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Itjust takes a moment to sum up my entire summer Remember when you used 10 go back 10 school and you'd bave 10 write a paper the first day enli- led 'Wbsî I did on my Summer Vacation?' Well, not once did 1 ever bave to, write a paper sucb as that wbmn I was in school so I'm going 10 do il now. During the summer, 1 worked (tinished my 111th book), wenî 10 basebsîl, wenî 10 hockey, went 10 the collage, went 10 the hospital, and walched lele- vision. That didn't take long. Here are some other things Ihat bave been on my mind. - How do I know iC I'm an idiot or not? Idiots don't know that tbey're idiots. - I've neyer quite got the bang oC the pound key on the telephone. On my telephone, I've 801 a star and a number sign. The recorded message will say, "Press the pound key," and I won't know which one il is. - Memo 10 aIl teenagers. It's really, really tough 10 quit smoking, wbich you will wanî 10 do some day, so il's best flot t0 start. I tbink teenagers smok- ing is the saine as putting a sign above their brada that says. "Hey, I'm an idiot." - I've got fabric softener that smells like peaches. But, then t was lhinking about il, and if our cloîhes smelled like peaches from peaches, then we'd wash lbem. - In a previous column, about couples walking, some couples got edited ouI because oC space. It's too bad, because, of course, tbe column was really Cunny. Champion Editor Karen Smith spologized Cor il. Il was juat one of Ibose Ibinga that couldn't be belped. So if Berty and Doug Moffat along witb Michael and Angela Timbers wrre wondering why the dopey guy wbo stopped thers on the sîreel wastrd their lime, that's why. It's a good lesson for Angela, wbo's a would-be writer. - Herr's the thing about tomators. You gel a wbole bunch of Ibm and you tbink, "Oh boy, look ai ail the tommeoc we have." A couple weeks later you're forcing yourselC to rat them just 10 gel rid oC thers, and you starI 10 dislike lhem. - This is a personal invitation 10 Tiger Woods, who is plsying down the road in Oakville in the JIOii us on1 r-the patfio this weekend 189 Mili Street 878-6680 276 Main St. JRCO - 878-4171 Try the Ne'* Tw~iýter Çandwich lut #2P' I ____________________- Canadian Open. If you'd like to save a Cew bucks, you can stay at my place. You can have ail the tomatoes you want, too. I haven't had the chance to say this before, but last year t spent time in ai least 40 hockey arenas from as far north aa Sudbury and as far south as Detroit and, by far, flot even close, the beat pop- corn I had was Crom Scooter's Snack Shack at Thompaon Arena. Once t stopped there, bought aome popcorn, and took it to a game ai a different arena. - I know what to do with the casino money we get rors the Mohawk Raceway aloIs. We sbould build an 80,000-test football stadium and gel us an NFL team. We could caîl them the Milton Coydogs. - My youngest daughter was hurt over the aum- mer in an accident, and badly bumed on her leg. She spent lime a1 three different hospitals, saw about eight différent doctors, two physiotherapiata, and was altended 10 by more than a dozen nurses, including those who came 10 the home. When il's your kid that's hurt, you wanl lhem 10 be treated wiîh the greateat care and concers, and I cas hon- estly say that she received even better than that, especially from Milton District Hospital, the Milton chapter of the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Victorian Order of Nurses. I believe that even the attitudes of these people helped in the healing process. When Cundraisers corse up Cor Milton hospital and other hesllh care organizations in the ares, don't overlook them. We have some- îhing special here, and should ensure il remains that way. I Corne out to the Tha Canadman Champion, Friday, September 8, 2000 - 21 An apple can cost $7 tram YOUNG on page 20 western culture are somelhing the young visilor has grown quite sccuslomed 10 Ibis summer. Certain types of food he ssid like rice and fruit can cosl several limes more in Japan, where some stores charge a whop- ping $7 Corsa single apple. And eating veg- etables rsw, perCeclly normal over here, is considered bizarre in Japan. While many of the thinga he's had 10 gel use 10 have taken some lime, patience and general effort, îhere's one aspect of Japanese life thaî's been absoluîely no ordeal aI ail - Ihat of how the country embrsces ils visitors. 'T'he people are amazingly Criendly. The amount oC kindness lhey have shown me (a complete stranger who docs flot speak their language) is nothing short oC phie- nomenal," said Kindree. In relurn, the local world lrsveler is not only tesching lhemn English but also widening their knowledge of Nortb America. He began doing that wilhin an alhletic arena lasI week, as a coacb of botb a high school girls softball teamn and club basketball train. AIl Ibis instructing and leadership work TAP & EATERYIW &o# House (or LiVie DJ & Dancing Friday & Saturday Nights 55 Ontario St. N. 81700M6691 Knight Cap NJew Manaemn Newf NewAr fenu (uramd Openingi NEXT WEEKEND F1. Sept. 15 Karaoke Sat. Sept. 16 3MDM 4 270 Main St. E. (905) 876-3780 will no doubt look great to Cuture employ- ers, but Kindree stresîrd that beefing up bis resumné isn'l the purpose of the trip. "I have neyer tbougbt oC il leading 10 a career. 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