San Pellegrino makes an italian soda called  "Chinotto".  Now in Canada, the ingredients have to be listed in French as well.  Imagine my surprise to find amongst the ingredients "extrait de chinois" listed.  Yup that translates to extract of a Chinese Person.

Ummph.

Photos here - http://blog.troisiemeoeil.org/une-envie-irresistible-de-chinois/

Everybody is complaining about the snow.  Well, no surprises here, there is lots of snow left up here in the arctic.  Probably enough for another month or so of melting/sublimating.  The ice road just closed on this past Monday ( Read more... )

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On the way to a store called "Fabric Depot" aka 1.7 acres of fabric goodness, we noted that there was a very interesting place across the street.  Here is a pic of it.

Questions abound...

1.  What exactly is XX and how does it compare to XXX?  Is there X as well?
2.  The term "PEEP HOLE super store" really confuses me.  Do they have a selection of ( Read more... )

... at work when your coworkers send you this link.

http://www.devilducky.com/media/57158/

I am very surprised that I had never seen this video before.  I am amused that mechanical aptitude is still being perceived as a sign that all engineers must have.  I am good at processes and analysis and have good intuition at fixing stuff like getting the ( Read more... )

From http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/02/06/bennett-quits.html :

Bennett had been angered by an e-mail he received from a constituent, Maarten Hart of the Fernie Rod and Gun Club.  Hart said the government was insulting British Columbia residents with overly generous big-game allocations to guides and outfitters at the expense of ( Read more... )

From a chain saw manufacturer's website:

"Husqvarna 137 is our smallest chain saw and is intended for leisure and part-time use"
I don't know what normal people consider leisure, but maybe this is meant only for those who google their future chain saw purchases?!?!