Archive for December 2008

Breastfeeding – Facebook Style

Breastfeeding mothers are protesting a photo ban on Facebook, by changing their profile pictures to show themselves breastfeeding their babies. The group that has been set up ( http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2517126532 ) is almost 100,000 strong as I type this.

Over 5 Million Views

A very simple YouTube video. Just text and music for 5 minutes. Yet, over 5 million views as of today. Wow!

I am Legend

Just finished watching Will Smith’s I am Legend. Did not really like the ending, but, oh well.
It reminded me of a Sci Fi movie that I saw many years ago. Same night only type creatures, and one human defending his property against them. Perhaps this one is based on the older one.
(p.s. Just checked with [...]

Snow Day

Several storm fronts have come through since Friday morning, and it is really dropping right now (1 pm Sunday). I was planning on going down to the Dollarama and No Frills at Jane, but …

Does Your 911 Work?

Very interesting series of articles in the Globe and Mail newspaper about the 911 system in Canada. I no longer feel as safe as I did.
Examples
In over 90% of the United States, the 911 centres can use cell tower triangulation techniques (that you see in TV shows and movies regularly) to locate a cell phone. [...]

New Look

I was growing tired of the “green” look, so I am trying a theme called “Plainscape”.
Comments?

Auto Industry Bailout

For obvious reasons, the Auto Industry Bailout continues to be at the top of the list.
I read an interesting statistic this morning. The average labour cost of a vehicle is $1,500. If that figure is even close to accurate, gaining concessions from current workers is not going to help much.
Likewise, getting executives to lower their [...]

Entertainment: YouTube Style

I could never be bored, as long as I had access to YouTube. Here is a prime example.

No Canadian Idol Next Year

They are taking a “rest”.
Now what will so many of us do for entertainment and talk around the water cooler?

Another One Sheds Her Clothes

Jennifer Aniston joined the list of well known females who have shed their clothes for the camera. Jennifer appears on the Dec 23 cover of GQ wearing only a tie. As usual, the pose helps block certain parts of her anatomy.
I assume that most of these ladies are after publicity. The cover of GQ asks [...]