Okay, now we really need to do something about that kitchen. It’s not because there is anything wrong with the current one, the problem is that the current one is working so well we need more room for our well fed wide bodies.
Category Archive: Wreckollection
Jan 01
Epilogue 2013
Vom! Seems like there have been a lot more Canadian memories than usual bleeding from my old brain pan. This must mean: 1) that Canada is probably going to fall a few rungs down the UN happy ladder in 2014; and/or 2) I am getting so old as to give a schmeat. Regardless, notwithstanding my predictions for the New Year, and with a little help from our elected officials (or the folks that elect them), things can only get better.
Jan 01
2012 Year-end Review
The Chinese called it the Year of the Dragon. The United Nations dubbed 2012 the International Year of Cooperatives and International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. It was the year that Spiderman and The Rolling Stones turned 50. The Oreo cookie turned 100 years old. 2012 also marked the 100th anniversary of:
- the sinking of the Titanic;
- Life Saver candies;
- the electric blanket;
- the Girl Scouts of America;
- the stainless steel patent;
- the discovery of vitamins;
- the tragic demise of Robert Scott’s Expedition to the South Pole;
- the concept of continental drift;
- ecstasy (the drug);
- paved highways in North America;
- electric traffic lights;
- the Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures movie companies.
In honour of the Chinese Year of the Dragon, we found ourselves dragon our butts through what just might have been one of the most uneventful years on record. Nothing has changed since 2011. Europe continues to flirt with disaster; Quebec is still corrupt; the Chinese have yet to become disoriented; banks are still sleazy; Obama is still president; and the world did not end (unless you are an NHL hockey fan). Be that as it may, you should continue to “Party Like There’s No ToMaya” and let me muse over what happened last year and what lies ahead in 2013.
Jan 01
Story of the Year 2012
Their calendar was not as good as Mayan
The world did not end on December 21, 2012.
Jan 01
Feel Good Story of the Year 2012
See Story of the Year
Honourable mention: Electric car wins Motor Trend Car of the Year
In an electrifying game changer that Detroit automakers cannot continue to dodge, the Tesla S becomes the first electric car to claim the vaunted award, not because it is the best electric car, but because it is the best of all cars on the road. With 250 patents covering the Model S, and more pending, the Tesla goes from 0 to 60 mph in a Porsche-rivaling 4.4 seconds. With a top speed of 130 mph, it travels farther on a charge than any electric car in history—up to 300 miles on the optional 85-kilowatt-hour battery—and recharges three times as fast as the industry standard. The sticker price today is $59,000.
Jan 01
Sleeper Story of the Year 2012
Holy 1984 Mr. Orwell, where’s my telephone?
Oops! Stop the celebration! Humanity is in fact doomed. A U.K. poll learns that 66% (up from 53% last year) of it’s citizens are afraid of losing or being without their cell phones. It’s called nomophobia (but don’t worry I’m sure there will soon be an app for that).
Jan 01
Innovation of the Year 2012
I found nothing, but given as it [nothing] cannot be manufactured in China, I guess that’s something of an improvement.
Jan 01
Re-run of the Year 2012
Obama Bin Slidin is voted the “baddest” presidential candidate for the times.
Realizing that in the greater scheme of things its all bad, Americans vote for the only candidate that can make bad sound good.
Runner up: Usain Bolt is still the world’s fastest man.
Jan 01
Statistic of the Year 2012
The World Meteorological Organization reported that despite an early cooling La Niña for half the year, 2012 will be one of the top ten hottest years since records started to be kept more than 160 years ago. Nearly half the population in the world has never experienced a month that was colder than normal globally. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, September 2012 was the 16th month since 2000 that the Earth has tied or broken a monthly warm temperature record.
Runner up: A study conducted by the American Food and Drug Administration found that 90% of more than 100 different prescription and non-prescription drugs were still safe and effective to use even 15 years after their printed date of expiration.
Jan 01
Movie of the Year 2012
John Carter of Mars
An excellent rendering of one of Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp fantasy classics that lost some of its luster at the box office because many might have thought it was a cheap remake of the Avatar franchise whereas, in fact, Avatar was more likely an expensive adaptation of Burroughs’ Martian Chronicle.
Honourable mention: Dark Shadows
Most Memorable Movie Scene of the Year: The scene from The Avengers (an otherwise been there, seen that flick) where Hulk casually backhands Thor across the room after they successfully save the day.