Don Warden

Dad to two awesome women, husband to one. Die-hard Edmontonian. Optimistic Oilers Fan. XC Skier. Cyclist.

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@Montreal_Expos @Lowetide

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@OMGno2trump @BeTrueVoteBlue1 ETTD

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@MarkMazzettiNYT @nycsouthpaw Tom Holland AND Tobey Maguire?

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@broderick McDonalds in Beijing. Niblets corn in a cup is on the menu, and regular cucumber slices on the burgers (instead of pickles).

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@Lowetide We could be twins!

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@gregorycampion More $

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@slav_metalurges He’s no Jaromir Jagr, but still relatively cool ~

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@revRecluse @VintageEdmonton @LouisPereira_ Our downtowns were so much better back then.

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@PassportCan @Canada Very impressive Passports Canada! I went in with my application two weeks ago and received it today by registered mail. Regular turnaround. I DID NOT request expedited service. Promised me by August 30. Got it today, August 4. Good work!

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@SweetStixPops @YEGTweetup In Canada? Really?

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@MimiProbably Volunteers.

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@yegwave I worked at Safeway in St. Albert years ago. We’d occasionally get tarantulas in with the bananas.

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@TheBreakdownAB @TonyJCronin I like what they do in Finland, where any type of private school is illegal and only public schools are allowed. Poorer students go the the same schools as students from wealthier families. This ensures that the wealthier (rich) families make sure that education is well funded.

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@WillyGrant Songkran (Thai) in St. Albert.

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Choosing to use this downward spiraling site to lift up good people. This story - wow. 🥇💯💝 @Martina @ChrissieEvert @sallyjenkinswa1 https://t.co/A9dM8RPrtE

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There was a little coffee shop where two people arrived and approached the counter.

“Five coffees ☕️ please. Two for us and three pending.”

They paid, they took their two coffees and left.

I asked the waiter. "What’s this about pending coffees?"

“Wait and you'll see."

Some more people came in.

Two girls asked for a coffee each, they paid and left.

The following order was for seven coffees and it was made by three women -

Three for them and four pending coffees.

I was left wondering...what is the meaning of the pending coffees, they leave.

Then, a man dressed in worn clothes, who looks like he might be homeless, arrives at the counter and asks sincerely...

“Do you have a coffee pending?”

“Yes we do, sir.”

They serve him a coffee.... I got my answer.

People pay in advance for a coffee that will be served to whoever can't afford a hot drink.

This tradition started in Naples.

Amazingly, it has spread throughout the world’s cities and towns.

It’s also possible to order not only “pending coffees” but also a sandwich or a full low cost meal.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could all start doing this in the cities and towns where we live?

Small kindnesses like this can impact so many lives, in ways we could never imagine.

Maybe we should all try it.
😊❤️🌹

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@stats_feed The Hudsons Bay Company 🇨🇦 was formed in 1670 @hudsonsbay and still operates across Canada.

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@CailinasEirinn @BugJudy Brilliant

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@KristinRaworth Was it a brisk walk or was she just a *loafer* today?