Spammers are funny. Oh I’m sure they don’t mean to be. Â In fact I’ll bet they’re deadly serious about trying to fool the unaware and the uninitiated into posting their messages and spreading the word on whatever they’re hoping to sell. Â …
A Serving of Spam Read More »
Ashley Judd impressed the heck out of me and millions of other women when she fought back via a well-written essay against the idiotic tabloids that scrutinize and criticize women. Â …
Score One for a Celebrity Read More »
One of my brothers-in-law (There are 300, give or take) is the Howie-of-all-trades at Woodeden Camp just outside of London. …
A Bit of Local History Read More »
We may have witnessed the end of a rapper’s career before it even really got started. Â And I ask you, is that really a bad thing? Â …
The Week That Was Read More »
Whether it’s Easter, Passover or none of the above, I hope you have a lovely long weekend. It’s always a Good Friday when one can sleep in past 3:30 am! Â One of my personal goals is to get to know this guy. Â …
If you’ve visited here before, you may already be aware that I’m a stand-up comedy nut. Â Nut! Â I have a long list of favourites that includes Jim Gaffigan who is coming to London in July and we have front-row seats for his Centennial Hall show. …
Laughing With Gaffigan Read More »
On Monday I dropped by a small protest outside the Health Minister’s office. I’m no hero – she’s only a few doors away! …
He Doth Protest Too Much Read More »
Maybe I’m just lucky lately but it seems I’ve been privy to an awful lot of on-the-job bitching. Â Not at my job, but at other peoples’ jobs where I’m trying to conduct business. Â …
Kwitcher Bitchin’ Read More »
Happy April Fool’s Day! Â While this story isn’t about an April Fool’s joke it is about an attempted prank on the unsuspecting fools who followed doomsday nutbar Harold Camping. Â You might remember Camping. Â He is the ancient preacher who kept predicting the end of the world and then changing the date when it didn’t happen. Â From This Is True, the weekly round-up of wacky news I subscribe to, comes the story of a man who just wanted to illustrate how idiotic the whole thing was but unfortunately, it’s now causing him grief. Â Read on:
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Do you think Twitter is just a whole bunch of crap? Â …
Favourite Inventions of the Week Read More »
It happened earlier this month but it’s still worth noting that when London was hurting, Ingersoll turned its back. …
Why do I read comments on news stories? Â They just make me crazy. Yet I’m drawn to them like an unlucky city slicker panning for gold. They’re almost as bad as comments about radio goings-on on the SOWNY or QUAD CITIES message boards. Â In both cases the lion’s share of those involved are people spouting off about things they know nothing about. Â …
A Brandt Randt – My Cup of Dumb Runneth Over Read More »
What in the world is a person supposed to wear when a winter that never was skips spring altogether and becomes summer? Â …
Wardrobe Malfunction Read More »
By now you’ve likely heard about the St. Patrick’s Day riot here in my city of London. Â What an embarrassment to me and my fellow Londoners. …
I believe that that some conspiracy theories are probably based on facts. Â Maybe there was a cover-up of aliens at Area 51. Â Maybe owners of fast-food – no, I’m sorry, quick-service restaurants – are putting additives in the grub that make us crave more fat and sugar. Â But I know this: Â terrorists brought down the twin towers in New York City. Â Flouride in the water strengthens tooth enamel. Â And vaccinations prevent a whole host of diseases that used to be fatal. Â …
Needling a Closed Case Read More »
So many people still think there is an s at the end of the Saving in Daylight Saving Time. Â There is not. Â So I had an idea. Â Go with me on this. …
Get The S Out of Here Read More »
It’s a World of Motorcycles Expo weekend. Â This time it’s Kitchener where we are staging our second annual show Saturday and Sunday, Bingemans. Today is move-in day. It looks like a mild weekend ahead and we’re hoping lots of people have biking on their minds! Â I’ll see you back here either Sunday or Monday, once the smoke clears and I return to some semblance of a routine. Â Be good. Be careful.
Kitchener’s Turn! Read More »