In my last entry, I said, in reference to this film that it was “rrrrubbish,” and I stand by that assessment. Leaving aside the ridiculous assumption that the Mayans were capable of, and predicted a global cataclysm at the end of the Long Count on their calendar – which, in reality, they didn’t do; one…
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Rrrrrrrrubbish!
Read moreYah, Mon
So here is the challenge: To put together a blog entry about my Jamaican vacation, and, in a similar vein to Hell in the Pacific, or Terrible, Absolutely Terrible — make it funny. The problem this time is that, while there were some laughs along the way, there were no major misadventures. One of the…
Read moreThe Day I Blew Up The Science Lab
Okay, so I didn’t really blow up the entire lab, but the title sounds good. I have no idea where this memory bubbled to the surface from, but it’s a darn funny story, so I thought I’d blog it. Back in the day, (yes, this really is one of those stories) I was in Chemistry…
Read moreFilm Atrocities
I recently saw what I must think was probably one of the worst made-for-TV movies ever made. It was called “Locusts” and it was — well — awful. It always amazes me what atrocities tend to come out of hollywood — like Kangaroo Jack, for example, a story about two guys chasing a rapping, sunglass-wearing…
Read moreBathtime With the Elephants
A few months ago, my wife participated in a silent auction for “Bathtime with the Elephants” at the Calgary Zoo. She bid successfully, and yesterday, with four friends, we went and enjoyed the experience of “Bathtime with the Elephants.” Bathtime with the Elephants is pretty much self-explanatory; you go to the Calgary Zoo, meet some…
Read moreThe Mynt
The Mynt Last night, for a friend’s birthday, we decided to go hit the Mynt for a night on the club scene. I have not been “clubbing” in years. Many many years. But I went anyway — for fun mainly, but partly out of curiousity as to what this place was like. I’d heard about…
Read moreHell in the Pacific
Well I’m finally home. In fact, I’ve been home for one week and one day now. The jet lag is pretty much gone, and life is slowly returning to normal. I wish I could say that I had a good time in Hong Kong. I really do. In fact, Hong Kong itself isn’t a bad…
Read moreStupid Game Shows
What the hell is it with TV networks nowadays? Not only do we have humiliate-the-hell-out-of-some-unsuspecting-poor-young-beautiful-ditzy-blond-say reality shows, but we have really really really stupid game shows now. For a while, I thought game shows were improving. The show, Greed, for example — at least that one had most of the elements of a good game…
Read moreCrabbing
Yesterday, we went crabbing. Catching crabs isn’t that easy after all. (You’re all sickos, by the way…) You drive down to Port Germain, which is down on the seaside, and then walk out along a mile-long jetty as the tide is coming in. The water carries the crabs with it, so you bait your nets…
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