Archive for February 2008

Auto Show 2008

I may not have teenagers in my family anymore, but that does not stop #1 son from asking to come live with me for a while. And, I do not mind. He is working at getting some more education credits and it is definitely easier if you are still living at dad’s place. (not to [...]

Dolly Parton and her Backache

Before reading the following you may want to read my comments from the grandparichardspeaks.com/why/why-do-they-do-it-part-1/ posting that I made.
Here is a quote from Country singer Dolly Parton. If you are unfamiliar with Dolly, let me tell you that one of her physical attributes is a pair of quite large breasts. As far as I know, they [...]

Plastic Bags Be Gone

Article in the online edition of the Globe and Mail today about the growing number of municipalities, and even entire countries, that are moving toward limits on plastic bags. This article was the first one in the upper left corner, a prime piece of space on any web page.
Often due to pollution (careless discarding) and [...]

Bisphenol A - Again!

Tests conducted on three major brands of polycarbonate baby bottles sold in Canada found products from all the manufacturers leached detectable amounts of bisphenol A, a synthetic chemical that mimics the hormone estrogen and is a major component in many types of plastic.
This is news that I predicted, and it is news that I consider [...]

As Advertised

I am used to seeing this coming from retail businesses, but the weather office?
“A major winter storm producing very heavy snow with lingering freezing rain and ice pellets is now pounding southern Ontario as advertised.” (as quoted from Environment Canada’s website)