Mike Browne’s Blog

Thanks to Big Al Mac for the picture.

Carol’s mom is sending us some pelts and a stuffed tiger fish from one their trips to Zimbabwe along with our Christmas gifts. I guess she’s in an African frame of mind because she sent me the link to a South African restaurant in Calgary called Jabulani. Apparently the cuisine is authentic enough for real South Africans to want to eat there. I don’t see zebra on the menu which Carol has eaten (by accident). Mrs Swift, their hostess, in Zimbabwe said she was sure it was zebra they were eating as it was “quite gamey”. Ugh!

Too queasy to download the Paris Hilton video we’ve heard so much about? Have you seen it and want a giggle? Check out Millionaire Playboy’s – Paris Hilton Barbie. Poor Paris, she’ll never escape the noteriety of this one. Note to all you young debs out there: When your scumbag online gambling mogul boyfriend offers to videotape your sex acts it’s a good time to use that word you have such a hard time saying – NO!

I wonder if this flash movie will be part of the third LOTR flick.

This story tells of a Springer Spaniel who recieved the Victoria Cross for breaking up a terror cell. Moosh is a Springer as well, but I think the best she could do is nuzzle a bad guy really hard in the nuts while saying ‘hello’.

Lynch’s plan for world peace

create massive positive vibe: Canadian ‘peace palaces’

Jackson, who dug up this bit of comedy gold, thinks this is a great idea – if you were dropped on your head as a baby.

The letter has been sent. It’s out of my hands now.

I am. I scored 241 on this test that Nicole (also to be seen in the hot place) sent me. I actually answered honestly so I guess that tells a lot about my dark past. Yes, I am the one your folks warned you about.

As some of you know I am an adopted person. I have finally made the decision to begin the search for my birth famly. There seems to me to be no better way of chronicling the search for family, my new found insights, links, thoughts and feelings around adoption and my search than on the old blog.

This may bore some of you but may prove cathartic for me so I’m going ahead with it. I’ve created a new category called “Adoption” for the blog especially for these posts.

Anyway, let the games begin.

I read on Nova Scotia’s Adoption Information website that I can apply to have the Adoption Disclosure Services Program staff search and contact my birth family for me with the hope they will want contact. As Nova Scotia is still in the 80’s I have to send a snailmail letter. Here’s the text of what I’m sending:

Adoption Disclosure Service Program

Department of Community Services

P.O. Box 696 Halifax, Nova Scotia

B3J 2T7

To Whom It May Concern:

I was born C*** C*** on August 5th, 1969 at the Grace Maternity in Halifax, NS and was placed for adoption with Dr. Edward and Mrs. Marion Browne of Bridgewater, NS in October of 1969. I am very interested in obtaining both identifying and non-identifying information on anyone in my birth family (father or mother’s side) if that is at all possible. I see now from your website that on top of the current passive registry if the other people (in this case my birth family) have not registered, staff from your program will undertake the search on my behalf. I have long battled with the idea of reunion fearing the worst, but am at the point now where I’m willing to make the moves necessary to follow through regardless of the results. I do wish immediate contact with anyone from my birth family who wishes. Feel free to pass on my contact information as noted below.

Thanks for your attention. I look forward to hearing from your department soon. I hope you all have the happiest of holidays.

Sincerely,

Michael C. Browne

Wish me luck! I’ll keep you posted.