Assertagirl geography lesson.

I just read JenB’s latest post on the Blogher website, and in it, she asks us fellow bloghers to point out where in the world we’re blogging from. So of course I rushed right over to Google Maps to do just that.

Here’s is (duh) a map of North America. If it doesn’t show your city, you can blame Google. (Click to enlarge.)

See that green arrow? That’s where Bowmanville is. That’s where I sit in my home office and blog while I should be working. I was going to zoom out a little bit more, but then it would look too much like I was in Toronto, and I’M NOT IN TORONTO. I’m in Bowmanville. Just east of Toronto. Close enough to drive to Toronto in about an hour, but definitely not actually in Toronto. You might say we’re in the “GTA” (Greater Toronto Area), but please note that this is not the same as being in Toronto, which we are NOT. We don’t have any sort of complex about this, though.

Bowmanville is a very nice, small town that features the Bowmanville Zoo. Which we boycott because the owner is a very bad man. Soon I hear we’re getting our very own Home Depot, Superstore and Wal-Mart, which I was also boycotting until recently, until I decided it was vital I buy Maxwell House Orange Cappuccino Cafe. Five years of a boycott down the drain for a cheap cup of instant, yet delicious, cappuccino, which, let’s face it, is absolutely nothing like cappuccino. But I digress.

Please take note of the location of Chicago in relation to Bowmanville. That’s about eight hours of road trip. That’s a lot of pee breaks.