Canada

Driving over to get milk as one little girl decided the breakfast table needed more than her cereal dish this morning. I hate these stores. Limit of four on toilet paper today as four different customers ahead of me have carts full. They must be full of it. Also, as I was driving in there was this dude cruising along on his scooter through the parking lot. No wonder this place has speed bumps. The guy is missing the little orange flag on the back and oxygen tank, however. We should get daredevils like him off the road. This is definitely a summer day I will regret. Too much sun. Seriously, I prefer less sun and more snow. Between my much to fair skin and my like of sweaters, this should be no surprise. In the really cold weather, one [Read more...]

I have not written any political commentary in awhile. Today, Canada votes for the 41st time on our federal government. I was, in fact, the first voter at my voting station this morning. I will get into who I voted for, and why, perhaps another time. I will say that I had a frightening thought this morning. Before I am questioned on wording, I will admit that I did not vote for Jack Layton and Canada's New Democratic Party (henceforth referred to as the NDP). The NDP is, easily, the most left wing of the Canadian choices for government. The party has won on the provincial levels, but have never risen much past 20% support federally. This election, however, polls have them up over the 30% mark. Economically, I am a right wing [Read more...]

My hybrid is cruising the dusk streets of Uxbridge, Ontario at the moment. Before you ask, yes...it is illegal to text and drive in Ontario, but I am not texting...I am blogging, so deal with it. Have just cleared the lights of town and heading for home. Awaiting me there is an evening with the girlfriend and the Doberman. The clouds to the west are covering up the final sun rays of the day. The fields out here are now dark save for snow reflecting the passing car headlights. Was in town for an oil change, of which I was in dire need of knowing that I am back to work Monday. Still on the road for now. Still with the same company. I so wish I could fire these bastards and get something else. One more quick pit stop at the post [Read more...]

We are the world's peace keepers, eh?  Well, perhaps we were, not so sure anymore. Whenever the holidays roll around, I always have this one song that bounces around my skull. A bit of irony with this tune. For one, I am big P Pagan and small W Wiccan, so Christmas tunes are generally frowned upon by me. Second, the guy who wrote and sings this particular Christmas song wrote a very famous song that goes against the Christian ideals of the holiday: "Imagine there's no hell below us Above us only sky... Imagine all the people Living for today..." Normally I would reference who the quote is from, but odds are these lines are better known than any verse from the Bible, Qu'ran or any other scripture. So, before my cold drugs send me off to [Read more...]

As I lay here under my covers watching the light come up outside, one thought has occurred to me. "It's too fucking cold!" Being who I am, and where I live...this thought shames me. This country's national animal is a beaver...a majestic animal that is a hard worker...and yes, I'm about to run with this a direction that does not include damn building... I feel as though I'm standing beneath the ladder as the goddess is above...I gaze up and say "Nice beaver" just before she hands me down the stuffed trophy. I've really been on a Naked Gun reference too often lately. Then again, Leslie Nielson is Canadian...and I wonder if Ms. Presley's beaver was as nice as he claimed. If nothing else, Elvis had good taste in how a goddess [Read more...]