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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
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Got a new dog about a month ago, after the fiasco of having been "given" a dog and having it for six weeks, and having the crazy woman that "gave" it to us come and snatch it away, finally broke down and bought a puppy.. I've never really liked dogs at all, mostly because a) I'm deathly allergic to them, and b) I'm afraid of dogs, having had a big-ass black SOB sic'ed on me when I was a kid riding my bike. But the dog we were "given" was a Shi-poo (Shih-Tzu/Poodle cross) which is hypo-allergenic (which there really isn't any such thing, but it didn't bother me at all unless it licked me a lot, as there are still allergenic proteins in the saliva or some such thing), and a little bit on the dumb side (of all the people in the house, he liked ME the most, go figure.) He was pretty funny, lots of fun to play around with, being only about 8 or 9 months old still. So anyways, we went without having a dog for a couple of months, but my almost 7yo was still talking about the dog, and asking if we were going to get another one, that I promised that if we didn't find another one soon, we would go and buy one around his birthday.. So it just happened that we got an unexpected payment that would cover buying a dog and all the related goodies, and sort of shocked my wife when I suggested that we go and get a dog. Reversed thinking there, she was figuring we'd use it to pay some much needed-to-be-paid bills, which is usually my way of thinking when extra money comes along. She was 8 weeks old when we got her, so she's about 11 weeks old now I guess. She was born September 8th. So, off we went, and got a puppy. Not quite the same dog, we got a Shi-Chon (I call it a Shi*-Chomp) and it's a girl this time (so no more entertainment watching the dog running around trying to hump anything in sight), but it looks pretty much exactly the same, and has a great disposition. (And once again, seems to be attached to me somewhat more than everyone else.) I can't complain, it's nice having something to keep my feet warm when I'm working on the computer :D 
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
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I read an article in today's Hamilton Spectator about some of the comments made by Ontario's OPP commissioner Julian Fantino, while addressing the Hamilton Canadian Club. One of them really stuck out in my head, and made me think that the tough law-and-order head of Ontario's provincial police, is showing disrespect for the law of the land, and the citizens of Canada. The last comment in the article was that he supports the return of the death penalty in some cases, with the quote "Let me buy the first six feet of rope." Well, the fact is, the death penalty was abolished in Canada a long time ago, and currently a majority (56%) of Canadians do not support the death penalty. While a person may have their own personal views on the death penalty, a public law enforcement official should not be publicly declaring his support for the death penalty, and instead should share only the official view appropriate to his role, which would be to respect the fact that the abolition of the death penalty is the law in Canada, and that the majority of the people he serves do not support it. |
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Sunday, 21 October 2007 |
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OK, I just had to share this story, this is a totally hilarious way of supporting a serious cause. WOMEN in several countries have begun sending their panties to Burmese embassies in a culturally insulting gesture of protest against the brutal crackdown there. "It's a strong message in Burmese culture," said Liz Hilton, who supports Lanna Action for Burma, an activist group that launched the "Panties for Peace" drive this week. The group, Lanna Action for Burma, says the country's superstitious generals, especially junta leader Gen. Than Shwe, also believe that contact with women's underwear saps them of power. To widespread international condemnation, the military in Myanmar, also known as Burma, crushed mass anti-regime demonstrations recently and continues to hunt down and imprison those who took part. Hilton said women in Thailand, Australia, Singapore, England and other European countries have started sending or delivering their underwear to Myanmar missions following informal coordination among activist organizations and individuals. "You can post, deliver or fling your panties at the closest Burmese Embassy any day from today. Send early, send often!'' the Lanna Action for Burma website urges. "So far we have had no response from Burmese officials,'' Hilton said. So ladies, start dropping off , mailing, or personally flinging your panties (new or used I guess it doesn't really matter) at the Burmese embassies to protest their dictatorial crackdown. Hmm, I guess even men could participate too, this just might be a cause worthy enough to get most guys to part with their collections of panty conquests. |
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