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TorontoList.ca PR

Our TorontoList.ca advertising campaign is starting to pay off. We noticed an increase in traffic today and to our surprise, we found a picture of our TorontoList.ca poster displayed on a “medium-sized pro-blog city site” called TorontoIst.com. He probably saw our poster in a bus shelter, and thinking that TorontoList.ca might be a TorontoIst.com wannabe, ...

I’m a Hobo, so you know! 2

Over the weekend while visiting Wisconsin, I managed to capture a video of Milwaukee’s finest musical talent. I call it “I’m a Hobo, so you know!”. Click here for the video.

Weekend Trip to US 2

I’m currently visiting my father who lives near Appleton, Wisconsin. We drove to downtown Milwaukee yesterday to visit the city and watch an American Hockey League game. Below are some pictures I took along with some commentary. Wisconsin “Graffiti” – Looked like it says “BUSH – Proven lies” Federal government marketing Approaching Milwaukee Good to ...

Full Metal Jacket Quotes of the week

This week’s quotes are from the classic movie “Full Metal Jacket”; one of the best Vietnam movies ever made. Full Metal Jacket has its funny parts, but for the most part it’s very disturbing and an eye opener for people who haven’t experienced war first hand. Crazy Earl: “These are great days we’re living, bros. ...

Discount Airline Strands Passengers 3

Canada’s 3rd largest airline Jetsgo is seeking court protection from its creditors after announcing that it is ceasing operations. 17,000 passengers are stranded at one of the busiest travel times. Passengers entered the airport only to find that the kiosks were abandoned, the computers were removed, and the www.JetsGo.com website wasn’t responding. Full Story: Link ...

26 years in prison for lying 1

A California man sent to prison for 26 years for lying on a driver’s license application won a new hearing on Friday in a case that revived debate over the state’s “three strikes” law, which imposes lengthy terms on repeat offenders. Santos Reyes was convicted of perjury for filling out a driver’s license under a ...

Philosophical quotes of the week 2

“It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist.”– Pierre Teilhard De Chardin “A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.”– Thomas Carlyle “Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.”– Thomas Carlyle ...

TenByTen.Org – A snapshot of the time

I recently came across TenByTen.Org. 10×10 is a unique way of delivering news. It takes a snapshot each hour of the top stories from international news agencies and forms a list of the top 100 words and the top 100 images for the current news. A matrix is formed and you’re presented with a visual ...

Wireless Internet Access 6

I purchased a wireless PC Card for my laptop last evening, and my buddy Mark and I drove around Toronto looking for “hot spots” for the wireless card to connect to the Internet. It was very exciting when it found a connection. The whole wireless thing is pretty new to me, but I’m excited to ...

The Fat Dutch Kid 9

Have you ever talked to someone online with a webcam before? Check out this fat dutch kid video. It’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen on the net. It might even be funnier than the Start Wars kid that was floating around the Internet a few months back Click Here for the Video