Scandals in Canada
The Great One. 10 to 1 says he’s going to get flagged for illegal gambling. Please place your wagers through my bookie.Â
Islam is rioting. Or, “How I discovered I had Islamaphobia”
Recently, Denmark flew into Islam’s radar by posting cartoons depicting Muhammed with ‘mishapen’ turbans. It didn’t matter whether the turban was shaped in a funny way to make the cartoon humourous or to stereotype Muslims as terrorists. Simply depicting their god in any fashion was the spark that lit their already gas-soaked fury. Simply icing on the cake… Read More »
The Olympics Timezone – CET
GO to the WorldTimeZone to check out time zones around the world.  It is quite disappointing that the Winter Games are in Turin this year. That means the events will be in “CET” time which is GMT+1 – 6 hrs ahead. 7 hrs if were the summer, but it would be difficult to do Winter… Read More »
The U.S. government
Alex Wilson came up with a new term that better exemplifies the US government. Most people would state it is a democracy although some would claim it is a far cry from that. Some would state it is a theocracy especially if the Republicans continue down the path they are heading. However, it is clear… Read More »
Table image (online)
I received this email from a fellow poker bluffer named Zarbuck: I hear there is this thing called table image. I would think the qualities of table image must be that the person has been winning. Or at least not losing. This would attribute to table image. But wouldn’t another quality be a big stack? If… Read More »
Tilting the Power
I read the following from an interview in MacLean’s with Betsy Hart. She is the author of ‘It Takes a Parent: How the Culture of Pushover Parenting is Hurting’: What exactly is the “culture of pushover parenting”?: I think it comes down to being told by the “experts” that children come into this world full… Read More »
Don’t Get Chained To Your Baby
I fell into the trap.  Sonia and I were discussing the fact that our evening life seems to fall into a very scary routine: I come home from work and entertain/nurture the baby counting the hrs until she goes to sleep. If you can’t tell from the verbage, this has brought about a very negative… Read More »
Cutting Teeth
Olivia is cutting her top teeth. Altough it is most certainly a big milestone, it is not one that will be fondly remembered.
SkyDome 2006 – SloPitch Mania runs wild!
This is the 1st year Sonia and I have gone down to the SkyDome to participate in the ‘Round the Clock SloPitch Tournament in Toronto. Tina has put together a team that consists of mainly members from the 2005 reigning NCR champions and/or from the 2003 championship team. These members would be: Sonia, Jay, Tina, Kaastra, Joey,… Read More »
The Steam Whistle Brewery Tour
During the SloPitch tourney, a group of us went to the RoundHouse for a tour of the Steam Whistle Brewery. This is a local Toronto beer that is brewed in the strictest pilsner fashion. It has a very strong and bitter flavour that you’re going to either love or hate. Either way, it must be… Read More »