A March Starter

A duck walks in a bar and asks, "Got any grapes?"
The bartender replies, "We don't sell grapes."
The duck leaves but returns later and asks, "Got any grapes?"
The bartender replies, "I told you we don't sell grapes and if you come back here anymore asking for grapes, I'll nail your webbed feet to the floor."
The duck leaves but returns again later and asks, "Got any nails?"
"No," replied the bartender.
"Got any grapes?" the duck asks.

A February Ender

A mother asked her small son what he would like for Christmas.
"I'd like a little brother," the boy said.
"Oh my, that's such a big wish," said the mother. "Why do you want a little brother?"
"Well," said the boy, "there's only so much I can blame on the dog."

Our Ottawa Jocks

From time to time, celebrities, actors, or public figures become politicians, this is what happens when the opposite occurs


(Image from http://rickmercer.blogspot.com/, and worth a look )

Bring Back the Amatures

3rd in the World ??? not bad EH !!
hockey ? what’s hockey, oh you mean the millionaires playing a game poor them
Right on Canada,
and our hockey gold guys,,,,,, ya right

Gotta Know ??

Here ya go, best digital news site out there:
http://www.dpreview.com/

Thanks Barney

Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show," has died. He was 81. I used to watch The Andy Griffith Show in B&W with Don, but I guess we all did. Thanks Don.

24 eh !

Canada has won 24 medals to date, is that Canadian or what ??? 24 .......... as in a 2/4
ok maybe only I get it

The Earth Moved ???

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=b6241b4b-955a-4961-a235-21c5a7160c0d&k=16428

The Family Tree

Wait ........ My brother's name is David !!!

We're "In The House"

Hockey be damned,
lets make curling the national sport, thanks to the boys from “The Rock” Canada’s last hold out to join Confederation (good taste huh?)
Today in Newfoundland schools were closed, businesses shut down early and Screech was in every cup. The fellers from St. Johns spanked the world and took Gold in the Torino Olympics.
Thanks Brad, you & dem der fellers done did do us proud.



Canada's skip Brad Gushue

The Maple Leaf Forever

Today, an ex co worker, but more importantly a friend and “brother” arrived in Canada. ( three years to the date)
He chose Canada, with it’s winters and all.
When you talk to Adam, he often talks about how amazing Canada is.
He is from Romania, has lived through the Communist Revolution and now he is here, with his wife and daughter. He works and pays taxes as does both his wife and daughter. He appreciates Canada, more then most of us, and is an example of the spirit we should transmit.
Thank-you Adam, for reminding me of how great Canada is.

Olympic Spirit

A kazillin hours of training and what .... a Canadain after having won gold has some fun...
right on Chandra Crawford

Wow a 5 year old !!, This will warm your cold Heart

5-year-old Hudson boy Saves Family from Fire

A 5-year-old Hudson boy is being credited with saving the lives of his parents and older brother early Tuesday morning, when he woke up to what he thought was heavy rain striking his bedroom walls.
It wasn't rain, but instead, it was a raging fire that was about to engulf the family home.
Jennifer Dunn, the boy's mother, said her son, Sam, ran into his parents' bedroom, saying the rain was keeping him awake.
Not long after, the roof of the luxury home started falling in.
Fire officials in Hudson say, had the boy not done what he did, the family would likely not have gotten out safely.

Take a Deep Breath

We lost a medal in hockey, at least we didn’t have to suffer the pain of a silver (#1 of the losers,) or bronze, same result ( for Canada) as not winning the gold
OK !! face it hockey is our passion, not our right. We would have won as a team, now we lost as Wayne.
Many ankles were broken as we fell off the band wagon today, BUT Canada has won more medals so far then we won in Salt Lake.
Big deal in hockey we were out played by countries that advanced in their skills, not rested on lorals.
Hope you don’t miss too much sleep on this, but I promise …. The sun will come up tomorrow, and Pat will still coach the Leafs ….
Furthermore I checked with Chicken Little and even he said the sky wasn’t falling.

hang fire …. be cool

One of my Favs

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip, set up their tent, and
fall asleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes his faithful friend.
''Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.''
Watson replies, ''I see millions of stars.''
‘‘what does that tell you?''
Watson ponders for a minute. ''Astronomically speaking, it tells me that there
are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it
tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a
quarter past three. Theologically, it's evident the Lord is all-powerful and we
are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful
day tomorrow. What does it tell you?''
Holmes is silent for a moment, and then speaks. ''Watson, you idiot, someone
has stolen our tent.''

Hockey Night in.......The World

Can we play hockey or what !!! thanks ladies ....Gold again

Maybe Cause Im Canadian

Call me strange, but I find little to no humor in the fact that the Vice President shoot some one in the face.
I kinnda think if someone I loved had been shot I doubt that I would find any humor. Yet Letterman & Leno (and many others) have found boundless laughs.
I really believe that if you find the shooting of a person funny, then possibly you are wired up strange.
Wow, let’s hope for California falling into the ocean so we can all have a side splitting chuckle, and laugh till we pee our pants.

I Love a good Groaner

Two antennas meet on a roof, fall in love and get married.The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.

I Will Follow Jean......I Will Follow Jean

I found this photo of our great 1st minister of Quebec. ( M. Charet)
Now….I’m sure he doesn’t want to “pull one over our eyes” but doesn’t he look like he’s sayin. “You are getting sllllleeepy" ( insert Frankinstein here)

Not My Fault

There was this little guy sitting in a bar, drinking, minding his own business when all of a sudden this great big dude comes in and --WHACK!!-- he knocks him off the bar stool and says, "That was a karate chop from Korea."
The little guy thinks "GEEZ" but he gets back up on the stool and starts drinking again when all of a sudden --WHACK-- the big dude knocks him down AGAIN and says, "That was a judo chop from Japan."
So the little guy has had enough of this so he leaves and is gone for an hour or so and when comes back --WHACK!!!"-- He knocks the big dude off his stool and out cold!!!
The little guy looks at the bartender and says, "When he comes to himself, tell him that was .......a crowbar from Walmart.

I want July

It’s cold in my apt.
The heating system gave up this morning and although it’s sorrta working now it’s still very “cool”
It’s about 12 degrees

Now That's Train Travel.

I live about one kilometer from the Mercier Bridge, there my story begins.
Today that was filled with gale force winds up to 107 Km/h causing havoc everywhere. Multiple vehicle accidents abounded, including one of over 60 cars near Ottawa and one of about 40 near the Montreal area.
Although there were fatalities, nothing prepared me for what I was to see on my way home.
There on the Mercier Bridge as large as life as I approached to drive under the structure was part of a train (about six cars) hanging over the water at a forty-five degree angle. The wind had taken these cars of about a ninety car train, and played with them. Now, normally (so I’ve heard) this particular train would have had sulfur dioxide on board. This could have been phenomenal in nature.
It will be some time before all is well. First the weather will have to settle (and that could be some time) Then they will have to bring in cranes to right the slanted cars, carefully move the train and hope for the best. How they will get the cranes near the train is yet to be seen, maybe even from water level or from a weird angle from shore.
The usual trek along lakeshore from the bridge to my apartment would be under five minutes, now because of detours and traffic volume, forty minutes.
Ya gotta love Montreal winters.

hang fire .... be cool

The Good Life

Ah yes, a spring like day, a good cigar and the company of a good woman

Say Cheezzze!

On March 4th of this year I will have been selling photographic equipment for thirty two years. In 1974 if someone told me that in 2006 we would be able to record over 500 photos on a piece of plastic the size of my thumb, I would have suggested a frontal lobotomy was in order.
We outsell conventional cameras at least 25 to 1. Prices have plummeted from over 1000$ for a 2 mega pixel unit to under 300$ for a 5 mega pixel jewel. Leaps and bounds have been made in the industry. We now sell more media cards then film and we are quickly printing more from memory cards then film.
The best site to use for this is http://www.dpreview.com/ so much information there.( go to the buying guide & then the side by side section)
Have I bought a dig cam? No I can borrow just about anything I need
What would I buy? Well I would buy something that uses AA batteries. Why, cause if the “rechargeables” "go south" on me, regular alkaline batteries are in my radio, or my TV remote
Alright … The Nikon Coolpix line rules, then Canon, Pentax, Olympus, Fuji or Fuji Olympus
What I am especially amazed at is the amount of cameras being purchased by seniors ( the over 60 crowd, sorry Dave) they’ve jumped right on the technology and loving it.


hang fire …. be cool

Hearts are Wild

Well it’s well past noon on the 14th of February, and not one card, flower, or bottle of scotch…I love you all anyway.

Up ........Up, and Away !!

Two men are sitting drinking at a bar at the top of the Empire State Building when the first man turns to the other and says, "You know, last week I discovered that if you jump from the top of this building, by the time you fall to the 10th floor, the winds around the building are so intense that they carry you around the building and back into the window."
The bartender just shakes his head in disapproval while wiping the bar.
The second guy says, "You're insane. There is no way that could happen."
"No, it's true," said the first man, let me prove it to you." He gets up from the bar, jumps over the balcony, and plummets to the street below. When he passes the 10th floor, the high wind whips him around the building and back into the 10th floor window and he takes the elevator back up to the bar.
He met the second man, who looked quite astonished. "You know, I saw that with my own eyes, but that must have been a one time fluke."
"No, I'll prove it again," says the first man as he jumps. Again just as he is hurling toward the street, the 10th floor wind gently carries him around the building and into the window.
Once upstairs he urges his fellow drinker to try it. "Well, what the hell," the second guy says, "it works, I'll try it!" He jumps over the balcony and plunges downward hitting the sidewalk with a 'splat.'
Back upstairs the bartender turns to the other drinker, saying "You know, Superman, sometimes you can be a real jerk."

Spell Cheque

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?