Posted on December 31, 2008, 6:05 pm, by GrandpaRichard, under
Random Thoughts.
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.
Posted on December 31, 2008, 4:22 pm, by GrandpaRichard, under
Random Thoughts.
A very simple YouTube video. Just text and music for 5 minutes. Yet, over 5 million views as of today. Wow!
Posted on December 28, 2008, 10:11 pm, by GrandpaRichard, under
Movies.
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 [...]
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 …
Posted on December 21, 2008, 9:02 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
Observation.
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 [...]
Posted on December 21, 2008, 8:26 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
Random Thoughts.
I was growing tired of the “green” look, so I am trying a theme called “Plainscape”. Comments?
Posted on December 20, 2008, 11:58 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
News.
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 [...]
Posted on December 18, 2008, 8:36 pm, by GrandpaRichard, under
Humour.
I could never be bored, as long as I had access to YouTube. Here is a prime example.
Posted on December 17, 2008, 6:37 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
News.
They are taking a “rest”. Now what will so many of us do for entertainment and talk around the water cooler?
Posted on December 16, 2008, 8:15 am, by GrandpaRichard, under
News.
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 [...]