And since July 1 is also my birthday, it must be a great day indeed :-) Dario (hoping not to hurt Canadian friends with such an irreverent comparison)
----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 3:35 AM Subject: Happy Birthday Canada > July 1, 1867 was the day that the British North America Act was passed > in London. That basically ended Canada's status as a colony of Britain, > and set us up as a more or less indepentant nation. A few more things > had to happen (most notably the Statute of Westminster in 1931) before > we became truly independant. > > But never mind. July 1 is Canada Day, and we turned 136 today. Lots of > folks walking around wearing Canadian flags, with red maple leafs > painted on their faces, lots of local celebrations, lots of fireworks > tonight. We had a beautiful day for it, and I must have walked about 10 > miles, just taking pictures of smiling faces - everyone was in a good > mood, and no one seemed to mind having their pic taken. > > I'm a pretty cynical fellow sometimes. But days like today remind me > that, for all it's faults, there is no other country I'd rather live in > than this big, beautiful place. > > Happy Birthday, Canada! > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "What a senseless waste of human life" > -The Customer in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch > >
