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    Forty year ago today

    The official ceremony inaugurating the new Canadian flag was held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 15, 1965, with Governor General Georges Vanier, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, the members of the Cabinet and thousands of Canadians in attendance. The Canadian Red Ensign, bearing the...
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    Layton Hospitalized

    http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/02/14/layton050214.html
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    Coincidences ?

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    UNREAL! Dog-owners - check this!

    http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2005/01/06/eagledog.DTL
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    What is your "F Score"? (Fascist)

    http://www.anesi.com/fscale.htm
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    So you think CANADA is nuts????

    Criminals can deduct costs of crime 24 January 2005 AMSTERDAM — It is often said that crime doesn't pay, but a Roermond man might beg to differ, having recently been refunded EUR 2,000 for the pistol he used to commit an armed robbery. In sentencing the 46-year-old man to four years jail last...
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    It's about Beer....

    Why I drink beer - words to live by...... "Sometimes when I reflect on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be...
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    No "theory" - This IS a Conspiracy!

    We Must Stop This Immediately! Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper? Groceries are heavier? And, everything is farther away... Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become! And you know, people are less considerate now...
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    Now THIS sounds cool!

    "Spray-on" Solar Power.... http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/01/0114_050114_solarplastic.html[/url]
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    Canadian People and Stuff

    How many of these people did you think were Americans? "Canadian Agents" How many of these things did you know were invented by Canadians? Inventions
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    I wish they had this before I retired...

    http://www.extensor.co.uk/buzzword.php (and try the "refresh" button) Man, I could have filled so many cards!
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    Best sandwich ever!

    Might have been the ones we had for dinner last night: - toasted Subs with onion, green pepper, Turkey slices, Hot Hungarian salami, bacon, and Havarti cheese.
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    Best sandwich ever!

    Might have been the ones we had for dinner last night: - toasted Subs with onion, green pepper, Turkey slices, Hot Hungarian salami, bacon, and Havarti cheese.
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    Best sandwich ever!

    Might have been the ones we had for dinner last night: - toasted Subs with onion, green pepper, Turkey slices, Hot Hungarian salami, bacon, and Havarti cheese.
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    Awww - What NEXT?

    CNN Conservative Christian groups accuse the makers of a video starring SpongeBob SquarePants, Barney and a host of other cartoon characters of promoting homosexuality to children. The wacky square yellow SpongeBob is one of the stars of a music video due to be sent to 61,000 U.S. schools in...
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    Well, now I understand.....

    "From the "Gator Gay Straight Alliance" comes this biting bit of satire around the so-called logic of the opposition to gay marriage: 1. Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control. 2. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children...
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    Boeing vs Airbus - who's right?

    Airbus had the official unveiling of the A380 - a double-decker monster jet that carries over 500 passengers and is capable of up to 800. The version being purchased by Virgin Airlines will include private double-beds and a small casino, in First Class. Boeing, on the other hand, is betting on...
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    What's on your Computer Desk? Right now?

    - My glasses (can't read the screen with them on). - Half a jar of Planter's Dry Roasted peanuts, half a bag of "sour" Maynard's Wine-Gums. - Two phone books; one local, one the town I used to live in and where my parents still are. - Rand-McNally North American road atlas - when I hear of a...
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    Hey Rev - you old nail-pounder...

    You might be interested in this: "Sunday, January 16, 2005 Posted: 7:16 PM EST (0016 GMT) LITTLETON, Colorado (AP) -- A dentist found the source of the toothache Patrick Lawler was complaining about on the roof of his mouth -- a four-inch (10-centimeter) nail the construction worker had...