And now we go live to Lam's Gardens

Just kiddin' ... but it coulda been.

BANNED FROM BUFFET !

"I got 4 frog legs .. cuz, ya know, there's two legs to every frog "





Who says Smiths Falls has all the rednecks ??

Too funny.

H/T to Joan

Sensational trial

for a Prescott murder.

Haven't blogged about this but it keeps getting better and better ...

"I didn't want to stab nobody," he said. "I didn't want to stab Doug Mott. I just wanted to get out of town."


I seem to remember that name from these parts.

Not the sharpest....

Does this guy never, ever, ever, watch TV ???


Cuz if he did, he'd know that THE FIRST call you should make after hearing police radio appeals for witnesses to you beating your step-kid .... is to a lawyer.

At the bottom of the call list: The local radio call-in show.


"I backhanded my daughter three or four times with the back of my hand before a woman stuck her nose in where it doesn't belong," he told a reporter at the radio station.

KINGSTON WHIG-STANDARD

Stating ....

the completely obvious.

Paying taxes is the "Canadian way of life."

The CRA plans to launch a multimedia campaign this year that focuses on compliance and targets new Canadians in particular, according to a request for tender published yesterday.

The CRA plans to launch a multimedia campaign this year that focuses on compliance and targets new Canadians in particular, according to a request for tender published yesterday.

"....to determine how best to inform new Canadians that they are required to file a tax return if they have taxes to pay"

Umm..how 'bout this : Tell 'em when they show up at the door ???

Northern Lights -- Laterally

A view of the Northern Lights as you've never seen them before: From the ISS, some 200 miles above terra firma...... Photographed Feb 1, over the Bay of St.Lawrence. Click here for more images.

Last summer I watched the ISS and the Shuttle (which had just undocked) streak across the night sky .... with binoculars. Simply amazing.

International attention

Soooo happy to see the many visitors from around the planet sent here via The Torch (see post below). Examples:US Government, Germany, Australia,Slovenia ... and more. What an impression those people must have of Canada !!

If you are looking for the most comprehensive information on our mission in Afghanistan, The Torch is place to go.

Repatriating our warriers

If these images make me this proud as hell of my country, I can only imagine the emotions they spur in the families of the fallen ....

"It's a long and awful trip from Trenton to Toronto in a limousine or a hearse carrying a loved one or a comrade-in-arms. But this is what those who make that terrible trip see out the windows of their vehicles."

via SDA.

Do they make snowshoes

for dogs ??

Cuz my springer is having real difficulty getting to her favorite business locations.

Insider trading

in the Kingston City Police.

The owner of a Kingston auto body shop, a high-profile former member of an outlaw motorcycle gang and a Kingston Police dispatcher were among 14 people charged after police broke up what they called a "major" drug ring in Kingston.

The civilian employee of eight years was charged with attempting to obstruct justice and unauthorized use of a computer, after police say she used her position at the department to access sensitive information about investigations and pass it along to those involved with the ring.

The last lecture

.... given by Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch: "Really achieving your childhood dreams". A computer science doctorate by trade, he reflects on life, his career (including what HAS to be the greatest job out there, Disney Imagineer) and inspiring others to accomplish all they can with the time we are blessed to have on this planet (Mr.Pausch has pancreatic cancer, so his is at a premium). I've had the extreme pleasure of riding on Mr. Pausch's work in the virtual reality mecca that is DisneyQuest, and it's absolutely mind-blowing.

No need to spend $300 to see Slick Willie or Hillary Swank on "The Power Within" ... Mr. Pausch gives it all up here, for free.

All 76 minutes are well worth your time, but if you get antsy, the really good stuff starts around 60 minutes. I promise, you will laugh and cry.