A few random thoughts... NEWS Larry David thinks it's funny to urinate on a picture of Jesus. Sarah Silverman and Bill Maher like to insult Catholics. Just me wondering, but why don't they go insult Muslims or urinate on a picture of the Prophet Mohammed. The story is here. I've already sent a complaint to HBO here. October is now the deadliest month in Afghanistan since U.S. forces ...

Lots of little things on the old noodle this week. Are injuries in the NHL this season only a big deal because of the names being hurt? Gonchar, Toews, Ovechkin, Malkin, Markov, and Cam Ward have all missed time, some of them still are. If that list read Smid, Marchant, Brodziak, Reasoner, & Dwayne Roloson does anyone really care? Myself I don't think so, in fact, sometimes I think the ...

... Comics Avengers looks kinda boring. His storytelling and layouts are still strong, but his pencils lack that extra punch that used to make his work stand out. I brought this up with the last installment of odds and sods, but it's worth mentioning again since I just read the latest issue last night. The Unwritten is still the strongest ...

It's late and I should have gone to bed some time ago. Got some potentially disturbing news tonight that will surely rob me of sleep. My father has taken one recent fall too many and broke a bone in his neck. He will have an MRI tomorrow and then likely be transferred to Halifax. My sister may have H1N1. It is not confirmed yet, although my mother thinks it was. My sis is home resting ...

It's been a whirlwind! First of all, I found a great spot (two blocks away) to watch the Olympic torch relay go by on Friday. FOR THE RECORD, before I say anything else about this, let it be known that I am deeply ambivalent about the whole Olympic 2010 thing, in general! For example, the torch relay... when you read the stories of the individual torch-bearers (many were 'ordinary ...

Several things in play today: 1. I'm installing the free Microsoft virus scanner on the SX270. Once I started the SX270 it was silent....after about ten minutes warming up the fan is now rushing again, and has risen to an unacceptable roar. This may be the end. I will probably pop the cover and look inside, just to be sure the dust is gone....but if the noise persists, then this unit may be ...