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Sometimes, I love Spam

Sometimes, I love Spam

Sometimes, despite the annoyance, I love spam mail.

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I'm a fan of Colm Feore, and on the train today, I noticed an article about an upcoming movie of his, entitled "Bon Cop, Bad Cop".
added on 2006-07-23

terrible title, interesting claim...

double meaning in advertising...

For reasons that would be funnier if left to the imagination, I did a search for the word "hoe" on Wikipedia today.

I was thinking about my garden and how it's all weedy, and wondered whether I should be using my hoe or my cultivator to added on 2006-07-07

wikipedia knows the score...

why did your last diet fail?...

Upon seeing that German footballer Torsten Frings would be sitting out their World Cup match against Germany, I made the following comments, which is sillier?

- Frings! What a cool name. I wonder which was his mom, the french fry or the onion ring added on 2006-07-03

okay, what's sillier?...

From the facts I didn't know file ...

All my life, two of the major sporting goods companies in the world have been Puma and Adidas. When I was a a mior niner, it was mandatory to have an adidas gym bag to carry your books around.

added on 2006-07-01

world cup fashions, the puma vs. adidas war...

Once again, I am breaking my "don't link to things without adding value" rule for the sake of sharing this story with my friends.

Waldemar Kaminski operated a butcher stand in Broadway Market in Buffalo for more than 50 years. added on 2006-06-28

the butcher who made a difference...

A while back I put a site called "Pimp My Snack" in the "Recently Cool" section off to the right on my site. I don't think I mentioned it in the blog itself, but I hoped you all took a moment to look at it, because I loved the added on 2006-06-26

pimp my snack, no more...

Growing up, one of my favourite things was when my dad would bring home Tim Horton's donuts. I loved the orange twist and the walnut crunch, but by far my favourite donut from T-Ho was the dutchie. added on 2006-06-22

pass the dutchie...

Once again, I am breaking my own rules about not just posting content without adding value to it, but my reaction to this story was so strong that I wanted to post it here, even if it had already been on BoingBoing and some other sites. added on 2006-06-14

one freaky bird...

Do doo do do do. added on 2006-06-12

I love watching the World Cup every four years, and I don't even like soccer. The reason is simple ... because even a game that's sort of dull gets REALLY exciting when you know that two countries are holding their breath for the entire match. added on 2006-06-11

where does the name ronaldinho come from?...

show your bra support!...

Sometimes, despite the annoyance, I love spam mail. added on 2006-06-08

sometimes, i love spam...

When working late, I like to put on my headphones and listen to some music in an attempt to be extra productive. Usually, I listen to my iPod, but today, the iPod is at home, so instead, I used my work iTunes rotation, which has some unusual songs in it. added on 2006-06-01

itunes induced mania -- cured...

Our hotel room, which was selected for location, comfort and price, was not selected for amenities, and it's fair to say that it delivered in every way both on the pro and the con. added on 2006-05-24

i want my german mtv...

Spring is here, and my tender feelings for my garden are returning. It has been frustrating and difficult trying to actually do any gardening, though, since I have either been away helping out with Mom or hampered by the bad weather. added on 2006-05-05

a is a rose is a rose is a rose...

I grew up just down the street from a statue of a cow.

The Springbank Snow Countess was a champion butterfat producer in her prime, which was good enough to earn her a statue on the main street in Woodstock, the Dairy Capital of Canada. added on 2006-05-01

where i grew up - part one...

how did you drive home tonight?...

It's been a while since a web page made me physically angry, but AOL / Blender 50 Worst Things to Happen to Music has done it. Not because of the content of the list, which was fine, I guess, but because of the design of the pages! added on 2006-04-21

it's time for a design rant...