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Cop investigates his own crime 2

Feb

2005

A Swedish police officer who robbed a bank and returned to the crime scene an hour later to investigate the robbery has pleaded guilty to the crime. He told reporters at the time that the police had no clues. Read the full story here When he took the whole police department out to a strip ...

You wanna fight a Pork Chop? 8

Jan

2005

Friday night brought my buddy Mark and I an interesting encounter with a very aggressive yet entertaining Portuguese individual. He walked up to us and asked us if we’d like to buy some ‘crack’. So Mark’s ‘tongue in cheek’ reply was “No thanks, I heard crack stunts your growth”. Seeing that the ‘crack dude’ wasn’t ...

CIA Report predicts declining US dominance 2

Jan

2005

The “National Intelligence Council“, (a center of strategic thinking within the US Government CIA) has released a report that predicts that US Global dominance could end by 2020. The report suggests the possibilities of the EU becoming a superpower, the likely emergence of China and India, as well as others, as new major global players, ...

Iraq election valid?

Jan

2005

In the current state of violence in Iraq, will the elections being held Sunday prove to be valid? A US General has said the lack of security could deter many voters in four of Iraq’s 18 provinces that hold nearly a quarter of its population. The security state of Iraq is far worse than the ...

Man plans to end his life this evening 1

Jan

2005

78-year-old Marcel Tremblay plans to attend his own wake this evening with 50 friends and relatives in Ottawa before committing suicide. He suffers from a number of health problems, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung condition that leaves him unable to breathe properly. He believes that he will eventually die from not being able to ...

Drawing of me! 1

Jan

2005

Here is an artist’s rendition of me. It was drawn by a fellow blogger “Godsmack”. Click here to view her site. Do you think it looks more like me or Michael Jackson?

Johnny Carson quotes of the week 2

Jan

2005

This week’s quotes of the week come from Johnny Carson who passed away on Sunday. “Happiness is your dentist telling you it won’t hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill.” “I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day ...

Road Rage

Jan

2005

While waiting for the streetcar on my way into work today, there were some construction guys that were blocking the road from letting cars by. So after about 2 minutes of waiting, an older man in an SUV laid his hand down on the horn and didn’t let up for a count of about 30 ...

What makes you a good person? 7

Jan

2005

All humans have some good qualities that make them good people in their own ways. Over the years of growing up in a moderately Christian household, I often wondered why we did the things we did. Did we do them to be good people? Does going to church every Sunday because you feel you will ...

Sleep talking 5

Jan

2005

Have you ever woken someone up, and they start talking to you about the things that they are currently dreaming about? I woke my brother up last night when his friend called him, and here was our conversation: Tom “Is it okay if I put this here?” (Pointing at his bed).Jim “Is it okay if ...