Wednesday, 20 August 2025

Very Appropriate

Hurricane Erin alerts have been issued for:

 - Cape Lookout and

 - Duck

Maybe these aren't the first hurricane alerts these places have had.


Friday, 15 August 2025

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

See This Guy?

 


Pretty sure I'd be walking the other way.



Maybe not.  Looks like he is now going to wade out and meet the shark.

"Wait here. Gonna give him a whupping."



Saturday, 9 August 2025

Okay......

 


That's the last time you piddle on the floor, Mr. Fluff!

Okay, so the zoo is listing guinea pigs, rabbits and chickens as possible donations. After being euthanized, the animals will be used as fodder, the zoo said.

No mention of dogs or cats, but hey........


Thursday, 7 August 2025

History In A Can


Was up in beautiful Grand Bend Ontario on the shores of Lake Huron and enjoyed a beer from a local craft brewery, The Torched Brewery.

But I was interested in the origins of the name, Crooked Waters.

If you are, too, fear not, gentle readers, read on.

The Ausable River used to flow north (#1) then made a 270° bend - some said a grand bend - and then flowed southwest to empty into Lake Huron at Port Franks.


Another picture of the watershed.


But enough of that, back to the beer.

So when the beer can is properly viewed...


...you can see the green line is actually the Ausable River, flowing to the right (north) and then makes a grand bend to flow southeast. 

And that's where they plunked the village of Grand Bend.

Then between 1873 & 1875 a channel was dug to allow the river to flow directly into Lake Huron. 


And that's how the village of Grand Bend came to be one of the best beach party locations in Ontario.

And the Ausable River flows directly into Lake Huron.


And I thought beer cans were just for drinking beer, not lernin' history, too.


Monday, 4 August 2025

Are You Sitting Down?

 Any idea who this buffed bod belongs to?



I'll give you one hint (and this is the sitting down part).


That's right.


If he can do it then, yikes, the rest of us have no excuses......

They said he quipped on Instagram as he shared different photos from the shoot.

"Some celebs use Ozempic, some use private chefs, others use personal trainers. I did all three," he wrote.

"Debuting my new character: Middle aged man who replaced beer with protein shakes."

Damn, I knew there was a catch.

Of course, long before Borat, I loved him as Ali G.



Google "Ali G" for some of his outrageous videos.

Like Borat, he hilariously punks many self-important people.   






Wednesday, 30 July 2025

Who Will Be First?

 


I'm guessing Dad.

Or Grampa if he's still around.

And I hope I die in my sleep, like my Grampa.

Not like the terrified passengers in his car!

Ba da boom!


Monday, 28 July 2025

I Guess Not

Walked by the gravesite of great Canadian teacher and composer Alexander Muir, who in 1867 to celebrate Canada's confederation, wrote the iconic song The Maple Leaf Forever.


Fittingly, his tombstone is bordered by a Black Maple tree and a Red Maple tree.

Until this week, that is. 

When somebody cut down the red maple. It's bad enough to cut down a maple tree but, this maple tree was meant to last.... forever....



Unbefrickin'lievable. 


Alexander Muir  1830 - 1906


The young dashing Scotsman at age 25


Tuesday, 15 July 2025

David & Goliath

 


Couldn't be both more different, but both future Hall Of Famers.

Friday, 4 July 2025