I have missed the last two weeks of ultimate and I have had a sore knee for over a month now. Went to the doctor today and discovered that I have Iliotibial Band Syndrome.

Looking back, I think it was caused by two things: my now quite old Ulti cleats, which are actually missing a cleat, and my out of date orthotics. Thankfully both problems are easily solved. I will rest, ice and ibuprofen it for a while and I will get new orthotics and new shoes before the next season.

Grrrr....

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Elise is 11 months old. That means in one month, I will be the mother of a one-year-old. Not an "infant" - a toddler. I've been so careful not to let the time just fly by unnoticed but despite my best efforts the end of the first year is drawing near. Ok, ok...enough dramatics. Here is a short summary of life with an eleven month old.

At our last visit, Elise was crawling and pulling herself up to standing but showing little interest in walking. I though for sure she would be...

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I just got an email with a rant from the Edmonton Journal about all the complaints about the evacuation of Lebanon. I don't think I could say it any better!

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Whiners: Find your own way out of Beirut: After being rescued from war zone, a little gratitude would be nice

The Edmonton Journal Fri 21 Jul 2006 Page: A18 Section: Opinion Byline: Lorne Gunter

Aw, the boat ride was too long, was it? And you say it was too hot? There was no doctor on board, either? And the departure was delayed....

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We are just in the process of completing our new office and I am struggling with power issues. Here is everything that I have to plug in:

• computer
• Linksys Wireless router
• Linksys VoIP adapter
• personal telephone
• business telephone
• Shaw cable modem
• printer * USB hub
• external HD for backups

That's 9 plugs needed and 4 of those are the big adapters so a normal power bar won't suffice. So I either need to get some of these or I need multiple special power bars.

To top it off I also want to...

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