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		<title>Cartels in Canada</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2012/01/cartels-in-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the rate of unemployment in the world, why do governments think mandating high food prices is a good idea? Given its &#8220;Jobs Here&#8221; program, why does the Government of Nova Scotia make it illegal to produce food? As someone &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2012/01/cartels-in-canada/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Given the rate of unemployment in the world, why do governments think mandating high food prices is a good idea? Given its &#8220;Jobs Here&#8221; program, why does the Government of Nova Scotia make it illegal to produce food? As someone &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2012/01/cartels-in-canada/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>How to sell a tax</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/12/how-to-sell-a-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nova Scotia is run pretty much on the Black Market. While the province is considered to be poor because little economic activity occurs, it is difficult to say how true that is since most of the economic activity occurs off &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/12/how-to-sell-a-tax/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Nova Scotia is run pretty much on the Black Market. While the province is considered to be poor because little economic activity occurs, it is difficult to say how true that is since most of the economic activity occurs off &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/12/how-to-sell-a-tax/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>This Thing We Call Science</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/10/this-thing-we-call-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read the article &#8220;Independent, skeptic climate change study finds global warming is real&#8221; from ZME Science. So even this open source study &#8230; finds that global warming is a major issue, you would expect people to just back off &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/this-thing-we-call-science/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	I recently read the article &#8220;Independent, skeptic climate change study finds global warming is real&#8221; from ZME Science. So even this open source study &#8230; finds that global warming is a major issue, you would expect people to just back off &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/this-thing-we-call-science/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Corporatism and Fascism</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/10/corporatism-and-fascism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some years ago, I was humming and hawing over whether I should purchase a first edition copy of &#8220;Facism&#8221; by Benito Musolini. I spent two weeks trying to decide if I should drop the cash for what was really a &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/corporatism-and-fascism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Some years ago, I was humming and hawing over whether I should purchase a first edition copy of &#8220;Facism&#8221; by Benito Musolini. I spent two weeks trying to decide if I should drop the cash for what was really a &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/corporatism-and-fascism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Still No Job</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/10/still-no-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have really been looking forward to a job interview that I have had scheduled for the last week. It was for an office building cleaning job. Basically, I would go in and vacuum, wash windows, and wipe down various &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/still-no-job/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	I have really been looking forward to a job interview that I have had scheduled for the last week. It was for an office building cleaning job. Basically, I would go in and vacuum, wash windows, and wipe down various &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/still-no-job/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Councillor McWade of Annapolis County</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/10/councillor-mcwade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Originally Written 2011-09-07] A couple of days ago, I went to a town meeting involving the Annapolis County Council. What a horrifying group of people! We have placed these people in a position of power in the hopes that they will &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/councillor-mcwade/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	[Originally Written 2011-09-07] A couple of days ago, I went to a town meeting involving the Annapolis County Council. What a horrifying group of people! We have placed these people in a position of power in the hopes that they will &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/councillor-mcwade/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>First Snow</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/10/first-snow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend came over for a visit today and as we were all sitting around having coffee and cookies, my jaw dropped. The ladies looked at me and asked what I was staring at: snow. There was a fine mist &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/first-snow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	A friend came over for a visit today and as we were all sitting around having coffee and cookies, my jaw dropped. The ladies looked at me and asked what I was staring at: snow. There was a fine mist &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/first-snow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Mens Rea</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/10/mens-rea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you be found guilty of committing a crime if you didn&#8217;t know you were committing a crime? That it is possible to plead innocence based on insanity, is based on the principle the people must be able to comprehend that they &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/mens-rea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Can you be found guilty of committing a crime if you didn&#8217;t know you were committing a crime? That it is possible to plead innocence based on insanity, is based on the principle the people must be able to comprehend that they &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/10/mens-rea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>In Praise of Lawn Farmers</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/09/in-praise-of-lawn-farmers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The back-to-the-landers, small-holders, self-reliance, hobby farmers and homesteaders are a pretty small community, while each of the categories of small farmers tends to have its own reasons for why people started their journey, and widely different ethics and political frameworks, &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/in-praise-of-lawn-farmers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	The back-to-the-landers, small-holders, self-reliance, hobby farmers and homesteaders are a pretty small community, while each of the categories of small farmers tends to have its own reasons for why people started their journey, and widely different ethics and political frameworks, &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/in-praise-of-lawn-farmers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Bicycles vs Autos</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/09/bicycles-vs-autos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read an article regarding the antagonism between Cyclists, and Auto Drivers. The author views the subsidies towards drivers to be the proble, and proposes increased subsidies to bicycle paths, public transit, et cetera. This antagonism [between car driver &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/bicycles-vs-autos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	I just read an article regarding the antagonism between Cyclists, and Auto Drivers. The author views the subsidies towards drivers to be the proble, and proposes increased subsidies to bicycle paths, public transit, et cetera. This antagonism [between car driver &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/bicycles-vs-autos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>First Pipe Smoke</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/09/first-pipe-smoke/</link>
		<comments>http://vius.ca/2011/09/first-pipe-smoke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got my shipment of tobaccos, and lit my first pipe. I got a sampler of tobaccos from an online supplier, it came with 5 x 1oz packages of various types: Prairie Wind, Alamosa, Bakerstreet, Imagine, and Weysbridge. I gathered &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/first-pipe-smoke/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	I just got my shipment of tobaccos, and lit my first pipe. I got a sampler of tobaccos from an online supplier, it came with 5 x 1oz packages of various types: Prairie Wind, Alamosa, Bakerstreet, Imagine, and Weysbridge. I gathered &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/first-pipe-smoke/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Pipe Tobacco</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/09/pipe-tobacco/</link>
		<comments>http://vius.ca/2011/09/pipe-tobacco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have quit smoking. I once swore I would never quit smoking. When The Wife and I started dating, I had a discusion with her about hte fact that she better be alright with me smoking because I wasn&#8217;t going &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/pipe-tobacco/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	I have quit smoking. I once swore I would never quit smoking. When The Wife and I started dating, I had a discusion with her about hte fact that she better be alright with me smoking because I wasn&#8217;t going &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/pipe-tobacco/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>I Got a Job</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/09/i-got-a-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s only a temporary contract, but its something. I am currently painting a local bed and breakfast for minimum wage (just a little more actually). Interestingly, I am making more per hour more by painting the house than I was &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/i-got-a-job/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	It&#8217;s only a temporary contract, but its something. I am currently painting a local bed and breakfast for minimum wage (just a little more actually). Interestingly, I am making more per hour more by painting the house than I was &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/i-got-a-job/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Annapolis County&#8217;s Political Incompetence</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/09/annapolis-countys-political-incompetence/</link>
		<comments>http://vius.ca/2011/09/annapolis-countys-political-incompetence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While at an Annapolis County Advisory Comitee meeting, The Wife and I watched councilors argue vehemently about whether to impose bonds on Wind Farm opperators. Councilors also became enraged with members of the public for daring to question the hard &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/annapolis-countys-political-incompetence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	While at an Annapolis County Advisory Comitee meeting, The Wife and I watched councilors argue vehemently about whether to impose bonds on Wind Farm opperators. Councilors also became enraged with members of the public for daring to question the hard &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/annapolis-countys-political-incompetence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Reports of Layton&#8217;s Beatification are Premature</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/09/laytons-beatification-is-premature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada is in mourning this week as Jack Layton was laid to rest in a state funeral. This is the first time in Canadian history that this honour has been bestowed on a Member of Parliament (that is not a Prime Minister). &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/laytons-beatification-is-premature/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Canada is in mourning this week as Jack Layton was laid to rest in a state funeral. This is the first time in Canadian history that this honour has been bestowed on a Member of Parliament (that is not a Prime Minister). &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/09/laytons-beatification-is-premature/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Expensive to Eat</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/08/expensive-to-eat/</link>
		<comments>http://vius.ca/2011/08/expensive-to-eat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, The Wife and I were in the grocery store. For the most part, I don&#8217;t pay attention to prices, but the Wife is pretty value concious. So when she pointed out that chicken was ridiculously expensive, my &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/08/expensive-to-eat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	The other day, The Wife and I were in the grocery store. For the most part, I don&#8217;t pay attention to prices, but the Wife is pretty value concious. So when she pointed out that chicken was ridiculously expensive, my &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/08/expensive-to-eat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Call Us, We&#8217;ll Call You</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/08/dont-call-us-well-call-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I have last written, I&#8217;m not sure I still have the knack of it, but here we go&#8230; In my last post, I discussed that some of my writing seemed to have gotten me &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/08/dont-call-us-well-call-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	It has been a while since I have last written, I&#8217;m not sure I still have the knack of it, but here we go&#8230; In my last post, I discussed that some of my writing seemed to have gotten me &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/08/dont-call-us-well-call-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>This is My Last Post</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/02/this-is-my-last-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago, I was having a discussion with some guy at a party on some issue or another. It was a really interesting debate with fascinating points flying back and forth between the two of us. We had accumulated quite a crowd around us. Eventually, as the discussion grew more and more heated, he stated, “I don’t think we are in the same ball-park on this one”.

One of the guys in the crowd burst out laughing: “Jeff isn’t even playing ball. He’s off in the forest communing with the wolves.” <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/this-is-my-last-post/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Many years ago, I was having a discussion with some guy at a party on some issue or another. It was a really interesting debate with fascinating points flying back and forth between the two of us. We had accumulated quite a crowd around us. Eventually, as the discussion grew more and more heated, he stated, “I don’t think we are in the same ball-park on this one”.

One of the guys in the crowd burst out laughing: “Jeff isn’t even playing ball. He’s off in the forest communing with the wolves.” <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/this-is-my-last-post/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Asbestos Underwear</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/02/asbestos-underwear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday was our weekly run into town to pick up things we didn&#8217;t realize we needed until we didn&#8217;t have them. Today&#8217;s grand purchase, that I am very excited about, was Asbestos Underwear! Ok, so they were fire resistant gloves, &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/asbestos-underwear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Thursday was our weekly run into town to pick up things we didn&#8217;t realize we needed until we didn&#8217;t have them. Today&#8217;s grand purchase, that I am very excited about, was Asbestos Underwear! Ok, so they were fire resistant gloves, &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/asbestos-underwear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Managing Two Thermostats</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/02/managing-two-thermostats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a wood/oil combination furnace is a bit of a juggling act. The idea is to burn wood: it&#8217;s cheaper. Unfortunately, at some point during the night, when I am not actively tending it, it runs out of fuel and &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/managing-two-thermostats/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Having a wood/oil combination furnace is a bit of a juggling act. The idea is to burn wood: it&#8217;s cheaper. Unfortunately, at some point during the night, when I am not actively tending it, it runs out of fuel and &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/managing-two-thermostats/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Evicting Squatters</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/02/evicting-squatters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a terrible neighbour. That&#8217;s why I bought a huge property, it puts a little bit of a buffer between me and my neighbours. So having some squatter come along and start building a home right next to my home &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/evicting-squatters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	I&#8217;m a terrible neighbour. That&#8217;s why I bought a huge property, it puts a little bit of a buffer between me and my neighbours. So having some squatter come along and start building a home right next to my home &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/evicting-squatters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Snow Management</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/02/snow-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, we had a snow storm. The snow is waste deep; it&#8217;s going to rain tonight; and some dough-head put all the firewood in the barn. I just spent the entire afternoon digging out a trail &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/snow-management/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	A couple of days ago, we had a snow storm. The snow is waste deep; it&#8217;s going to rain tonight; and some dough-head put all the firewood in the barn. I just spent the entire afternoon digging out a trail &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/snow-management/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Firearms, Farms, and Family</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/02/firearms-farms-and-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently reading an article on firearms in Switzerland and was surprised to learn that their firearms laws are very similar to Canada&#8217;s. What was so surprising about it is that the public perception of firearms in the two &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/firearms-farms-and-family/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	I was recently reading an article on firearms in Switzerland and was surprised to learn that their firearms laws are very similar to Canada&#8217;s. What was so surprising about it is that the public perception of firearms in the two &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/firearms-farms-and-family/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>My Wife Doesn&#8217;t Want Me Around Anymore</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/02/my-wife-doesnt-want-me-around-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://vius.ca/2011/02/my-wife-doesnt-want-me-around-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t think Sharon loves me anymore.She doesn&#8217;t seem to want me around. Every-time she&#8217;s in the kitchen baking sweat, succulent, tasty smelling bread, she yells at me and tells me to get out of the kitchen. I&#8217;m just trying &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/my-wife-doesnt-want-me-around-anymore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	I don&#8217;t think Sharon loves me anymore.She doesn&#8217;t seem to want me around. Every-time she&#8217;s in the kitchen baking sweat, succulent, tasty smelling bread, she yells at me and tells me to get out of the kitchen. I&#8217;m just trying &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/02/my-wife-doesnt-want-me-around-anymore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Our Oceanfront Property in Alberta</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/01/our-oceanfront-property-in-alberta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharon and I sold most of our investments years ago. We had both entered a phase of our lives where we had saved enough money to think about investing and not just day to day expenses. First we did our &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/01/our-oceanfront-property-in-alberta/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Sharon and I sold most of our investments years ago. We had both entered a phase of our lives where we had saved enough money to think about investing and not just day to day expenses. First we did our &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/01/our-oceanfront-property-in-alberta/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Happy Pets = Unhappy Me</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/01/happy-pets-unhappy-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those interested, I recently added profiles for our two pets: Chimutisk, and Stew. Before we left Calgary, I wrote about being grateful for having healthy pets. After watching the animals for the last couple of weeks, Sharon and I &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/01/happy-pets-unhappy-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	For those interested, I recently added profiles for our two pets: Chimutisk, and Stew. Before we left Calgary, I wrote about being grateful for having healthy pets. After watching the animals for the last couple of weeks, Sharon and I &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/01/happy-pets-unhappy-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Visitors and Eggs</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/01/visitors-and-eggs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had visitors this past weekend. How exciting! Before we made the move to Nova Scotia, we did a lot of research about how people felt about living in Nova Scotia. One source of information came from the guys at &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/01/visitors-and-eggs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	We had visitors this past weekend. How exciting! Before we made the move to Nova Scotia, we did a lot of research about how people felt about living in Nova Scotia. One source of information came from the guys at &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/01/visitors-and-eggs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Stupid Little Necessities</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2011/01/stupid-little-necessities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The devil is in the details. As with any new undertaking, you find there are those stupid little details that nobody bothers to mention because they are so blindingly obvious to someone who is in the know. Living in the &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/01/stupid-little-necessities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	The devil is in the details. As with any new undertaking, you find there are those stupid little details that nobody bothers to mention because they are so blindingly obvious to someone who is in the know. Living in the &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2011/01/stupid-little-necessities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Fish Ponds</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/12/fish-ponds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite a few years ago, I went out with some friends hunting for Crayfish in a river near their home. After we cooked up a large number of them, I took five home, and put them in a fish tank. &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/12/fish-ponds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Quite a few years ago, I went out with some friends hunting for Crayfish in a river near their home. After we cooked up a large number of them, I took five home, and put them in a fish tank. &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/12/fish-ponds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Moved In</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/12/moved-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are now moved in Full-Time. We have no further ties to the city. Just a quick photo tour of our new home. These pictures were taken a couple of days ago.]]></description>
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	We are now moved in Full-Time. We have no further ties to the city. Just a quick photo tour of our new home. These pictures were taken a couple of days ago.
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		<title>Operating a Wood Furnace</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/12/operating-a-wood-furnace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, its time to start making confessions about how little I know about what I am doing. Unfortunately, I am quickly finding, experienced people don&#8217;t think to mention important details; those little details that are so obvious that you don&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/12/operating-a-wood-furnace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Well, its time to start making confessions about how little I know about what I am doing. Unfortunately, I am quickly finding, experienced people don&#8217;t think to mention important details; those little details that are so obvious that you don&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/12/operating-a-wood-furnace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Storing Wood</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our new home has a Wood/Oil combination furnace. This means that we can burn oil on one side, and start a wood fire on the other. This is great for us because we have 100 acres of woodland out behind &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/12/storing-wood/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Our new home has a Wood/Oil combination furnace. This means that we can burn oil on one side, and start a wood fire on the other. This is great for us because we have 100 acres of woodland out behind &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/12/storing-wood/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Firewood</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/12/firewood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming from Alberta, home heating in Nova Scotia caught me a little off guard. In Alberta, heating your home is done through Natural Gas, piped to your home through underground pipes and is magically injected into your home as you &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/12/firewood/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Coming from Alberta, home heating in Nova Scotia caught me a little off guard. In Alberta, heating your home is done through Natural Gas, piped to your home through underground pipes and is magically injected into your home as you &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/12/firewood/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Opinionated Asshole</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/11/opinionated-asshole/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a long time since I have made any posts. After a while of maintaining the blog, I realized I did not like the direction the posts have been taking since we stopped travelling. They have been getting &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/11/opinionated-asshole/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	It has been a long time since I have made any posts. After a while of maintaining the blog, I realized I did not like the direction the posts have been taking since we stopped travelling. They have been getting &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/11/opinionated-asshole/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>General Update</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/09/general-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, its official, we have the keys to our new place and have been out to visit it for a weekend. We haven&#8217;t yet spent a night, but instead drove stuff out each day. We have really enjoyed the 7 &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/09/general-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Well, its official, we have the keys to our new place and have been out to visit it for a weekend. We haven&#8217;t yet spent a night, but instead drove stuff out each day. We have really enjoyed the 7 &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/09/general-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Curb Shopping and Yard Sales</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/08/curb-shopping-and-yard-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we left Calgary, we left all our furniture behind. Our daughter claimed anything she could fit in her apartment, and the remainder was given away to anyone that was willing to come pick it up. Now that we are &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/08/curb-shopping-and-yard-sales/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	When we left Calgary, we left all our furniture behind. Our daughter claimed anything she could fit in her apartment, and the remainder was given away to anyone that was willing to come pick it up. Now that we are &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/08/curb-shopping-and-yard-sales/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>A Day at the Beach</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/08/a-day-at-the-beach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They say, if you don&#8217;t like the weather just wait 5 minutes. They say this in Alberta, they say this in BC and they say this in Nova Scotia. But I&#8217;ve been waiting, I&#8217;ve been really patient, I&#8217;ve crossed my &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/08/a-day-at-the-beach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	<georss:point>44.642729268187 -64.013230204582</georss:point>They say, if you don&#8217;t like the weather just wait 5 minutes. They say this in Alberta, they say this in BC and they say this in Nova Scotia. But I&#8217;ve been waiting, I&#8217;ve been really patient, I&#8217;ve crossed my &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/08/a-day-at-the-beach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>We have our new Home!</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/08/we-have-our-new-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have purchased our dream. A house, over 100 acres of land, ponds and several barns in the Annapolis Valley. We now have our very own &#8216;Hundred Acre Wood&#8217;&#8230;]]></description>
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	We have purchased our dream. A house, over 100 acres of land, ponds and several barns in the Annapolis Valley. We now have our very own &#8216;Hundred Acre Wood&#8217;&#8230;
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		<title>Halifax Setup for a Plague</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/08/halifax-setup-for-a-plague/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I go to another place, I suffer a little culture shock. When we first arrived in Nova Scotia, the culture shock arose with their &#8220;Green Carts&#8220;. Green Carts are part of Halifax&#8217;s (and Nova Scotia&#8217;s in general) effort to &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/08/halifax-setup-for-a-plague/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Whenever I go to another place, I suffer a little culture shock. When we first arrived in Nova Scotia, the culture shock arose with their &#8220;Green Carts&#8220;. Green Carts are part of Halifax&#8217;s (and Nova Scotia&#8217;s in general) effort to &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/08/halifax-setup-for-a-plague/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Shit Disturbers Reinvent the Wheel</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/08/shit-disturbers-reinvent-the-wheel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Automated testing of systems is my pet peeve: I think every computer system should have a series of tests that get run by another computer that test every problem ever thought of. My current employer has asked me to start &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/08/shit-disturbers-reinvent-the-wheel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Automated testing of systems is my pet peeve: I think every computer system should have a series of tests that get run by another computer that test every problem ever thought of. My current employer has asked me to start &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/08/shit-disturbers-reinvent-the-wheel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Hedge Laying</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/07/hedge-laying/</link>
		<comments>http://vius.ca/2010/07/hedge-laying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always thought hedges are dumb. They serve little purpose, look like crap because people don&#8217;t take care of them, and get trashed when kids cut through them. Apparently that&#8217;s only because I live in North America. About two &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/07/hedge-laying/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	I have always thought hedges are dumb. They serve little purpose, look like crap because people don&#8217;t take care of them, and get trashed when kids cut through them. Apparently that&#8217;s only because I live in North America. About two &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/07/hedge-laying/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Student Loans: Pumpkin, I told you so</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/07/student-loans-pumpkin-i-told-you-so/</link>
		<comments>http://vius.ca/2010/07/student-loans-pumpkin-i-told-you-so/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our daughter has finished her schooling, and now has a trade she can ply to earn a living. She has done this without a single scrap of student loans. This was not easy. During the entirety of her schooling she &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/07/student-loans-pumpkin-i-told-you-so/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Our daughter has finished her schooling, and now has a trade she can ply to earn a living. She has done this without a single scrap of student loans. This was not easy. During the entirety of her schooling she &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/07/student-loans-pumpkin-i-told-you-so/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Property Shopping</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/07/property-shopping/</link>
		<comments>http://vius.ca/2010/07/property-shopping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last two weeks, we have done a lot of house shopping. We have seen several properties along the Northumberland Strait, Annapolis Valley, and one in a town called Springhill. Unfortunately, at this point, the Strait seems to be &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/07/property-shopping/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Over the last two weeks, we have done a lot of house shopping. We have seen several properties along the Northumberland Strait, Annapolis Valley, and one in a town called Springhill. Unfortunately, at this point, the Strait seems to be &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/07/property-shopping/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Still Here</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/07/still-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We aren&#8217;t dead yet. My (Jeff&#8217;s) cell phone number has changed; as of Monday, I have a job; and as of Thursday, we have phone and internet in the house. Still no furniture, but at least we are connected to &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/07/still-here/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	We aren&#8217;t dead yet. My (Jeff&#8217;s) cell phone number has changed; as of Monday, I have a job; and as of Thursday, we have phone and internet in the house. Still no furniture, but at least we are connected to &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/07/still-here/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Halifax: Lovely Place to Visit (but I live here)</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/07/halifax-lovely-place-to-visit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been in Halifax for three days now, and so far, all we are experiencing is a general malaise and depression. At first we thought it was Halifax itself, but yesterday we went on a tour of Halifax and &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/07/halifax-lovely-place-to-visit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	We have been in Halifax for three days now, and so far, all we are experiencing is a general malaise and depression. At first we thought it was Halifax itself, but yesterday we went on a tour of Halifax and &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/07/halifax-lovely-place-to-visit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Internet/Phone</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/06/internetphone/</link>
		<comments>http://vius.ca/2010/06/internetphone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just stopped at the local Bell Store. We should have Internet and a house phone on July 8th. Until then, you may not hear much from us&#8230; Jeff has also changed his cell phone number, if you want the &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/06/internetphone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	We just stopped at the local Bell Store. We should have Internet and a house phone on July 8th. Until then, you may not hear much from us&#8230; Jeff has also changed his cell phone number, if you want the &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/06/internetphone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Halifax</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are in Halifax today, and it looks like we be getting moved into our apartment tomorrow afternoon. This is good news for us, as we are tired of the road. Unfortunately, this is bad news for you, as we &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/06/halifax/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	We are in Halifax today, and it looks like we be getting moved into our apartment tomorrow afternoon. This is good news for us, as we are tired of the road. Unfortunately, this is bad news for you, as we &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/06/halifax/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Annapolis Royal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We arrived in Annapolis Royal yesterday, today we cruised around the area with a list of properties we may be interested in. The goal was to identify what the communities, that these houses are in, feel like. We looked at &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/06/annapolis-royal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	We arrived in Annapolis Royal yesterday, today we cruised around the area with a list of properties we may be interested in. The goal was to identify what the communities, that these houses are in, feel like. We looked at &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/06/annapolis-royal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Relaxing Day</title>
		<link>http://vius.ca/2010/06/relaxing-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today has been really nice, it has been our first full day where we have not had to be somewhere. We have booked our current room for 3 nights, so we are able to just kick back and relax for &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/06/relaxing-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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	Today has been really nice, it has been our first full day where we have not had to be somewhere. We have booked our current room for 3 nights, so we are able to just kick back and relax for &#8230; <a href="http://vius.ca/2010/06/relaxing-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>We Made It!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a long and exciting trip, we arrived in our new home province of Nova Scotia yesterday evening.]]></description>
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	After a long and exciting trip, we arrived in our new home province of Nova Scotia yesterday evening.
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