Don't forget turn off the high beams

I want me a pair of these for Christmas.

At least I'll be able to see what I'm tripping over.

I find lately that I have started to become more political and feel the need to fight back when government or groups try to take my rights away. One of the most vocal groups out there trying to deny people their basic human rights is the American group called Focus on the Family. So when I stumbled across this site that details ways that you can get free material from Focus on the Family I had to share it. The idea is you order your free stuff, up to $100 and you help spend the millions of dollars that they have amassed. It looks completely legal, but I’m no lawyer so if you’re an adult make up your own mind.

Slightly off topic and you will see why I say slightly.
Remember the facts of life? They just released the first two seasons of the show on DVD. I was very excited because it’s show I loved to watch growing up. So I googled the show to see what came up. I was more than a little surprised to find out what Lisa Whelchel had been up to the last few years.



Seems that a few years back (probably when acting jobs dried up) Lisa was born again. Now she is a mouthpiece for Focus on the Family, having written numerous books on the family and “proper” child rearing. I won’t go in to details on her many creative punishment techniques but shocking is putting it mildly. I think I was disappointed because my favorite character on the Facts of Life was always Blair the character she played, and then to find out she’s a right wing fanatic.

Kiss and Ride

This picture is all over the net right now.
Soon to hit the tabloid racks near you.
I don't see a problem.
Don’t all guys say good bye like this?

Rosie O'Donnell on the View

Let the countdown begin.
Only 4 days until Rosie sits down with the lady’s of the view. I am really looking forward to the show.
I think that Rosie’s sense of humor and political views are going to fit quite well with the other personalities.
I will admit that I have watched the show a fair amount over the years, but I’m not fanatical about it.
That’s about to change.
I have already got the PVR set up so I don’t miss a minute.
There’s a cute little promo video at the Official View homepage if your interested.

Charlie's Angels

If you missed the Emmys on Sunday night, and looking at the ratings you probably did. I really enjoyed Conan O'Brien's hosting, he was funny and kept things moving. A highlight of the night was touching tribute to Aaron Spelling.
Sad that his wife and son sat on one side of the theater and his daughter and her husband sat on the other.
The part of the tribute that I loved the most occurred when the original Charlie’s Angels came out together. I don’t think these three women have made a public appearance together since the show went off the air. It was nice that they could put there problems with each other aside and pay their respects to the man who launched their careers. They aren’t looking to bad for their age, but there have been lots of trips to the doctor’s office over the years.
Take a glance at the video and place your vote for most plastic surgery, it’s a close call.

Fall Movies

There are a few new movies coming out that I can't wait to see.

The Queen


School For Scoundrels


Saw III


The Reaping


Man of the Year

Happy Pride Ottawa

Just wanted to say happy Pride Ottawa!

Do to scheduling conflicts (working to pay the mortgage) I will be missing the parade for the first time since 1993. Hope everyone has a great time and I will make sure that we are there next year. In the spirit of the day here is a great little commercial.

Downloading YouTube Video's

Have you wanted to download a Youtube video and not been able to figure out how? Here is a fairly easy way to do it. If you also use Firefox to browse the net there is a very nice add on to the browser to make things even easier.

Download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, MySpace...

TVO Kids Shows

As I was growing up in the late late 70’s I remember watching all kinds of shows on TVO (TVOntario). I stumbled across this great site that brought back all kinds of great memories. I don’t remember all of the shows that are listed, but boy do I remember some of them. A lot of them weren’t very long just short filler shows but lots of good memories. A few that I remember really enjoying were:

Read All About It



Write On



And even a few that were not on TVO like:

Today's Special, The Edison Twins, and Just Like Mom




The best part of Just Like Mom was the segment where the kids make some sort of desert or meal for their mom's to taste. The Mom's had to guess which creation was made by there child. I still remember the scary messes that some kids came up with.

If you would like a fun walk down memory lane check out the site.

What I did on my Summer Vacation

I can’t believe that it’s been almost a month since I sat down and wrote something to post. I have been back from my vacation for about a week and I figured it’s about time to get back at it. We had a really nice couple of weeks up at the cottage, lots of visitors, lots of sun and lots of relaxation. As I’m getting older I find that I’m enjoying my time at the lake more and more. The view from the deck is beautiful and great for tanning.

It was a very nice holiday but the animals kept us on our toes. Cherakan (our dog) loves the lake. She spent almost the full two weeks just pacing back in forth in the water trying to catch the minnows. This dog never leaves our side, but at the cottage she would get up in the morning and head down to the water and start walking. She would pace from our dock to the neighbours dock and back in the water for hours. I’m pretty sure she would have spent the whole day doing it if we hadn’t kept calling her out for a break once an awhile. The upside she got lots of exercise and helped keep the weeds down in the water. By the end of the day the poor thing would walk inside and just collapse and sleep.

Compared to what Aslan (our cat) was up to, it was tolerable. She hasn’t been fixed yet (one more week) so the first few days were quite calm, but mid holiday she went into heat. I have never really experienced living with a cat in heat. If you haven’t the only thing I think compares is a screaming baby. She would cry all day with the occasional break for a nap and then start up again for the whole night. After a day or so we realized all the crying had attracted a visitor.

We started calling him Aslan’s boyfriend. What a treat at 2am in the morning, listening to the both of them, singing back and forth to each other. Her boyfriend sat out behind the cottage for five days hoping she would escape. It was good thing we didn’t have to get up for work.

Over all it was just perfect to spend two weeks away and all we had to worry about was if it was going to be sunny or raining the next day. We had a spectacular moonrise each evening as we ate dinner. Can’t wait for next summer.