While I understand the need for Environmental Recycling Fees....don't you think it would make more sense that these fees are based on the price of item rather than the item itself? I ask this only because we were at WallyWorld tonight so I could purchase an alarm clock. I had a great score (or so I thought), an alarm clock, marked down to $5.00. Great deal wouldn't you say? I thought so....until I went to the self serve check-outs. First after I scanned the UPC code, there was a system prompt, sooooooooooooooo had to have someone come over and help me (which they were NO help by the way...."I don't work self serve") only to find out this prompt was to see if I wanted to buy an extended warranty plan on a $5.00 alarm clock. The cost of the plan? $8.83!!!!!!
Eight freaking dollars and eighty three cents for a warranty plan for a FIVE dollar freakin clock.
But wait...there's more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In addition to the $8.83 warranty offer....there is a NS ECO FEE of $3.50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Three f'n fifty! I couldn't believe it...$3.50, $3.50!!!! So, had I accepted the warranty and add in the eco fee - it would have cost more than the bloody clock. Needless to say...I left without an alarm clock...BUT, we did get a Steak and Cheese pizza....whoohooo
You can view the Eco Fees here
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
And this would be why....part deux
The firefighter at question in my previous post has been fired. And Mr.Smartypants posted an audio clip of the meeting with HRM in which he was 'terminated'. Needless to say....the posting was up for all of 6 or so hours. It was posted on You Tube, but now when you try to access it via links provided by Haligonia.ca or TheCoast twitter feed....is says: The video had been removed by the user...do do do do....is another law suit in the works now for BC? Too bad I didn't have my "poop piled" and extracted the audio clip just for the hell of it.....would be a good thing to listen to while I was taking a shit.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
And this would be WHY you secure your wi-fi!!!!
I realize that not everyone is aware or savvy enough to set-up the security on your in-house wi-fi, but, for god's sake, this would be why.....because some asshole could surf your unsecured wi-fi connection from across the street, make comments about someone on a weekly paper's website, the paper could get a court order to identify the IP addresses and email addresses of those posters....and BAM...YOU get nailed in a lawsuit - and chances are- you didn't do a freakin thing (other than not secure your wi-fi).
Hows that for a slap in the face? The "guilty" party has now requested, through his lawyer, that the innocents be removed from the upcoming legal fight..Innocents? Well, how about a dead neighbor and his wife, who the accused has admitted that he has used their computer/email, and some unsuspecting woman, who is/was unfortunate enough to live across the street from the asshole's place of work and also happened to have an unsecured wi-fi connection.
Apparently the lawyer for the defendants is currently on vacation, so there is no word if the dead guy, his wife and the dolt will get dropped from the lawsuit - seems the only thing they are guilty of if being friends with the accused (the dead guy and his wife) and living across the street from a HRM service. Good Luck to them.....
Oh, and while I'm at it....check out the annoying kid that works at the Lawton's at BRSC. Is it just me, or does it take every ounce of energy in your body to not jump across the counter and pound him in the head.....to me, he's as annoying as F**k.......
Hows that for a slap in the face? The "guilty" party has now requested, through his lawyer, that the innocents be removed from the upcoming legal fight..Innocents? Well, how about a dead neighbor and his wife, who the accused has admitted that he has used their computer/email, and some unsuspecting woman, who is/was unfortunate enough to live across the street from the asshole's place of work and also happened to have an unsecured wi-fi connection.
Apparently the lawyer for the defendants is currently on vacation, so there is no word if the dead guy, his wife and the dolt will get dropped from the lawsuit - seems the only thing they are guilty of if being friends with the accused (the dead guy and his wife) and living across the street from a HRM service. Good Luck to them.....
Oh, and while I'm at it....check out the annoying kid that works at the Lawton's at BRSC. Is it just me, or does it take every ounce of energy in your body to not jump across the counter and pound him in the head.....to me, he's as annoying as F**k.......
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Yet another new phone.....
Yes, you read that right - I have a new cell phone. I finally retired my beloved Keybo. I purchased my Keybo back in September 2008 as a pay and talk phone that I switched over to a post paid account. The Keybo did everything I needed it to do....phone calls (imagine), texting (what a shock) and websurfing - albeit limited abilities when it comes to surfing, but, what more do you want from a CDMA phone.......(surfed using Opera Mini, which I installed once I managed to hack into the phone - at the time, all d/l of Opera were restricted by my provider - thank god for BitPim)
My title being "Yet another new phone", anyone who knows me - knows that I'm a bit of a techo-geek, and I love gadgets (thanks Dad). First I had an HTC Snap - which was a fine phone, but, it was with that phone that I discovered that there wasn't much difference between a 'dumb' phone and smartphone - other than the cost of the monthly cell plan. Next was a new LG BL40 aka New Chocolate - now THAT was a sweet phone.....God it was a sweet phone. Tempered glass, 16 million (yes million) colors, widescreen format, mobile Dolby sound, the ability to hook it up to a television should you want to view via the phone, touch screen...BUT (this is a bit but) my cell provider classed this as a smartphone, when in reality, it wasn't. It was a beauty of a phone....but ended up returning it. Next was the Motorola Backflip (I think of this as a baby Android), running Android 1.5 with no upgrade planned in the near future. This was an OK phone, and I mean, OK. I didn't activate it on the network, I brought it home so I could play with it via wifi. Get a feel for it - see if it was really something I wanted/needed - and the answer was a big fat nada. The 1.5 ran slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww......very very slow.
I discovered this INQ (pronounced "ink") Chat 3G last week - it's a HSPA phone (network replacing CDMA). It looks like a BB without being a BB. INQ apparently was going for the BB look - and they succeeded. I've had it almost a week, and I have little or no desire to return it (which is a feat in itself with me). The phone comes with PC Suite software so you can backup everything on your phone (contacts, calendar, music, messages, photos etc...) The is the INQ Hub where you can d/l apps for the phone as they become available, upgrade the o/s (which is basic BREW), and more (I suppose). The only downside/thing I didn't really like about this phone is/was it's basic operating guide. Thank god for PCs, as this was the only way that I could actually find a user guide on their website. The phone has a 3.2 mp camera/video camera, mp3 player, radio (usable only with the mini-usb headphones) and came pre-installed with Opera Mini 5. The UK version of the phone had Skype as an application - but both of the Canadian providers have had it removed - why? Who knows? Perhaps the network couldn't support the Skype technology. There are widgets that you can have on your main screen (which are removable YAY) for direct link to Facebook, Twitter, Google, Weather Network and world clock and up to 3 RSS feeds, OH another wonderful feature of this phone....5 different alarms...yes 5 - I think that in itself if fan-freaking-tastic.
Enough for now. I'll write more later about this new acquisition.
TTFN
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Cleveland Rocks!!!
No, I'm not talking about Ohio, I'm t
alking about Cleveland Beach.
Cleveland is this wonderful little beach about 40km outside of Halifax on the #3 Hiway, just inside Queensland. Apparently there were scene's shot here for "The Shipping News" back in 2001. My sister, my niece and I went here last weekend, and it was beautiful....the water was warm...oh, so warm.....the sun was shining.....and...YES, I got a sunburn. Probably the worst burn I've had in at least 20 years.
If you are looking for a nice b
each, not too busy, with warm water - this one is it.....highly recommend it!
And if you are into it - there are ducks in the lagoon behind the beach. They are not afraid of people at all, as a matter of fact, the ducklings (can they be called ducklings when they are almost as big as mama?) will nibble at your toes, fingers, what-ever you put in front of them.
alking about Cleveland Beach.Cleveland is this wonderful little beach about 40km outside of Halifax on the #3 Hiway, just inside Queensland. Apparently there were scene's shot here for "The Shipping News" back in 2001. My sister, my niece and I went here last weekend, and it was beautiful....the water was warm...oh, so warm.....the sun was shining.....and...YES, I got a sunburn. Probably the worst burn I've had in at least 20 years.
If you are looking for a nice b
each, not too busy, with warm water - this one is it.....highly recommend it!And if you are into it - there are ducks in the lagoon behind the beach. They are not afraid of people at all, as a matter of fact, the ducklings (can they be called ducklings when they are almost as big as mama?) will nibble at your toes, fingers, what-ever you put in front of them.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Disgusted
Where to start???
How 'bout I start with the fact there was a rape in our community on Sunday. Disgusted that there was a rape, or it was in our community, or that it occurred in broad daylight at 11:30am? All three. Add to the list on July 2 that a youth was slashed on the wrist and robbed (in broad daylight) and two days prior to that, I personally witnessed a robbery of a young man (14 years old to be precise) in BROAD DAYLIGHT. There was a time when the neighborhood I currently live in was safe, where everyone knew one another (or if you didn't, someone you knew did) and it was safe to walk the streets just about any time of day or night.
I did move away for quite a few years and left the neighborhood, and now that I've been back for about 2 and a half years - I've noticed it's gone from being a neighborhood to being a 'hood. Gone are the days when it was safe for your kids to be further than your front yard, gone are the days where it was safe to be out for a leisurely stroll, gone are the days when it was safe to do anything. And this freaking disgusts me to no end.
Years ago, the Hells Angels had their clubhouse in our community, and I tell ya (I didn't live there at the time) I guarantee it was the safest neighborhood in the city. You don't pi$$ in their backyard without getting your d*** ripped off. Yes, they are a gang, and yes, they've done some 'bad' things, but, for ***** sake, they made sure the area was safe. I'm not going to sit here and be an advocate for criminal activity, but, for f*** sake, something has to be done. In the 2+ years that I have been back, there have been more robberies than I can count on TWO hands (and probably more than what I could count using my feet too)
I was just taking a peek at the crime stats as supplied by the HRM PD, and year to date in the "WEST" division, there were 326 assaults and 29 sex offenses (last year, same time frame, 259 and 34). It's too bad that those stats aren't broken down by community, would be interesting to see what those numbers are.
But, to finish my rant.....I am willing to bet that a majority of the BROAD daylight robberies are committed by young offenders (at least the one that I witnessed was) who have no remorse, no fear of punishment, no care as to what the consequences are - it's all just 'another notch on the belt' and bragging rites. The Young Offenders Act is nothing but a license to commit crime knowing that once you hit the ripe old age of 18 your record is wiped clean. As for the f***** that raped the 28 year old in our community, I hope your C*** rots and falls off! Falls off before you have the opportunity to do this again to someone. You are nothing but low life scum. With any luck you are caught, convicted and sent to a jail. Somewhere where you will have to sleep with one eye open, fear the broom handle, and squat to pick up the soap you dropped rather than bend over. I do believe that what goes around comes around, might not be today, might not be tomorrow - but some day, all you sons of b***** who think that the world is yours to ride roughshod over, will encounter someone bigger, badder, and with less of a conscience then you, and then watch the f**** out - it might not be pretty at all. RANT OFF
How 'bout I start with the fact there was a rape in our community on Sunday. Disgusted that there was a rape, or it was in our community, or that it occurred in broad daylight at 11:30am? All three. Add to the list on July 2 that a youth was slashed on the wrist and robbed (in broad daylight) and two days prior to that, I personally witnessed a robbery of a young man (14 years old to be precise) in BROAD DAYLIGHT. There was a time when the neighborhood I currently live in was safe, where everyone knew one another (or if you didn't, someone you knew did) and it was safe to walk the streets just about any time of day or night.
I did move away for quite a few years and left the neighborhood, and now that I've been back for about 2 and a half years - I've noticed it's gone from being a neighborhood to being a 'hood. Gone are the days when it was safe for your kids to be further than your front yard, gone are the days where it was safe to be out for a leisurely stroll, gone are the days when it was safe to do anything. And this freaking disgusts me to no end.
Years ago, the Hells Angels had their clubhouse in our community, and I tell ya (I didn't live there at the time) I guarantee it was the safest neighborhood in the city. You don't pi$$ in their backyard without getting your d*** ripped off. Yes, they are a gang, and yes, they've done some 'bad' things, but, for ***** sake, they made sure the area was safe. I'm not going to sit here and be an advocate for criminal activity, but, for f*** sake, something has to be done. In the 2+ years that I have been back, there have been more robberies than I can count on TWO hands (and probably more than what I could count using my feet too)
I was just taking a peek at the crime stats as supplied by the HRM PD, and year to date in the "WEST" division, there were 326 assaults and 29 sex offenses (last year, same time frame, 259 and 34). It's too bad that those stats aren't broken down by community, would be interesting to see what those numbers are.
But, to finish my rant.....I am willing to bet that a majority of the BROAD daylight robberies are committed by young offenders (at least the one that I witnessed was) who have no remorse, no fear of punishment, no care as to what the consequences are - it's all just 'another notch on the belt' and bragging rites. The Young Offenders Act is nothing but a license to commit crime knowing that once you hit the ripe old age of 18 your record is wiped clean. As for the f***** that raped the 28 year old in our community, I hope your C*** rots and falls off! Falls off before you have the opportunity to do this again to someone. You are nothing but low life scum. With any luck you are caught, convicted and sent to a jail. Somewhere where you will have to sleep with one eye open, fear the broom handle, and squat to pick up the soap you dropped rather than bend over. I do believe that what goes around comes around, might not be today, might not be tomorrow - but some day, all you sons of b***** who think that the world is yours to ride roughshod over, will encounter someone bigger, badder, and with less of a conscience then you, and then watch the f**** out - it might not be pretty at all. RANT OFF
Sunday, July 4, 2010
An April Fool's Day joke comes to life?
I thought I didn't read the title properly: "Australian sewers may carry Internet"
Yep, internet in the sewer - I first saw this as a Google April Fool's Day joke. Here is the newspaper article:
Australia's third-largest city is investigating bringing high-speed broadband Internet to Brisbane homes and businesses using its sewer pipes to carry fibre optic cables, Channel 7 News reported.
Yep, internet in the sewer - I first saw this as a Google April Fool's Day joke. Here is the newspaper article:
Australia's third-largest city is investigating bringing high-speed broadband Internet to Brisbane homes and businesses using its sewer pipes to carry fibre optic cables, Channel 7 News reported.
It was reported Saturday that Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said residents could soon have access to next-generation broadband technology at no cost to taxpayers.
Newman said Brisbane city council is in discussions with a British company seeking to put broadband fibre optic into the city using Brisbane's sewer system.
Since the sewer pipes already connect all the buildings in the city and little additional digging will be required, the city can be fibre-optic hardwired relatively quickly and inexpensively, Channel 7 News said.
"We want 100 megabits per second fibre-to-the-home and we want it now," the mayor said.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Here goes nothing.....literally
Well, someone keeps telling me there are no new rants...well, the title was changed to reflect rants, raves, comments.....stuff....
Over the past month, there are TONS, yes TONS of things that have struck me as odd, weird, and even annoyed me - I did say annoyed...but, honestly, I couldn't keep those thoughts in my head long enough to determine if they were worth writing about...and apparently not, since I didn't write about them. Oh well.
On May 24, however, after I made my last post -
my sister and I headed out in the car for a 'road trip'. We headed to Windsor - why you ask - cause we hadn't gone there previously for a 'tourist day'. Let me tell you, it was freakin' HOT....as you can see by the in vehicle thermometer. At points it was 32-33 degrees, however, I was driving - and that makes it difficult to take a picture of the dash.
On another note, I did witness a robbery in broad daylight. Some poor kid was 'jacked' for $6 and his iPod Touch. At first I didn't realize what was happening till it was all done, and I approached the kid and asked if he just got robbed...and he did. So, 911 was called, statements were filed, and even though Glenn spent a good 45-60 minutes driving around looking for the little bastards who robbed the kid, no luck. It's not likely the kid will get his property back, nor will the little fuckers who robbed the kid get caught - but, at least it was reported.
Hmmm, what else can I write about....ah yes, yesterday, while bringing Shelby into town, we saw a car on fire on the highway - Shelby did her civic duty and called 911 as well (since I was driving, I legally COULD have called 911, it's the only time you ARE permitted to be on your cell phone while driving) to report the car fire - hopefully it was extinguished - couldn't have been too newsworthy as there was nothing in the on-line edition of the newspaper today.
Speaking of cellphones and driving - apparently some people haven't heard that it is ILLEGAL to talk on your cell phone while driving (illegal to HOLD and talk, hands-free is permitted, with regulations) or they really don't give a rats-ass and continue to talk/hold and drive. THAT annoys the F**K outta me...maybe I'll stand on the side of the road some day with my camera and take pictures of the offenders along with photos of their license plates and give that to the cops.....there - call someone on your cellphone while driving about that you f'n idiots!?!?!?!
(rant off)
That's it for today....there may be more soon - you'll have to wait and see, won't you?
Over the past month, there are TONS, yes TONS of things that have struck me as odd, weird, and even annoyed me - I did say annoyed...but, honestly, I couldn't keep those thoughts in my head long enough to determine if they were worth writing about...and apparently not, since I didn't write about them. Oh well.
On May 24, however, after I made my last post -
my sister and I headed out in the car for a 'road trip'. We headed to Windsor - why you ask - cause we hadn't gone there previously for a 'tourist day'. Let me tell you, it was freakin' HOT....as you can see by the in vehicle thermometer. At points it was 32-33 degrees, however, I was driving - and that makes it difficult to take a picture of the dash.On another note, I did witness a robbery in broad daylight. Some poor kid was 'jacked' for $6 and his iPod Touch. At first I didn't realize what was happening till it was all done, and I approached the kid and asked if he just got robbed...and he did. So, 911 was called, statements were filed, and even though Glenn spent a good 45-60 minutes driving around looking for the little bastards who robbed the kid, no luck. It's not likely the kid will get his property back, nor will the little fuckers who robbed the kid get caught - but, at least it was reported.
Hmmm, what else can I write about....ah yes, yesterday, while bringing Shelby into town, we saw a car on fire on the highway - Shelby did her civic duty and called 911 as well (since I was driving, I legally COULD have called 911, it's the only time you ARE permitted to be on your cell phone while driving) to report the car fire - hopefully it was extinguished - couldn't have been too newsworthy as there was nothing in the on-line edition of the newspaper today.
Speaking of cellphones and driving - apparently some people haven't heard that it is ILLEGAL to talk on your cell phone while driving (illegal to HOLD and talk, hands-free is permitted, with regulations) or they really don't give a rats-ass and continue to talk/hold and drive. THAT annoys the F**K outta me...maybe I'll stand on the side of the road some day with my camera and take pictures of the offenders along with photos of their license plates and give that to the cops.....there - call someone on your cellphone while driving about that you f'n idiots!?!?!?!
(rant off)
That's it for today....there may be more soon - you'll have to wait and see, won't you?
Monday, May 24, 2010
The unoffical start to Tourist Days 2010
I decided to give myself an extra long weekend and took Friday the 21st off from work. My niece and I had our own little tourist day together - and it was really great to spend some time with her.
We didn't venture too far from home base, and heading across the harbour over to Eastern Passage to Fishermen's Cove. It is a beautiful spot, not too far from home, and far enough away to feel like you are out of the city and 'down the shore' somewhere. It is a historic area that's been rebuilt over the years (1996)and is a combined restored and working fishing village with shops and restaurants. There is a lovely boardwalk, around to McCormack's beach, a spectacular view of McNab's Island, and just an all around nice walk and you can treasure hunt along the beach and rocks for interesting finds.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Coffey Talk with Chip Coffey
Last night was the Halifax show of the "Behind the Icon" event - "Coffey Talk with Chip Coffey". For those of you who don't know who Chip is, you can view his website here.
There were two type of tickets available, your basic admission and a VIP ticket. The VIP ticket included seating in the first 10 rows, a short meet & greet, a photo with Chip as well as a 8.5 x 11 autographed poster and show laminate.
(How cool is this?)
The show started right on time (which I find amazing, since it seems not many things start on time these days) with the first hour being a Question and Answer session, followed by a short intermission (apparently I am not the only one with a bladder the size of a pea). Once the show started back up-we were onto the meat of the show, the real reason why we were all there......hoping the spirits would guide Chip to us, so we could have a "mini-reading". One thing was made very clear - there were no 'two-fers', meaning if you were selected for a psychic reading, you couldn't ask to speak to your dead Mom, brother, etc....and Chip would say so. However, it was amusing to listen to him speak, and his self-professed "psychic ADD". Oh yes, it took every fiber of my being to not yell out "Oh look.. A squirrell" (some people will 'get' that reference).
I will say, NO, I didn't get selected for a reading (Mom.....tsk tsk tsk....)but it was interesting none-the-less....well, except for the lady sitting in the row behind me....providing a "play by play" of every freaking reading that Chip did. I appreciate the fact that you have a GIFT, but, really....did you need to provide a bloody commentary with each f`n question to Chip and with his responses? (That was my rant portion of my blog)
One thing I did appreciate about the whole evening, is the fact that Chip would say "I don't know" when he didn't know the answer to a question rather than bullshitting and making something up. He doesn't profess to know everything about the paranormal/psychic/medium world, but, provides answers to the best of his knowledge and/or abilities.
All in all, it was a good event, nice size crowd (intimate would be a good description ~216 seats in total) ~144 VIP seats (not all were sold), and followed their set schedule quite closely. (I know, Mike had donairs to get to).
Thank you Chip, Mike, Apryl, Greta & Chris (elf-boy) for the event, and thank you to Twitter for the "Tour that Twitter built" - here's to next time!!
There were two type of tickets available, your basic admission and a VIP ticket. The VIP ticket included seating in the first 10 rows, a short meet & greet, a photo with Chip as well as a 8.5 x 11 autographed poster and show laminate.
(How cool is this?)The show started right on time (which I find amazing, since it seems not many things start on time these days) with the first hour being a Question and Answer session, followed by a short intermission (apparently I am not the only one with a bladder the size of a pea). Once the show started back up-we were onto the meat of the show, the real reason why we were all there......hoping the spirits would guide Chip to us, so we could have a "mini-reading". One thing was made very clear - there were no 'two-fers', meaning if you were selected for a psychic reading, you couldn't ask to speak to your dead Mom, brother, etc....and Chip would say so. However, it was amusing to listen to him speak, and his self-professed "psychic ADD". Oh yes, it took every fiber of my being to not yell out "Oh look.. A squirrell" (some people will 'get' that reference).
I will say, NO, I didn't get selected for a reading (Mom.....tsk tsk tsk....)but it was interesting none-the-less....well, except for the lady sitting in the row behind me....providing a "play by play" of every freaking reading that Chip did. I appreciate the fact that you have a GIFT, but, really....did you need to provide a bloody commentary with each f`n question to Chip and with his responses? (That was my rant portion of my blog)
One thing I did appreciate about the whole evening, is the fact that Chip would say "I don't know" when he didn't know the answer to a question rather than bullshitting and making something up. He doesn't profess to know everything about the paranormal/psychic/medium world, but, provides answers to the best of his knowledge and/or abilities.
All in all, it was a good event, nice size crowd (intimate would be a good description ~216 seats in total) ~144 VIP seats (not all were sold), and followed their set schedule quite closely. (I know, Mike had donairs to get to).
Thank you Chip, Mike, Apryl, Greta & Chris (elf-boy) for the event, and thank you to Twitter for the "Tour that Twitter built" - here's to next time!!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
More stuff
Posting twice in one day.....what brings me back?
We'll, years ago, I used to dabble in beading and jewelery making. But, since my move back to my birthpace, my homeland, to the arms of my family and loved ones, I haven't done much by way of crafts. As a matter of fact, just in this past week or so, I have finally unpacked my supplies out of the box they have been in for more than two years. Yes, it's about time.....
I am actually looking forward to making some new pieces, and finding some treasures at yard sales or second hand stores. I am always on the look out for older jewelery that I can "re-purpose" - there is nothing better than finding something old that you can make new again. Who knows, I might even sell some.
Another thing that interests me is lampwork. This is the art of creating your own glass beads. I have seen some handmade beads for sale in shops for crazy amounts of money. Not that I'd want to make them for sale, but, if I could master this technique - I could make my own unique beads and save money in the long run (and I say long run, as the initial outlay for basic tools is in the $200 range). There is a local stained glass shop that offers classes and the opportunity to drop by on a Wednesday to watch experienced lampworkers make their exquisite pieces.
Back to the organizing of the supplies, and perhaps make a piece or two.
We'll, years ago, I used to dabble in beading and jewelery making. But, since my move back to my birthpace, my homeland, to the arms of my family and loved ones, I haven't done much by way of crafts. As a matter of fact, just in this past week or so, I have finally unpacked my supplies out of the box they have been in for more than two years. Yes, it's about time.....
I am actually looking forward to making some new pieces, and finding some treasures at yard sales or second hand stores. I am always on the look out for older jewelery that I can "re-purpose" - there is nothing better than finding something old that you can make new again. Who knows, I might even sell some.
Another thing that interests me is lampwork. This is the art of creating your own glass beads. I have seen some handmade beads for sale in shops for crazy amounts of money. Not that I'd want to make them for sale, but, if I could master this technique - I could make my own unique beads and save money in the long run (and I say long run, as the initial outlay for basic tools is in the $200 range). There is a local stained glass shop that offers classes and the opportunity to drop by on a Wednesday to watch experienced lampworkers make their exquisite pieces.
Back to the organizing of the supplies, and perhaps make a piece or two.
Stuff
It's been a bit since I've posted anything....but one thing I do have to post is the WONDERFUL commercial by Kotex...yes, Kotex....they have a new line of feminine hygiene products - U by Kotex. The marketing team for this product deserve an award of some sort..the commercials are witty and sarcastic - meant to make you laugh out loud, and they do, they really do. Women can surely relate to these commercials. So break out your white spandex, grab your cat, head to the beach and get ready to start skipping in the sand.....
Check out the commercial here
Check out the commercial here
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Common courtesy
Common courtesy...sounds simple, doesn't it?
Please, thank you, keep to the right of the road, keep to the right (period), please wait for others to leave the elevator before you get on.....can you tell people piss me off?
I work in an environment where 100's of people pass through our doors everyday, people of all shapes, sizes, age, ethnicity, people...all different.....and I'd say, of all the people I encounter daily, 1% possess a small amount of manners or practice common courtesy. And I cannot say that that 1% are of a certain age, or pinpoint what is similar amongst them, other than they are polite and remember to treat others how they would like to be treated. If I had a dollar for everytime the elevator doors fully opened and someone barged on without waiting for those on the elevator to disembark - I'd be a Tim's XLDD 5 times a day gal. Yes, it happens that frequently. Combine that with people meandering through the halls, walking 3 or more abreast, you can't get past them...., when you yourself is trying to be polite, holding a door, or whatnot, would it kill you to say THANKS ?!?!?!?!?!?
sigh
Please, thank you, keep to the right of the road, keep to the right (period), please wait for others to leave the elevator before you get on.....can you tell people piss me off?
I work in an environment where 100's of people pass through our doors everyday, people of all shapes, sizes, age, ethnicity, people...all different.....and I'd say, of all the people I encounter daily, 1% possess a small amount of manners or practice common courtesy. And I cannot say that that 1% are of a certain age, or pinpoint what is similar amongst them, other than they are polite and remember to treat others how they would like to be treated. If I had a dollar for everytime the elevator doors fully opened and someone barged on without waiting for those on the elevator to disembark - I'd be a Tim's XLDD 5 times a day gal. Yes, it happens that frequently. Combine that with people meandering through the halls, walking 3 or more abreast, you can't get past them...., when you yourself is trying to be polite, holding a door, or whatnot, would it kill you to say THANKS ?!?!?!?!?!?
sigh
Friday, April 16, 2010
Nintendo Wii made me a nympho
No, not me! This was the headline in the UK's Daily Star newspaper.
A young woman in the UK fell off her Wii Fit Board, landed on a nerve which triggered PSAS (persistent sexual arousal syndrome). She states that "anything with a vibration turns me on". Poor thing, food processors, electric shavers, even her cellphone.
Now in light of this....I wonder how many man (and women) will rush out and buy their spouse or themselves a Wii with the Wii Fit package? hmmmmm......
A young woman in the UK fell off her Wii Fit Board, landed on a nerve which triggered PSAS (persistent sexual arousal syndrome). She states that "anything with a vibration turns me on". Poor thing, food processors, electric shavers, even her cellphone.
Now in light of this....I wonder how many man (and women) will rush out and buy their spouse or themselves a Wii with the Wii Fit package? hmmmmm......
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Today's news
I have a habit of reading multiple on-line newspapers before I start my day as well as CNN.com.
In the local news, there is the usual...."Open beer leads to gun, hash bust on Halifax street", "Man arrested after traffic stop nets sawed-off shotgun", and my favourite "You're not anonymous on the 'Net". The latter referring to a potential slander suit started by none other than the HRM Fire Chief and Deputy Chief. The two went to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to approve a request to reveal identities and IP addresses of up to seven individuals who posted comments in response to an article in "The Coast" (application has been made to Google as well to reveal similar information). The offending comments have been removed from the weekly's website and now, the general public who were not aware of the article or the comments made, are effectively in the dark as to why exactly the Chief and Deputy Chief feel they have been slandered.
Will be interesting once the "identities" are revealed to see if these remarks had been made by someone in the general populous or from a current employee of the HRM Fire & Emergency Department. The 'department' makes the news seemingly on a quarterly basis, mostly in reference to some from of discrimination or in an effort to reign in the hundreds of staff in their employ. Keep an eye on the local news to see what comes to fruition now that C and DC have the blessing of the Supreme Court of NS to obtain their requested information from The Coast as well as Google.
IN OTHER NEWS
Wow, the demise of several celebrity pairings were posted on CNN.com today. Larry and Shawn King (both filed for divorce within minutes of one another citing irreconcilable differences), **this is Mr. Kings 8th (yes, EIGHT) marriage. In another news article it says that Shawn believes that her husband had an affair with her sister (yes, you did read that right, her sister). The pair had been married for 13 years. **edit: revised from 7th to 8th. Apparently Mr. King has been married 8 times to 7 women
Another pairing that bit the dust was that of Mel Gibson and his Russian GF Oksana Grigorieva. The two had split after a year of dating, and are parents to a 5 month old daughter. Now if you do the math, (and perhaps they split long before this was published) it just doesn't work out..
And last, but not least. Melissa Etheridge and her wife Tammy got married in 2003, is this a case of the "Seven Year Itch"? The couple have two children born in '06. Melissa also has two children from her previous relationship with Julie Cypher (the ex-Mrs. Lou Diamond Phillips).
That's enough from me today....stay tuned for something about dealing with a company's representative who possess NO SKILL in the communication/customer service department...
In the local news, there is the usual...."Open beer leads to gun, hash bust on Halifax street", "Man arrested after traffic stop nets sawed-off shotgun", and my favourite "You're not anonymous on the 'Net". The latter referring to a potential slander suit started by none other than the HRM Fire Chief and Deputy Chief. The two went to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to approve a request to reveal identities and IP addresses of up to seven individuals who posted comments in response to an article in "The Coast" (application has been made to Google as well to reveal similar information). The offending comments have been removed from the weekly's website and now, the general public who were not aware of the article or the comments made, are effectively in the dark as to why exactly the Chief and Deputy Chief feel they have been slandered.
Will be interesting once the "identities" are revealed to see if these remarks had been made by someone in the general populous or from a current employee of the HRM Fire & Emergency Department. The 'department' makes the news seemingly on a quarterly basis, mostly in reference to some from of discrimination or in an effort to reign in the hundreds of staff in their employ. Keep an eye on the local news to see what comes to fruition now that C and DC have the blessing of the Supreme Court of NS to obtain their requested information from The Coast as well as Google.
IN OTHER NEWS
Wow, the demise of several celebrity pairings were posted on CNN.com today. Larry and Shawn King (both filed for divorce within minutes of one another citing irreconcilable differences), **this is Mr. Kings 8th (yes, EIGHT) marriage. In another news article it says that Shawn believes that her husband had an affair with her sister (yes, you did read that right, her sister). The pair had been married for 13 years. **edit: revised from 7th to 8th. Apparently Mr. King has been married 8 times to 7 women
Another pairing that bit the dust was that of Mel Gibson and his Russian GF Oksana Grigorieva. The two had split after a year of dating, and are parents to a 5 month old daughter. Now if you do the math, (and perhaps they split long before this was published) it just doesn't work out..
And last, but not least. Melissa Etheridge and her wife Tammy got married in 2003, is this a case of the "Seven Year Itch"? The couple have two children born in '06. Melissa also has two children from her previous relationship with Julie Cypher (the ex-Mrs. Lou Diamond Phillips).
That's enough from me today....stay tuned for something about dealing with a company's representative who possess NO SKILL in the communication/customer service department...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Where to start....
I think I'll make my first post about random things I have seen while out shopping....
Like this....can something be classified as a "meatball" if it contains NO meat? This is a vegetarian product offered in our local grocery store.
How about this one? This is a label on a scanner - at a print your own photo kiosk.....and I quote.... "produced by a pofessional photographer"
Like this....can something be classified as a "meatball" if it contains NO meat? This is a vegetarian product offered in our local grocery store.
How about this one? This is a label on a scanner - at a print your own photo kiosk.....and I quote.... "produced by a pofessional photographer"
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