Somebody Was Here!

An interesting observation this morning. There are presents under the tree. Aaron assures me that she didn't put them there and I am not one to call her a liar. So I can only assume that Santa Clause was here last night. My only problem with that is that we don't have a chimney. The only option he would have left for himself would have been to use the cold air intake ducts. Also, I had my new Akon album playing last night. This morning that sheyt is missing! Now, I ain't pointing no fingers, just pointing out facts. But next year I'm setting leg-hold traps in the air ducts! Merry Christmas all.

The Social Grinch

Every Who up in the Hills loved to hang-out and gossip a lot. But Spencer Pratt, who was Heidi's boyfriend, quite rudely would not!

Spencer hated hanging out. He kept Heidi to himself for the entire season. Now, don't ask me why. No one quite knows the reason.

It could be that his head wasn't screwed on quite right. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all,

may have been that his heart was two sizes too small!

Now, throughout the season he tried to keep Heidi out of sight. And all the Who's kept telling him to not be so uptight.

Then came the season finale where Heidi and Spence,

stood to make it legal. The room was so tense!

He had puzzled for hours 'till his puzzler was sore. Then Spencer thought of something he hadn't before,

"Maybe true love," he thought, "doesn't have to be such a chore. Maybe true love... perhaps... means a little bit more!"

And what happened then? Well, in the Hills they say,

that Spencer's little heart grew three sizes that day!

And the minute his heart didn't feel so tight,

we all could see his love for Heidi had reached a new height!

Musing about Religion

They tell us it is not polite to discuss religion, politics, or money. So let's start with religion. Here's a great website for those who like intellectual discussion: http://www.peterkreeft.com/. Only remember that it is essential that our priorities lay in experiencing God over merely knowing facts about Him. Here's a thought to start with: how can an ordinary person choose, on their own, the truth through all that the world offers amidst conflicting beliefs, doctrines, rules and regulations, churches, temples, holy books, etc? Definitely a relevant question. The truth is all religions have good in them- otherwise we wouldn't believe in them. The way I see it there are really only two choices before us. One, we can choose to save ourselves through following a religion of our choosing. Follow it's teachings wholeheartedly and believe you are on the right path toward whatever your final hope. Two, you can choose to have a saviour. In choosing a saviour you put all your hope for salvation/betterment/enlightenment in him. That said, only Christianity offers a saviour. All other world religions offer us set principles and ethics to follow for ourselves. Either of the two choices we choose require faith. So we can put our faith in a do-it-yourself religion or in a saviour-religion. Also, I think there is no neutral ground in this thought. For to disregard both choices is to fall into the do-it-yourself category, where you still need faith to believe that neither choices relate to you and your life. Essentially, you create a little religion of your own. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Easy Atlantic Chowder

Here's a great recipe I think you'll enjoy. Easy to make and quick. One of my favorite chowders. Don't say I never did anything for you! Ha, enjoy.

PREP TIME
10 Min
COOK TIME
30 Min
READY IN
40 Min
INGREDIENTS
3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 onion, diced
1 1/2 cups 2 % evaporated milk
1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn
DIRECTIONS
Place potatoes in a large pot with water to cover. Stir in onions. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
Stir in evaporated milk and corn. Heat through, about 10 minutes. Serve.

Are children involed?! No, not this time. Phew!

Did you hear? Michael Jackson is dying. Sounds like he needs a lung transplant and has internal bleeding of some sort. Honestly, it's not affecting me in anyway. Just thought I'd post it to let others know. But maybe the records I own of his might go up in value if he dies? That sounds awfully morbid. Hopefully, my dad didn't throw them out of the garage yet. But I guess he would be missed. So many fans have been touched by his music and his hands. He is the embodiment of the American dream, though. Only in America can a poor black boy grow-up to be a rich white women.

-30? Not bad.

This is just nuts. The coldest place on earth is in Russia. This small village called Oymyakon, closes school only when it reaches -52 celcius. Otherwise the kids play outside! They say birds die in mid- flight! For the record, at -60 celcius, spit freezes before it hits the ground. You shouldn't be spitting to begin with but that is cold. Now, Calgary's been having -30 temps for the last week. I guess we shouldn't complain. And who the heyl is this guy?!

Congratulations Emily, on your recent knocking-up

Just found out yesterday that my sister Emily is pregos. Congratulations, I just announced it to the world via internet! Lucky for you Emmy, nobody looks at my blog. Literally, no... one. That sad fact is overshadowed by your good news. And once again, don't name the child Bilbo Baggins.

A Pirate's Life

Our Ripper, who art on mininova,aXXo be thy name.Thy torrents come.Seeding will be done,Here as it was on suprnova.Give us this day our latest rips.And forgive us our leeching,As we forgive those that leech from us.And lead us not on to private trackers;But deliver us from the MPAA:For thine is the ripping, the seeding, and the glory,For ever and ever.
Amen…

This is funny. For those of you who dont know who aXXo is here's a brief summary. In the world of online pirating of various media, i.e movies, music, etc., aXXo is one of the leading pirates. He/she/they, (identity not known), consistently provides quality material and hence the popularity gained. Whether or not you agree with the ethics of downloading pirated materials is of no care to most people but mostly large corporations. So, I find it amusing the amount of fan adoration there is for aXXo. And it really is adoration. Just read some of the comments posted on aXXo's downloads. Checkout Superfundo.org and Mininova.com. I will admit, aXXo is consistent and my favorite ripper. Nobody really knows aXXo's true identity but he/she is the most well know ripper on this here round globe of ours.

5 Apr 01, 2007 at 07:10 by ryno35
aXXo,Your rips are so fineNice as can beThey always fit on one CD

3 Apr 01, 2007 at 07:02 by ripstuntz
aXXo is the man, love what you do!

10.Posted by bigpeeler on Dec 21 2008 at 12:27
Who needs Santa when we have aXXo?

49.Posted by kosmas1 on Dec 21 2008 at 19:02
Thanks Axxo Another quality as always, seasons you make a lot o people happy we thank you from greece....

Afternoon Musings

I started thinking about what it means to be an individual. You know, the usual. Are we valued based on our vocation, clothing, relationships, etc. Are certain people of more value than others? In terms of life-value, I mean. Obviously, a dude trained in financial investment is of more value to a bank, for instance, than an 18 year old punk-ass kid. No doubt. But does that make that kid worth any less as an individual? Probably not. He can still strive and learn and better himself and become of value to somebody somewhere. But it seems shallow to me. Because, worst-case scenario, if all that he has trained for falls through and there is no need for what he has, knows and is good at, then what is he worth? Yeah, it's shallow. This side of assessing value to life can flush an entire life's work down a toilet faster than Martha Stewart can pull her money out of the stocks. So than what does it mean to be an individual? I don't know yet. I'll think about it some more.

Just To Talk

Well, it's Friday, December 19th and it's -24c outside! Calgary is the birthplace of cold. Everybody is all bundled and rushing to the malls for last minute shopping.

Last night was the season finale of Stylista. What can I say. Johanna, the nice one, won. Megan got the boot, and Dyshan is just Dyshan. Not the finale we all hoped for but it is what it is. All of you would agree, Meghan was the most qualified for the job at Elle. She has a fashion sense far ahead of all the others. Her only draw back was her attitude, which she has to learn to scale back at the appropriate time. That said, this girl'll go far in fashion, should she continue. She looks good in every outfit she wears.

Now a little about Calgary's fashion sense! I always held to the mindset that Calgary is behind in fashion. Being originally from Toronto, I held strongly that it was Canada's fashion capital. And as far as fashion business goes, it probably is. But I'm talking about your everyday peeps. How do the good people of this fair city dress like? When I think Calgary I think "redneck". When I think Toronto I think "God's chosen People". But, coming back home to the T-dot on a recent trip I was dissapointed to find a lack of fashion togetherness which I was convinced we were born with. I had to admit that Calgary is more fashion forward than Toronto, on a strictly "common folk" basis. So bravo Calgary.