When we travel province-to-province, many/most get insurance, as most provinces only pay for a (small?) percentage of the actual cost if we need care in another province. Same for visiting othe countries ... and especially the U.S., where health costs for identical services seem to be much higher than in many other parts of the world. In some of our provinces, there is a fee, usually payable annually or monthly, to help cover the cost of the health care in that province. In some provinces, there is no fee specifically to deal with in-province health care. In Ontario, we used to have an Ontario Health Insurtance Plan fee, then it was cancelled for a few years, and recently reinstituted ... as a Health Levy - not a tax, you understand (as the re-elected Premier of our Province had promised, prior to an election, not to increase taxes). But we calculate the Health Levy on our annual federal and provincial income tax form, it varies with the level of our net income, and is payable along with the income tax remittance. Just so you know. ol(der) joyful

Similar: Football Different: Football It still stands out in my mind when I was first in Canada we were driving down "the" highway, came up behind someone and they pulled over onto the shoulder of the road. Surprised us both, but we passed without changing lanes. That's something I really like. Should help avoid accidents. And is just plain courteous. But I have also heard that it's not as common in CA as I guessed. Also, at least parts of CA have square plastic ice cream pails, here they're round. Square just makes more sense. Was just watching a Triumph, the insult comic dog bit, where he said about poutine looks like somebody took a dump on my fries! LOL Gotta love old Triumph! And don't get me started about the post office delivering (or NOT delivering) newspapers. 15 days to go 180 miles? Sorry it's not the workers, er employees that should be taking firearms in there and blasting away... I'm amazed more of the bilked public aren't going postal Some milk jugs have a deposit on them, most don't. Some states require deposits on normally non-returnables to encourage recycling. And the first trip up we made the mistake of asking for a "liquor store" when we wanted to buy some beer. Carried a couple brands and it looked so strange to see PBR in the "imported" section. Otherwise things looked so similar. Also seemed to me most stop lights would be horizontal. Most here are vertical although some places, like portions of Wisconsin have horizontal ones. Was a reminder to Toto that we're not in Kansas anymore. "Beaver Tails" sound much like what our bakerys call "cinnamon crisps", "crispies" or "elephant ears". A flaky, crisp, cinnamon sugar pastry. Many places make them, not all make them well. Oh, and another difference, I guess "Preparation H Raymond" had to become "Nupercainal Raymond" when they did the show in Canada. (The one that got Parliament all up in arms.)

Ah, kitsch...That's how I started in on paint-by-number, and then I found I really really liked some of them and was so touched by the proud (usually Palmer method) signature on the back of them...but I have one that even I can't display. I'm not sure what to do with it--I had to get it, couldn't just leave it there--it's a PBN still life of items associated with John Wilkes Booth, including a program from Ford's Theatre, etc...it's so CREEPY! I feel it would be bad karma to display it but I can't bear to part with it. I've never seen one like it. And I have two that my DH found at g'will that are going in our master bedroom, believe it or not--they are *gorgeous* Mt. Rainier-like landscapes of mountain forest creeks...I mean they're really beautiful. Not at all usual colors or style. And I have another piece that I *thought* was maybe someone working with a PBN to make it somewhat abstracted, but it's not a usual landscape for them...it's such a cool piece--I should try to photograph it for y'all. I love the vertical-horizontal-curve tension in it... And Susan, good gracious, your grandson is setting the world on fire already! :)

Here are the series my Tivo is recording -- Grey's Anatomy Private Practice Harry's Law Unforgettable Luther The Closer Hart of Dixie Person of Interest conflicts with either Grey's or Private Practice, so I'll watch Person on the CBS website. Somebody at worked raved about "Luther" (BBC America), and I went to iTunes for a teaser episode but instead I'm pretty sure I bought the entire first season by accident. Oh well. If I hit on "Law & Order: SVU," I'll watch, but I'm not Tivo'ing the series. No comedies have appealed to me this season. Unless you include "Real Housewives" or "Clean House in New York" (ie, "Just how many pairs of shoes can you cram into a tiny place?") Any more shows than that and I find myself struggling to keep up before my Tivo fills up! Plus it keeps me away from reading.