I keep seeing this during hockey games on Rogers TV, and I quite like it. Usually the reminders from the police to do something that should be common sense are easy to ignore, but whenever this comes on I always stop what I’m doing to watch and laugh. And as it turns out the one …
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Hello from my cute little iThing.
So yeah. I have an iPhone. Got it last weekend. I have more to say on that score later but for now this is a test of homeboy’s shiny new WordPress app.
The Spying DVR: Because We Like It When Our TV Watches Us Back
No, this doesn’t sound creepy and over the line or anything. Nope, not in the slightest. Fierce Cable was first to report on a patent application filed by Verizon that indicates the company is interested in gleaning more information about its viewers for the purpose of delivering more targeted advertisements. So what might this spy-like …
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So Long, Dave Brubeck
I don’t know when it started, but from a pretty young age I had a thing for jazz. I wasn’t a super fan by any stretch, I just found it fascinating. How can these guys play what sounds like a half a million random notes that they’re making up as they go along, yet everybody …
Either Agree About The Zombies Or I’m Gonna Turn You Into One!
So, girlfriend of mine. You don’t believe that a zombie outbreak like on The Walking Dead could happen? I’m sorry honey, but that’s a shootin’. Nassau County Detective Lt. Raymond Cote said Jared Gurman, 26, argued via text messages with his girlfriend, Jessica Gelderman, 27, just after 2:30 a.m. Monday about the possibility of a …
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What Shall We Do To Help The Drunken Sailor?
Old songs. We all love them. We all sing them. But as much as we enjoy and care for them and the traditions they represent, we all have to admit that there are some that could really use some updating in order to conform to modern day sensibilities. Drunken Sailor, for instance. The punishments dealt …
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Tom Cheek, Hall Of Famer!
Today is a great day for Blue Jays fans. After years of campaigning especially by Mike Wilner, Tom Cheek has won the Ford C. Frick award and is now exactly where he belongs, the Hall of Fame! Even though he’s been gone for nearly 8 years, there’s still not a game that goes bye that …
Her Name Is Hashtag, But We Call Her # For Short
Doctor: Good news, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. You have just given birth to a happy, healthy 8-pound baby girl! Congratulations! Mom: She’s beautiful! Dad: Wow. she’s…so small! Mom: She has your eyes! Look at her! Dad: Awwwwww. She does! Mom: I can’t believe this is happening! We’re so lucky! Dad: I have my very own …
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Here Comes Another Christmas Card Request
Oh dear. Just took a look at Snopes. I had just been thinking “We haven’t seen a story about someone asking for Christmas cards…” Enter Nathan Norman. The poor little guy, bless his heart, is fighting for his life against brain cancer and asked for Christmas cards…and oh boy, here they come. I’m glad that …
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