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Good Bye Chalk River
2007-12-12 14:44:00 Apparently there is a nuclear reactor in Chalk River . And, it seems that this reactor is responsible for producing cancer fighting isotopes. So, when the reactor failed a safety test last month, what do the wise politicians do? Vote to start the fucker up! Probably the best quote is from my main man, Steve Harper himself:"There is no threat to nuclear safety at all. There is a threat to human health." That's funny. Let's see what sort of tune he sings if/when the reactor goes the way of Chernobyl.In unrelated news, some poor girl in Mississauga has been killed because she didn't want to wear a hijab. It's times like these that I'm not proud of Canada's multi-culturism. Where is the good in allowing people to continue acting like they're in the "old country"? More About: Good
The Jersey Curse
2007-12-11 15:16:00 I did not wear my jersey last night, and the Toronto Maple Leafs won 6-1. Which is a great segway for this excellent Clutch quote, from the song "Bottom's up Socrates":..Time we told you sonAbout the family curseAnd when they open up the diaryTo gain explanationThey find only terminal verse More About: Curse , Jersey
The Omega Man
2007-12-10 15:09:00 Watched The Omega Man this weekend. Pretty crazy. I'm glad that I now know where those White Zombie quotes came from.
The Egg Nog Incident
2007-12-10 14:42:00 Last week I read about a drink called "Jagnog" - 1 part Jagermeister to 3 parts egg nog. When I went to make it yesterday, I discovered that my egg nog had gone bad. So, I decided to try and make my own egg nog.It is not as simple as egg, cream, and vanilla. That is, the drink tasted horrible.We also went sledding for the first time this year. Good times - The Boy had a lot a fun.A huge bonus to living in Sault Ste. Marie: burning stuff. You can get a year long permit to light (controlled) fires in your backyard. I spent an hour or so on Saturday turning boxes into ash. The scary part: I used the barrel that the previous owners made use of. While stirring through the ashes after my burn, a blackened aerosol can turned up.I think I know why the Maple Leafs lose: my cursed jersey. Since moving to SSM, I hadn't wore it - and the Leafs go on a 4 game win streak. Found the jersey on Friday, wore it on Saturday - and they lose.I'm reading Unweaving The Rainbow by Richard Dawki... More About: Incident
Allow Me To Reiterate
2007-12-03 15:17:00 There is a fuck of a lot of snow up in Sault Ste. Marie. I think we've gotten 2 or 3 inches a day over the past 3 days.. I had hoped to hold of on getting a snow blower for a year... But it seems that a combination of factors (my laziness, and the larger than expected driveway I own) will result in a purchase in the near future."Momentum" by Truckfighters is an awesome song. More About: Allo
This Situation Calls For Napalm And Strawberries
2007-11-30 14:00:00 Jesus Christ.. There's a lot of snow up here.The hardest thing about working from home is avoiding The Boy. "Daddy, you take me downstairs with you please?" Or, "Daddy, I don't want you go downstairs! You stay upstairs play with me!" Goddamn heartstrings.Se7en is an excellent movie, but very strange to watch on PeachtreeTV. More About: Calls , Strawberries , Situation
Having AND Eating My Cake
2007-11-28 13:26:00 One of the great side benefits (other than actually owning a house - EQUITY!!!) of moving to Sault Ste. Marie is that I'm working from home all the time. After all, it's not like I'm going to commute to Toronto on a daily basis (it's an 8 hour drive). Two things that are awesome about working from home:1. Afternoon beers. 'Nuff said.2. No dress code. Case in point, I'm wearing a house coat now. More About: Cake , Eating
Thor and Pixel
2007-11-26 17:21:00 Just as a side note: we have two kittens, Thor & Pixel . Thor has a huge drool problem. If you're petting him, and he starts to purr, he'll start drooling on you. It's pretty gross, and lends credence to the idea that he's "the dumb one".
This And That
2007-11-26 16:49:00 Listening to Gravity X, an album by Truckfighters. Kick ass band name (I picture the way my brothers and I would smash dinky trucks together when we were kids), and a kick ass album.A strange warning that I noticed at a gas pump: "Long term exposure to gasoline fumes has caused cancer in some laboratory animals." Which makes me wonder: is there an approved list of lab animals? IE: you can't test anything on pigeons? Or, is this just a way for gas companies to hide the fact that gas fumes are completely toxic?"Well Dr. Smith, we put a squid in an aquarium, and pumped the air above the water with petrol fumes.. The squid is doing fine!"Or, maybe there's an animal that's completely resistant to gasoline & it's by-products? "We injected that fucking penguin with gasoline, and it still didn't croak!"
Diputs
2007-11-21 13:44:00 Recently The Boy has started calling things "stupid" (well, actually, he's saying "tupid"). Not cool.I think I'm going to like living in Sault Ste. Marie. Cities with an industrial feel really appeal to me.Damn, that's pretty lyrical.So far, the only thing wrong with the house is a leak in the garage where the previous owners poorly patched a removed chimney.. I guess it's the "in" thing to have a wood stove in your garage in the Soo.
Guelph: Over And Out
2007-11-19 18:35:00 Over the weekend, I moved from Guelph to Sault Ste. Marie, shifting the family and myself over 300 km northwards. Prior to the move, I spent a lot of time thinking of what I would miss about Guelph.. I came up with a surprising short (ie: non-existent) list. So, here (in no particular order) are some of the things I will NOT miss about Guelph:By Law Favoritism. Dear CJOHNSON: I don't know much about you, other than your name and occupation (by-law officer). You (hopefully) don't know much about me, other than my old address, and my frequency for leaving my car parked on the road. Nonetheless, I feel as though there is a bond between us. After all, over the past year, we have helped increase the coffers of the City of Guelph by $160 (8 parking tickets!). Because of this, I thought I'd point out a new hunting ground for you - I wouldn't want you to miss your quota!Check out King Street, the one that runs west off of Eramosa. This street only allows parking between 10 pm an...
Quote, And Other Stuff
2007-11-08 21:13:00 "The problem with saying that life is a 'cruel joke' is that it implies that there is some asshole out there with a fucked up sense of humor." - YT.1 week to homeownership, 9 days until I move to the cold, cold North.I find it funny that Dubya would say (of Pakistan's recent problems): "You can't be the president and the head of the military at the same time." Isn't this exactly what Bush is doing, or is the "Commander-in-Chief" title just an ego booster?The more I watch Max & Ruby, the more it freaks me out. I'm beginning to think that "Bunny Scouts" is some screwy metaphor for the Nazis. Which, of course, would make Bunny Scout Leader the Fuhrer. More About: Stuff , Quote
Cadaver Dancing Monkey
2007-11-05 17:26:00 Thinking about Archie comics... Are they a symptom or cause of our figure conscious society? As far as I can remember, there is only 1 "ugly" girl in Riverdale: "Big" Ethel. The Riverdale universe is full of bulimics!(I would choose Betty over Veronica 9 times out of 10)Went to a Clutch concert last week. The opening band was "Fall of Troy" or something.. Doesn't really matter, because they sucked. Like a fucking vacuum cleaner. More About: Dancing , Monkey
The Second Button
2007-10-19 03:43:00 I can't get into Grey's Anatomy.Here's apicture from over @ MAKE:I've decided to add intercoms to the new house. I want them to look like the intercoms from Star Trek. Examining some pictures for design ideas, I try to remember if you ever see Kirk (or anyone) push the red button. More About: Button
Ontario Voters Are Idiots - I Hope Chris Eats Them
2007-10-11 17:02:00 Not because they re-elected the Liberals (that was actually pretty smart, given the alternatives), but because they overwhelmingly voted against MMP. I'm too disgusted to put together any sort of coherent rant. Idiots .No Shirt Required is tracking the fat people he works with. I'm anxiously awaiting Chris to break the 10% mark. So much so that I've declared myself to be the Team Spirit Leader of Team Chris. Chris, if you're reading this, I want you to know that everyone is rooting for you. NOW EAT A FUCKING TWINKIE! I've got some fucked up dyslexia. Keep mixing up my 'b's and 'p's. For example, the last paragraph initially said "I'm anxiously awaiting Chris to preak the..." (and this sentence had "baragraph" in it). Guess that brain tumor is reaching critical mass.. More About: Hope , Ontario , Voters
Gatorade Flavors That I Hope Are Invented In The Near Future
2007-10-03 02:08:00 Maple SyrupChocolateBubble GumMainly maple syrup though.Hockey starts tomorrow night. Go Leafs! More About: Future , Hope , Flavors , Gato
TGIF
2007-09-28 15:04:00 Fuck, as if I'm in the office. I should have stayed home. The Boy had me crowded to the edge of the bed last night - I slept on 6 inches of mattress. My back is killing me.A few months ago I read about how if humanity can keep its shit together for another 20 years (as in, we don't destroy ourselves), we should have technology that's capable of extending our lifespan to 200 years. Which makes me think: what is that going to do to the parent-child dynamic? As it stands right now, things get weird between parents and kids when children reach 25-35 years old.. What's it going to be like when Bob Sr. is 150, and Bob Jr. is 120? Will they still hang out at X-mas? Will Bob Jr. send a Father's Day card?"I've put up with that asshole's self-righteous bullshit for over 100 years. No way am I going home for Thanksgiving."Or, as it seems to be a trend that's currently developing, will we see growth in the "can't leave the nest"-ers? The children that are still living at home ...
Busy Busy Busy
2007-09-27 15:38:00 Too busy to blog/bitch...I hate my Nokia cell.The other night while putting The Boy to sleep, he told me that his "friends on the roof" told him that I was "Running out of time. Running out of gas." Ummmmmmmmmm. Kay.Bought a house up in Sault St. Marie. In 2010, I will be running for mayor. More About: Busy
Told Ya.
2007-09-20 21:16:00 Today the Loony rose above the Greenback. While this isn't great news (really hurts our manufacturing industries), I can't help think "Oh fuck yeah!". It feels good to be on top (other than in a geographic sense).And, even though it's not great news, I think we need to try harder. From the above article:"The Canadian dollar was last at the US$1 mark on November 25, 1976, when Pierre Trudeau was prime minister and Rene Levesque had just become Quebec's premier. The Canadian dollar's all-time high against the U.S. dollar occurred in 1957. That's when it closed at $1.06 U.S. It reached a low of 62 cents US in 2002."We need to set our sights on $1.07. More About: Told
Ho Hum
2007-09-17 16:44:00 Last night I converted an old Xbox to be an media center (using this method). It. Is. Completely. Badass. And easy. The hardest part was trying to find a Action Replay kit. Tip: if you're Canadian, check Zellers. EBGames doesn't carry them anymore, and Microplay is a hit & miss. The XBMC is what the 360 should be. I can play ALL of my video content - not just WMV files.Spent most of last week being wishy-washy about where to buy a house... Finally settled on Sault. St. Marie. An example of why: 239K will get you a 950 sq. foot house in Guelph. 239K can also get you a 2200 sq. foot house in the "Soo". Bonuses include: being near nature, having an excuse to own a gun (how else will I shoot fish?), and having easy access to all things "native". (My father-in-law's wife is a Native Canadian - tax free card, here I come!)I hate it when code that was working on Friday doesn't work on Monday.. Maybe it's hungover? Maybe I'm hungover? Maybe I was drunk on Friday, an...
Randomish Rant
2007-09-06 16:42:00 I really no longer give a shit about the Middle East.Cyclists, like rats and pigeons, are a plague on our cities. More About: Rant
We're So Humble, It's Sneaky!
2007-09-06 15:06:00 Hahahah.. A group of Australians got through a few security checkpoints by pretending they were Canadian. The best quote:"No particular reason we chose Canada," cast member Chris Taylor was quoted as saying on The Sydney Morning Herald's Web site. "We just thought they'd be a country who the cops wouldn't scrutinize too closely, and who feasibly would only have three cars in their motorcade -- as opposed to the 20 or so gas guzzlers that Bush has brought with him." More About: Humble , Sneaky
Steampunk Cufflinks
2007-09-04 15:24:00 I've been on a bit of a steampunk kick lately. My wife found these awesome cuff links online. I think I'm going to have to snap up a pair! More About: Cufflinks , Steampunk
That's My Boy!
2007-08-31 14:46:00 The other night we were sitting around.. Out of the blue, The Boy exclaims "Holy fuck!" Then, "Oh. Sorry Mommy. Holy cow!"
Say It Ain't So!
2007-08-29 16:28:00 I just stopped at a convenience store, and noticed that my favorite newspaper, the Weekly World News, has published it's last issue! Where will I get my weekly facts?!?
Homebuying Sucks
2007-08-29 15:02:00 We got ourselves all pumped up to purchase, then the fucking house does shitty on the inspection. I'm glad we got one though - money well spent.Steven Truscott was acquitted yesterday. About fucking time. Situations like this (Guy Paul Morin also jumps to mind) are why I can't understand Texas and the other states that have capital punishment in place. "To err is human," as they say.I need to blog more. More About: Sucks
Driving In Quebec
More articles from this author:2007-08-27 13:07:00 A friend of mine was married this past weekend near Montreal. After driving there for the past 3 days, I have formed the following opinion: drivers in Quebec truly are crazy - but only because of the condition of their roads. I think the Quebec government should spend more money on transportation infrastructure, and less on "let's separate" nonsense. More About: Driving 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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