And we're back . . .

Okay, having been to Oz I know just how good a good pie can be, I can totally relate to this.

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I mean if you had just purchased a pie I'm sure you'd ask the fuzz if you could pick it up to finish it if you were in the same situation. I know personally the best pie I've ever had was at about 7 AM in Byron Bay on our way down to the beach to check out the lighthouse (okay look at from a distance) and most easterly point in all of the Land Down Undah.

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If you're looking for some good pies on this side of the Pacific or just a fan of pies in general do check out Mr. D's Tart-n-Pie in Winnipeg. Speaking from experience they do a great pie and apparently work with chefs in Oz to get the most authentic pie going. I wouldn't be surprised if I pick up a bunch when I'm in the city next.

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And while we're in the area, let's stop in and check out these Kiwi rugby fans who advertised for a large chested woman or midget to fetch beers during rugby and are most likely the kinds of blokes we'd all like to hang out with. You'll have to read the article yourself to find out who they hired for the gig, but really with applicants like that, how can you go wrong?

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How cool is this little gadget? I have no idea how well it would or wouldn't work, but it looks cool don't it?

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And while we're on the topic of cool, here's something that I think the Willow of the Wood might like. Personally I like the space monkey one, but that's barely a surprise is it?

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Oh yeah, one last question, are you talking to me? Are you talking to me?

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Well I think that's her for now, until next time, stay classy San Diego.

Happy February.

Ahhh February, shortest month of the year which means the best salary to days worked ratio going . . . well unless you count my office closing for two weeks in December and still getting paid for the full month . . . is Black History Month, the home of Groundhog Day (which is tomorrow, go out and enjoy it's not everyday you can get away with harassing a burrow dwelling animal for kicks, to kick and/or weather predicting purposes) and this year is the home of the 2010 Winter Olympics being held in Vancouver February 12 to 28.

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I'm sure this is going to be a very unpopular stance, but this t-shirt sums up my feelings towards the Olympics quite nicely. And not just the Winter Olympics or the Vancouver Olympics or the 2010 Olympics, the Olympics in general. Except for the Laff-A-Lympics and Olympic Fine Meat products . . . they're all right.

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Oh and I'm good with Special Olympics jokes too. Yeah, I'm a bad person, but so are you, after all you're hear reading this stuff when you could be doing some good on the Internet or better yet in real life. Yeah like that's going to happen.

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As long as there is no CBC coverage and/or it doesn't screw up my Coronation Street viewing I'll be all right with it . . . except for every swinging dick around talking about how 'we' did in this event or that event or whatever. Makes me wonder how they can be back at work after lunch after spending the morning rocketing down the luge track and collecting an aluminum (or aluminium?) medal for coming in Nth place.

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That's enough preaching for now . . . how about something frightening that might make you rethink Winnipeg being one great city.

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And oh yeah, just so you know David Bowie is very disappointed in you. Shape up, eh?

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Until next time.

From Tea to Sacrilege We've Got It All

I don't know about you, but I often turn to tea (this being a favourite and before you ask yes it must be Twinings) in my times of need and apparently it's for good reason. According to this article the calming effects of tea are scientifically proven and you can't argue with science. Well you can but then you become history's laughing stock, you flat earther creationist bastard.

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And I just learned this but apparently not believing in evolution or the earth being a globe means you also don't believe in good web design. Whodda thunk it?

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I don't know if intelligent design or evolution can explain this mess, but I think it's discoverer was correct in beating it to death. I probably would have used a stick or club of some sort if I had a choice (like these kids did here) rather than a shoe, but beggars can't be choosers. And the moral of the story is if it's strange and scary bludgeon it.

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And here's something that I feel it fits the flavour of things at the moment. I don't know about you but I'm honestly surprised at the number of hits you get when you do a Google Image Search for "Jesus Riding a Dinosaur".

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And since you've brought up the son of God, or possibly your gardener from The Happiest Place on Earth (Donkey Show anyone? No? Maybe you're more into the Tiger Show?), how about this collection of 40 awesome versions of Jesus.

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And it seems that not even a child as perfect as Christ is immune from angering their parents as the photos in this article clearly show.

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But this is a church that I can really get behind . . . well okay I can at least get behind their message, for some reason it appeals to me . . . I can't exactly put my finger on why though.

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And remember Jesus Saves . . . or Jesus Saves.

Been Neglectful

Yeah it's been a while, but so it goes . . . after all you do get what you pay for don't you?

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So what's new? Lots probably, but the only thing to pops to mind is that I got a new set of eyeglasses delivered to my door for $27 from these guys here. That's big news. Otherwise I've just had things that I'd rather in the real world than spend time here. But I'm back . . . for today anyway.

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So did you hear that Greyhound will be cutting bus service (make your own jokes about beheadings on the bus) in Northwestern Ontario & Manitoba? Yep apparently they are and they're blaming the government for it saying that they're losing too much money operating the rural routes that the government is making them run. True I don't know,

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Anyway you can read more about it here or the official announcement here if you're interested.

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If you're into metal you're bound to think that the potential concert tour that Kerry King mentions in this article would be a full on metal onslaught. I think I'd buy a ticket for that show, and I've seen all those bands at least once in the past.

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It's not metal, pretty it's damned rock and roll - check out this article about a British guy who just got in his car one day and started driving around the world. There's something very appealing about an adventure like that, but I suppose it's not for everyone. But we do have one thing in common, I too enjoy pleasing myself day after day.

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Finally . . . an answer to how to dispose 1000 fake dog testicles.

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Well that's her for now, until next time . . . whenever that might be.

Can't Stop the Red Red Croovy

Did you know that Heinz has been selling their ketchup (remember how revolutionary the squeeze bottle was when it came out?) in Canada for 100 years now? Well according to them they have (I can only vouch for the last 30 or so years personally) and to celebrate and to thank Cannucks for slathering this oh so popular condiment on nearly everything imaginable they cooked up this recipe for ketchup cake (trust me the recipe's there, scroll down a bit).

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If you make it let me know how it is. Or better yet bring over a piece to share with me. After all if it weren't for me you wouldn't have cooked up the ketchup cake to begin with, now would you?

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Ever wonder how cops should celebrate national police week (yeah apparently there is such a thing, I'm waiting for national big fat geek day . . . oh wait I think there is something like that but we've get a four day weekend with more boner inspiring costumery)? I used to wonder that too and then I read this article and now I know, it's by doing all the things that they were arresting people for the rest of the year. It's like Bizarro World, only less fun because it's real . . . and I doubt that the criminals go around arresting ne'er do wells during that time.

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And finally I'd like congratulate Winnipeg on holding its title of largest Slurpee consuming market ten year's running . . . and hey you can actually put that on a sign as you enter the city unlike when you were the murder capitol of Canada.

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Until next time.

Rock you like a hurricane

Or like a tornado to be more precise. If you haven't heard yet late last week the not quite nearby but in the region town of Ear Falls was stuck by a tornado which killed two men from Oklahoma (how's that for shitty luck? You leave Tornado Alley in the US and go on holiday to an area where tornado's are rumours and things that happen on the news and you're killed by one? I guess when it's your time it's your time) and as of my last researching one man was still missing.

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You can check out some video from The Weather Network or an article here or here on the topic. I'm glad that tornadoes remain something that are on the news for me . . . give me 40 below instead anytime . . . and I think you'd say the same too, unless of course you're aware of something that I am not like tornado proof mittens or something.

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Onto something completely unrelated, I've never really understood the attraction to the shiny giny (I figure it's some sorta attraction to youth or similarly pedo or maybe it's just so you swim faster) but he folks over at Playboy have taken the time classify the hair down there (their term not mine) into a rather in depth hierachy assumably so everyone is using the vernacular when discussing such things and/or taking bets on the amount or style of pubic hair on the next stripper to grace the stage at your local titty bar. Why even Ginger Spice is taking the time to check to see which category she falls into.

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While we're on the topic of Playboy, I'm sure everyone has fantasized about doing the no pants dance with a centrefold or two but you're not Hef so what's a kid to do? Well start saving your pennies because here's a list of of Playboy centrefolds who'll shag you silly for cash. Good information to have kicking about I suppose. And don't forget after all those girls still sharing Hef's bed are only doing it because of his money and status, so really you paying a bunny or two for sex isn't a whole lot different as long as you snap a picture or two and compile a list of turn ons and turn offs.

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Anyway I gotta get outta here. Later skaters.

You Still Here?

Yeah yeah it's a been a long time, but maybe I've been busy doing stuff in real life having great adventures (like rocking out at the Winnipeg stop of the Canadian Carnage Tour - check out the concert videos on Youtube, the Winnipeg Sun Review and the Winnipeg Free Press Review) and shit like that. Or not. I'll let you decide on that, but no matter I'm back here after a month and half and plan to hammer out something for my fan.

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So in the past couple weeks I'm sure your Celebrity Death Beeper has been ringing off the hook with the deaths of Farrah Fawcett (like the guys in 2 Cents said The Dead Don't Rest for the Beautiful - but she had a great spread in Playboy in the mid-90's, check it yo), Micheal Jackson (still creepy even when dead, the question is, is he creepier dead or alive? Take a peek at some of his stuff and you decide.), Billy Mays (who will stop the Sham-Wow Guy now?) and Mollie Sugden aka Mrs Slocombe on the BBC series Are You Being Served?

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And my final homage to MJ, the Thai Prison Thriller Dance.

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Man I wish my business card was this cool.

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Anyway gotta get going - maybe I'll be back tomorrow, maybe I won't, you'll have to come back and check for yourself.

Scrap the Long Gun Registry

Not sure if this is up your road or not, but here is a link to an online petition (with a print-out-able version as well in case you still know people who aren't e-savvy like us) to abolish Canada's wasteful long gun registry program from the fine people at the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.

I know I'm all for it (even if it might make as big a difference as pissing in the ocean) and as of my signing there were 30,666 signatures as of this morning, 378 more since I signed yesterday morning. Even if you don't own guns you might want to consider supporting this just to try to help stop the government from pissing away your hard earned tax dollars (assuming you pay taxes that is) on a completely ineffective program who's sole purpose seems to be creating a false sense of security for people who don't understand the situation.

Anyway - please share the link with anyone you think would be interested.

PS - I don't have a bunker and am not stockpiling canned goods . . . but I might start, you never know when World War Z might break out and I want to be prepared.

How high's the water momma?

Maybe you've been busy living under a rock or taking bets on which of the Big 3 declares bankruptcy first but there are other things going on, like southern Manitoba flooding. Oh the glamour and excitement of living in flood plain.

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Seeing these pictures makes me think that yeah, Manitoba could have been the bottom of an ancient inland sea . . . and holy mosquitos, when things start to warm up and dry up.

I'll put this into the boy I'm glad it's not me files.

I think I overslept . . . until October

First off let me open with "Fuck this weather, fuck it in its stupid ass". I've had enough of this, and we're not flooding out or anything, just 3/4's the way through April still with snow on the ground, and oh yeah some of it's nice and fresh. Ah well maybe a pic of Jenn Aniston topless will chase away the weather related blues.

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Did you know/realise that today is the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting rampage? If you're rocking this sweet shirt from T Shirt Hell you probably already knew that though. Oh how time flies, eh? And now this has become part of culture and language.

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Also if you haven't heard legendary (??) porn star and Ivory Snow box model Marilyn Chambers was found dead at age 56 in her trailer home. More here if you're interested. At one time I had a copy of Behind the Green Door on VHS . . . I don't recall anything about so either I didn't watch it (unlikely) or it wasn't that stand out.

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And here's some interesting news for the (non-Somali type) pirates (learn the shocking truth about pirates here) out there - the four founders of The Pirate Bay have been sentenced to one year in prison for copyright infringement. You can read more about it here, but don't fret about the Pirate Bay going down, I hear Google is just as good as anything else for searching out the torrents.

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You know I haven't been too sure about where to go on holiday next, but after seeing this maybe Cyprus is in order?

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And oh yeah, Happy Birthday Adi and happy 4/20 to my stoner readers out there.

Dear World, I'm sorry

You know, I always figured I was partly responsible, but it looks like I'm even more liable than I had even dared think in the past and now thanks to this article the cats really out of the bag. Thanks for spilling the beans Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Seems that Brazil's president blames blue eyed honkeys for the world's current economic crisis.

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Again I'm sorry, I'm trying to make things better, but the man, aka Barack Obama is keeping me down.

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At least you can say I'm not at responsible for this . . . and of course no one in their right mind would think a deer was responsible for it either, would they?

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Hey, here's an article with a good reason to go back to Oz . . . okay well I guess it's two reasons really . . . big reasons.

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Speaking of Oz, according to this the Sidney Ritz-Carlton has shut its doors. That might not mean anything to you, but if you're a crazed INXS/Micheal Hutchence fan you're lamenting the fact that you never got to be in the building where the former INXS front man ended his life with a belt on the back of a door. Me I got to ride past in a hearse and look out the windows at it.

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And just in case you've got an unhealthy attraction to that hot cousin that you get to see every other Christmas, this article might be a good reason to go to Romania. Or France or Spain or Portugal. You know they're right, just because something's immoral doesn't mean it should be illegal . . . but damn.

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And oh yeah apparently the children of cousins are not only have a greater risk of having multiple heads and tails, but also have a greater risk of catching infectious diseases and playing the banjo on a porch swing.

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Apparently incest isn't that uncommon in nature, but then again so is eating your young, so let's not sue that as a defence for the fact that you think a family reunion is a great place to score chicks.

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Well I'm outta here for now.

Were you an April Fool?

I think I made it through unscathed, although you might think that meeting about there being a new employment policy at work yesterday going into effect that day, but that there weren't copies available for us at the moment, could have been an April Fool's prank . . . but it wasn't. That's just how it is.

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Breaking news! Santa was arrested. For what I don't know, but here's the mugshot.

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It's no secret I love cover tunes, I'm telling you that all the time, well a Ukrainian band took Katy Perry's Hot N Cold and turned it into this, which is pure unadulterated win in my humble opinion.

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This one was too good not to share, and it'll make you think twice before you take a bologna sammich from anyone who's giggling even a little.

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Speaking of bologna, did you know that apparently lobster is the new bologna? Yeah sure pull on the other one, it's got bells. I'll believe that when I can get a pound of lobster in the deli for under $2.

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There's no mention of how to get the cock out of your bologna sammich, but here's a cool collection of the top 25 food hacks (that's what they're calling them). Here's one for the Survivorman.

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And here's some good news for people in TO - street meat there is going to be getting a whole lot better, or at least wider in variety, downside is you'll have to be in Toronto . . . and believe you me a kebab on the way home from the boozer is fantastic . . . and don't be cheap with the garlic in mine thanks. Oh and meat pies for breakfast . . . to die for. Beef & cheese pie from a bakery on a street that leads to the beach at 7 in the morning in Byron Bay was easily the best pie I've ever had ever.

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And this one is for the Willow (who's been sending some regular traffic my way as of late, thanks for that, it's probably due to Where the Wild Things Are and not because her readership is changing to sci-fi reading, cartoon watching, car loving, action figure collecting, pin-up obsessed geeks, but maybe?) . . . or maybe it's this one . . . I can't remember. Oh perhaps you were expecting this instead?

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And that's her for today, if anyone sees Mother Nature, give that old biddy a swift boot in the box for me. Trust me she deserves it.

And the band didn't play on

It was today in 1942 that the Nazis started shipping Jews to Auschwitz.

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In other related news the original plans for the camp were found in a Berlin apartment. You can read about it here, and see the plans themselves and some words in German here. I think there'd be something strange and powerful I think about holding those plans in your hands . . . and I thought it was pretty cool when I got my hands on plans for the old Catholic school here in town.

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And I can take some pleasure in knowing that I can draft better than the Nazi's Leindraftencorps. Ubermensch mein ass!

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I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again, if you haven't read Maus, do yourself a favour and do it.

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In other sad news surrounding this place Auschwitz Museum is struggling to preserve the site as nature is reclaiming it. You can read more about it here if you're so inclined. I suppose it's too much to expect something hastily built as a temporary facility to stand the ravages of time and nature. I haven't been there but i surely hope that they can pull it off and save this place. Not every museum has to be a happy place.

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Well that's it for today - I'm sure we'll get back to our more regularly scheduled programing next time.

Things and stuff

I read this article about a couple of deaths that came from someone starting to take apart a construction crane while people were still using it, and it being, well at least partially, blamed on lack of training. You know it's not the lack of training that had this cat taking the bolts holding everything together while it was still in use, it was the over abundance of stupid.

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Trust me on that one, if you're old enough to turn a wrench and haven't figured out that gravity makes things fall down go boom, fuck you don't even have to know it's gravity, and you haven't figured out that eventually things fall to ground, there's no hope for you.

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Meh what can you do eh? And all the really stupid people in the world make the rest of us look a whole lot better, don't they?

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Oh hey are you a fan Jessica Biel (not to be confused with Jennifer Beals)? Are you a fan of Jessica Biel's boobs? Well you're in luck, here you go. She's no Dita Von Teese is she, but to each their own. And well Dita just wanted to be Bettie Page when she grew up . . . not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Since we're talking boobs, this art project will blow your mind.

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And moving on . . . if this article is right I'm fucked. Proper fucked. Better wait three weeks until the study showing that high doses of ibuprofen reduces the risk of heart attack. And this one doesn't bode to well either. No well, what can you do eh?

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After reading this article you can stroke having sex with koalas from that list . . . the dirty STD infected whores.

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But maybe after reading this you'll be a lot more interested in visiting Oslo than you were before . . . although after checking this out you might want to lay off the drugs a little.

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And finally here's an unrequested plug for a friend of a friend's tool selling website , go there and buy some shit and maybe if I send enough business their way I'll get me some cool new tools . . . like there's any other kind.

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PS - Charlie still don't surf.

One more time

Yeah been slacking about putting stuff up here again . . . I guess I've been busier more important things? Yeah I hate to say it, but sometimes it happens. No matter I'm back here today, and after all it's quality, not quantity, right? So let's have at it . . . since it is March Break and I'm not heading down to South Padre Island or anything like that.

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This video came highly recommended, and all I have to say is what is that kid on and where can I get some?

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I'm sure I've mentioned here before that the film Hellraiser is being redone, and this time with input from Clive Barker, the man who wrote the novella that the film was based on. So hopefully it will have more of the original story in it than what the first film did, although that movie was pretty cool, which probably had a lot to do with Doug Bradley's portrayal of Pinhead.

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Speaking of here's a first look at the new Pinhead for the new film . . . different but the similar. I won't pass judgement until I see it in context.

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From the current quasi-celebrity news file, or obits page I guess, former WWe wrestler Test aka Andrew Martin died just recently, you can read more about it here, but there isn't much info out there yet. But let's see . . . pro wrestler, early 30's, dead in apartment . . . I'm going with the classic heart attack from steroid and coke use that is oh so prevalent amongst his profession.

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One of the better parts of a great book was when Roddy Piper made dedicated the book to all the guys he used to work with who weren't there anymore, and listed them and there was a lot, maybe more than you'd think. You'd think these guys would figure this shit out, but I guess the ride is good enough that you don't complain about it being short.

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In music news infamous Norwegian Black Metal icon, former Burzum front man and church burner Varg Vikernes is being released from prison after serving his term for the murder of Mayhem guitarist Øystein Aarseth aka Euronymous. If you're interested you can read more about it here. Several years ago I met someone who had spoken with Varg on the phone from prison and what should come as no surprise is that he's very charismatic. Welcome back to society Varg, try to be good this go around, eh?

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If you'd like to learn more about the Black Metal scene I'd recommend you read Lords of Chaos, it's a really good read, a little grim at times, but worthwhile.

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And I'll sign off with another must see movie, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. Take a look at that title and the website and tell me it's not screaming win.

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And now for some real news . . . check out this article and this one with photos of a suicide bomb blast going off in Sri Lanka outside a mosque while people were celebrating Mawlid, the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed. Be warned the pictures although they are frames from a video are pretty grim, and I don't mean the caught the aftermath of the explosion, they got the bomb going off.

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So was it worth the wait? It better have been. Until next time.

Half assing it

Check out this trailer for what might be one of the finest films released this year, Lesbian Vampire Killers. The title alone screams win, but I've been let down before. Damn you, damn you to hell Vampires versus Zombies, lucky for us the trailer looks great. This film might even be better than Zombie Strippers.

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Since the Watchmen film comes out this Friday I think it's appropriate to take a peek at The 7 Stages of Nerdgasm: A Fanboy Awaits the Watchmen Movie. And speaking from experience, that list is pretty accurate.

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Let this article be a lesson to you, don't piss off the Mary Kay Lady - the Avon Lady go right ahead.

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I totally need one of these, don't you think?

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And finally RIP Philip Jose Farmer (you can read more about him here), I hope we meet up on the Riverworld.

More Great News Everyone . . .

According to this article Faith No More is (almost) reuniting (read the band's official statement), less guitarist Big Sick Jim, for some shows in Europe this summer. FNM is one of the bands that I've always wanted to see but never had the chance to . . . and since I only won my $20 back in the Millionaire Life draw on the weekend I won't be able to jet on over to see them this go around either. No worries, being filthy rich would have changed me anyway . . . step up from taxi cabs and crack whores to limousines and super models.

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For something a little on the local, okay regional, side; if you're from Northwestern Ontario you've no doubt heard the expression Nipigon Nylons in reference to your wool socks, well seems that some inspired entrepreneurs have gone out and got themselves a trademark for the phrase and no doubt have a three step plan to getting rich. I'm just not sure what step two is.

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Step One - Get Trademark

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Step Two - ?

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Step Three - Profit

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You can read more about it here if you're interested.

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So last night for whatever reason while Sportscentre was flipped to after not watching RAW TSN's Jennifer Hedger came up in conversation, likely because she was on the TV in front of us, one thought that she was on a sex talk show, and for some reason I thought that she had been naked in a movie or TV show. I couldn't find her naked, but here's a vid of her making out with another girl on The Lofters. Not the best girl on girl kiss I've seen, but kudos for trying.

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Mmmmmmmm . . . girls kissing girls.

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I'm almost a year late to sign on, but doesn't this look like a great trip? Sure beats the hell of the Front Street Pub Crawl, involving drinks at three establishments and a tubesteak on the way home. BTW the Tavern (to the people using Trip Advisor, please note it is not the #1 restaurant in town, you want somewhere to eat here ask me I'll point you in a direction) is open for business again, so let's hope the rest of the building doesn't decide to topple over on us.

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And finally check out this sweet recap of the original Star Wars trilogy by a girl who claims to have never seen the movies . . . and you know what she doesn't do a half bad job.

Been ignoring you . . . sorry

Well not really sorry but I have been ignoring my blogly duties as of late, but I've been busy doing actual stuff, which is a bit of a change.

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Anyway I thought I'd get back at with some hometown updates, seems that my lovely little town has managed to make national news again, this time for the local police tasing a 14 year old girl they had in custody, for allegedly picking the paint off a cell wall. The girl's family is now suing the OPP for $500, 000.00 for this, you can read more about it here if you're so inclined.

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Now I don't know what really happened there, but I'm positive it's somewhere between what each party is saying, that's just human nature, but I'm thinking to get tased in the first place you've got to be doing something a little more than picking at paint, but that's just me . . . and maybe I'm a more reasonable sort than most . . . but I doubt it.

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And just in case I would like to offer a special deal to law enforcement agencies out there, I will give a super special rate, 6 seconds of tasing for only $400, 000.00. What a steal . . . if I get an advance on the payment I'll even travel to you on my own dime. Think about it.

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In other local news you may remember a post from about a year ago about a year and a half ago Mr. Charles Hattie, who's name still to this day gets me traffic on this blog, being charged with sexual assault and attempted murder was found guilty of sexual assault but not attempted murder a couple weeks ago in a Kenora court. The Kenora paper's article on this conviction can be found here.

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Here's to hoping he gets a taste of his own medicine while incarcerated.

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In other local news, the local enhancement committee (who don't seem to have a website, or at least not one that Google can find for me) is pushing a new logo for the town. Personally I don't think that this is time for changing the logo, given the economic times we're in and spending money, even if it is from an enhancement grant that the Municipality received, on something like this looks bad.

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I think the costs of this change are much further reaching than what is expected as well, as this will mean scrapping every piece of currently branded municipal gear and changing every sign (including the lovely new street signs in the downtown that look just the lovely new street signs in Dryden's downtown purchased with the enhancement grant money), piece of letter head, business card . . . oh hell you see where this is going.

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Granted the current logo looks like it was done by a kid, and maybe it was, but I think if you want to do something get someone who knows what they're doing to rework and clean that up and make it look like something churned out professionally. Love it or hate the current logo shows what you see when you look west from the town beach and shows what built this town. To show the native history of the area you can take out the guy the Lund and put the native guy in the canoe back in . . . just try to make him look less like an Eskimo this time, please.

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The town has the response to the new logo on their website here - seems that from quickly skimming this that most of the people who responded in time were in favour of the new logo. Once again I think that I am learning about this stuff too late in the game to make a difference . . . and after all the town does what the town wants anyway. In case you think it's not too late to make your voice heard, you can find Council's email addresses here.

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The new logo is being presented to the Economic Development Commission at 4:45 this afternoon at the Community Development Office if you're interested in checking that out. I should really get more involved with stuff, but getting involved is work . . .

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Ah well that's her for now.

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PS - don't tase me bro!

Act Now . . . they're going fast!

Yep things are changing, disappearing and becoming defunct at an alarm rate . . . some good (remember smoking in airplanes?) some bad and some just meh (rotary dial phone anyone?). But someone has taken the time to compile some of histories rarest of the rare. There's some pretty neat stuff there and if you've got any lying around, and a ping pong table, I'm totally coming over to hang out way more often.

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Like I said things are disappearing and here's a list of companies that are thought to disappear this calendar year. I'm sure there are earth shattering ramifications to each of these going under, but I don't know that I'll miss them, I mean it's not like I drive my Chrysler to Pier 1 while talking on a Nortel phone . . . much.

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As for Chrysler going tits up, it won't be the first car maker to do it, don't believe check out this list ask yourself where the AMC, Packard & DeSoto dealers are now.

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But maybe you like to see disappearance on a larger scale, if so check out this extinction timeline showing history from 1950 and predictions up to 2050 . . . go check it for yourself, I don't want to spoil the ending.

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Another thing to fall to the wayside seems to be the mustache which is too bad because all know how important facial hair is (hmmmm maybe I need one of these?), but have no fear Spike has collected what they think are history's most important mustaches. A good collection I think, but history most important? Probably not, I mean Lanny MacDonald wasn't even on the list. Now that was a quality 'stache, and really a Canadian, or at least Western Canadian Icon. Don't believe me? Check it for yourself.

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Speaking of Canadian Iconery how about that one burning thing that unites Canadians from coast to coast, hating Toronto, and now you can enjoy it movie style, with the tongue in cheek mockumentary "Let's All Hate Toronto" no doubt made by Torontonians . . . isn't it ironic, donchathink?

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And Katy Perry wore a green bikini, and I liked it.

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And that's her. Until next time.

Going back to work today . . .

Well after two weeks off I'm back to work today, I wonder what strange and exciting things I will find when I return? I bet the faxes that I tried to send for two days prior to the Christmas break still haven't gone through.

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No matter, gotta make that cheddar so I shouldn't complain too much . . . and after all in a week and a half I'm going to be off again for a bit better than a week. Life is rough. I should take some time off at the end of the month too.

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No matter I'm sure you're well aware now that Israel (I'm thinking this is the only country created after World War 2 that's still on the map, can anyone confirm this?) has invaded the Gaza Strip again and they aren't going to let up, or at least that's what they say or more precisely what the BBC told me they said here.

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But hey let's get down to why you're here - do you know what's more bad ass than the Batman? The Batman with nunchuk chainsaws that's what.

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Hold onto your hats geeks, check this out. It looks like the fine people over at the Pottery Barn have brought back Star Wars bed sheets complete the classic retro design from when we were kids . . . in sizes all the way up to Queen. Order yours here; now how awesome is that?

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Now I guess it's poll time - riddle me this, is this guy brave, chock full of mad texting on a motorbike skills or just flat out dumb? Either way I figure if he keeps this shit up he'll be material for the Darwin Awards.

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From something that is pretty much straight out of a Tom & Jerry (or maybe Itchy & Scratchy)cartoon check out this article where officials believe that mice were responsible for a fire in (M)Oshawa that killed nearly 100 cats. Or maybe it's retaliation to horrors shown in Maus?

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Here's a good interview with what is likely the cause for my serious case of specs appeal, Lisa Loeb. You may remember Lisa Loeb if you were listening to music in the mid 90's with songs like Stay (not to be confused with Shakespeare's Sister's Stay).

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Well that's her for today - I'll leave you with this and now I think that it'd be grand to have a picture of my Gran like this, I bet you want one now too don't you? Oh yeah but before you go, maybe you can check these pics out and let me know just what happened to Jennifer Connelly?