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I love America!

We're Number 1!

Although American kids seem to be in terrible shape compared to the rest of the Western World, and although the article only mentions Canada once, it was enough!

Whoo hoo!!!

Way to go, l'il dudes!

Location, Location, Location!

Excellent location for this cleaner business. 

Right on Yonge St!

Oh.....not this location.

Forget it then.....

Problem Solved!

A few days ago the Associated Press said they would no longer use the expression "illegal immigrants" when referring to illegal immigrants. See Oh My Gravy! for a refresher.

They hadn't decided what they would call them, but certainly not illegal immigrants.

Well, looks like they've solved their problem.....

They will now be known as "immigrants in the country without permission".

Just rolls right off the tongue.

And with all the recent rallies about creating a pathway to citizen ship, I guess it proves the old adage really is true;   "it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission."

I'm sorry if this offends anyone.  (See how that old adage works)

"Thank You!" Says The NRA

A complex subject with no simple answers.

Oh My Gravy!

Just one day after I applaud the US for being less politically correct than Canada is on crime they (or at least the Associated Press) come out in full PC mode.

The AP has decided to ban the expression "illegal immigrant".

 

 

What they will call them hasn't been decided yet.  But "illegal immigrant" is deemed,  well, too demeaning.

 

"Undocumented immigrant" is also out.  Because, the AP says, people may have lots of documents.  Just not the right ones.

 

(I'm not making this up!)

 

However, they have convinced themselves that they can use the expression "people immigrating to a country illegally".

 

Hate the sin, love the sinner.

 

One person said, to support this change, instead of "murderer", the concise "someone illegally ceasing another person's life" is now preferred.

 

Needless to say, the Associated Press has had lots of help in coming up with replacement labels for....uhhhh.....you know.....

 

"Uninvited Guests" have been suggested by some.

 

The best one, from Jay Leno, is "Undocumented Democrats".

 

What a bunch of doofuses!

 

Sorry.  What a bunch of people participating in a process of extreme dooficity.

 



Thank Goodness For Canadian Justice!

Three "youths" were seen jaywalking by this officer.  When approached, one "youth" pulled out a gun and shot at the officer.

Because the "youth" was "stupid", he had used the wrong bullets and the gun misfired.

Nonetheless, he still tried to kill the police officer.

Police also claim he is a member of a gang, the Vaughan Road Bloods.

"No, I'm not."

Then they went to his own Facebook page and showed him a picture of the gang, with him in it.

"Ohhhh.....that gang.""

So when sentencing came, at least the crown prosecuting attorney and defence lawyer agreed on one thing; the recommended sentence. 

Probation.

Good for them.  Send a message.  And then let them know if they ever do this again, it will be months of probation! Not weeks. And the judge should also give them a very stern look.

They are transferring him him - quickly I hope - to a lower security facility while the judge ponders the recommendation.

Now, reading this article from down here in the southern US, I can almost guarantee you the sentence for attempted murder of a police officer would be a liiiiittle bit different.....

Only In Naples

Joined a fitness club while away. (I'm sorry, they call it a "Health Pavilion")

Now I can understand that you may not be able to walk or bike to your fitness club.

But if you don't even want to walk in from the parking lot......  Ouff....

For those not in the know, people in Naples Florida are;

  i) very rich
 ii) very old and, apparently,
iii) very lazy.

But it is only two bucks.    Hmmmm......

Are those stairs in the background?!   OMG!

Ahhhhh.....Spring

The planters will slowly be coming back to life soon.

And soon, poking out from the snow will be.....

Ugh.

Cigarette butts.

All the cigarette butts that people have been throwing in there all winter.

And throwing.

And throwing.

And this was just one planter.

When is this finally going to become a No No?

Good Perspective

Not to ruffle any feathers, but here is an interesting take on an issue that is currently prominent in the news;

"An engineering professor is treating her husband, a loan officer, to dinner for finally giving in to her pleas to shave off the scraggly beard he grew on vacation. His favorite restaurant is a casual place where they both feel comfortable in slacks and cotton/polyester-blend golf shirts. But, as always, she wears the gold and pearl pendant he gave her the day her divorce decree was final. They’re laughing over their menus because they know he always ends up diving into a giant plate of ribs but she won’t be talked into anything more fattening than shrimp. 

Quiz: How many biblical prohibitions are they violating?

"Well, wives are supposed to be ‘submissive’ to their husbands (I Peter 3:1). And all women are forbidden to teach men (I Timothy 2:12), wear gold or pearls (I Timothy 2:9) or dress in clothing that ‘pertains to a man’ (Deuteronomy 22:5). Shellfish and pork are definitely out (Leviticus 11:7, 10) as are usury (Deuteronomy 23:19), shaving (Leviticus 19:27) and clothes of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19). And since the Bible rarely recognizes divorce, they’re committing adultery, which carries the rather harsh penalty of death by stoning (Deuteronomy 22:22).

"So why are they having such a good time? Probably because they wouldn’t think of worrying about rules that seem absurd, anachronistic or - at best - unrealistic.

"Yet this same modern-day couple could easily be among the millions of Americans who never hesitate to lean on the Bible to justify their own anti-gay attitudes."

Well said.

Paris, Rome & Milan Have Nothing On Us!

Zooming in.....

Don't need to go to them cities to get yer fancy dancy spa treatments.


P.S.  Just so you don't think this is in the boonies or Scarberia, this is in Yorkville.

How do I know?

This is the building I look out at every day.

Nice.....

Oh My God!!

Some engineering students at Ryerson University had some fun over the weekend.  About 50 of them stripped down to their skivvies and "swam" through a slushy wading pond.

And people were outraged!

The CBC, above, shocked that no punishment was metered out to these miscreants.

And the Premier of Ontario was "horrified" by this.

A good take on this outrage by the above columnist is that she was "horrified by university students acting like university students."

The president of the university was even more outraged.. (How much outrage is out there anyway?)

He slammed the slushy crawl as “unacceptable activities.” He also warned that “anyone who contends this is ‘just fun’ or ‘builds community’ has no place at Ryerson.”

No place at Ryerson?  Holy crap.  Might be a pretty empty university.

Good thing this guy wasn't at university in the 70's (actually I bet he was - as a student. Too bad there aren't any You Tube videos of him hauling on a bong back then.)

But "Unacceptable behaviour"? 

You see this everywhere.  Above is a screen shot from a current beer commercial.  Scantily clad boys and girls, yup, sliding through mud.  It's clearly  unacceptable and it must stop.
 
It seems the only people that weren't outraged were the actual participants.

I'm outraged that all these buffoons are outraged.  Quit nannying me to death. Sheesh...

Now excuse me while I slip into something a little more comfortable. Wheeeee....

["Ewwwww.....  What's that weird old dude doing here?"]


Post Script (six hours later):  The Toronto Star (?!?!), all things politically correct, actually supports the engineering students!

Although is a decidedly backhanded manner.  Some passages;

"It is difficult to defend a Ryerson University ritual..."

"We'll plead for it anyway.  After all, even the most objectionable offender is entitled to a defence. And people involved.... are...objectionable indeed."

With friends like these, eh?......

But they sum up "This was simply a sophomoric shunt engineered by, well, sophomores."

They then compared it as being no worse than the scourge that plagued Ontario universities 40 years; Streaking.

Remember:

"And they called him The Streak.
He liked to turn the other cheek."

Tempting.....

Boy, if you forget to chow down before going grocery shopping, you're in trouble if you wander into the wrong section.

Mmmmmmm.....desserts....

Even the cheese section looks so inviting.

But nothing, no nothing, quite gets the Pavlov response going like....

Mmmm.....chilled dough.

I can hear Homer sighing right now.

Unfortunately, I have no idea what Chilled Dough is or why I must have it.

Oh well....Mmmmmm.....

Darwin (Or Something Close) Award?

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Guy was stopped at 1 am last night north of Toronto by cops and he blew over.

His mother came to pick him up.  And she blew over.

Both charged with impaired, both cars impounded and both licences gone for 90 days.

"Better call your father."

Keep The Faith

The iconic Masonic (I'm a poet and I didn't know it) Temple is up for sale.

See Nighttime Neighbours and Ha! for some eariler musings.

Many local dignitaries have recently had their photo taken in front of it as a show of support.

And some other big shots, too.

Bell Media are selling the building and the Masons are hoping to, if not buy it, at least convince the new owners to restore it to its former glory.

Constructed in 1917, at its peak, the Masonic Temple was home to 38 different Masonic bodies: 27 Craft Lodges, six Chapters (York Rite), two Preceptories (Knights Templar), two Scottish Rite Bodies and Adoniram Council.   Oh I'm sure there must have been a few conspiracies going on there.....

Of course, it also has a great rock and roll history.

In the years before its sale to Bell Media, it had been known as The Concert Hall, and earlier, in the late 1960s, The Rockpile, a sitting-on-the-floor style concert venue which featured not only top local talent,  but also Toronto's first Led Zeppelin concert on February 2, 1969, during the band's inaugural North American Tour.

So good luck coming to an agreement  with the new purchasers.  But if not, it would make a great spot for....uhhhhh.....condos!

What If......

....his career hadn't been cut short by bad knees?

Could he have been the greatest ever?  Because he revolutionized the position of defenseman.

Someone said Gretzky dominated 100 feet of ice like no other.   But Orr dominiated 200 feet like no other.

Happy 65^th, Bobby!

Blah, Blah, Blah....

Hey, it's almost Happy Hour!  Alright!!

But What's With The Leprechaun?

 

Alright!.....Awww.....

What About...?...No.

Just beat it!