Tweet of the day

Sci & Tech Minister Gary Goodyear discussing scientific research reminds me of the apes puzzling over the monolith in the opening of "2001".

They don't put the A-team on Christmas Eve

CBC news announcer:

"The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  It looks like he killed himself."

Tweet of the day

On the bright side, world didn't end. On the down side, if it had, at least all those NRA assholes would be history.

Don't be surprised when a crack in the ice appears under your feet

The nice folks at the Research & Technology Park are building a skating rink in the empty field beside our parking lot.

Good thing climate change is a myth, or that skating rink wouldn't look nearly as good as it does today.

My only gripe with it is that it's not quite the regulation size of a curling sheet.  Oh, and it's not exactly finished.

Day wasted

[Once the server comes back online] Good luck getting any work done today.

The perfect martini

It's time for some Christmas cheer.  I give you, the perfect martini (even though they've spelled "whisky" incorrectly...)

Unfortunately named server of the day

Me: What are you working on today?

Joe: I'm working on the ass pack machine.

Me: Huhh... what?

Paul: It's pronounced "Azz Pack".

http://aspac.ahmonitor.com/

Health and Safety

Maybe the Health and Safety committee should be spreading useful stuff like this, instead of patrolling for rogue extension cords and couch locations.

This will give me something to do today

I love the smell of a crash dump in the morning...

Tweet of the day

Currently, Canadians suing for guarantee of fair elections and democracy; unsurprisingly, Harper Government savagely opposed.

Math problem of the day

I'm pretty weak at math. My daughter asks her sister for help with Grade Four math homework instead of relying on me.

But even so, something struck me as odd about the story on CBC this morning. The story was about the number of Canadians living to the age of 100.

The graphic at the bottom of the screen read "out of 100 Canadian centenarians, 27.2% are male."

If there were 500 Canadians,  I wonder what percentage would be male...

"I feel your pain" comment of the day

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}

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Tweet of the day

I actually R'd O the F LMAO...

Pool Commissioner (@xlpurplesweater): When you see a dude north of Toronto sporting the worst stache ever don't refer to Movember. It's like asking a fat chick when she is due.

This is not good news

Maybe I won't be able to get an Advil sponsorship for my curling team after all.

Ibuprofen use by athletes may cause harm.

Photo of the day

Let's see what's in the curling coach's trunk today...

Two brooms.  A snow brush.  A coaching bag with sliders, extra shoe laces, tape, etc.  And three empty cases of beer.

Yup, we're ready for the bonspiel on Saturday.

Quote of the day

In the Ford Nation, when you get a divorce, you still get to remain brother and sister.