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2010 is the 100th anniversay of the Canadian Navy and since I live in the city that is home to Canada's Pacific Fleet I'm excited about some of the festivities that are planned.

On Tuesday the Navy marched downtown and was granted "Freedom of the City" by the mayor. Many of those in uniform had rifles equipped with bayonnets so asking for it really just a moot point.

Anyway, Susan and I went downtown to watch the parade and were quite impressed. Here is some of the video I shot (Youtube restricts uploads to 10 minutes and it took 14 for the parade to pass) that will help you get a perspective of just how many marched - complete with some shots showing just how far the parade stretched.

Susan at Reception with Mod Squad Throwback.

That leather coat I am wearing was my dad's.  Many years ago he was getting rid of it because it was out of style (the 80s did that to a lot of 70's fashion).  I took it off his hands because it was leather and I was a teenager.

I'm told it is back in style now - though I've worn it for years not caring if it was or not. As you can see, Susan is happy it's back in style as she is often seen in public with me.

But hey, who do I have to impress? I've got the girl!

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Why wife and I recently retweaked our finances in order to put to sleep some consumer debt we have created. So when we were super busy this Christmas time it was that much easier to not send out Christmas cards.

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