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    nfl playoffs

    was 2-0 yesterday but just got hosed by jacksonville. cannot believe the steelers are so bad against the run. when you score 42 and lose its pretty obvious what the problem is. hope to watch drew brees crush the vikes. i don't think they can stop him and stop the run, but they are an elite...
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    residential sprinklers

    Rise in fast-burning house fires heats up calls for sprinklers in homes - Nova Scotia - CBC News interesting article on new homes burning faster than old homes. Mostly due to the furnishings etc. They are talking about changing building codes to include fixed fire extinguishing systems - but...
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    Little girl attacked in Toronto

    Some poor little girl was attacked by a man - twice in ten minutes- on her way to school this morning. I guess she was wearing her religious clothes but they are not sure why the attack took place. To all you people who will say - oh well little girls have been getting attacked on their way to...
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    why should we accept immigrants

    from shithole countries? I told you Trump would not like Oprah grabbing the headlines. http://thehill.com/homenews/media/368638-anderson-cooper-lets-not-kid-ourselves-trumps-comments-are-racist
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    NYC sues 5 oil companies for global warming

    New York sues oil companies, plans divestment from pension funds - Business - CBC News New York City announced on Wednesday that it filed a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their "contributions to global warming," as it said it would divest fossil fuel...
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    Weeknd severs ties with H&M over ad with black kid in 'monkey' hoodie

    This is the Alvin Garrett thing all over again.
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    Canadian economy on steroids

    Two years into Trudeaus mandate Canadian employment reaches historic levels. 5.7 % unemployment is the best number since 1976 - when the other Trudeau was in power. I love the symmetry. All it took is getting rid of Harper and letting someone other than the oil industry run the country.
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    Canada's Top 100 CEO's

    - on average made more money by noon today than you will make all year. Also only 3 of them are women. Also those three women are all daughters of men who founded the business. So it's good to know the system is still rigged for men.
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    Climate Change 101 for Trump..

    101 may be a little over his head.
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    UK Now Consumes 50 % Less Beef Than in the 70s

    Animal protein should probably be eaten only on special occasions. Plant protein are far superior food sources.
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    70-year-old retirement community resident indicted for ricin possession

    our local senior mecca costs $5-6 K a month for all inclusive. big bucks in retiree bilking.
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    Franken will resign January 2/2018

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/al-franken-s-last-day-senate-will-be-jan-2-n831591 Just for you Walter. Still no word when Trump will sue all his false accusers.
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    Grandparents sued for child support

    the daughter wants $760 a month for the grandparents to continue to see their grand child.(plus $47,000 in back pay) I wish I had of thought of this. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/grandparents-sued-child-support-1.4445981
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    Record Canadian household debt

    Another weird Canadian debt story in the Globe and Mail with all the usual omissions. It does point out that debt levels per dollar of disposable income have always gone up since they invented the metric in 1990. We are now said to owe $1.71 per dollar we have to spend. But how could it ever...
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    Site C dam decision today

    BC gov supposed to announce their decision today on the Site C. Hopefully they will shit can the whole idea. I would hate to see the government bureaucrats rewarded for lying and cheating in order to get this ridiculous project approved. At this point it isn't even about the money - but...
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    Miss. civil rights museum flap

    Trump causing another media flap by trying to attend opening of civil rights museum in Mississippi. For some reason many black people are offended that the white power prez would show up...
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    This guy just got 20 years

    first time went to mistrial but they finally got this guy and gave him 20. would have been more but it was only a black guy.
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    IOC bans Russia from winter olympics

    But not Russians. They will still be able to compete as neutral athletes representing no country. I like this because it singles out the Russian Olympic Committee as the problem. Russian doping is on a scale and to a degree that nobody has ever even dreamed of. They are the Gretzky of cheating...
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    Tesla Mega Battery

    Tesla completes the 100 megawatt battery in 60 days. He said if it took over 100 days Australia could have it for free. Australia now has a lithium ion battery hooked to a wind farm that stores enough energy to power 30,000 homes for an hour. It will be used to stabilize the grid, providing...
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    Canada to be tried for war crimes?

    Former MP to ask International Criminal Court to investigate Canada's Afghan war conduct - Politics - CBC News exNDP MP is petitioning the International Court to include Canada in the investigation into war crimes committed in Afghanistan. This is a much-needed inclusion. If Canadians were...