I don’t drive, but I still read this article on the myth of warming up the car before you drive in the winter with some interest. But I was disappointed when I got to the end, because there was no mention of the reason I was always given for why we did that. When I …
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Honey, Will You Marry…..Weeeeeeee!
This sounds like something straight out of a sitcom. A man in the Netherlands, intending to propose to his girlfriend by hoisting himself up to her window with a crane, instead had to get himself to safety when the crane fell onto the roof of a neighbouring house instead of going along with the plan. …
This Is Canada
It sounds like Gill has a few gripes with you, Canada. And you too, Molson. You have probably heard that before. Someone complaining about immigrants, or praising something about this country. The Upside There aren’t that many places I know of that have nature trails, or vast expanses of wilderness with in fifty Km of …
Little Jimmy Kickens
If the title of this post upsets you, blame Brad. He wrote it. Never mind that had I written it I’d have called it the same thing. Let’s begin this post with a soundtrack, shall we? Ahhh yes, that’s better. Here’s hoping that’s not where they buried him. While visiting Steve and Carin back about …
Black Friday Body Count: The UK Has Black Friday Now. Guess How It Went
Yeah, about as well as it goes stateside. Police were called early Friday morning to help maintain security at some supermarkets and shopping outlets that offered deep discounts starting at midnight. Some of the worst problems were in the Manchester area in northwestern England where police were summoned to seven Tesco supermarkets after disturbances. Greater …
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So…I’ve Spoken At A Funeral
My grandma’s funeral was last Thursday, and as of about 2:30 that afternoon I can no longer say I’ve never spoken at one. What a strange feeling it was. Not the speaking itself, aside from the setting I’m used to that. The strange part was the feeling I had when it was over. I didn’t …
A Good Pope Can Still Be A Wrong Pope
It figures. Just when I start
Mmmmm…Detergent Pods!
Holy crap this line from a story on children being poisoned by laundry pods. Just…holy crap. Jessica Morin of Houston says her 9-month-old daughter, Marlow, was sickened earlier this year when Jessica’s grandmother mistook a detergent pod for a teething toy and put it in the baby’s mouth. “I called poison control and they said …
If You Want To Cancel Your Telephone, Internet Or Television Service, Wait Until January 23rd, 2015
When this news broke in November, we were right smack in the middle of one of the worst parts of Carin’s illness so I completely missed it. But it’s just as important now as it was then, so better late than never as we say far too often around here. If, as we are, you’re …
2014 The Year It Was
Now that Carin has done our year end post, Gill has decided that it’s time to do one of her own. Well my friends the calendar has rolled over yet again, but before I treat you to stuff about the up coming year we must discuss the previous one. The good, bad, and you decide. …
