In The Mail

72 Replies to “In The Mail”

1. The highest point in Sask is Cypress Hills, Terry (Note: the only place in the park you can get a 3G/4G connection is at Lookout Point, just ignore the crappy view).
   I will have to wait for the Kindle version, probably audio. When my husband finished putting up the last bookshelf he turned to me and said “Now you have lots of space for your books. There is no way you will fill up all the shelves.” I think his cheerful optimism is one of his best qualities. Anyway, it’s a year later, the shelves are full and I am back to sneaking books into the house.

2. Whitetale1962 come home.

3. Judging by my autographed copy of “America Alone”, Kate got
   one of Mark Steyn’s more careful signatures.

4. Like the “hill” joke: It was so windy, I saw a chicken lay the same egg three times!

5. coulee(koo’li) n 1. a quickie in a snowbank.

6. When you buy a book from Mark’s website, you have the option of a personalized inscription.
   Head for the hills! was likely Kate’s (or whoever ordered it) preference.
   It’s kinda nice to receive such personalized service in this day and age, some might even consider it a worthwhile investment given the coming inflation in the US.

7. I’m pretty sure it’s Linear A. He would know Linear A.

8. A couple of weeks ago I commented that Boehner caved – he did and look at the results. That being said, I have visited Saskatchewan numerous times – one of the bright spots in Canada. Having recently moved to Vancouver Island (and yes, there are conservatives here! and no, I am not retired), I am starting to sense that people may be waking up. Just hoping that sanity comes before we descend too far.

9. A couple of weeks ago I commented that Boehner caved – he did and look at the results. That being said, I have visited Saskatchewan numerous times – one of the bright spots in Canada. Having recently moved to Vancouver Island (and yes, there are conservatives here! and no, I am not retired), I am starting to sense that people may be waking up. Just hoping that sanity comes before we descend too far.

10. “There is more to Sask. than what you see from the no.1 highway”
    There’s a highway in Sask?

11. When our oldest daughter (we live north of Saskatoon) went to the University of Manitoba the other students suggested that she came from the gap, meaning the gap between Manitoba and Alberta.

12. coulee(koo’li) n 1. a quickie in a snowbank.
    Posted by: nold at August 6, 2011 12:26 AM
    The best snowbanks are there, nothing ruins the mood like the girlfriend sitting down on a cactus.
    …..’nuff said

13. There’s a highway in Sask?
    Posted by: johnbrooks at August 6, 2011 1:16 AM
    A highway in the prairies is a road that doesn’t have weeds in the middle. And if you don’t floor it over a cattle gate then your a yuppie.
    PS years of NDP and Soc. Cred. “leadership” lead to “progressive” budget cuts to infrastructural improvement and rich teachers like my Aunt. O Auntie how did you make out with the Nortel crash?
    Living in a camper with your 60 yr old “boyfriend”? Good for you.

14. “Hill” !, in Saskatchewan!!! heck, don’t you all know Kate grew up in the shaddow of mountians!
    MM ;>} Isn’t that right Kate,,,?

15. dwright, you’d like Arizona. Superhighway ramps have cattle grates.

16. I hate to admit it but!!
    I thought that Steyn’s signature was something nasty in arabic

17. There are “hills”, some quite high, in northern Saskatchewan, especially in the exposed Precambrian parts. That’s north of Prince Albert and all the way to the NWT. The fishing in those lakes is fabulous. There are also lots and lots of trees. You can now drive pretty much every where north of Key Lake, where one had to fly in mostly in the past. Try it sometime, winter or summer.

18. ‘Anyone have a few thousand dollars at their disposal?
    Meet Mark in person and Fred Thompson, John Bolton, Jonah Goldberg, Bernard Lewis, Victor Davis Hanson, James Lileks, Ramesh Ponnuru, Rich Lowry, Andrew Klavan, Mona Charen, Andrew McCarthy, Jim Geraghty, Jay Nordlinger … go here for more:
    http://nrcruise.com/speakers.htm
    National Review Cruise, November 12 – 19, 2011
    http://www.nrcruise.com/index.html

19. batb
    I would feel lke a pigmy amoung giants.
    Not their problem but mine.
    No way could I even keep up to a crowd like that.

20. “Armageddon” is the last fought battle on earth.
    With The Lord (“Messiah”)returning to end the war and Babylonian rule of the earth and Jerusalem, according to the Bible.
    Haven’t read Steyn’s book or intend to really but I think he’s on to something if the title means anything.
    How does one prepare for such an event?
    Don’t look to the Billy Graham-s of this world they just want to take your money, i.m.o.

21. Since the last bestseller was “America Alone” and this one is “After America”, would the shorthand be AA+?

22. Revnant Dream: “I would feel lke a pigmy amoung giants.”
    Hey, Rev, you’re a child of God and so are they! It would be amazing to hear all of them and the discussions afterwards!