Photo Date: 6 April, 2009
	ISO: 400
	Aperture/Shutter: F/8, 1/320"
	Focal Length: 37mm
	Camera: Olympus Evolt E-510

I finally bid a farewell to my tenure in York Region and our Richmond Hill office. It was fun, but the commute was a little draining day in and day out (something about 4+ hours of travel daily and not really going anywhere). I was certainly looking forward to some peaceful 15-20 minute morning jaunts to the office ... but ... that naturally didn't happen.
At least it won't be happening right away.
It appears that Sault Ste Marie has come looking for my services due to some layered issues they are having. Given the blizzard we are having, I figure "how much worse can it really be?".

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Project Gutenburg never ceases to amaze me with it skill at ensuring that classic materials are made easily accessable by the public. In a time when profits are more important then philanthropy and Pirates are once again the scourge of "The Man", they continue to upload 1,000's of books weekly.
When browsing, I noticed that several of their books have gone audio. Great news for the visually impared, young or busy (and lazy) sorts that can't take the time to whip out the ol' PDA for a few hours to read.
Now you can hear Nietzsche in German as it was intended ... or just in English if you'd rather know what the hell is going on.

Technology and geeks with OCD are an awesome combination!

I'm really not sure what prompted me to bother watching yet another season premier of Knight Rider, but for some reason I decided to actually check out this new incarnation last night. Yes, yes. Groan all you like, but I have yet to run into anyone in a country bordering the 49th parallel that has yet to see at least one episode.
I'm still trying to decide if it's a strange and half-assed rip-off of James Bond or just an ugly, bastard child of the original series that has been twisted by the fetishes of our modern television viewing society.
Time will tell.
I will give them credit for actually provided some funding for this version, although the absolute bastardization of his new carcass being a FORD is depressing and makes me want to cry ...
I wonder why GM passed up this lucretive advertising opportunity to make their vehicles look so appealing to the next generation of buyers.
I suppose in the next version of the series, he'll be a Honda ...
In the one hour pilot, they've already had near nudity (woo hoo! Skivies!), a 'dead' Iraq vet (son of Micheal Long, no less), terrorists, jewish allies, government traitors, secret-unaccountable-black-ops-chicks-in-"D"-cups, a chinese girl in a mini skirt (regular cast, I think), enough micronized gadgets pulled out of his watch to put a swiss army surplus store to shame and more Fords then you can shake a stick at ... oh, and let's not forget the obligatory formal martini ball (did I mention the potential for Bond rippage?).
Sigh ...
Do they have anything left for a second episode, or did they blow their load of emotional American baggage all over the premier?

I saw a most disturbing sight on the way into work today.
Some creepy fuck decided to leave a live trap in the middle of the road ... complete with critter.
What rock do these sick bastards crawl out from?

How do you bottle up such vast amounts of hate that you would want to exicute an animal in such an obviously terror inducing manner?

No. I'm not dead, nor have I fallen off the face of the planet.
Work has just been so busy I've been a complete burn-out by the time I get home.
Making me grumpy and anti-social.
I hope to remedy this with a quick, rye-induced reset and I'll be back on my regular posting schedule.
I'll attempt to have Monday's shot up tonight or tomorrow to make up for lost time.

Ninja's, being inherently wic, generally demand mention when their presence is detected. As a result I feel compelled to pass on this nearly useless piece of urban mythos How-To.

Have you ever wanted to be a ninja, but lacked the funding of a major political Daimyo and/or Shogunate master?

"Always use your new ninja powers for good." - WikiHow

Well worry no longer! WikiHow has your solution in this handy 12-step programme on "How to Train to Be a Ninja With a Low Budget".
While they do miss some of the highlights, like how to make an 'awesome' ninja cowl out of your T-shirt , there are handy words of wisdom like "Having some or more knowledge of a fighting style will help".

With advice like that, I'm sure you'll be a super secret ninja dude(ette) in no time.

He defined a generation, inspired millions and exposed the "7 Words You Can Never Say on Television".

"When cheese gets it's picture taken, what does it say?" - George Carlin

At age 71, George Carlin died of a heart attack this weekend and will be sorely missed by 5 decades worth of fans, whether they where from one of his many children's shows (that always seemed wrong somehow), to his die hard comedy fans.
Myself included. I think I'm going to pull out my old LP's and fire up the record player in honour of the man that helped warp my sense of humour at a very early age and, in a strange way, opened my mind to looking at the world in a very different way.
I burned up many, many hours of my youth listening to his many routines (over 14 albums worth) and can honestly say, he's one of the funniest comedians to have ever walked the Earth.
The fact that his name appears in American law (due to the airing of his 7 words sketch on a New York radio station and subsequent legal arbitration against censorship and free speech on the air), is just icing on the cake for a man that tackled life's conundrums with a crooked smile.

"Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck." - George Carliln

To the consumate comedian, philosopher and political activist,
"Party on dude!" ... :hippy: