The 2008 Beijing Olympics

Should we boycott or not? Should we use the Olympics to pressure China to make some significant changes to their Human Rights practices? Should sports be 'used' to bring about change in non-sport areas??

Let there be dark.....

Hi everyone,
Are you participating in Earth Hour 2008?? According to an article I'm reading in the Toronto Star, the organizers of the event are completely overwhelmed with the momentum this year's event has gained. Tens of thousands of businesses and individuals have signed up in Toronto alone and the global interest is growing and growing! If you click on the title above, it will take you to the Earth Hour website where you can read, see photos and video, etc.

Lights out everyone - 8 pm tonight. Spread the word!

2008!!

HI EVERYONE!!!!
I hadn't visited this blog in while but when I did this week, I noticed a few comments. Perhaps it's time for a new post and an update on how everyone's doing!! What's going on at school, what are you involved with right now, what are the highlights in Gr. 9 or 10 life?? I really hope you're all doing well! Hope to hear from you......
(b.t.w. The picture is one from the reunion back in October.......I'll bet you all think you look a lot older now, right??)

Reunion!!

So.....at your request I've looked at my calendar and I'm going to suggest some dates and locations for our reunion! Please pass this message on to your McQ friends and we'll see if we can gather a big crowd. I'd love to see you all!

What about Friday, October 19 or Saturday, October 20?? Do you prefer to meet at 6, 7 or 8? Let me know if all, some, or none of these works for you, ok? Be as flexible as you can! Try to car-pool so we don't interrupt too many families. Since some parents will be driving, if any of them want to stay, that's ok with me if it's ok with you.

I thought maybe the Boston Pizza near the old Sportsworld / Silver City might be a good central location since we may have people coming from as far as both north Waterloo and Cambridge. If you have other location suggestions, please suggest away!

Please call or write to others, so we can contact as many of our crowd as possible.

I look forward to planning this and seeing you!!!!!

MMP!

Simon, I'm glad you're still keeping everyone challenged politically! Thank you for bringing up the topic of MMP - I agree that we should all know about it and have an opinion! So.............I created a website - you may have found it already - there is a link on my home page. There, you'll find links to a few sites that give information as well as pros and cons about MMP and the upcoming referendum on Oct. 10. It's pretty good and easy enough to understand. We know what one person thinks........what about the rest of you??
ps I saw Craig last night at a concert.......if anyone sees him at school.......tell him we'd like his comments here too!
pps How 'bout a reunion after Thanksgiving (and the election!)??
i miss you all............

September!!

Hello everyone and happy September! I'm wondering how you are all feeling heading into this month of new schools, new programs, new friends and hopefully, many wonderful new adventures. I am really looking forward to hearing your tales of summer and fall! As you probably remember me telling you, I moved last spring, so I spent a lot of the summer getting settled in the new house. The picture is me getting rid of the ugly burgundy dining room and turning it a beautiful dijon yellow. It turned out really well! I had a great summer and am looking forward to the new school year - I hope you are too!
Hope to hear from you soon!