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  1. Kreskin

    Luc Bourdon Feb 16/87 – May 29/08

    http://www.cbc.ca/sportsnews/story/2008/05/29/bourdon-canucks-death.html Vancouver Canucks defenceman Luc Bourdon, who helped Canada win gold medals at the 2006 and 2007 world junior hockey championships, died in a motorcycle accident on Thursday. He was 21. Police in New Brunswick said...
  2. Kreskin

    Thank you Karrie

    Karrie has decided to return to civilian uniform at CC. I want to thank her very much for her contribution as a moderator. She has a lot of things on her plate right now. I hope all of them are a roaring success. Good luck with all of your endeavors and hopefully you'll have some time to spend...
  3. Kreskin

    Euro 2008 Football contest - win rep points

    Enter the CanadianContent Euro 2008 Football contest to win reputation points. Here's how it works. Everyone who enters gets 10 virtual reputation betting points (on the house). The points can be used to bet on up to two teams. Distributions are calculated on actual betting odds as of today...
  4. Kreskin

    Abortion rate keeps dropping

    From Thursday's Globe and Mail May 22, 2008 at 9:00 AM EDT Coinciding with this month's news that Canadian women will soon be able to grab the morning-after pill off drugstore shelves, a new Statistics Canada report shows that the country's abortion rate continues to decline, particularly...
  5. Kreskin

    Clifford Robert Olsen

    Clifford Olsen is once again in the news, this time for someone creating a myspace account in his name that include photos of him in prison. http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=bd89925a-8cb3-49d4-87f6-7c4c59a5c092 I grew up in the area that Olsen often found his prey. When I...
  6. Kreskin

    The 10% Club

    I drive. Usually too drunk to walk.
  7. Kreskin

    Obama wins NC close in Indy

    The Bomb is a step closer to being the nominee tonight. But as one political commentator said tonight, "one thing about the Clinton's, they don't let a little thing like losing get in the way of becoming President". I hope she decides to back off pretty soon...
  8. Kreskin

    Mail a brick to a bulkmailer

    Don't throw prepaid envelopes away. Full instructions in the link. http://officeofstrategicinfluence.com/bulkmailer/
  9. Kreskin

    Netfile overload

    Probably not a good thing to do. That is, wait until 8pm April 29 to try and file online. The bandwidth must be through the roof. I can't get in.
  10. Kreskin

    CC chat thread

    When I joined CC a couple of years ago there was a member who lost his wife during child birth. I can't remember his name but every so often I think about that period and wonder how life is going for him. Does anyone remember who I'm talking about?
  11. Kreskin

    RED storm

    Balderdash! ;-)
  12. Kreskin

    RED storm

    While doing a survey like this will give you data, I would not rely on it for many conclusions. Asking people to report personal information in a public forum will keep some away, make liars out others and make it impossible to determine the honest ones. Internet surveying/polling is generally...
  13. Kreskin

    Fudge You!

    You MotherFudgers are making me hungry.
  14. Kreskin

    Sperm donor liable for child support

    We had an April Fools joke about this, but it appears to be a reality in this news story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271116,00.html HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — A sperm donor who helped a lesbian couple conceive two children is liable for child support under a state appellate court...
  15. Kreskin

    Bob Cole comment about Iginla

    "What a piece of work he is." LOL He meant it as a compliment but I normally associate that phrase with a negative.
  16. Kreskin

    Dave Nonis fired

    I liked him so in one way it's not good. But the Canucks look so much like the Senators, well it's time for a new direction. ;-)
  17. Kreskin

    Sea Shepherd Society

    What do you think of the confiscation of the boat by the Coast Guard? Do you support these environmentalists? Are they real dogooders or simply in the business of making money on the backs of environmental issues?
  18. Kreskin

    Don Cherry ready to cry

    This Bruin and Leaf homer is pathetic. Glad the Habs scored in OT.
  19. Kreskin

    Canaccord ABCP mess

    An ABCP primer Globe and Mail Update April 3, 2008 at 8:18 AM EDT What is ABCP? Asset-backed commercial paper is 30-day and 60-day notes that paid investors interest generated by bundles of mortgages, car loans, derivatives and other assets pooled in special vehicles called conduits or...
  20. Kreskin

    Mexican Food at my Doorstep

    Be careful, you might get some Hot Tomale and forget about food altogether.