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July 18, 2010: Yesterday I attended MP Patrick Brown's annual charity BBQ. The attendance was great and after many had tried, my son, Luca, was the first to dunk MP Brown! Then my daughter, Eva, tried and also dunked him. What a great sport our MP is. Pics:
May 14: Computer problems
April 22, 2010: Be sure to say hi at my niece's charity Casino Night, tomorrow at the La Vedette Banquet Hall. The fun starts at 6:30PM. All proceeds go towards the Seventh Annual Giant Steps charity event to support children with Autism.
Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder, is a complex neurological disorder that affects as many as 1 in 150 children. Located in Thornhill, Giant Steps is a school & therapy centre for elementary school-aged children with Autism.
And tomorrow I will be with Councillor Nuttall cleaning the EP Land behind St. Gabriel the Archangel's School.
April 20, 2010: Thanks to my friend and manager Darrino for donating $100.00 for my niece's charity, Giant Steps. If you'd like to donate, too, please contact the school at 905-881-3104 or email at giantstepstoronto@bellnet.ca. This year's charity event is a casino night, this coming Friday, April 23. So if you're interested, please buy your ticket before it's too late.
March 30, 2010: Happy New Year!
Ha! But Seriously, my partner, Darrino, had to move in December, after being at his last place for over nine years. Then he got sick for well over a month, with a cough that required two prescription puffers, as he had to move to a place with two cats, which he is allergic to. And, his internet got messed up, and there were computer problems, and Darrino had some civil matters to attend to. Then we had a...technical problem with this website. But we're back. I've got pics, somewhere. We're working on updates.
I'd like to take a moment and thank Yola for providing these free websites, helping to foster free speech and access to the internet for everybody. And what does it cost? A little notice on the bottom of the page that you can have a Yola website, too? What a deal! And these Yola websites are offered by Americans, too. One of my heroes is Republican Congressman Ron Paul, 14th District, Texas. He has a history with the Libertarian Party, too. He's a real Republican, who believes in the Constitution, and limited government.
So, yeah, my hat is off to Yola, and Americans. Thank you.
---Paolo
December 17, 2009: Ho ho ho!
Almost a month with no updates. What can I say, except that you should be careful not to let your daughter's friends carry your camera until AFTER you have taken the pictures out. But that's fine, because I am going to entertain you with three shots of me and my manager Darrino supporting the local economy and scaring area elves. Below, if you'd care to open it in a new tab or download for the full size version, is a pic of Darrino and I with (from left) the Bayfield Mall, Kozlov and Georgian Mall Santas.
Darrino weighs more than any of the Santas, so I can't blame the Kozlov Santa for protecting his knees.
What good fun that was, even though my oldest daughter now says I'm really crazy. Maybe I am! Ha ha! I love Barrie.
November 20, 2009: TOMORROW!
La Leche League Canada, Barrie Groups presents ~Breastfeeding Benefits~ Family Fun and Silent Auction Saturday November 21st, 2009, Ferris Lane Community Church and Daycare, 49 Ferris Lane, Barrie, 10am to1pm ~ $3.00 person/$10.00 per family. Refreshments generously donated by Paolo Fabrizio and The Italian Bakery. For updated Silent Auction item list visit us at our facebook group La Leche League Canada Barrie AM Group or at www.lllc.ca
November 14, 2009: What a week! Here's a pic of me with Gerry Nichols, from last Saturday's Libertarian Annual General Meeting in Toronto. My post follows below.
As was stated earlier, the meeting was a success and I've got phone calls and emails galore, along with extra visitors to the bakery. That thing on my face (no not my ugly mole) is a smile! That's right I'm smiling and it's all thanks to McGuinty waking up the masses. My endless babble of big government being no good is paying off. Just read the Letters to the Editor of any paper and you can tell that power is shifting towards our movement, to, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" The countless tax hikes, the steady scandals such as e-health, the OLG, stimulus and the very popular HST has made myself and my small but very quickly growing party very popular and a very good-looking alternative to any other party out there today. Whats that? You don't think it's a good idea to raise your taxes? Oh well, your government does and they're going to raise them again and again and again unless we all take a stand together. Big government and big taxes has never helped us and it never will...that's unless you're one of the major parties who have stolen our money for oh so long. Joe Kane's letter to the Barrie Examiner said, "We need less government." It's such a good feeling to have people say to me: "Now I know what you meant by less government." My hard work is finally paying off. Thank you Barrie, I love all of you. Please send others to this website and join my email list by sending me a message. I can use your support in the fight against big government, and I'm working on a press release to criticize Barrie City Council's preliminary moves to ban home fireworks and any park activity past 11PM.
–Paolo
November 1, 2009: The kids went out for Halloween last night. Yeah, so did everybody else, but mine didn't go alone. I went with them and had a chance to talk with several of my neighbours in Ward 10. It was fun and I got to listen to their concerns and added a few of them to my email list which now has over 500 names on it. But enough about me, and check out what my youngest did for a pumpkin, and she's only six years old: A cat, and the best part is she added paws to it! As for the other two kids, their pumpkin designs aren't here because people get sick of Halloween really fast after it's over. That, and Eva would beat me up if I didn't add the picture of the kitty pumpkin, so here it is. Ciao.
October 20, 2009: Last night I attended the Communities in Bloom Awards at Barrie City Hall. The rotunda was packed. There were several people standing because all the chairs were being used, it was so popular, due to the work of a lot of volunteers and Councillor Lynn Strachan, who has been the Chair of Communities in Bloom in Barrie for six years. Scroll down and note that even I won something: a residential recognition award.
is what everybody can do on their own to be as Green as they want to be without government forcing you to do it. This is the way! Thanks again to Councillor Strachan, and the only reason why I don't have a pic of her is because my buddy Darrino had the camera, and wanted to stay close to the food table, acting casual while he waited to nail it for a third time. Ha ha! Sorry, Darrino! Ciao!
October 15, 2009: It's halfway into October, and I thought I'd post a pic of one of the leading lights of our community...the pumpkin! Ah ha ha! I do what I can, though. The last time I posted here was early in the morning, October 1. Later that day, if you scroll past the pumpkin...
I got my letter printed in the Examiner (a little below this text box). Open it in a new tab or download for full size. I don't want to repeat what it says, except to say that I feel most people would agree that no political party should be getting welfare. After all, that's supposed to be reserved for the party that wins! Ha ha! Thanks again to the Examiner for printing it. Ciao!
October 1, 2009: I've got my camera working again. Here I am with famous Conservative and free speech advocate, Ezra Levant. He was at a speaking engagement last weekend at the University of Toronto. What a fun time, and everybody there went nuts when he showed up. A very popular guy. Here's his website. Thanks for the picture, Ezra!
Camera working, old pictures coming back...here I am, showing off my Barrie gear this summer...
...at the White House!
September 22, 2009: Hey guys, I got a letter published in the Barrie Examiner. Open the pic below in a new tab or download for the full size...
July 11, 2009: Just wanted to check in and let you know that baked goods can do a lot of good...
Earlier last month, I brought a few things for a ceremony for new Canadian citizens at Barrie City Hall. Hey, why not? If people get involved, then the government doesn't have to pay for it. Hang on, you can't read the sign...
Okay, now you can. Ciao!
July 1, 2009: Happy Canada Day!
June 29, 2009: Darrino's moving some pics around, so they'll be back, soon.
June 23, 2009: Following the rules
I wanted to take a moment to thank Councillor Prince for something. Last night, I attended council and noted that Erich Jacoby-Hawkins was attending, but at the media table. I am not aware of him working for, or owning, any publication. Regardless, he had brought with him a big Green Party of Canada mug, to go along with his Green Party of Canada pin. As you can see, I too have campaign materials which fellow Libertarian Darren Roskam might have liked to display, but in the 14 months Mr. Roskam has attended that table, he has never brought political party campaign materials with him. There is a policy in place which states that people "may not use any municipally-provided facilities for any election-related purposes. Neither campaign related signs nor any other election-related material will be displayed in any municipally-provided facilities." Of course, the exception to the rule is when the building is used to host the Rogers candidates' debates, at election time.
It is not election time.
As soon as he became aware of a complaint about Mr. Jacoby-Hawkins breaking this policy, Andrew Prince noted his objection to the Clerk, who will soon be advising Mr. Jacoby-Hawkins to respect the rules. That's all I have to say on that. But, when it comes to Libertarian materials away from Barrie City Hall, Darren Roskam is happy to pose with our flag, and I came by his place and he was showing off his garden, which he has registered with Communities in Bloom. It seems that Green things happen when people take responsibility for improving their own street, without expecting any green government to do it for them. I've already showed you my garden, so here's Darrino's. Ciao!
Paolo
Darn, maybe I'm not cool enough for sunglasses, anymore. Ha ha! Father's Day is this weekend, folks, so don't forget. Ciao!
May 6: Yesterday, I got to meet Clifford Hall, whom Darren Roskam was interviewing for Crowe magazine. I had the kids with me and Mr. Hall was so nice to everybody. You might rememeber him from the cover of the Barrie Examiner last month, making a deputation to Barrie City Council against their decision to sell the Allandale Train Station lands to YMCA/Correct, instead of Porter/Forecast. Since McDonald's was on the way back, Eva forced me to stop. Yes, it may not be news, but a Libertarian does what he wants, and it's my website. Ha ha! Ciao
