him out. That must have been a tough pill for The Maker of The Man Code to swallow.
AND it was SO worth watching all the fratty bickering to see the BLOOPER REEL at the end!! I love a good blooper reel. It sheds a different light on Ed doesn’t it? Captain Drunky Farty Boy? It goes to show it’s not all glitz and roses on The Bachelorette. It’s glitz and roses and gas.
Had a bit of a Bachelorette/nerdy helmet moment on the show this morning!
We climbed up the rope course at Canada Olympic Park – it’s used for kids camps and team building (click on the link to find out more info on all their cool summer programs!)
This is as high as I made it. Way too chicken to get up on the “trust pole”. Where’s Kiptyn when you need a little pep talk? Possibly preparing himself for his upcoming obstacle course as the next Bachelor?