June 16, 2009
Crazy Edmonton Rabbits
The wild rabbits on our front lawn are going CRAZY!
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July 19, 2008
Walk Score
How walkable is the area you live in? Check out www.walkscore.com and enter your address to get a score on how walkable your neighborhood is. My neighborhood is 25 out of 100 - not great but not surprising.
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July 18, 2008
Quotes of the Day
"The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive."
~ John Sladek
"When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other."
~ Eric Hoffer
"The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory."
~ Paul Fix
"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
~ Professor Irwin Corey
"Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining."
~ Jef Raskin
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July 9, 2008
Marriage counselor
After years of hiding the fact that the love is gone, the last child moved out of the house and Mom and Dad announced they are getting a divorce.
The kids are distraught and hired a marriage counselor as a last resort at keeping the parents together. The counselor works for hours, tries all of his methods, but the couple still won't even talk to each other.
Finally, the counselor goes over to a closet, brings out a beautiful upright Bass, and begins to play. After a few moments, the couple starts talking. They discover that they're not actually that far apart and decide to give their marriage another try. The kids are amazed and ask the counselor how he managed to do it.
He replied, 'I've never seen anyone who wouldn't talk during a bass solo.'
He he he...
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May 18, 2008
Very cool site
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August 1, 2007
Think Geek
Last month's ThinkGeek Techie Haiku Winner is: Shane, from River Ridge, Louisiana!
Here is the winning Haiku:
Client with no specs.
Wants results in two weeks time.
Must. Not. Kill. Must. Not.
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July 13, 2007
YourGreenham.co.uk
Here is an amazing site about the Greenham Peace Camps - lots of inspiring video and photos. I especially love Dancing on the Silos.
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February 13, 2007
Tete a claques
Check out le LCD Shovel 2007:
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November 15, 2006
Pepper
From my Aunt Denise:
C'est l'histoire d'un Québécois qui est en vacances à Toronto.
De sa chambre d'hôtel, il appelle à la réception et demande au préposé "I need some pepper''.
Le préposé lui demande: "What kind of pepper do you need? Black pepper? White pepper? Hot pepper?".
Le Québécois répond: "Toilet pepper !" ...s'tie... d't'barnack...
Posted by songdawg at 6:47 PM | Funny and/or Cool
Joke
A priest, a rabbi, and a monk walk into a bar.
Bartender goes:
“What is this, some kind of joke?”
Posted by songdawg at 5:57 PM | Funny and/or Cool
Fishy
There were two parrots sitting on a perch.
One says the the other, “Can you smell fish?”
Posted by songdawg at 5:40 PM | Funny and/or Cool
October 16, 2006
Coolest rain boots ever
Via: Popgadget
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September 26, 2006
The Muppet Matrix
The Matrix trailer recasted with Muppets.
http://www.magicdonnie.com/themuppetmatrix.html
Posted by songdawg at 7:49 AM | Funny and/or Cool
July 13, 2006
Quote of the Day
"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."
~ Dorothy Nevill
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June 22, 2006
one hundred bunnies
What do you call one hundred bunnies marching backwards?
.... a receding hareline
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April 14, 2006
Stupid Girls video by Pink
Check out Pink's new video Stupid Girls.
Favourite lines:
"Whatever happened to the dream of a girl President?
She's dancing in the video next to 50 Cent."
Girl walks into a women's restroom "Oh my God you guys, I totally had more than 300 calories today. Soooo not sexy." Girl next to her tosses her cookies using a toothbrush. "Good one. Can I borrow that?"
It's a great video that talks about the pressures to be sexy instead of being yourself.
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March 1, 2006
Mon Petit Blond
From my Aunt Denise (finally a blonde man joke):
The sheriff in a small town walks out in the street and sees a blond cowboy coming down the walk with nothing on but his cowboy hat, gun and his boots, so he arrests him for indecent exposure.
As he is locking him up, he asks, "Why in the world are you dressed like this"? The cowboy says: Well it's like this Sheriff.... I was in the bar down the road and this pretty little redhead asks me to go out to her motor home with her...so I did.
We go inside and she pulls off her top and asks me to pull off my shirt...so I did. Then she pulls off her skirt and asks me to pull off my pants...so I did. Then she pulls off her panties and asks me to pull off my shorts...so I did.
Then she gets on the bed and looks at me kind of sexy and says, "Now, go to town, Cowboy...."
And here I am.
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December 30, 2005
Quote of the Day
"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you."
Rita Mae Brown
US author and social activist
From Quotes of the Day
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November 29, 2005
Snow on the ground - time for Rudolph Remixed
Minus eleven degrees today and getting colder. Snow is on the ground, the roads are slippery and it's dark way too early - here's a little something that cheered me up.
My favourite Christmas webtoon Rudolph Remixed has some groovy music… an oldie but goodie.
http://www.groovechamber.com/xmas/xmas.htm
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November 17, 2005
Best Server Unavailable message yet
This is the best server unavailable message I have yet seen.
http://pharyngula.org/index/weblog
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November 4, 2005
Soupy George
At work we've started a singing group and we've started with singing carols - I think it'll be a lot of fun but this afternoon I had Let It Snow looping in my head. And it was driving me crazy.
So some of my co-workers pointing me to this kick-ass christmas carol antidote: Soupy George by 7 Seconds of Love - http://www.7secondsoflove.com/soupy_george.
I dare you to watch it and not laugh.
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October 30, 2005
What was No.1 on the day you were born?
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/member/birthdayno1.php
The day Marshallwas born Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley was No. 1 in the US.
The day I was born it was War by Edwin Star.
How about you?
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October 6, 2005
Computers, handguns and tequila
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.
-Unknown
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September 15, 2005
The River
Found in my inbox from the lovely and clever Sheila:
Three men were hiking through a forest when they came upon a large,
raging violent river.
Needing to get on the other side, the first man prayed, "God, please
give me the strength to cross the river."
Poof!
God gave him big arms and strong legs and he was able to swim across
in about 2 hours, having almost drowned twice.
After witnessing that, the second man prayed, "God, please give me
strength and the tools to cross the river."
Poof!
God gave him a rowboat, strong arms and strong legs and he as able
to row across in about an hour after almost capsizing once.
Seeing what happened to the first two men, the third man
prayed,"God, please give me the strength, the tools and the intelligence to cross this river."
Poof!
He was turned into a woman. She checked the map, hiked one hundred
yards up stream and walked across the bridge.
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July 28, 2005
Clean Your Monitor
Don't forget to clean the inside of your monitor too: http://www.legrady.hu/sc.html.
You'll need Macromedia Flash installed.
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July 26, 2005
Gracie Allen
"When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half."
From Quote Of the Day
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July 25, 2005
Google Moon
Google has put up a site of a map of the moon at moon.google.com
Zoom in and you can see what the moon is made of. Ha ha - very clever.
Posted by songdawg at 5:06 PM | Funny and/or Cool
July 24, 2005
National Girlfriend, Aunt and Sister's Week
From Sam... passing it on to all the wondering women in my life.
photo credit unknown
I am only as strong as the coffee I drink, the hair spray I use and the friends I have.
To the cool women that have touched my life. Here's to you!
National Girlfriends Day
What would most of us do without our sisters, confidants and shopping, lunching, traveling and JAMMING girlfriends?
Let's celebrate each other for each other's sake!
It is good to be a woman:
- We got off the Titanic first.
- Taxis stop for us.
- We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing.
- No fashion faux pas we make, could ever rival the Speedo.
- We don't have to pass gas to amuse ourselves.
- If we forget to shave, no one has to know.
- We can congratulate our teammate without ever touching her rear end.
- We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our privates are still there.
- We have the ability to dress ourselves.
- We can talk to the opposite sex without having to picture them naked.
- We will never regret piercing our ears.
- There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems.
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June 6, 2005
Absolutely Fabulous
I came verrrry close to caving in to temptation today and picking up copies of Absolutely Fabulous. It's by far my favourite television show. Yes Sweetie...Darling... it is.
Update: We went by to our local video rental place and they were selling off the old VHS for $5 each. Lucky for me I spotted a few and scooped them up. I then hooked up our tiny tv/vhs combo that used to be our tv (my laptop has a bigger screen:) to our large tv - both are playing at the same time and with the new speakers that I hooked up to the tv it's a whole new experience. Since we no longer have cable - every once in a while tv shows on dvd/vhs are a great escape
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December 7, 2004
Quote
"There is very little that cannot be accomplished if you have a positive mental attitude, tons of money, and supernatural powers."
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November 20, 2004
Did you hear about the two Republicans...
Did you hear about the two Republicans who got onto a commercial plane and were sitting in the window and middle seats when a Democrat came and sat down in the isle seat with them and kicked off his shoes to relax.
Once the flight was underway the Republican in the window seat asked if he could get out to go get a Coke. The Democrat said to stay there and he would go get a Coke for him. While he was gone, one of the Republicans picked up one of the Democrat's shoes and spit into it. When the Democrat got back the other Republican said he'd like to go get a coke and the Democrat went to get him one, too. The Republicans then spit in his other shoe.
When the plane came in for a landing, the Democrat put his shoes on and immediately knew what had happened. He said "why must we go on like this fighting with each other all the time? When will it all end, this spitting in shoes and pissing in Cokes?"
- From Charlie on the Northwest Bluegrass List
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November 2, 2004
Nerd Folksongs
Hilarious folksongs: Jonathan Coulton
I am up at 5:30 am to pay bills. Listening to Maceo Parker's Chicken to get me through. I am all done and off to get ready for work.
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October 27, 2004
Lighter Side
Couple jokes I think are funn:
How many kids with ADD does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
LET'S RIDE BIKES!
____________________
Person 1: Knock knock.
Person 2: Who's there?
Person 1: Control freak.
Person 1: Now you say "control freak who?"
____________________
A duck goes into a bar and asks the bartender, "Got any grapes?"
The bartender says, "No. This is a bar and we don't sell grapes." The duck leaves.
The next day, the duck goes back to the bar and asks, "Got any grapes?" The bartender says, "I told you yeaterday. This is a bar and we don't sell grapes."
The following day, the duck returns and asks,"Got any grapes?"
The bartender loses it. He grabs the duck by the neck, and yells, "I already told you twice! This is a bar! I don't have any grapes! If you ask me again, I'll nail your beak to the floor!"
The next day, the duck goes in the bar and asks, "Got any nails?" The bartender sighs and says, "No, we don't have any nails." The duck says, "Good. Got any grapes?"
Posted by songdawg at 8:25 PM | Funny and/or Cool
Hummer Revenge
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October 6, 2004
Eye of the Storm
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Check out this cool picture: "Above the Eye of Hurricane Ivan" taken from the International Space Station. brought to my attention by Morpheus. I tried to add a comment to his site but the page looked like it kept timing out.
Also check out NASA's World Wind. It's a 3D engine that ..."allows any user to zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth, leveraging high resolution LandSat imagery and SRTM elevation data to experience Earth in visually rich 3D, just as if they were really there." |
Posted by songdawg at 6:37 AM | Funny and/or Cool
August 4, 2004
Key to Sucess
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
?Bill Cosby
Posted by songdawg at 10:07 AM | Funny and/or Cool
July 21, 2004
Card-Carrying Bleeding Heart Liberal
I'm A Card-Carrying Bleeding Heart Liberal
- a song by Ervin Drake
VOTE him GONE
- a song by Annie Wenz
Posted by songdawg at 10:17 PM | Funny and/or Cool
June 24, 2004
Word
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From Deana:
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to the man's 15,000. The wife replied "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men"...the husband turned to his wife and said " What ?" ___________________ A man said to his wife one day "I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time." The wife responded, " Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me" God made me stupid so I'd be attracted to you." ___________________
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May 18, 2004
Shuffle Demons Are BACK!!!
| They're back - and aiming to shatter the Guiness Book of World Records record for most saxophones playing one song. |
Posted by songdawg at 6:56 AM | Funny and/or Cool | Music
May 6, 2004
Cost of a Brain
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In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber. "I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news," he said as he surveyed the worried faces. "The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It's an experimental procedure, very risky but it is the only hope. Insurance will cover the procedure, but you will have to pay for the brain yourselves." The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. After a great length of time, someone asked, "Well, how much does a brain cost?" The doctor quickly responded, "$5,000 for a male brain, and $200 for a female brain." The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked. A man unable to control his curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and explained to the entire group, "It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the female brains, because they've actually been used." |
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April 30, 2004
Brown MandMs
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Ever hear about the one where the band wouldn't go on to play the show because they had insisted on no Brown MandMs and found some in their dressing room? Turns out it was Van Halen and was all about sound engineering and stage setup.
Posted by Lisa on Maplepost, from the TechRepublic Geek Trivia... "... Perhaps the most infamous contract rider, however, belongs to 1980s rock heavyweights Van Halen, which specified that a bowl of M&M candies be available in their dressing room--with all the brown M&Ms removed. One-time Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has admitted to trashing a dressing room or two after finding brown M&Ms in his candy bowl, but he claims there was a higher logic--and a sound engineering reason--behind this oblique request. What was the supposed logic behind rock band Van Halen's indulgent contract rider that required the removal of all brown M&Ms--and only brown--from the candy bowls in members' dressing rooms? While this may seem like an extravagant method of gauging a promoter's attention, the band had good reason to go to such trouble. Van Halen was among the first musical groups to take a massive and elaborate stage and lighting apparatus on tour, yet still play so-called secondary and tertiary venues, such as college amphitheatres. In many cases, the buildings the band was booked to play in simply weren't able to handle the structural demands of the traveling stage. The band's lengthy contract rider clearly spelled out the specifications and safety requirements for the stage, but many of the smaller venue administrators simply didn't bother to delve into this intimidating legal document. Thus, if Van Halen got to the dressing room and found brown M&Ms in the candy dishes, the band knew that a problem might exist with the stage. In many cases, the problem was worth canceling the show, for safety or liability reasons. From such cancellations sprang the rumor that Van Halen would back out of a concert date simply because the band found brown M&Ms backstage.... " Read the full article at: http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-22-5198639-1-1.html |
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April 27, 2004
In Your Face, Iceland!
| Hi:
I thought you would like to watch ?In your face, Iceland!?, an entertaining commercial from the David Suzuki Foundation. Check it out at: www.davidsuzuki.org/WOL/InYourFaceAd/default.asp While the ad might be funny to watch, it makes an important point. Canadians take pride in our natural heritage, but there is a large gap between our values and our environmental record. See the link above for more information on how Ottawa can clean up its act. Visit www.davidsuzuki.org/WOL/InYourFaceAd/default.asp to see the video and send a letter to Prime Minster Martin urging him to act. |
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April 5, 2004
Inner Peace for Busy Women
| Excerpt from Inner Peace for Busy Women: Balancing Work, Family, and Your Inner Life by Joan Z. Borysenko
"The parable was written in the mid-1400s, and it?s called The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell. Allow me to paraphrase it for you: One day King Arthur was out hunting. He?d just killed a stag with his mighty bow, when a menacing knight emerged from the bushes. The knight, Sir Gomer Somer, accused King Arthur of taking his lands and giving them to Sir Gawain, one of the Knights of the Round Table. Sir Gomer Somer was in full armor and outfitted for the kill, but the rules of knightly conduct prevented him from slaying the unarmored king. Instead, he offered Arthur a deal: ?Come back here just as you are, 12 months exactly from this day, and if you give me the correct answer to this question??What does a woman want???I?ll spare your life. Otherwise, I?ll cut off your head.? By knightly rules of chivalry, King Arthur had no recourse but to accept the challenge. He rode back to the castle perplexed and sorrowful, but his good friend, Sir Gawain, pledged his help. They decided to ride out in different directions and ask every man and woman they met the answer to the question. All the answers were recorded in books each man kept, which quickly grew very large. Some people thought that women wanted beautiful clothes. Others talked of marriage, courtship, or lusty affairs. By this time, 11 months had passed. King Arthur was getting desperate, for he knew in his heart that he and Gawain had not found the correct answer. He decided to seek wisdom in the heart of Inglewood Forest, where he had a strange and distressing encounter with the ugliest woman he?d ever seen. She was truly a hideous marvel?with a nose running streams of snot, a mouth full of snaggleteeth as big as a boar?s, filmy eyes that bulged like balls, a hunchback, shoulders as large as boulders, a body like a giant barrel, hair like a bird?s nest, and breasts that the author describes as being a load for a horse. There were simply no words sufficient to describe how repellent she appeared. Yet this ugly woman sat upon a horse fitted out with gold and jewels, a mount suitable for a queen. With utmost confidence, she introduced herself as Dame Ragnell. She knew every detail of Arthur?s quest, and of his sure death if he failed to answer the question of what women truly wanted. She offered the king a difficult bargain. She was willing to tell him the answer to the question and stop his head from rolling. But in return, she wanted the handsome, courtly, chivalrous, morally upright, and absolutely sterling-in-every-way Sir Gawain as a husband. King Arthur was horrified for his friend, but agreed to put the bargain to him and return with an answer. Arthur described the strange encounter to Gawain, thinking that he?d be better off killing himself than consigning his friend to such a terrible fate as marrying the hideous Dame Ragnell. But Gawain was the soul of knightly virtue. He knew that almost a year of asking the question, ?What does a woman want?? hadn?t yielded the correct answer. The chivalrous knight insisted that he would marry the hag to get the answer and save the king?s life. In just a few days, King Arthur was due to meet Sir Gomer Somer. He?d either have an answer to the vexing question, or he?d surely lose his head. On the way to the fateful meeting with his destiny, Dame Ragnell was waiting for him in the woods as promised. When she?d been assured that Sir Gawain would take her for his bride, she answered the question. It isn?t beauty, pleasure, sex, or many husbands that women desire, she explained. We want to be seen as fresh and young, as innocent. But more than that, what women really want is sovereignty?we want the same mastery over ourselves, and in our relationships with men, as a knight has in all his affairs. King Arthur rode on to his appointed meeting with Sir Gomer Somer, who was eagerly waiting to hear the wrong answer and cut off his head. The king pulled out the two books that he and Gawain had compiled. Gomer laughed, and pronounced the king a dead man. But then Arthur revealed that he had the one, true answer: A woman wants sovereignty. Sir Gomer Somer was incensed. ?You?ve been talking to my sister, that hideous hag Ragnell! She?s told you the truth,? he sputtered. And on that disappointed and angry note, he let King Arthur go. The king rode off, and soon met Dame Ragnell along the way. She was ready to claim the handsome Gawain as her prize. Arthur and the hag rode back to Camelot, and into court side by side. He was ashamed and humiliated to be seen with such a hideous creature, but she was ashamed before no one. Everyone in the court craned their necks to see the awful hag with rheumy eyeballs and teeth pointing in different directions, with lips that lay like lumps upon her chin, and moles with sturdy hairs protruding. Gawain came straight out to meet them, and true to his word, pledged his troth to the ugliest woman on earth. Queen Guinevere and all the ladies of the court took one look at her and wept for the good Gawain. The other knights were horrified to hear that he would be married to the unspeakably foul creature. The ladies of the court suggested a quiet, private wedding to Dame Ragnell, to spare her the embarrassment of making a public spectacle of herself. But she wouldn?t hear of it. She wanted to be married at a High Mass with the full court in attendance. Dressed in finery that would have put Guinevere to shame, she became a bride. After the wedding, there was a big feast, and Dame Ragnell sat at the head of the table, rudely devouring everything in sight like a pig at a feeding trough. She ate like an entire army of men, using her three-inch long fingernails to carve her meat. The sight was so disgusting that no one would sit near her. After the feast, the bride and groom retired to their chambers?horror of horrors?to consummate the union. ?Will you kiss me, husband?? Ragnell asked Gawain, brushing bits of meat out of her hair and off her bulbous lips. ?I will do more than that, my wife,? Gawain promised. But when he turned around to reach out for her . . . there was the most beautiful woman he?d ever seen. ?What are you?? he asked, in whispered bewilderment. Dame Ragnell told the story of how her wicked stepmother had cast a spell on her. She was her beautiful self by night and an ugly hag by day. She gave Gawain a choice. If he wished, she could be ugly at night and beautiful by day when other people could see her. Or she could be ugly for others by day, and beautiful for her husband between the sheets at night. ?Choose what?s most important for your honor,? she told him. Gawain thought for a while, and finally replied that he couldn?t choose. It was her body, her life, her own choice, and none other?s. This he swore before God. Dame Ragnell replied that he was the best and most blessed of all knights. By giving her sovereignty, Gawain had broken the spell that her wicked stepmother had cursed her with years before. Now she could be beautiful all the time. But that?s not the end of the story. Gawain loved, honored, and cherished his wife; and together they had a son who grew up to become a Knight of the Round Table. But after five years, Dame Ragnell, the most beautiful woman in all of Britain, left her husband. Where she went and what she did is a story that?s never been told. But when we have sovereignty over ourselves, we?re free to follow the guidance from within, and to create a life that breaks the mold?even if that means that we don?t live out what other people may think of as a fairy-tale ending." |
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March 29, 2004
Women Power - World CUp of Women's Baseball
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March 28, 2004
Augie's Mando Gnomes
Photo by Augie Special appearance of the Mando Gnomes (Linda's cousins Darrell and Darrell from Saboeville) at last year's Columbia Valley Bluegrass Festival Invermere, BC. |
Posted by songdawg at 10:30 AM | Funny and/or Cool
March 24, 2004
Hinterland Who's Who
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A Canadian tradition - Hinterland Who's Who. They have put up their vintage and classic video and sound clips. Don't forget to check out the spoofs - want to know more about the Canadian Rocky Kangaroo?
Thanks to moxy woman creations on maplepost for the link. |
Posted by songdawg at 7:17 AM | Funny and/or Cool
March 12, 2004
Computer games...
| "Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."
Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989 |
Posted by songdawg at 5:59 AM | Funny and/or Cool
March 4, 2004
Look alikes- What do you think?
| Excerpts from an email discussion..
MandoLinda: Have a look at this picture. Striking similarity, don't you think? Only thing missing is a banjo!
Augie:
MandoLinda: This is just TOO FUNNY, I do not know how you did it, lucky for me I play an A- style mandolin - And it gives hope that the little Troll is not related to King Ralph! |
Posted by songdawg at 6:27 AM | Comments (2) | Funny and/or Cool
February 18, 2004
Quote of the Day
If you don't hear NO at least three times a day, you aren't asking for enough stuff in your life.
Posted by songdawg at 5:52 PM | Comments (2) | Funny and/or Cool
February 4, 2004
God and Eve
From J-bird
Posted by songdawg at 7:43 AM | Funny and/or Cool
January 16, 2004
Canadian Jokes
So the St Nicholas Mandolin Orchestra performance tonight went well, 20-some mandolins playing sound so sweet. I recorded the evening so that I can practice and learn the tunes better.
On one of the email lists that I subscribe to people have been poking fun at Canadians and I thought I would share the jokes with you.
Q. How do you identify a Canadian at an orgy?
A. They are the one washing the grapes.
Q: How do you get a Canadian to say they are sorry?
A: Step on their foot.
Q. How do you get 100 Canadians out of a swimming pool?
A. "Alright, everybody, out of the pool."
This one cracks me up for some reason...
Posted by songdawg at 9:22 PM | Comments (2) | Funny and/or Cool
January 13, 2004
Gloo Gloo
Today at the pet store...
Clerk on the intercom: "Fish, Line 2. Fish, Line 2"
Marshall (matter of fact like): "Gloo Gloo"
Cracked me up.
Guess you had to be there.
Need some political comic relief? Try Bush In 30 Seconds.
Or Rick Mercer (of This Hour Has 22 Minutes fame) has a new show Monday Report which is hilarious.
Posted by songdawg at 9:04 PM | Funny and/or Cool
January 8, 2004
Quizzes via Morpheus
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Morpheus has a couple of quizzes linked on his site that I thought I would try. If you do them let me know what the results are. Here's what came up for me:
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Posted by songdawg at 8:19 PM | Comments (3) | Funny and/or Cool
December 17, 2003
Vagabonding.com
| Mike from www.Vagabonding.com is back home in Chicago. I always looked forward to getting an update from his trip, what a great endeavour. Maybe he'll tell some interesting stories about home? I don't know how long the site will be up but if you haven't had a chance to check it out - take a look at his amazing video clips before the site goes down. |
Posted by songdawg at 7:09 AM | Funny and/or Cool
November 19, 2003
Ashcroft on Freedom
| Attorney General John Ashcroft was speaking at an elementary school about rights and freedoms in America. 'Any questions,' he asked. A little boy raised his hand. 'My name is Billy, and I have two questions. First, why are you using the Patriot Act to limit American's civil liberties? Second, why haven't any weapons of mass destruction been found in Iraq?' Just then the bell rang, and Ashcroft stated, 'We'll resume after recess.'
Recess ended and Ashcroft again asked, 'Are there any questions? A little girl raised her hand. 'My name is Julie, and I have four questions. First, why are you using the Patriot Act to limit American's civil liberties? Second, why haven't any weapons of mass destruction been found in Iraq? Third, why did the recess bell ring ten minutes early? Fourth, where's Billy?' |
Posted by songdawg at 7:28 AM | Comments (4) | Funny and/or Cool
October 27, 2003
Extreme Pumpkins
Extreme Pumpkins Contest Winners 2003 are in!
My favourite is the Giant Carnivorous Pumpkin.
Don't forget to check out the photo gallery of past years' including Puking Pumpkin.
Posted by songdawg at 8:54 AM | Funny and/or Cool
October 25, 2003
Tattoo
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Don't know whose tattoo it is but thanks for sharing! It's good to have a sense of humour and not take yourself too seriously. via J-bird |
Posted by songdawg at 10:39 AM | Funny and/or Cool
October 20, 2003
Mythological Form Quiz
I am a Form 0, Phoenix: The Eternal.
"And The Phoenix's cycle had reached zenith, so she consumed herself in fire. She emerged from her own ashes, to be forever immortal."
Some examples of the Phoenix Form are Quetzalcoatl(Aztec), Shiva (Indian), and Ra-Atum(Egyptian). The Phoenix is associated with the concept of life, the number 0, and the element of fire. Her sign is the eclipsed sun.
As a member of Form 0, you are a determined individual. You tend to keep your sense of optomism, even through tough times and have a positive outlook on most situations. You have a way of looking at going through life as a journey that you can constantly learn from. Phoenixes are the best friends to have because they cheer people up easily.
Which Mythological Form Are You?
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Posted by songdawg at 9:09 AM | Funny and/or Cool
October 16, 2003
Nowhere Girl
Great coming of age story: Nowhere Girl
Posted by songdawg at 4:53 PM | Funny and/or Cool
October 7, 2003
'How to Tell When a Relationship is Over
Found this gem on http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/28771:
'How to Tell When a Relationship is Over'
Posted by songdawg at 3:47 PM | Funny and/or Cool
September 20, 2003
One of those days
It's all been said before... tell it sistah.
"Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths."
-- Baroness Edith Summerskill
"Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then."
-- Katharine Hepburn
"I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch."
-- Gilda Radner
From Pristine's site:
"Behind every successful man is a surprised woman. "
--Maryon Pearson
"My second favorite household chore is ironing.
My first being, hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. "
-- Erma Bombeck
"I try to take one day at a time, but
sometimes several days attack me at once. "
--Jennifer Unlimited
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll
just have to be a horrible warning. "
--Catherine
Posted by songdawg at 12:12 PM | Funny and/or Cool
September 15, 2003
Decode this
Sent to me via Andrei S.
Acocdrnig to an elgnsih unviesitry sutdy the oredr of letetrs in a word dosen't mttaer, the olny thnig thta's iopmrantt is that the frsit and lsat ltteer of eevry word is in the crorcet ptoision. The rset can be jmbueld and one is stlil albe to raed the txet wiohtut dclftfuiiy.
Posted by songdawg at 9:20 AM | Funny and/or Cool
International Pirates Day
Mark your calendars. Sept 19th be International Pirates Day.
Need an Englisht'Pirate translator? Here ye be - http://www.talklikeapirate.com/translator.html
Posted by songdawg at 7:20 AM | Funny and/or Cool
September 2, 2003
I wish I was a Bear
Sent to me by Choox
Posted by songdawg at 7:46 PM | Funny and/or Cool
July 5, 2003
July 5, 2003
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Go to www.google.com. Type: weapons of mass destruction (no quotation marks). Do NOT click the Google Search button. Instead, click the I'm Feeling Lucky button. Then read the whole error message carefully.
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Posted by songdawg at 8:09 AM | Funny and/or Cool
July 3, 2003
July 3, 2003
Here's a really good travel log called Vagabonding.com. Check out the cool videos.
Posted by songdawg at 7:26 AM | Funny and/or Cool
June 19, 2003
June 19, 2003
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Entrepreneurs? I still don't know what to say. |
Posted by songdawg at 7:34 PM | Funny and/or Cool
June 4, 2003
June 4, 2003
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"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for
our wits to grow sharper."
- Eden Phillpotts, early 20th century English novelist
The guys at MIT have created something special. Introducing the No-Contact jacket. |
Posted by songdawg at 7:18 AM | Funny and/or Cool
May 25, 2003
May 25, 2003
Jon sent me this interesting link. The Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) produces the worlds largest flower and is currently flowering at the University Botanic Gardens Bonn (Germany). The plant strongly smells of decaying fish and is 274 cm high.
Posted by songdawg at 7:54 AM | Funny and/or Cool
May 1, 2003
Whip-poor-will
Ever wonder what a whip-poor-will sounds like? Every time I hear the line "I hear the lonesome whip-poor-will, he sounds too blue to cry" from the song "I'm so lonesome I could cry" by Hank Williams I think of Northern Ontario where I grew up. Every evening you could hear them calling - they have a very interesting call. Here's a link with a picture and sound clip: Whip-poor-will
Posted by songdawg at 7:57 AM | Funny and/or Cool
April 30, 2003
Honda Ad
This has been getting a lot of pass-along lately. A TV ad for Honda that uses an intricate Rube Goldberg getup: http://home.attbi.com/~bernhard36/honda-ad.html
M's mom is feeling better every day and should be going home on Saturday.
Since I drowned my digital camera I have been looking into buying a new one and it looks like the best one for us will be the Canon Powershot A70. M would rather have a digital video camera so that we can record his parents' telling their story. Looks like the Sony DCR-TRV33 is the best bet. One of the helpful sites is the CNET reviews section: it has comparisons, specification, user reviews etc. It is american so all of the dollar amounts need to be converted. I am definitely not an expert when it comes to comparison shopping for this stuff - if anyone has some insight send me an email or post a comment!
Posted by songdawg at 7:22 AM | Comments (2) | Funny and/or Cool | My Life
April 17, 2003
From MandoLinda
Posted by songdawg at 8:03 AM | Funny and/or Cool
April 15, 2003
Solar X-ray
Jon sent me a link to x-ray movies of the sun. Click here and select one of the movies or click here to download one of the movies directly.
Posted by songdawg at 7:19 AM | Funny and/or Cool