July ← 2005 ← The Urban Country

Today’s lame news 2

Jul

2005

I decided to talk about the news today, and how boring it happens to be on this twenty-fifth day of July, two thousand and five. The top story on CNN today is entitled “Union split over future direction“. I’ve never been a strong believer in unions, so this one pretty much bores the hell out ...

Anti motorcycle city 5

Jul

2005

The City of Toronto hates motorcycles. It is such a hassle to have a motorcycle downtown and use it as a method of transportation. The bylaw officers are complete pricks when it comes to parking your motorcycle. Motorcycles are better than cars for the environment, they take up much less space than cars, and getting ...

Team America quotes 7

Jul

2005

Here are some memorable Team America quotes. Mom, please don’t read the third one. Thanks Kim Jong Il: I’m so Ronery / So ronery / So ronery and sadry arone / There’s no one / Just me onry / Sitting on my rittle throne / I work very hard to be number one guy / ...

When is it really the ‘right time’? 10

Jul

2005

In our short time together, I have learned a lot from you. As I sit here at work, I try to focus, but my mind wanders and ponders all of the ‘what ifs’. What if we had met at different stages in our lives? I also ponder the ‘what wills’, and I wonder what the ...

Environment-friendly apartment 2

Jul

2005

When I was showering this morning and no warm water was coming out of the tap, at first I couldn’t help but have feelings of rage towards my apartment building. The water was so extremely cold that I couldn’t even get in the shower. Even placing my foot under the water felt as cold as ...

Toilet memo 1

Jul

2005

I’ve had memos placed on my desk; I’ve had memos sent in the mail. I’ve even seen a local pizza parlour called “Pizza Memo”. But today was the first time I’ve ever seen a toilet memo at work. I’m not talking about those advertising posters they place above the urinals to keep us entertained while ...

Trailer Crashers 2

Jul

2005

Received an email today from a buddy at work. I didn’t have time to check it out until tonight, but he was correct in the subject of the email when he said “Be Prepared to bust a gut”. Click the image below to see the trailer for my upcoming movie “Trailer Crashers“, starring my buddy ...

Thrill of the year

Jul

2005

Today I had an amazing thrill; the best thrill I’ve experienced so far this year. I was at a family event in Fergus and my cousin Joel let me take his 2000 Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle out for a rip. I’ve never ridden a crotch rocket/sport bike before so I was very excited to try it ...

First training session 3

Jul

2005

I completed my first triathlon training session today in 30 degree+ temperatures. Although I didn’t do any swimming, I managed to bicycle 55KMs, then I popped my rear tire, so I had to walk my bike the last 3KMs or so. After that I ran 10K. It was one of the hardest runs I’ve ever ...

Understanding the terrorists

Jul

2005

Having the ability to defeat the terrorists requires a solid understanding about why terrorists are doing what they’re doing. Modern history can explain a lot about the terrorist mindset and you can even understand the reasons for their hate and resentment toward others. Often times the “blow them out of the water” mentality only worsens ...