I never knew this.

My uncle Jack and his family live in Southampton (in the New Forest, even), thus the fact trapped in my useless brain forever.

Ultimately getting its name from the County of South Hampton in England, popularly called Hampshire, and abbrieviated to Hants, Hants County was established in 1781 out of part of what had been Kings County.

That's fantastic, really. I'm wondering if we can look forward to new counties one day being named "Nfld" or "Alta" someplace.

Happy Canada Day, all!

t poking head

Happy Canada day!

[Edit: and x-posted with brenda, no less]

Happy Canada Day!

Thanks! And Happy Canada Day to all!

Drat! I'm too late. t jumps in time machine, travels back twelve hours Happy Canada Day!

True story: I was watching an american channel the other day, and they said something about "the upcoming holiday weekend." I thought "Oh, it's a holiday weekend there too? I wonder what the holiday is," and then forgot about it. Today there was a mention in a newspaper. Oh right. Independence Day. It's only the national holiday, coming, as always, three days after ours. No reason I should remember that.

I think maybe I left my brain somewhere else.

Back at work. On the bus I felt queasy and wanted to get off and run away and hide from the evil that is work. It's hard to come back to the office after 3 weeks away. Not that I did much other than read, garden, and sleep.

Welcome back Megan. (If you are who you say you are...)

I'm who I am. Are you who you are?

Hey Megan. Sorry you have to be at work.

My attempts to rejoin you in teh working world are being foiled by the tardiness of the Society of Actuaries. Their website *still* says that the exam 1 results will be released on July 9th. The fact that it is now July 12th appears to make no impression on them. I was having fits all day Friday because their website was so busy I couldn't get to it at all. Now that I know the info isn't even there, I'm almost blase. Well, except for occasional lapses. Still very frustrating.