<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706</id><updated>2012-02-16T23:43:33.743-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Freaks. Old and Grumpy (FOG)</title><subtitle type='html'>We are reformed hippie freaks, survivors of the ‘60's, former drug smoking, dropping, shooting hippies who want to see a better world than the one that grew out of the ashes of the 60's. Our mantra is “Reform the Sixties.” (A project of freaks inc.)</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>15</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111470367546470962</id><published>2005-04-28T11:53:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-28T11:54:35.466-04:00</updated><title type='text'>New Grumpy Sites</title><summary type='text'>If you want even more "grump," check out this site, and this site.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111470367546470962'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111470367546470962'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/new-grumpy-sites.html' title='New Grumpy Sites'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111419528056040524</id><published>2005-04-22T13:55:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-22T15:07:36.320-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Cardinal Clocks. When a "free" Clock is too Expensive.</title><summary type='text'>We were shopping for a new office clock three months ago and picked up some "China Junk," in the form of a Cardinal wall clock for $9.95 from Staples. (See this earlier posting about "china junk.") While doing our Daylight Savings Time business to the clock, we dropped it two feet onto a soft, fuzzy, pile-up-to-your ankles plush carpet while springing the clock's time forward. The clock stopped </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111419528056040524'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111419528056040524'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/cardinal-clocks-when-free-clock-is-too.html' title='Cardinal Clocks. When a &quot;free&quot; Clock is too Expensive.'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111401633412678415</id><published>2005-04-20T12:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-22T09:52:44.876-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Catholics, and non-Christians against Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI</title><summary type='text'>Enough, is enough. All that we have heard for the past 24 hours is so called Catholics whining that the new pope won't be pushing for same sex marriage or allowing women to become priests. We have a number of friends who are among these whining Catholics and we wonder why they just don't leave the Catholic Church. If they can't agree with the church's teachings, which are based on the Bible (and </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111401633412678415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111401633412678415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/catholics-and-non-christians-against.html' title='Catholics, and non-Christians against Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111400645387981683</id><published>2005-04-20T09:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-20T10:14:13.880-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Biting the Google Adsense hand that feeds us?</title><summary type='text'>All bloggers on the Google site should be thankful that this company hosts us, at no cost. Yes, we complain about uneven service at times but it's in Google's interest to ensure that service is quick and clean, because it reflects poorly on them when it isn't. And, they are pouring resources into Blogger to ensure stable service. What do they ask in return? Nothing. So, it was to help them out </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111400645387981683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111400645387981683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/biting-google-adsense-hand-that-feeds.html' title='Biting the Google Adsense hand that feeds us?'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111400482373996796</id><published>2005-04-20T09:46:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-20T09:47:03.740-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A "front" for the Conservative Party of Canada?</title><summary type='text'>After yesterday's posting, some think this. Today's freak inc. posting addresses this.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111400482373996796'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111400482373996796'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/front-for-conservative-party-of-canada.html' title='A &quot;front&quot; for the Conservative Party of Canada?'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111395324452076949</id><published>2005-04-19T19:25:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-19T19:27:24.520-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A Conservative Canada</title><summary type='text'>See our new posting on the freaks inc. site, which we fully support, United for a Conservative Canada.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111395324452076949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111395324452076949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/conservative-canada.html' title='A Conservative Canada'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111341681520580243</id><published>2005-04-13T14:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-13T14:26:55.210-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Freaks on Retreat. A Manifesto. Of sorts.</title><summary type='text'>Where do the Freaks go from here?It’s been a little under a month since our first Freak blog was published. Since then, we have grown to 12 blogs which are linked through our freaks inc. site. Now is the time to put our feet into the ocean for a few days to see where we go from here. So, as of tomorrow, April 14, there will be no postings until about April 19 as all the Freaks associated with all</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111341681520580243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111341681520580243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/freaks-on-retreat-manifesto-of-sorts.html' title='Freaks on Retreat. A Manifesto. Of sorts.'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111333833616170735</id><published>2005-04-12T16:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-12T17:35:10.216-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Budget Bill Debate=Hamburger or Pizza</title><summary type='text'>Have been listening on one of my computers to the CPAC station as our political servants debate Bill C-43 or the Budget Implementation Act. I must say, Frank and Bill, who are upstairs watching the same thing on the big screen television, are being quite disruptive as they keep thumping their feet and hollering. I just realized what is happening when they carry on like juveniles. (Hey, the freaks</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111333833616170735'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111333833616170735'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/budget-bill-debatehamburger-or-pizza.html' title='Budget Bill Debate=Hamburger or Pizza'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111299036698799359</id><published>2005-04-08T15:44:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-08T16:00:23.376-04:00</updated><title type='text'>AluminART revisited.</title><summary type='text'>Here's a comment to our earlier posting:I also purchased a storm door made by Aluminart and after one year the beautiful burgundy gloss color had dulled. Now in Year 2, the dull burgundy now looks a dull gray. My husband and I searched and searched the door for the name of the manufacturer and after all this time realized that the name was imprinted on the key. (It's a door we don't usually come </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111299036698799359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111299036698799359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/aluminart-revisited.html' title='AluminART revisited.'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111290858491418993</id><published>2005-04-07T17:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-08T17:08:29.180-04:00</updated><title type='text'>This Picture is Not Cute. But it's True.</title><summary type='text'>Please, don't click on this link one hour before a meal. Or, until at least an hour after your meal. It's not a pretty sight. But it's something we will see more of if our politicians press ahead with softening Canada's drug laws.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111290858491418993'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111290858491418993'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/this-picture-is-not-cute-but-its-true_07.html' title='This Picture is Not Cute. But it&apos;s True.'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111283862144163076</id><published>2005-04-06T21:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-06T21:53:34.120-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Peg, on Abortion (R)</title><summary type='text'>Peg took us up on our last posting, Medicare Crumbles, Freaks Euthanized? We refused (as men looking at the issue of Medicare) to discuss the question of Abortion, when it came up in our meanderings. Here is Peg's thoughts, at this link. (Not suitable for children.) Peg doesn't pull her punches and takes both fists to all sides.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111283862144163076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111283862144163076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/peg-on-abortion-r.html' title='Peg, on Abortion (R)'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111283279407060388</id><published>2005-04-06T19:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-06T20:16:59.670-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Medicare Crumbles. Freaks Euthanized?</title><summary type='text'>Probably one of the biggest topics here in Canada, and one which greatly concerns all of us old freaks, is Medicare. Or, the lack of Medicare. First of all, as someone who spent many days in hospital as a young fellow back in the 50's, I thank God (hope He doesn’t mind me sticking Him with this) for our Medicare system. My parents paid thousands of dollars for many years to cover massive medical </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111283279407060388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111283279407060388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/medicare-crumbles-freaks-euthanized.html' title='Medicare Crumbles. Freaks Euthanized?'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111232198991253442</id><published>2005-04-01T06:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-06T12:24:47.790-04:00</updated><title type='text'>FAD CEO being Appointed, sometime in April</title><summary type='text'>A journalist and political organizer with over 30 years of experience, will be appointed as the first CEO of Freaks against Drugs (FAD) Peter Piper, the chairman of freaks inc., and one of the organization's founding members, said: "There is much that needs to be done in the next several weeks and we saw the need to have a front person who knew the political process and the issues we are seeking </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111232198991253442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111232198991253442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/04/fad-ceo-being-appointed-sometime-in.html' title='FAD CEO being Appointed, sometime in April'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111228105045813695</id><published>2005-03-31T09:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-03-31T14:13:45.633-05:00</updated><title type='text'>AluminART, Chrysler and Krap.</title><summary type='text'>I think we (this is Ron speaking) owe China an apology from our last posting where we complained about all the crap they produce. It's obvious that Canadians (and no doubt our U.S. neighbors, eh) are quite capable of producing our own junk. Two examples from just the past week in my own life, multiplied by how many other people in the same boat, shows that companies based here not only produce </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111228105045813695'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111228105045813695'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/03/aluminart-chrysler-and-krap.html' title='AluminART, Chrysler and Krap.'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11751706.post-111211533719677124</id><published>2005-03-29T11:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-03-29T12:10:14.300-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Canada's Breathing Tax. And Wal-Mart.</title><summary type='text'>Man, I can't believe the stuff that goes on in this crazy world. Back in the 60's we freaks were hard into cleaning this planet up, but things are going screwy now. Take the Canadian Government's new "breathing tax." They don't call it that. But, they want to put a tax on carbon dioxide emissions. The stuff you breath out and that is given off by my composting pile, among other things. If all </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111211533719677124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11751706/posts/default/111211533719677124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freaksold.blogspot.com/2005/03/canadas-breathing-tax-and-wal-mart.html' title='Canada&apos;s Breathing Tax. And Wal-Mart.'/><author><name>de-plush-doll</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
