The Dutch Oven 4
The term “Dutch Oven” is a term that makes me laugh hysterically when I hear it. Here is the meaning of the “Dutch Oven” courtesy of Wikipedia.org (Note the secondary meaning): A Dutch oven is a large metal cooking pot with a lid used for cooking special recipes. Dutch ovens can be used without an ...
Cop investigates his own crime 2
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...