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Shania carries the Olympic torch

Shania Twain made a triumphant homecoming to her hometown of Timmins, Ontario, Canada on New Years Day where she carried the Olympic torch and then lit the community cauldron. It's said it was so cold at -35 C with the windchill that a giant screen set up for the event wouldn't work.

Brrr.

Shania didn't care though and was just happy to be home.

“It just feels really beautiful to be back up north in the cold," she said. "It wouldn’t be Timmins . . . you know, forty below with the wind-chill!

“I think this is so fantastic," she told the master of ceremonies. "What it shows is the spirit of the people from the north to be standing out there on the road for all these hours in the freezing cold; all of you, it really does show your spirit. I am glad to be home. I am glad to a part of this."

On Saturday Shania donated her torch and the clothing she wore during the run to The Shania Twain Centre in Timmins. 

 

Guess the gams, sunset edition

This guess-the-gams may be a bit tougher than most (unless you've seen the picture already, of course).  Just let the surrounding be your guide to guessing.

Must be nice to spend Christmas in exotic and warm places.

Answer after the jump.... 

Happy New Year all

Wow, can you seriously believe it's 2010?  I'm still suffering a major-leaque holiday hangover and literally have done nothing but work, eat, sleep, work, eat, sleep.  Oh and play Wii.  My kids got a Wii for Christmas and it's basically not been turned off since.  I feel kind of bad because I failed to tell them when we gave it to them that I'd be playing it far more than they would.  I'm officially a video game nerd. The good news is I'm seriously a Wii tennis star.  Just call me Wii-tina Navratilova, I'm that good. :0)

Anyway, now that the holidays are officially over and my hangover is starting to diminish I guess it's time for me to get back into some sort of blogging normalcy.  Wish me luck on that one!