Archive for September 2007

Celebrities

Are celebrities really dumber (!) than the average, or does it just seem that way? Britney Spears has now been charged with not only hit-and-run (after banging into another vehicle in a parking lot) but she did not even have a driver’s licence!!!

Thirsty Thieves

Two truck trailers containing over 100,000 cans and bottles of Moosehead beer were stolen on Wednesday morning. I bet there will be some awesome parties this weekend!

Canada Post

Interesting item in today’s National Post about the Canadian Post Office. Antiquated equipment and inefficient processes. I have not been a fan of theirs for many years. For one thing, almost every time I’ve moved in the last 5 years, and paid $30 for a change of address service, they have messed it up. Do [...]

O.J.

Not again!!! Now he is accused of armed robbery. How is it that some people attract so much controversy?

Grey Market and Beyond

The latest problem with fake goods involves diabetes test strips. It involved a Canadian connection and a Chinese connection. The Canadian says he was assured that the strips were the real thing. The Chinese individual is now supposedly in jail. When we will learn that if the price seems too good to be true, it [...]

Ontario Election 2007

The campaign is off and running. If you want some laughs, check out http://richardkilleyphotography.ca/videos/ which refers to some cute YouTube videos. (p.s. the fact that the 2 videos I have posted are both anti-Liberal does not mean I am anti-Liberal. It means that those 2 are the funniest of all the ones I have seen.)

Life on the Street

It was about 7pm and still quite light outside. I was walking home from a grocery store, along one of the main streets in Hamilton, when a red light temporarily stopped me. A young lady standing nearby smoking walked over and asked me for the time. I showed her my empty wrist, explaining that my [...]