Cop convicted for threatening referee LONGUEUIL, Que. (CP) - A police officer was convicted Wednesday of threatening a hockey referee who was officiating at his son's game last year.

Thanks to Lance for the link.

Welcome, Foolish Mortals, to DoomBuggies.com! Wes A. Wiens sent me this link with this comment: "I think it's safe of me to assume that the Haunted Mansion is one of your favorite Disneyland rides."

Yup, you're right Wes. We went on that ride twice when we were in Disneyland last May. I love it. Apparently I'm not the only one. The film is coming this year as well.

Thanks for the link Wes!

Here's Todd Bertuzzi studying what his role will be tonight for game 3 vs the Minnesota Wild.


Very simple.

GO CANUCKS GO!

Thanks to Rob G for the picture.

Check out Aqua Creations. It's the first underwater restaurant designed by Ayala Serfaty in Eilat, Israel.

Submerged 20 feet below sea level and 300 feet offshore at the bottom of Eilat bay, the restaurant is the new "must visit" place in this hip resort town at the southernmost tip of Israel.
Imagine a dreamy cave where you can experience the odd sensation of staring into the eyes of a flute fish while sipping a cocktail, or enjoying a gourmet meal. Would you dare to order the seafood special?

Victim No. 000001 of the attack on the World Trade Center was Fr. Mychal Judge, an FDNY Chaplain, Franciscan, activist, and all-around good guy. A number of people, understandably, would like to see him Canonized.

US Press- Jakob Nielsen Declares the Letter 'C' Unusable. This guy has not only made Web Designer's live almost impossible for some time, now he needs to take a stab at linguists. What a turd. I wouldn't be surprised if this were more fact as it is satirical fiction.

It's the Batmobile. Need I say more?

CBC News: WHO to lift Toronto travel advisory Just when they were changing all the city tourist bureau's letterhead to include the motto, "Toronto: Takes your breath away!"

Carol and I watched a TV show about Koko the Gorilla the other night. Not only can Koko communicate wants needs and feelings through sign language, she paints as well. It's fairly hard to justify caging an animal who understands things and is able to communicate on so many levels. She truly is amazing.

This is neat ... There's lots of cool subliminal advertising out there. Here's a small sample.

Say hello to Lappy the Laptop!


2.4ghz P4, 512mbs DDR RAM, DVD Rom drive, 30 gig HD, 15" screen, 32MB ATI Radeon 7500 video card ... yada ... yada ... yada ...

Yahoo! News - All-Reality TV Channel Planned for 2004 Carol will love this. Looks like I'll be upstairs watching the TV in our bedroom.

At 1 Pixel per meter you can see various large structures (and other large objects) at scale. If you are using Internet Explorer you can click and drag objects to better compare them.

With bloggin becoming ever more popular, people are thinking of more and more creatie ways to make use of the technology. Lorenzo Climbs Everest is weblog (current) of one climber's journey to the top of the world.

Wanna get hitched or have a church funeral for Auntie Agnes but son't want to pay the fees. Try the Inflatable Church.

TheStar.com - Star finds Bin Laden-Iraq links Way to go Toronto Star. It was just a matter of time.

CBC Sports: Wild draw even with Canucks Not the best game I've seen the Canucks play that's for sure. Quite a scrap after the final whistle.

How much you wanna bet this gets appealed.

Thanks Lance.

Download this wmv file and watch a funny scene from Kung Pow. (beware: It's 4.56mbs so my guess is it won't be there long. Grab it while you can.)

The world is fast becoming a smaller place. With the advent of the Internet and international travel being as fast and easy as it is we're able to meet and do business with other cultures like no other time in history. Sometimes we don't quite understand each other's etiquette practices and someone is unintentionally offended.

People are creating websites on cross-cultural communication to make dealing with others a little easier. For example, if you're traveling to Japan on business you may want to check out how-to-bow.com.

toast and toast and toast and toast and toast and toast and TOAST

Why? I'm not sure. But it's strangley interesting.

Audio Video Unlimited has a store close to us in Maple Ridge. In our next home I want to build a theatre something like this. Click the pictures for a closer view. Ooooh! Ahhhhh!

Another Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contest

Head over to napalm.net -- "take some home...".

Half-Life 2 First Information ( New, Info, Article, Buy, Download, Game )

The first incarnation of Half-Life is one of my favourite games of all time. I played and played. Apparently it will be out on September 30, 2003. Woohoo!

CNN.com - O.J. reality TV show in the works - Apr. 23, 2003 I know it will get ratings, but come on...

Thanks to Lance for the link.

WHO extends its SARS-related travel advice to Beijing and Shanxi province in China and to Toronto, Canada

Toronto's Mayor, Mel Lastman, is pretty steamed about the WHO's report calling it a "gross misrepresentation of the facts". This does not bode well for the city's economy especially in regards to tourism which ramps up considerably in the summer. Hopefully SARS will be conquered sooner rather than later. Lots of people are truly terrified. I'm not sure whether or not the WHO is right about their warnings on SARS, but methinks it best to err on the side of caution.

Canucks win first round! Bring on the Wild!

You can find out a lot about yourself by taking this Ink Blot Test. Apparently I'm more intellectual than I am emotional or sexual. So I'm a nerd. Surprise! Surprise!

It's that season again Ugly Dress.com - Bridesmaid Dresses From Hell

The Payphone Project: Call a payphone somewhere in the world. Mess with someone you've never met.

iSeePet.com - Love your pet anytime, anywhere Miss Fido all day at work? Now with a web ready pet feeder you can watch, feed and even talk to your pet. It's sad but true. Kind of cool, but trés weird. I can see this product being abused.

Let's not go home for three weeks and then get upset when the dog has crapped and piddled all over the house. How inconsiderate. We even checked in on old Rover with the iSeePet.

Earth Day doesn't really seem to be catching on. I didn't even know it was today.

It looks as though the Iraqi Information Minister we learned to love and laugh heartily at has found a new job.

Thanks to everyone (and there were a lot of you) who sent me this.

To heck with Ikea... let's shop at ScareFactory.com for some household furniture and accessories.

Thanks to all who sent me this pcture. Have a good holiday.

Carol and I went to see Doug and the Slugs last night. They were pretty good. Doug made fun of himself a lot for having put on a lot of weight and getting older, but he's still a great entertainer. He truned his adversity into a funny tune about, Viagra.

The last time I saw them was in 1984. We were both a little smaller then. :)

"Here comes Peter Cottontail. Hopping down the bunny tra..." *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEEEEEEEEP* **SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH** *KA-THUNK*

Thanks to Geoffrey C. Wagner for the picture.

I just ordered this shirt.

I figure I may buy a shirt ot two from here as well.

CBC News: Sewage blamed in Hong Kong SARS outbreak One word: Blech!

CNN.com - Diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins dead at 72 - Apr. 17, 2003 I'm doing the Atkins Nutritional system right now. I weighed in this morning and found I have lost 27lbs so far. Thanks Dr Arkins we're sad to see you go.

More here.

So many people sent me this picture I had to post it. Thanks all.

Pong, Snake, Pacman, Space Invaders and more ... It was nice knowing you Lance.

The page is in Japanese, but the pictures ay a thousand universal words. Four of which are, "I am not amused".

A exhibition of photographs in which dogs behave like people... and people are transformed into dogs!

Here's a website about the amalgamation of Canada and the United States of America. It's an interesting site to say the least. My bet is that it will spark some interesting (and no doubt angry) debate.

Thanks to Kris Laudien from MOJO radio for mentioning this link in his latest "Hot Links" commentary.

Carol's sister lives and works in Dallas, TX. She was harrassed for being Canadian yesterday. Here's what she said:

"I was getting gas last night and some guy started pointing at the Canadian flag on my truck. He started yelling at me. Where's Canada in the war. You abandond us. I just smiled. Easy for him to say something but I don't see him over there either."

I don't fully agree with the stance the Canadian government has taken in regards to Iraq. A lot of Canadians disagree with the method, but understand something had to be done with Hussein. A support role is about all Canada can offer anyway seeing as our military is so grossly underfunded.

If you're American who dislikes us for our war stance, think before you put us down. Just because some moronic politicians in Ottawa have done some boneheaded things of late doesn't mean we all think that way. Also, we have in a round about way made winning this war possible for you by providing support and protection in the Arabian Gulf via our naval ships. Finally, our peace keepers in Eastern Europe and Afghanistan have freed up your troops for a more focused operation in Iraq. Sounds like full support to me. The only difference is we have no ground troops there as they're all committed elsewhere.

Check out CrashBonsai if you want to buy a BMW 328i at 1:18 scale crashed into a Bonsai tree for $125. Perhaps worth having just for conversation's sake.

Thanks to Chuff for the link.

See Carol? I told you we need exercise equipment.

Thanks to Paul for the picture.

That dog looks like Carol's Mom's dog Sandy.

My highschool buddy Ken bought himself a nice Corvette. He said it was the most powerful car he's ever driven. And he's had some quickies; a Trans Am and a suped up Camaro.

Yahoo! News - Police: Rodney King Slams SUV Into House Thanks to Lance for the link.

And the Dell Inspiron 5100 is most likely the one I'm going to buy. Tyler, the not-so-evil-now sys admin, said he may be able to swing a deal through Dell for me as we have bought stuff from them before.

UPDATE: I ordered it

FuckedCompany.com - Official lubricant of the new economy Moselle, a former co-worker, now living in the UK sent me the link. I know we've seen it before, but it looks like the dot-com world is still in enough turmoil to warrant another look. Moselle made special reference to this memo at InternalMemos.com.

Thanks Moselle!

The Barenaked Ladies have a blog.

Here='s a game in which you get to loot fruit from a neighbour's apple tree. Simulated crime! Just like GTA! Be careful you don't get caught.

Thanks to Big Al Mac for the picture. I'm sure I could power one of those puppies at least to grill up a hot dog or two.

It's that time of year again.

Check out the COW ANNOYER! There's nothing better than cow-tipping.

CBC News: Mounties might go to Iraq: PM

Apparently, English is a tough language to learn if you speak another language. Here's a list of common mistakes made by folks who come from other language backgrounds.

This is way too weird not to post...

Battered Saddam statue withstands blast
Thu Apr 10, 4:55 AM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Marines have used explosives to try and topple a statue of Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad but the resilient likeness of the Iraqi strongman was still standing after the blast.

According to a CNN correspondent transmitting live pictures from the scene near a bridge on Thursday, they had tried in vain with a tank to uproot the giant monument, similar to one which was ripped down on Wednesday in front of a crowd of jubilant Iraqis.

The statue of Saddam, right arm raised aloft, was left with a gaping hole in its groin after the explosion.

Apparently, he's nowhere to be found. But if you want to hear his fibs you can check out this soundboard.

Flag-O-Rama! is a bit much. I don't get the patriotic tampons and breat pump.

These squirrels are definitely jammin'>

Chuff sent me this link to the Potted Meat Museum with the statement, "im gunna b sik". What more can I say?

Wile E. Coyote should be happy to know that he can get himself some canned Texas Roadrunner Meat. No more chasing down your dinner with products from ACME. Just grab your can opener and dig in.

Carol has eaten many different exotic meats. One that's not in the Potted Meat Museum is zebra. But you can get it here if you like. According to Mrs Swift, the Safari company owner's wife, it tastesa bit gamey.

We actually ate some ground Bison (aka buffalo) the other night. It was nice. A little chewier and slightly stronger in taste than beef, but good. I'd like to try Bison steaks.

I can't believe it. It's finally here! Rob Zombie's fans (myself and Carol included) have waited a long time for Mr. Zombie's The House of 1000 Corpses flick. It opens this Friday, April 11 2003, and will be in wide enough release that we'll get to see it this weekend. It's not getting the best of reviews at Rotten Tomatoes, but as this is a horror movie I really didn't expect it too. of course, there's only 4 reviews there so there may be more good ones out there. I want to see it regardless. People are likening it to the Evil Dead series for it's sense of humour and liberal use of gore. I wouldn't expect anything less from Rob Zombie. Critics, bureaucrats, and nay-sayers be damned. This could be a fun one.

You can send a message in a bottle from the web.

A new take on All Your Base...

I know this site was slow yesterday. I was pretty ticked off as I couldn't get to the site myself for most of the day. According to my ISP, the servers there were suffering Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks. Bored hackers I guess.

If things keep going this way it looks like stage 1 of the Iraq situation is over. What comes next may not be so easy. Now comes the power struggle.

Sony has come up with a new technology that will probably blow the whole CD burning industry wide open. I thought we were years away from being able to store so much on a single CD-sized disc.

Carol sent me this optical illusion. It's quite shocking. I'm not sure how that works.

I wonder if we should buy a ticket for this new home lottery? We've bought a couple before and won squat (not a very good prize). We could use the $100 somewhere els, but it is for a good cause.

One word: Ugh!

The battle may go underground.

Looks like the European Space Agency is planning to head back to the moon to map it. Perhaps one day there will be a Space 1999 like base on the moon. Although we're already a few years behind what that 1970's vintage TV sci-fi hit. It still has quite a cult following and you can even buy the first two years on DVD. I've seen them at Virgin Records here in Vancouver and just might pick them up.
I loved the character of Commander Koenig, played by Martin Landau. He was tough as nails and always up for a scrap, either intellectually or physically. Maya, the shape shifter was pretty cool too. She was the only resident alien aboard Moonbase Alpha and could take the shape of any living thing in the universe. My favourite thing about the show, however, was the Eagle spacecraft (seen at left) they used to fly around in. Many a notepad was filled with my drawings of those fine (now I see quite phallic) ships.
Come on. I was just a kid.

Saddam Urges Iraqis to Strike Coalition

BBC NEWS | Technology | Shock tactics for anti-social mobile use
Anti-social mobile phone users could be punished with an electric shock if prototypes from a design company go into production.
Sure! Where do I get one! It would work great on the train.

'She Was Fighting to the Death' (washingtonpost.com)
From the way the article reads she sounds like one tough cookie.

Carol made waffles with almond butter on them this morning. I was in the bathroom getting ready for work and Carol stepped outside just for a second. When Carol came back in Moosh was sitting in the kitchen licking her lips the way a dog does when they've eaten something sticky (like almond butter) and my waffles were missing. Apparently she put her paws up on the counter and snatched the goodies. Rotten dog

Today Moosh is not a hero like the dog in the picture from yesterday's article. Today Moosh is a brat and Carol's dog. :(

This could be bad for search engine fans.

Sergeant Danny Morgan of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps sits with his explosives sniffer dog Buster after playing fetch with an assault rifle magazine at their base in southern Iraq April 1, 2003. Buster, a Springer Spaniel, was hailed the hero of a British Army raid on an Iraqi stronghold earlier in the day in which he uncovered a huge hidden cache of arms in Safwan. REUTERS/POOL/Nick Parker-The Sun

Looks like Moosh's breed is doing their part in Iraq.

Los Angeles Times - Editor's Note

Maybe the LA Times can admit to doing this, but it makes you wonder how many other times this has been done since the beginning of this most recent conflict, by other less responsible media outlets.

Photoshopping a picture is extremely easy. I use Photoshop all day everyday and could have done the same thing. It's kind of scary.

According to Elliot it's "the cure for what ails you". I don't want to know how he figured that out. Just a glass a day keeps the doctor away and the girls too.

"Ew your breath smells like pee."

Yes Mecca-Cola is for real.

It's funny, but not nice. Thanks to Bill G for the picture.

I know April Fool's Day was yesterday, but these are cool, so I posted them anyway.

CBC News: Command post found at hospital during PoW rescue. She doesn't look to be in the best shape and had apparently been shot a number of times. Amazingly though, they got her out alive.

World's 9 Worst Convenience Foods GRIM!! Thanks to Elliot for the link.

CBC News: Air Canada files for bankruptcy protection Surprise! Surprise!

Happy April Fools Day! Trying to trick you would be lame. So just go check out April Fools on the Net.

You can go here for some childhood nostalgia.

Intersting. Someone else was scanning their food: kamikazee killmouse (c) Steve Blincoe

Thanks to Jeice Guyver, a blog regular, for the link.

So you think my weblog is boring? Check out the dullest blog in the world.

Check out GoldYard - Adventure Game. It kind of reminds me of a cheap rip off of diablo with out the weapons.