There have been a number of challenges issued lately: yogurt, oatmeal cereal, the Ottawa Catholic Diocese, the B.C. Quality of Life Challenge, Canada Hockey Anthem Challenge, etc. etc. ad nauseum.

Well, here comes another one, and I have a challenge to the challenger: prove your sanity!

The challenge? The Seven Day Sex Challenge. Yes. Married ( Read more... )

News item: "Despite the down economy, falling gas prices have driven consumers back to the sport utility vehicles they once gave the cold shoulder."

"Workers at General Motor's Arlington, Texas, SUV assembly plant began working overtime this month and are scheduled to remain on overtime for the rest of the year."


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At 11:11 in the morning 90 years ago tomorrow, my grandfather climbed out of a trench, stared at the sky, and realized he had survived the Great War, the War to End All Wars ( Read more... )

I went to the D-C pool tonight. A great time - one couple brought their 16-month-old, who charmed the lot. (I must confess it's the first time I've seen the swimsuit version of diapers. Let me assure the squeamish - they DO work, very well ( Read more... )

I'm still not 100% yet thanks to this cold (thanks Kathy...), but ( Read more... )

There's been a rumour all over Investor Village's SCOX message board today, that is (a) quite believable and (b) if true, quite outrageous. It's believable because the group in question has pulled this stunt before, and it's outrageous because, well, outrageous is the sort of thing this group does best ( Read more... )

To Barrack Obama: congratulations. You are now the next President of the United States ( Read more... )

There's something basically warped about this country, in a Star Trek/Star Wars/Dr. Who "mixed together in a blender on frappe" type of way ( Read more... )

This one is for the gold medal ( Read more... )

This cat in Japan is the new super stationmaster in her hometown.

Looks a lot like Sumomo, doesn't she - except Sumomo wouldn't be caught dead in that goofy cap.

(She's a nudist cat - you can't even get her to wear a collar.)