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First of 2019, end of MMXVIII

I wrote so sporadically last year. I'd like to say I'll write more this year, but don't hold your breath.

My blog is a wonderful venting spot for me however, unlike a diary, you can't write it all. I guess I could but I could also get put away in a little, padded room. Hmmm, maybe I'm onto something here.

2018 brought about some changes; some expected, others astounding.

Braunt and Breanna's wedding was our family's woohoo event! Super congrats again!!!





My top stories:

-  We need our pipelines to be built
-  The Humboldt Broncos bus crash
-  Twelve boys and their coach rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand
-  Notley, Trudeau, Trump, Jong-un ... too much bullshit from all of them
-  Dow Jones closes after its worst week since 2008
-  Stephen Hawking's death
-  The volcano in Guatemala
-  Indonesia's earthquake that caused a tsunami
-  The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea
-  The world's last male northern white rhinoceros dies making subspecies functionally extinct
-  Too many Islamic terrorist attacks
-  How intolerant many are of differences - physical, race, sexuality, religion
-  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding
-  Canada legalises recreational marijuana


Edmonton's top stories:

1. Pipelines
2. Humboldt Broncos
3. Cannabis legal in Canada
4. Edmonton Oilers and Eskimos major disappointments
5. BC wildfires gave us a smoky summer


Here is the top 10 list of Canadian Google searches for 2018:

1.  World Cup
2.  Winter Olympic Games
3.  Humboldt Broncos
4.  Anthony Bourdain
5.  Kate Spade
6.  Mac Miller
7.  Winnipeg Jets
8.  Black Panther
9.  Avicii
10. Demi Lovato


Alberta had 50,104 babies born is 2018. The top 3 baby girl and baby boy names: Liam, Oliver and Noah. Olivia, Emma and Charlotte. The less common boy names: Beige, Beloved, Dash, Supremo, Captain and July. Less common girl names: Anger, Blaze, Moon and Prairie. Oy vey! Kind of sounds like Santa's reindeer!


Toodles!

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