Worth Every Penny!

I'll Have What He's Having

 Yowza.   Not too shabby.....

The Yorkville Exotic Car Show was on display today. They closed off Bloor between Bay and Avenue toshow off their wares.

 Cute!  For $150,000.

 Not bad.

A classic!  Like me.

 

And just in case you get any ideas......

Way To Go, Tara!

 My friends' daughter, Tara Bourque, successfully underwent a double lung transplant this spring.  Her recovery has been nothing short of tremendous.

Now, rather than cavorting with Ellen DeGeneres like another recent, Canadian double lung transplant recipient, Tara has been hard at work.

As part of awareness campaign for organ donations, she was invited, as part of the Make A Wish Foundation, to "Open" the Toronto Stock Exchange yesterday.

She is not the six year old, blond haired boy pushing the button.  But the smiling brunette to his right.

And some how, but not surprizlingly, her old man muscled his way into the proceedings, standing between them.

She has also been busy...well....hey, everybody's got to take a break once in a while. [Very cool sunglasses, Tara.]

Again, her old man tries to steal the show in his "look at me" day glow orange t-shirt.  How does Nancy let him out dressed like this?

Next week, Team Tara will be "going over the edge" to rappel down the side of Toronto's City Hall.  Yikes!

I bet Dayglow Boy won't be so fast to butt in on this event. 

See Rope For Hope for more information.  Or if you want to sponsor Team Tara.

Anyway, congrats, Tara, and all the best in your continued recovery!

Oh Oh

I don't like this guy's chances of survival, considering all the cranes currently blotting the Toronto skyline.

I don't see a little Heritage plaque either......

Lunatics Running The Asylum

Hoo boy, those kooks on Toronto City Council have outdone themselves this time.

Mayor Rob Ford had an agenda item to ban the 5-cent plastic bag fee. Which council did.

However, they took it one, large step further.

Without study, without review, without a legal opinion or without it being on the agenda,  the kooks decided to stick it to Rob Ford - and the rest of the city of Toronto - and voted to outright ban all single use plastic bags.

The original 5-cent bag fee was stupid enough.  It was supposed to save the environment.

All I did was rather than line my garbage can with plastic grocery bags, I now had to buy bigger and thicker No Name garbage bags.

Net savings to the environment = Zero.

So how extensive will this new ban be?   What about the plastic bags you put fruit and veggies in?  What about the plastic bags bread comes in?  What if you go to The Bay to buy socks and underwear?  Council says to stuff those in your pockets.  And I guess I'll just carry my Sub home in my hands.

I suspect CUPE will like this, though, as we now have to hire all sorts of union Bag Police to enforce this.

Luckily, I was able to jump into the future to see what this will look like next year.

See what your  Extremely Green Future looks like. Good luck.......

Hopeless

This place has been going out of business for two years (almost since I moved across the street).

No wonder they couldn't stay in business, if it takes them two years just to go out of business.

They can't do anything right.

I get it, this must be a government run operation.  Now it makes sense......

Too Lazy To Work

There, I said it!

Sign seen not too far from my place last week.

All she's missing is the cute, little (starving) dog.

Sheesh.....

A Tip For The Sûreté du Québec

Follow up to an Earlier Post....

Succulent, Indeed!

 

 Went on a walking tour of Downtown TO.

 One of the stops was Allan Gardens.  A horticultural garden in what would be graciously described as a "high priority" neighbourhood.

 Hence no one in their right mind goes there without police escort (although surprisingly enough many leave the area with a police escort) or large group of old people.

 We did the latter yesterday.

Tucked in the back, down a few long hallways, was a desert themed area.

An amazing variety of cacti and other succulents.  Scroll back up to see some.

This looks like some sea anemones out of the depths of the ocean.

 With Mom lurking in the distance.

 

 All shapes and sizes.  Some even looking quite rude.  According to some of our Tilley hatted crowd anyway....

 Couldn't believe how many different varieties there were.

And this was only a sampling of them all.

 Okay, too many to make comments about them all.

You're welcome....

 And we ended the day on a little patio in the Gaybourhood.

It was also advertized as being quite succulent.

Not that's there's anything........

I Believe Warren Buffet Trades Here

Yeah...is Rosco in?

Still A Way To Go.....

During same trip out west last week, snapped a picture of the Calgary skyline.

From the airport hotel.  Wow, these iPhones are not too shabby.

So I guess no more "fog of life" shots for this blog.

 But zooming in a bit, we see Calgary still has a way to go before matching some of Toronto's landmarks.

Toronto's CN Tower - some 35 years after construction - still,well, towers over the city.

The Calgary Tower?    Not so much.....

From their observation deck, you get a stiff next from looking up at all the buildings.

Ah well, this is why the Westerner's hate all us smug Torontonians.  Well, one of the reasons, anyway.

I'm Guessing We Don't Vote For The Same Party...

Okay.....

 

Was out west last week, in Kananaskis.  This is not something you necessarily want to see while out for a leisurely stroll.

But more importantly, do the bears know that they are supposed to stay on that side of the tape....?

Let's not wait to find out.

Okay, this is more like it. These guys are very tame.

Although they do have sharp noses.  And not in the good-sense-of-smell way either.

And something else we found out - deer don't like broccoli.

How do I know?  Some of the fellows at our meeting took out some items from our snack tray.

The pastries went over very well.  One guy offered up broccoli.  One deer took a sniff and poked him in the stomach.  With that sharp nose

As if to say "Are you kidding me?"  "Are you jerking me around?"

I hope he didn't put the broccoli back.  I don't like it either.....

Not Too Shabby....

 

 Always a great place to go.

For a recent visit, check Mmmm Veal Sandwich for a tasty refesher.....

Our Future Civil Servants!

Quebec students are on strike in Canada, protesting an increase in tutition fees.

They already pay the lowest fees in Canada.

When the fees increases are complete, they will still be paying the lowest tuition in Canada.

I just know all our future government employees will come to work with a great attitude.

I'm so proud......

Yes, They're Delicious!

Several of these activists were out on the street the last two days. Trying to shake people down for money.

To engage people in conversation, I heard them ask the couple walking in front of me "Do you like animals?"

They replied "Oh yes, we do!  But I'm so sorry, we are on our way to a meeting."

I'm surprised they didn't ask me anything.....

Coolest Bar You've Never Been To

Downstairs...

...before the show...

...at Massey Hall...

All the cool kids go there. But you have to know it's there.

And, of course, the best venue in Toronto to see a concert.