More from the Mountain

We have spent another nice day on Mont-Tremblant. We were lucky enough to get some snow last night for the skiers. Wasn't a lot of snow only about a centimeter, but just enough to make the ski hill nice for the day. The warm weather didn't hurt either. It was about 6C today. Debbie and I walked down to the village to meet the skiers for lunch and did a bit of shopping. I was very proud of myself because I only spent 8 dollars on a new hat. Not bad for all the tempation. Over all its been another nice day. We have to be out by 11am tomorrow so it will be back to reality by Monday night.


The skiers get ready to hit the hills for the day.















Some pictures from the chair lift. Don't they know that Mark and Judy are supposed to be separted at all times.

Here is the group of us sitting in the middle of the village on a break from shopping/skiing having a beer.


















You can just about make out the half pipe that the snowboarders use.
Those damn snowboarders according to all the skiiers.

Greetings From Mont-Tremblant

This is my first attempt at blogging from somewhere other than my computer room. With the help of my friend Judy and her snazzy new laptop we are blogging from the top of Mont-Tremblant. The drive up was nice and uneventful and we are just starting to unwind.
There hasn't been any skiing just yet.... That will be tomorrow.
Spring has definitely started to arrive here in the mountains, but not completely.

Its really nice and warm but it is snowing as we speak so there should be some nice new snow on the runs for Sunday morning.
We will let you know how things turn out.
There will also be some shopping done during the day.





Here are some more pictures of the village and our Chalet.

















Goodbye from Tremblant for now.
More to follow on Sunday.

More Viral Videos

Talk about a ruff day at work.
I'm glad I don't usually have to deal with drunk people.

Smashing Grapes, Smashing Larynx

So does it make me evil that I laughed at this video.

Or is it evil cause' I'm still laughing just talking about it.

You watch and tell me if you laughed.



Listen to her co-workers "sympathy".

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Love this trilogy.

Looks like the series is going to go out with a bang.

Here's the trailer for the final installment.

Enjoy.

Music Memories

I'm just spending a quiet afternoon in the computer room listening to music, unwinding after a
Sunday shift at work. I started to think about some the old songs that I used to love and started searching for them. I'm curious to see how they have held up over time. I'm guessing 'cause I listened to a lot of music in the 80's that some aren't going to be as good as I remember.

So lets go back and start in 1987.
The song is Boom Boom Boom by Paul Lekakis.
I don't think I ever saw a video for this song, but I do remember hearing for the first time at Astrolab.
Astrolab was a dance bar for teenagers where no alcohol was served.
It was alright, it had a great light show, and played lots of great music.
I didn't have all that much fun, it was a bit intimidating.

So here is a live performance of Boom Boom Boom.
I don't remember him being so gay.



I don't want call him a one hit wonder, but here is the 20th anniversary video of Boom Boom Boom.



Surprise, surprise Paul has a new video called "I need a vacation".
Its a little bit catchy, but the chorus is just bad.



Who the hell says they need to go on a vacay....

Anyway back to the music.

A bit out of order.

Here's Shannon with Let the music play.



Next in line is the boy band that started it all.

New Kids on Block.

I was lucky enough to see them in concert here in Ottawa twice.
The first time was with my brother who was about 14 at the time.
He still claims that I scarred him for life when I made him attend the first concert with me. A concert with 10,000 screaming girls, I don't know how that scarred him....

The second show I went with my best friends sister.
Hey I had a great time.

I found the ticket stubs the other day.



Been to a concert lately, check out the prices for these tickets.
Notice the rain or shine on the second stub.
It was during the Ex in August and it poured for about four hours before the show, everyone was soaked, but I still had a great time.

Here is "The Right Stuff" the song that started it all for the New Kids On The Block.



The begging of the end....
Step by Step.



Thats it for tonight I'll have more tomorrow.

Super Mario Galaxy

Another thing I love is Super Mario....all the way back to the original. Were not far off from the release of the next game in the mega-franchise, Super Mario Galaxy. I'm going to keep an open mind because there has not been a game by Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario, that I have not loved. I hope that he takes advantage of the Wii and all that potential.

Here is the latest game trailer.



Mario has certainly has come along way from his beginnings way back in 1981. Here is Mario's first apperance on the video game screen.

He doesn't look bad for 26.

The person playing the game isn't a pretty good player too.

Madonna's H&M Commercial

I love anything Madonna. Here is her new commercial for H&M Clothing. Just because she hasn't made enough money yet Madonna has designed some clothing. Its a bit odd the first time round, but after a couple of viewings I see the charm.
Check out the H&M web site the Madonna collection has some fantastic graphics.

What were you thinking?

Yeah, what were you thinking? Obviously you weren't thinking at all, and they pick on women drivers....

Beware The Ides Of March

Just as Julius Caesar was warned "beware the ides of March" so should we all. Just for clarification the ides of March actually falls on March 15th each year.
The date that we all need to watch is March 19th.

That is the day that Harper and his merry band of zealots bring down there budget.
Its also most likely the day that Harper will engineer the fall of his government.
Make not mistake, Harper will be the one behind any election call, he and the fanatics will blame it on the Liberals or maybe the NDP, but with the latest poll results in his favor, he wants an election now.
Harper needs and wants a majority government so that he can radically change our country without the checks that a minority government provides.
Its also not surprising that the Liberals have slipped slightly in the polls recently. After the bombardment of conservative attack ads that the party started showing recently. If these election type ads are not a sign of an election I don't know what is.
Remember the outrage that the conservatives displayed when the Liberals showed there own attack ads during the last election, where's that outrage now?
I guess it's different when the shoe's on the other foot.
What a bunch of hypocrites.
I thought conservatives where fiscally responsible?
I can only imagine the millions spent on these commercials, some airing during the Super Bowl and American Idol two of the most expensive advertising slots on television.
I think what frustrates me the most about the conservative party is the fact that they try to distance themselves from George Bush and the Republican party in the United States.
Let me preface my comments with the following.
I have traveled through a fair amount of the United States and have always enjoyed the time spent there. I have never had any negative experiences, and found Americans to be a very nice and helpful people.
That said, there is a big difference between the American people and the American government.
Harper is up in arms over the recent defeat of the extension of two anti-terror laws. One of the clauses in question allowed are government to detain any Canadian (you or I) for 3 days with only the suspicion of being involved in terrorist activities. This law was enacted by the Liberal part shortly after 9/11 and they were wise enough to included a clause that called for the expiry of the law if it was not ratified by Parliament every five years. I think that was quite a brilliant addition. For those of you who remember the political climate shortly after 9/11 it was terrifying. This law and similar ones enacted in the US were knee jerk reactions to a new perceived reality, but after five years and some sober second thought....
The Liberal party realizes that there is no need for this infringement on our basic human rights as Canadians and with the help of other opposition parties voted to allow this law to expire.
You maybe wondering what brought on this rant. That is if your still reading, as this is one of the longest posts I have done lately. It's all because of Ann Coulter.

Many of you may not recognize the name Ann Coulter,and if you don't your lucky she is a vile hateful woman who spreads her bigotry across the US and Canada.
On Friday she was a speaker at Conservative Political Action Conference a meeting for most of the Republican hopefuls running for their parties nomination for President and she was her normal vile self.




Here is the brief clip of her comments.

As vile as she is, I expect it from her. The most disturbing part of this video is the crowds response. The laughing and clapping from the audience is quite terrifying and demonstrates the hate that conservatives are capable of. The fact that this woman constantly spews hatred and bigoted comments comes as no surprise, what does come as a surprise is that the Republican party invited her to speak knowing what she stands for.
Of course on Monday all the Republicans running for President will come out denouncing her hate speech, and how she doesn't speak for them, yet they still invite her to talk at some of there most important gatherings.
Actions speak louder than words.

Stephen Harper is a good friend of George Bush and the Republican party.
Just keep this video in mind even while Stephen Harper tries to distance himself from George Bush and the Republicans in the next election because they share the same values.
Gerard Kennedy said it best:

"I want to beat Stephen Harper because I think his vision for Canada is a dangerous one, and I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think I could do it. The Conservatives have taken a page from the Republican playbook, working to divide this country and rule with fear."source

Divide the country and rule by fear....sounds like the last year of Politics in Canada doesn't it.
Think twice before you cast your next vote.