Here we go again.....

Another national election, what is the point?!?!?

Stephen Harper is just acting like my 8 year old nephew..."I can't have it MY way, so we're not going to play!"

We don't need or want an election right now, considering Paul Martin promised to call an election in the spring.

Stephen Harper is dangerous, a western redneck, conservative to the end.

I know that the Liberal party has not behaved itself very well over the past few years; The ad scandal is their biggest blunder. I doubt I will be voting for the Liberal party.

Frankly I don't care who is the Prime Minster of Canada, as long things stay on an even keel.

I know that I will NOT be voting for the conservative party.

Time will tell what happens.

Here's an interesting web page, from The Libreral Party: Stephen Harper Said

To be fair, here are the Wikipedia entries about Stepher Harper and and Paul Martin

I found it!

During my recent trip to London, I drank lots of tea, my host drank lots of tea...In fact I think the British drink lots of tea!

The tea I had was called Yorkshire Gold; I never had it before and I thought I would never have it again. I didn't think it was worth shipping a box of tea across the pond (that's the ocean btw).

We have a small grocery store near work, they stock European products, nothing consistent, and from day to day you never really know what they will have. I had a wander to the tea & coffee section to see what I could see...tea and coffee obviously. What caught my eye was a familiar box, could it be? It was; Yorkshire Gold tea! I bought a box, the only box they had, unless I wanted loose tea, I didn't.

My Plan for now is to make myself a cup of tea and enjoy the rest of the afternoon at work!
(Or get my infinite improbability drive going and take another trip - but that's another story)

Yorkshire Gold Tea is a blend of some of the world's finest teas from countries such as India, Sri Lanka and Africa, and has a rich, refreshing taste. It makes a rich brown liquid with a malty taste. This is a very popular English Breakfast type tea, and makes a stronger tea best enjoyed with milk and sugar to taste.

We Want Our Money Back!

Who says kids can't make a difference?

Two boys from western canada, Luke McAndless-Davis from New Westminster, BC and Matthew (no last name) from Calgary,have started a campaign to get Canada's 5 Billion dollars back from the United States. The money is from the softwood lumber dispute.

Let's stand on guard for Canada and tell the United States to stop bullying us!

They stole 5 billion dollars
from us and
WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK!

Canada and the United States are friends and we want to stay friends. But friends don't steal from friends and friends don't bully friends.

Their plan, boycott McDionalds on December 3, 2005.
Why McDonalds?

McDonald's is the most famous U.S. company in the world. And millions of Canadians buy food at McDonalds every day. If we all boycott McDonalds for one day, it will get people's attention. It will even get President Bush's attention.

The have received support from The National Union of Public and general Employees

Their web site We Want Our Money Back has the details and a downladable flyer.

You have my support!!
GO FOR IT!!

Please remember that today is Rememberance Day.

Rememberance Day 2005
Wear a poppy

An Overwhelming Sadness

I have been feeling down all day today, I wasn't sure why 'till I spoke to my sister. She reminded me that today was my parents wedding anniversary. They would have been married almost 50 years.

Both my parents died within a year of each other; my dad March 25, 2004 and mom April 1, 2005.

The picture was taken about 6 month before my dad died, it was taken by a family friend.

I miss them very much.

Rememberance Day 2005

November is the time of the year when we wear a red poppy in memory of those who sacrificed their lives for us during wars.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.

~John McCrae

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Fourth stanza of For the Fallen
~Laurence Binyon

More Remembrance Day Poems

Why the Poppy?
After John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields was published in 1915 the poppy became a popular symbol for soldiers who died in battle.

Three years later an American, Moina Michael, was working in a New York City YMCA canteen when she started wearing a poppy in memory of the millions who died on the battlefield.

During a 1920 visit to the United States a French woman, Madame Guerin, learned of the custom. On her return to France she decided to use handmade poppies to raise money for the destitute children in war-torn areas of the country. In November, 1921, the first poppies were distributed in Canada.

Thanks to the millions of Canadians who wear flowers each November, the little red plant has never died. And neither have Canadian's memories for 116,031 of their countrymen who died in battle. http://www.canoe.ca/RemembranceDay/poppy.html

Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far

Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far

Sony has gone way too far trying to protect its copyrights.

It's a bit technical, but worth the read.