Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Lists we can't recall!!

7 Deadly Sins:
Lust
Gluttony
Greed
Sloth
Wrath
Envy
Pride

7 Dwarfs:
Bashful
Dopey
Happy
Doc
Grumpy
Sleepy
Sneezy

7 (widely accepted) natural wonders of the world:
Grand Canyon
Great Barrier Reef
Mount Everest
Aurora Borealis
Victoria Falls
Paricutin Volcano
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
(the above list was put together by CNN)

8 planets in the solar system:
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
(Pluto is no longer on the list; it was demoted to dwarf planet status)

Have a great week!

Erin

Friday, March 20, 2009

Friends Helping Friends Food Drive:

Energy 101.5 is proud to partner with CTV for the Friends Helping Friends Food Drive. Energy will be live from the Whitehorn Safeway, from 10AM to 5PM, on Saturday March 21st collecting donations for the Food Bank so drop by there or any of the other locations to make your donation! Locations include:

• Crowfoot Safeway, 99 Crowfoot Cr NW
• Whitehorn Safeway, 3550 – 32 Ave NE
• Westhills Safeway, 200 Stewart Green SW
• Southcentre Safeway, 11011 Bonaventure Dr SE

High Priority Donations include:
Canned Tomatoes, Spaghetti Sauce, Pasta, Peanut Butter, Baby Formula with Iron, Baby Food (Jars), Canned Fish, Canned Beans in Tomato Sauce, Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Juice (1 Litre), Rice, Processed Cheese (Jar), Cash Donations!!

One Dollar=$4 worth of food for the food bank! Get a tax receipt for any $10 donation or higher.

Remember, hunger doesn't take a vacation!

Have a great weekend,

Erin

Monday, March 16, 2009

Overused Expressions.....

According to author of "Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare" (author is Jeremy Butterfield) the following are the MOST overused expressions that we're currently using. Take a look....is yours on the list?
*At the end of the day
*Fairly Unique
*I personally think
*At this moment in time
*With all due respect
*Absolutely
*It's a nightmare
*Shouldn't of
*24/7
*It's not rocket science

I went around the office and received common expressions used around the Energy 101-5office....here's the Energy list!!

"It's not my first day"
"It is what it is"
"I'm peace-ing out"
"Oh my Goodness"
"Good Stuff"
"Take care"
"Like y'know"
"Gavin's hot" (sent in by a male co-worker);)
"This is like totally on the D-L"
"Fair enough"
"Will do"
"You know"
"Pliiiiiz"

We're a deep bunch! Have a great week.

Erin