Memory,
All alone in the moonlight,
I can smile at the old days,
I was beautiful then. (or was I)

These past few days,
A very exciting thing has happened to me.

I got in touch with some old friends,
whom I though I have lost forever.

Friends who share a lot of memories with me.
Memories which I thought will never be reminisced again.

My friends from way back in grade school.
Even Kindergarten.

Now that’s a good 20 years.
Give or take.

We have been sharing recollections back and forth,
that it just feels overwhelmingly enjoyable.

I remember,
Laughters, tears, jokes,
arguments, songs, dances,
first crushes, love teams, hate teams,
most hated teacher, most hated subject,
class clown, class bully, class nicknames,
cafeteria incidents, most embarrassing moments,
classroom events….. and so on.

Just like my friend Abigail said,
“The floodgates have been opened.”

Friends I though I’d lost,
Memories I thought gone.

Thanks to the power of the internet,
I have rekindled old friends and old memories.

I guess, I have found some of my lost treasures.
May this be a start of renewed friendship.

(Cue loud orchestra music with Barry Manilow singing)

…….I remember,
The time I knew what happiness was,
Let the memory ……..
live again!!!!!!

Annnnnd cut.
Fade to black.

The other night,
Tracy and I went out to buy a Christmas tree.
Our first Christmas in our own house.
This time I am not settling for the fake ones.

So we found one that we liked, and boy did it smell good.
A freshly cut Douglas Fir.
I guess I was so used to having the smell of Christmas plastic,
that I can really appreciate the sweet scent of its holiday nectar.

And I don’t mean the smell of a newly opened Car Pine freshener smell,
I mean one that would lift your spirits up
and make your whole Christmas ambiance complete.

Speaking of Spirits.

While we were out choosing our Christmas tree,
there was this family, A husband, a wife, and a little boy,
trying to buy one of their own as well.

But, as I noticed the guy, holding a beer can,
acting very cocky, with his speech slurred.
So, I became a bit upset,
because I know that this guy is not capable of maneuvering a vehicle,
right in the middle of downtown traffic.

So, we assumed that his wife will be the one driving their BMW 325i,
and that will be the end of that.

But, as we further investigated,
we saw the wife, drinking her own beer too.

Now first of all, Tracy and I don’t meddle in anybody’s business,
but their son was with them, whom we presume to be around 8 years old.

Second of all,
As a parent, there is no reason why your child’s safety is not your first concern.
It’s just sad that this kid looks up to them.

Now, I had my days of drinking. (3 years sober, thank you very much)
And I admit, I too have driven while under the influence of these “spirits”.
As well as ride in with friends and families who were so drunk,
they walk like new born giraffes.
And it was just by the grace of God, that we didn’t die.

But that was a long time ago.
A long, long, long, long, long, time ago.
And there are no plans in repeating that idiocy.

So anyway,
We know that these two idiots will be driving drunk,
with their son,
with a Christmas tree tied on their roof,
in downtown traffic.

So, Tracy and I called 911.
And we reported this guy.

Yes we did.

We can’t stand ignorant, selfish people like these.
What if he wrecks into an accident?
What if it was me?
I was driving with my family too!

So, let this be a warning to you all!

If I catch you drinking and driving.
Make no mistake.
I have a loaded cell phone,
and I will use it.

I will call the police.
I will report you.

Well,
Except if it’s peak rate hours,
or if I am roaming.

What is the cause for the lack of updates?

Four Words.

H igh
D efinition
T ele
V ision

I loooooovvvveeeeeeeeee this new technology.
Everything is so clear and crisp.

HDTV is da ShizniT!!!!!!!

How clear is it?
Well, let me tell you what I noticed so far,

1. I can actually see the grass on an NFL Stadium.
2. Every smudge on their uniforms.
3. Every drop of sweat.
4. The guy on the upper bleechers picking his nose.
5. Jay Leno’s couch for the guests to sit on is “suede”.
6. Each celebrity you though was hot, “isn’t”.
7. The CSI shows are 10 times better.
8. I can see every strand of fur on Elmo.
9. Maria from Sesame Street needs a makeover or a facelift. (She’s freakin’ me out)
10. I saw the Kelly, Reuben, and Fantasia’s Christmas special,
and I saw Fantasia’s stretch marks on her breasts.

And that’s when I realized, I watch too much tv.

No matter!
TV is fun again!

(Now where is that darn remote?)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Exactly a year ago,
I have written here what I have learned about American Thanksgiving.

Apparently,
I have forgotten to mention another important Thanksgiving event.
The day after.

The biggest shopping day of the year.
Or,
The official day for shopping masochists.

Consumerism at it’s ugliest.

For my fellow Canadians to understand this Black Friday,
Close your eyes,
Think “Boxing Day”,
but worsen that experience a hundred times.
You get it?

Not only that,
Malls and Department Stores open at the unholy hours of 5 or 6 in the morning.
And if you can think of each and every person you don’t like or annoys you,
they are all out there with their annoying self.

If I was to go out shopping on Black Friday,
at 5 am,
battling lunatics for a parking spot,
waiting countless hours in line,
and dealing with freaks who are there,
that bitch and complain about how crowded and insane the malls are.

I assure you, if I was out there,
there must be a gun to my head!

In conclusion,
There is only one thing I want to say.

VIVA LA INTERNET SHOPPING!

Where you can shop ’til you drop your bottle of beer!

Today, the United States determines it’s next leader.
Millions of registered voters flock to their local precincts,
to exercise their patriotic duty and be heard for the betterment
of the nation.

Today, Canada determines that the word “kemosabe”,
the name given to the Lone Ranger by his friend Tonto,
is not a racist term.

Today, I am proud to be a Canuck!

You think I am kidding eh?
Well, you can read all “aboot” it here —-> Yahoo News
and here —-> MSNBC

Today, Tracy and I,
painted our living room with a different color.

I must say,
we did a pretty decent job,
considering we started doing it at 10 pm,
and did not finish til 4 am.

We had to wait til Tyler was asleep,
because it’s just impossible for us to do this project
while he’s running around all over the place.

Plus, with my injured back,
I knew everything will just hurt like a mother trucker!
And you know your body will be very sore in the morning.

So, for those people,
who are thinking of doing some home renovations and/or re-decorations,
here’s a word of advice,

“DON’T”!!!!!

So, why don’t we just look at some cool links,
instead of doing something else, like, “work”.

This is the “ultimate” time waster —-> Paper Toss
Now Boys, let’s show them
how to park a car —-> Parking: Battle of the sexes
Check out Rock’s 10 wildest Myths —-> RollingStone.com
Ancient Japanese way of folding a shirt —-> howtofoldashirt.net
Check out the front pages of newspapers
around the world —-> newseum.org

Tyler as a “Vampire Bat”