Something I happened upon the other day, a wee bit of an oddity that I thought you might find entertaining

Shacketon's Scotch on Ice

And an update

Hope you are through your ordeal soon, and recover quickly.

found on PZ Meyer's blog.   The comments are priceless too.

The Teabagger Socialist-Free Purity Pledge

I, ________________________________, do solemnly swear to uphold the principles of a

socialism-free society and heretofore pledge my word that I shall strictly adhere to the following:

I will complain about the destruction of 1st Amendment Rights in ( Read more... )

A friend of mine is going thought a rough patch these days: divorce, job loss,  and a myriad of other things. He is staying with a friend until he gets back on his feet. In the last month, he has moved from one state to another, and when a promised job did not materialize, he went and got another (not paying very well, I will admit but it is a ( Read more... )

It is raining outside, and cool, and Dan is off helping a friend so I have the house to myself for a bit. it would be a perfect day to light the fire to ward off the chill and curl up with a good book, and a cup of tea ( Read more... )

"Americans voting against heath care are like the chickens voting for Colonel Saunders"

With Dan's return to health, a lot of projects that have been back burnered are now finally getting done:  Replaced some roof panels in the sun room, new cupboards and counters in the kitchen.  (have a special cupboard with a locking shelf for my Kitchen-aid).  Back splash tiles in a caramel colour.  the Kitchen will also be painted, and I think ( Read more... )

A true story.

Just the other night,  a co worker took a call from a client who had somehow stumbled into the wrong area.  This client was from the US, and my co worker explained politely that he was speaking to the Canadian division and what he needed was the US division.  Unfortunately at that hour of the night, the US division was closed and that ( Read more... )

It is that time of year again, when there is a chill in the air at night, and even in the warmest part of the day there is that certain "something" that tells you that summer is on the wane and fall is on the horizon.

If you look a little closer the signs are everywhere: the limbs on the wild apple trees are heavy with fruit, rowan berries (dog ( Read more... )

As of 17:00 AST little Tropical storm Kyle grew up and became a Catagory 1 hurricane.  I don't expect that it will gain any further strength because it is over colder water now, but you never know ( Read more... )

I am certain that Dan and I are cursed, or maybe we are a curse.  It seems that every time we like a television series just for the fun and entertainment value, they cancel it after once season.  Shows like Firefly and The Dresden Files, one season, and poof! they are gone, while others just seem to go on and on.  Take Seinfeld for example,  that ( Read more... )