EU financial crisis explained in lay terms

Which is least unsafe?

Option A - To be in a vehicle with a Latin and a Teuton fighting it out for control of the wheel?

Option B - To be at the side of the road watching a vehicle coming at you with a Latin and a Teuton fighting it out for control of the wheel?

Option C - To be driving on a road with two other vehicles, one with a Latin at the wheel and the other with a Teuton at the wheel?

Option D - To go to the Pub.

(courtesy of army.ca)


The above in response the article below:

Yet because of the crisis of the euro zone this European Germany finds itself, unwillingly, at the centre of a German Europe. No one can seriously doubt that Germany is calling the shots in the euro zone. The reason there is a fiscal compact treaty agreed by 25 European Union member states is that Berlin wanted it. Desperate, impoverished Greeks are being told “do their homework” by Germans. More extraordinary still, the German Chancellor is now telling French voters who to vote for in their own presidential election, through a series of campaign appearances with President Nicolas Sarkozy. Everyone says Europe is being led by “Merkozy” but the reality is more like “Merkelzy.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/germans-squirm-in-the-european-drivers-seat/article2331261/

Icy Finger of Death

Amazing video, I never got a chance to dive under ice, my friends did and they all talk about the abundance of life they found. I don't feel that bad for the starfish, they are voraciousness predators in their own right and I have seen areas of intertidal rocks stripped of every living organism by a explosion of Starfish.

Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme

When the nano-bots come for you, at least they will be playing cool music.

The mull of kintyre & Lyrics-Paul Mccartney

Sang this to my kids tonite for their bedtime song. it's a great song and one of the few songs I have bothered to learn how to sing. I will spare you from listening to me grind it out and leave that to Paul (it's for the best, really)

Firefighters vs Cops: Striking fire officers soak PM office in Brussels

Seems that the firefighters kind of won this round, the police likely weren't used to dealing with such a well equipped bunch of demonstrators.

Lasquite's Saint Bernards 2011

courtesy of my sister inlaw via the Tyee

Having grown up with a couple of newfies, I can get a sense of just how much food these dogs eat. Not to mention how much 42 dogs poop and then there is the drool......

Keystone cop : Prime time : SunNews Video Gallery

Keystone cop : Prime time : SunNews Video Gallery

(click the link, for some reason the video does not want to embed)
Talk about a double standard. Solomon does a good job explaining what is wrong with the Firearms Act and the double Standard that exists. speaking of which just compare what the Crown is doing to Ian Thompson who had the audacity to defend himself.

Also make sure your little girl does not draw a picture of you with a gun at school or face being arrested and your rights violated.   

Extreme Fire Cracker In UltraSlo

I miss playing with firecrackers we much fun with ours blowing things up and such. As a kid I used to build toy roads into dirt piles and hammer a hole into the hard dirt with a nail, insert firecracker and blow the dirt apart and send in the baby Tonka bulldozer to clear a path.

Mind you I used to play with lead soldiers, pea guns, squirt guns and lawn darts, we were a tougher breed!

Punishment-by-process

So your house is being firebombed early in the morning by about 3 people in balaclava's, what would you do?


Ian Thompson was in that situation and used a legal handgun to fire warning shots that succeeded in driving the attackers away. He also called 911, apparently the cops waited 10 minutes down the road till he advised dispatch that the guns were put away. Although he was a tad busy putting out the fires with a garden hose. 
The Crown decided to charge with "Careless use of a firearm" However when the video taken by Mr Thompson home security system went on Youtube, the outcry from the public was loud and clear. Those charges were dropped, soon to be replaced with "Unsafe storage charges". Now in the midst of this trial the Judge has halted the proceeding while the Judge a, crown and defending lawyer sort out the Firearm Storage laws and precedents. So 3 experienced legal experts in the safe confines of a courtroom cannot understand a law, which a average firearm owner under attack , in the early morning is supposed to understand completely and act accordingly? 
I understand the need for the police to investigate the incident to determine the sequence of events. but it's clear the Crown through the courts wish to punish Mr Thompson for the act of defending his home, just in case any more of the peasants realize that those rights have never actually been taken away. My gut feeling is that the Crown will eventually drop the charges to avoid a precedent setting case that will further the right of self-defense. Please if you have not done so, read the links and then donate to his case. it's clear that the Crown hopes he runs out of money before the Crown loses the case. It's our job to make sure that does not happen. 


Thomson needs your help. Contibutions to his legal defense fund can be made via "Ed Burlew In Trust" at his office in Thornhill. 16 John St, Thornhill, ON, L3T1X8.

You can make a contribution on credit card by calling the office at (905) 882-2422.

Lost in Translation......

Oh god this was funny!!