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The Royal Navy of the 21st Century
I name this ship… after myself’: Queen uses bottle of WHISKY to officially name giant 65,000-tonne vessel that is the Royal Navy’s great white hope HMS Queen Elizabeth was officially named by the monarch at ceremony in Rosyth Dockyard, Fife … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft carrier, Dolphins, little girl, Queen Elizabeth, royal navy, so proud., submarine
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Great Day of Football
Arsenal defeated WBA 1-0 in a fairly tight game, great winning goal by Danny Welbeck. Burnley struggled a bit with Aston Villa but managed a 1-1 tie on a penalty in the closing minutes. However, the most exciting game was … Continue reading
Posted in soccer
Tagged Arsenal.Man U, Burnley, Chelsea, liverpool, Man City, Sunderland
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Arsenal Win in Europe Championship
Yaya Sanogo Arsenal end Dortmund’s perfect record Arsenal qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the 15th successive season when they ended Borussia Dortmund’s 100 percent record in Group D with a 2-0 win at the Emirates … Continue reading
Winter Storm Nov 27th 2014
Winter comes to Abram Village. Well it had to happen eventually, and today is the day. The Island is closed down, no schools, no ferry, bridge restrictions in place and my newspaper wasn’t delivered! I took the two posted photos … Continue reading
Posted in family
Tagged blowing, cold, drifts, Island closed., schools closed, snow, warm, winter
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Balancing of Politically Correct Racist Jokes
Have you ever wondered why it’s OK to make jokes about Catholics, the Pope, Jews, Christians, the Irish, the Italians, the Polish, the Chinese, the French (including French Canadians) etc etc, but its insensitive to make jokes about Muslims? We need … Continue reading
The Bizarre Situation of the Province
Thanks to the mess created by Robert Ghiz in not fulfilling is obligations to the Province, we now find ourselves in a very bizarre situation. Ghiz has failed to do things correctly by resigning and allowing the government to appoint … Continue reading
Poor Weary Young Robert Ghiz
Forgive me if I allow sarcasm to creep into this blog regarding Robert Ghiz and his recent announcement to step down as Leader of the Provincial Liberal Government of PEI. Ghiz surprised just about everyone by announcing his intentions the … Continue reading
Posted in family, politics, Prince Edward Island, veterans
Tagged children, father, Ghiz, liberals, more shame, poor tired wee boy, resign, resign now, shame, time at home
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How To Spoil A Persons Weekend!!!!
My weekend has well and truly been spoiled, first Arsenal manage to lose to Manchester United 2-1 in a game that they should have won very handily. They controlled the game had dozens of corners. 75% of the possession and … Continue reading
Posted in family, politics, Prince Edward Island, soccer
Tagged cheats, crooks, election, garbage, Geo Sweep, investigation, liberals, Morrissey, tax payers dollars, Wes Sheridan
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A Day To Remember. Nov 21st 1918
Armistice Day is remembered as the day World War One ended, but for naval historians Britain’s greatest victory came 10 days later. Operation ZZ was the code name for the surrender of Germany’s mighty navy. For those who witnessed “Der … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, military, The Royal Navy & Me, veterans
Tagged battleships, Germany, grand fleet, surrender, white ensign.Royal Navy
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