Today’s Globe and Mail says that 71 per cent of those surveyed said they totally oppose John Tory’s suggestion that the province fund Jewish, Muslim and other religious schools – yet 37 per cent of Ontarians think Mr. Tory is the best person to be premier (the survey shows Dalton McGuinty trails with only 31 [...]
Archive for September, 2007
From The Boston Herald
Talk about sore winners.
Griffin Whitman, a 10-year-old Red Sox fan from Swampscott, was excited to attend his first Yankees vs. Red Sox game Friday night. The young autograph -collector was even more thrilled to score Yankees outfielder Shelley Duncan’s signature before the game. That is, until Griffin read the message from the [...]
Max Is Not Dead, He’s Only Sleeping
Published by September 14th, 2007 in 2007, Chris and Funny. 1 CommentWhy is it “breaking news” that the TTC fares are going up? When the cost of bread, or milk, or anything else that more people use than the TTC it goes without mention. And when the cost of living goes up every year, we just call it inflation, but it’s not news.
When a politician suggests [...]
Last night I did not watch the MTV VMAs because they have next to nothing to do with music or videos, nor awarding the most deserving or best musicians. The VMAs are a joke, and if there was any question about this, Britney Spears confirmed my opinion with her “performance” last night.
That is how they [...]
Is it possible to have a community made up of condo dwellers?
Published by September 8th, 2007 in 2007, Chris, Complaints and Condo. 0 CommentsWe live in a condo. In a condo “community” known as Mystic Pointe. The sign on the highway actually reads, “Mystic Pointe Neighbourhood” but there is nothing neighbourly about where we live. There is no community in the sense that there is no social network, there is no local meeting place, nothing. No local businesses, [...]
From the makers of Knocked Up and Superbad…
Published by September 6th, 2007 in Chris and Movies. 0 Comments…comes Drillbit Taylor starring everybody’s favourite sad clown, Owen Wilson.
Apple, just released a new generation of iPods and I am impressed. But then again, I’m an Apple-fan so why wouldn’t I be? At least that seems to be the line that I hear more and more lately. But seriously, Apple-fan or not (and is there another company out there that has fans like Apple [...]
Last night we watched “Stranger Than Fiction” and despite its short run at the box office (or what seemed like a short run) it’s actually a pretty good film. The premise of the story is a neat one in that the life of the protagonist is being narrated. But only he can hear it. And [...]
