Avatar. What a hot topic that movie has become. And I am not talking about it’s race to overtake Titanic as best highest grossing film of all time. I am talking about people on all sides of the political spectrum complaining about what it says. The Vatican, the military, left wingers, right wingers. It’s racist. [...]
Hurts the wallet that is. In Switzerland, speeding fines can be based on your wealth. The country was finding that a lot of rich people were taking their expensive high powered sports cars and flaunting the speeding laws. After all, what’s a $500 fine to a multi-millionaire. A puny cost compared to the thrill of [...]
I caught a stomach bug. Spent hours awake last night trying to stop from upchucking my supper. I eventually failed. First time that has happened in possibly 15 years! Yuck. Now, it’s 5 pm and I do not feel like eating, and have very little energy. Had a banana and 2 cups of peppermint tea [...]
In a court case in Kentucky (in the United States) a judge ruled mainly in favour of new restrictions on advertising of tobacco products. The changes were in part based on the restrictions we have here in Canada, including bold and colourful graphics on cigarette packages that warn of the health dangers. In the case [...]
What happens to the money collected from the new Toronto plastic bag fee? Retailers in the city of Toronto have to collect 5 cents for every plastic bag their customers use. I thought it was a form of tax, used to help with environmental issues. I was very surprised to learn that the retailers get [...]
If you recognized the movie based on that quote in the post title, good for you. Avatar. I finally got to see it. AND, in 3D. A friend and I had planned on seeing the iMax version, but that was pre-sold for the entire evening. Boo! So we saw the 3D version. Since it was [...]
Well, sort of, but not quite. I had a movie made today. Of my colon! Doesn’t that sound like something to watch over a plate of the awesome chicken stew I made yesterday? Here is how it went down. I am a typical bad boy, having not had a complete physical done by a doctor [...]
