Serious? Another Election?

Apparently the Opposition Parties are all not going to support the Coversative Economic Update.  The normal thing to happen then is for another election.
But seriously?  We just had an election…and that was useless.  I can’t believe the Liberals will be willing to go to the polls while they choose a new leader.
So there must be [...]

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Desert Bus For Hope 2: Bus Harder

Remember the insane Desert Bus For Hope event last year?  Presumably because LoadingReadyRun enjoys pain (and supporting Child’s Play) they are at it again.  Playing a game that is designed to be boring for 104 hours straight (last year).
As of this writing they are already committed to play for 70 hours and the event has [...]

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this and other distances – stolen from Glen

1. Put your iPod or other music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
“All We Are” by Fischerspooner
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
“An Ordinary Day” by Bent
WHAT DO [...]

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To bail out or not to bail out

So the American and Canadian governments are deciding whether or not to bail out the formerly Big Three car makers.  On the side of the car companies they say that it is just a short term hiccup and that if they were allowed to fail then the North American economy will fail with them.  On [...]

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Really late elections wrap up

Canadian election: Nothing much changed.  In a nutshell: Everybody lost, the Liberals lost more.
American election: Everything changed. In a nutshell: Obama won, Bush will be leaving (and there was much rejoicing)

Why can’t we in Canada have some sort of Obama-like political person?  For the first time in my life time we as a country wish [...]

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