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Road Trip Preparation

Sep

2004

I’m almost all prepared for my trip out to the Maritimes this coming weekend. I have purchased a Swiss army knife, a saw, a raincoat, a tarp, a tent, saddlebags (for my dirt bike), granola bars, dried fruit and power bars. I have ordered new tires for my dirt bike, and I still need to ...

Hwy 401 Drive-by Murder

Sep

2004

Early Sunday morning, a 21 year old was murdered in cold blood while driving along the 401 in the latest drive by shooting. Although police are revealing very little detail about the motive, it appears that the killer knew whom he was targeting. Many of the murders that have plagued Toronto in the last few ...

NHL Player Lockout

Sep

2004

It looks like the NHL and the NHLPA may not come to terms on Player’s contracts. I’m going to be very upset if a lockout happens. Hockey is the one thing I look forward to in the winter. With the extremely cold weather, there’s nothing better than sitting inside a warm house watching a hockey ...

Russian Hostage Fatalities

Sep

2004

Hundreds of innocent children have died, and it looks like many more will die. I can’t believe how sloppy this situation was handled. I would have thought that 2 years ago when the terrorists took over the movie theatre, and the Russians deployed poisonous gas inside the building killing over 100 people, they would have ...

CNN: Republican Propaganda 1

Aug

2004

Currently on CNN, there is only 1 article in the spotlight. It reads “Guiliani: We need George W. Bush”. Normally CNN has a headline article, along with about 10 articles beside the main article. Once in a while you’ll see only 1 feature article, this is typically saved for events like when the war began, ...

How to effectively make a cyclist soil his shorts

Aug

2004

1. Firstly, park your car in the right lane on Queen Street West2. Peer through the driver’s side mirror3. Wait until subject is within 10 meters of the automobile4. Take your left hand and begin pulling the door handle to open your door5. Take your right hand and secure a firm grip on the door6. ...

The Arab influence

Aug

2004

Here is an interesting article about what happened to the influence and power that the Arabs had in the world a thousand years ago and an explanation of some of the causes of the decline of Arab world influence. Link

Toronto Hostage Standoff

Aug

2004

This morning at 8:10AM, a gunman had shot a woman in the head across the street from my work. He then took a woman hostage and held a sawed off shot gun to her head. A police sniper working for the Emergency Task Force (ETF), which is basically the equivalent to the SWAT team in ...

Ship my Jeep to Holland #2

Aug

2004

As it turns out, the day after I replied to the person requesting to have my Jeep shipped to Holland, he disabled his email address, and I never heard back from him again. My theory is that there’s a possibility that he was attempting to do the deal as a way of laundering money. He ...

Dirtbiking to the Maritimes 1

Aug

2004

I’ve finally made up my mind. I was looking to take a trip this fall, and I wanted to do something adventurous, but not too expensive. I decided that I’m going to strap on a backpack with a sleeping bag and a tent, and ride my Dual-purpose dirt bike 1600Km’s across Eastern Canada to explore ...