Ben Gruagach's Random Musings

happy Solstice to all!

2009-12-22T16:25:47Z

I know this is a day late but better late than never, right?

bgruagach @ 2009-10-31T00:05:00

2009-10-31T04:05:14Z

16:04 Got my first treat! www.scarletimprint.com/diabolical.htm arrived today! #

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online trick-or-treating

2009-10-30T13:21:16Z

It's that time of year again kiddies! Put on your scariest costume and get out there to beg for goodies!

Here's my virtual take:

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
bgruagach goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Vampire.
amber_laine gives you 3 softly glowing root beer-flavoured gummy bats.
avalon76 gives you 1 light blue blueberry-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
cudubh gives you 3 purple raspberry-flavoured wafers.
emdeepwater gives you 13 dark green tropical-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
npr_geek tricks you! You lose 18 pieces of candy!
sashibala gives you 17 mottled green lime-flavoured nuggets.
solvingmypuzzle gives you 18 tan cherry-flavoured pieces of taffy.
teriel gives you 16 light orange licorice-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
wendywoowho gives you 1 yellow pineapple-flavoured gumdrops.
whatevah gives you 3 mauve lemon-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
bgruagach ends up with 57 pieces of candy.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

bgruagach @ 2009-10-29T00:05:00

2009-10-29T04:05:38Z

10:59 Looking for Pagan Samhain celebrations near you? bit.ly/y7AvG #

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bgruagach @ 2009-10-28T00:04:00

2009-10-28T04:04:36Z

13:15 Got almost everything ready for Halloween -- just need to get pumpkins now! #

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bgruagach @ 2009-10-20T00:04:00

2009-10-20T04:04:38Z

06:08 Gearing up for Halloween (Samhain) -- got to finish decorating the house. #
13:18 Reading Raven Grimassi's latest book, "The Cauldron of Memory." Tapping into ancestral knowledge -- very appropriate for Samhain! #

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bgruagach @ 2009-09-15T00:04:00

2009-09-15T04:04:55Z

17:13 Haven't been on Twitter in a while -- just catching up. #

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homophobia

2009-08-14T16:49:20Z

My thirteen year old son, A, had to deal with homophobia yesterday.

A has a few friends he has over to our house pretty regularly. One of those kids, who I'll call R, has been over many times. Well it seems that we're not going to see R around our house much any more.

R mentioned to his parents that A lives with his two gay dads. R's parents didn't like that. They told R he's not allowed to come to our house any more.

A happened to call R's house to talk to R, and R's mom spoke with my son on the phone. She told my son that she didn't want R to "catch gay" by coming over. My son told her that in that case she also shouldn't let R hang out with another one of their gang of friends, a boy named J, because his family is of African descent. He told her that being anti-gay is just like racism.

She didn't like that and started to go on about it on the phone to my son. So my son did a very rational thing -- he hung up the phone.

I'm very proud of my son!

Happy Pride!

2009-06-28T14:15:12Z

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy Pride. This is the big weekend in the greater Toronto area for GLBT Pride celebrations. I know they celebrate on different dates in other parts of the world -- but in any case,

HAPPY PRIDE!!!

bgruagach @ 2009-05-26T23:12:00

2009-05-27T04:12:48Z

17:39 Just posted a new blog entry: bit.ly/KFLCp #

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bgruagach @ 2009-05-17T23:15:00

2009-05-18T04:15:04Z

14:40 Waiting for in-laws to arrive. Happy bday mom-in-law! #

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bgruagach @ 2009-05-01T23:14:00

2009-05-02T04:14:38Z

09:08 Happy Beltane! #
10:00 Just posted a new blog entry at my site: tinyurl.com/bnuqev #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-29T23:16:00

2009-04-30T04:16:12Z

11:16 It's a sunny spring day today -- nice after the grey wet days we've had. #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-23T23:13:00

2009-04-24T04:13:53Z

10:00 Off to do some banking. Puppy will whine! #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-20T23:15:00

2009-04-21T04:15:04Z

09:17 It's raining -- not looking forward to puppy duty when it's wet and muddy out. #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-18T23:13:00

2009-04-19T04:13:03Z

15:52 The kids are at a friend's place for a sleepover -- date night tonight! #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-17T23:16:00

2009-04-18T04:16:00Z

10:33 Another beautiful spring day here. #
14:08 Stop internet bandwidth caps: stopthecap.com/ #
14:09 Bandwidth caps protest winning in US, not in Canada -- speak up! #
20:57 I just posted a new blog entry about our puppy Paques: tinyurl.com/crfv8g #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-16T23:15:00

2009-04-17T04:15:47Z

16:00 Pastor beaten & tazed by border patrol - 11 stitches tinyurl.com/cswhm6 #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-13T23:26:00

2009-04-14T04:26:27Z

08:49 We got a puppy yesterday. She's a cockapoo named Paques. #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-10T23:11:00

2009-04-11T04:11:14Z

11:01 I've definitely got a cold. Sore throat, stuffed up, generally icky. #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-08T23:12:00

2009-04-09T04:12:26Z

14:06 I think I'm coming down with a cold -- my throat feels a little odd. #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-06T23:13:00

2009-04-07T04:13:39Z

08:01 It's a grey, overcast, damp day here today. At least it's not snowing -- yet! #
10:26 The rain turned to sleet for a while but it seems to be back to rain for now. At least it's all melting right away! #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-05T23:09:00

2009-04-06T04:09:31Z

16:30 Busy day today -- we did some tidying in the yard, got things staked out for new flower beds. #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-03T23:09:00

2009-04-04T04:09:56Z

08:53 My sweetie is home from a two-week business trip. Yay! #
14:47 The kids are bringing friends home after school -- prepare for the hordes! #

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bgruagach @ 2009-04-02T23:11:00

2009-04-03T04:11:51Z

08:58 Our internet is back... it went down last night around 7 PM, and wasn't back again until this morning at around 8:30 AM. No idea why. #

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