Concert Night

Tonight, for some unknown reason, okay not unknown, I went out and bought 2 new CD’s. My reason? The roomie is out for the night so it is concert night! Oh to play loud music… So, I wanted to get a couple of current CD’s.

One CD I wanted to get was Katy Perry’s new one with California Girls. I really like that song. Or at least I thought I did. I guess they speed it up or have some radio only version. It is a much better song, on the radio, in the car. The rest of the CD, to be blunt, sucks. She is so lame and lacking in musical talent. I cannot understand how she is so popular. This new generation is being deprived of real musicians.

I bought the CD for 2 reasons. California Girls and Starbucks is offering a $5.00 card with the purchase of any CD (the 18th and 19th only so act fast – someone get me the Elton John Leon Russell CD and I’ll trade you for Katy). The CD is also scented. Scented? That should have been my first clue right there. I think I am going to have to toss the cover, really should just toss the whole thing and block it from my mind.

In the end the CD cost me 11 bucks. I really wish I had my 11 bucks. Katy Perry's CD sucks. How is it she is so popular?

How is it I am not?

My second CD choice, tonight, was Michael Buble. Now this is a musician. I really like the old style lounge singer – is that what it is? No, it’s the big band sound, Michael and Harry Connick Jr. My Dad loved this style of music and I always secretly enjoyed it when he played those tunes (memory here – my Dad and I once went and saw Buddy Rich at the El Macombo way back when it was on Yonge Street… great night).



Michael’s album Crazy Love has some great tunes and it was worth the stroll over to HMV. 2 CD’s, so it has the studio version and some live versions as well. It’s on now and I really like it!

I do enjoy these concert nights. I have the perfect apartment for them. I can play the music loud and no one complains (It's 12:30am). No one can hear it, unless they are in the hallway.

Ok, gotta go and turn up the tunes…

I was glad to read that David Chen, the Grocer that captured a thief, had all charges against him dismissed. Finally, the law swayed in the correct direction. I have read some comments that the law states that what he (David) did was a crime and; therefore, he had to be arrested. Bullshit. The law is not something that is ordained and handed down to us by some superior being. The laws was created by us, for us and it does not always serve us in the way it is intended.

We are imperfect; therefore, our laws are imperfect.

I believe that most situations would need someone with common sense to review and apply the law in a logical manner. Charging a man that captured a thief is ridiculous. The message we send should be: if you are going to steal and you get caught you’re going to be held accountable. If the Grocer, or someone else, captures you during the act, or after the fact, you will be charged.

Criminals, like Anthony Bennet, know that if they scream and yell and kick and punch they will get away with their crimes. Bennett has had 43 convictions and his longest sentence was 90 days. No wonder he keeps victimizing the same store Owner(s). I cannot imagine committing the same crime 43 times and being set free to do it all over again.

David Chen is not the criminal. I believe he had every right to chase down and detain the criminal that robbed him. Mr. Chen, is not chasing after random customers, he had video evidence to back up his actions; Bennett was known to him and to the police. Our legal officials should have reviewed that and then moved onto something more important. Like prosecuting the actual criminal in this case.

Occured to me

Recently, I have noticed lots of people that look like people I know. I saw a young girl this evening that looked a lot like a girl I went to school with. I have seen others as well that, at least, remind me of people I know.

I guess the universal gene pool is drying up, so repeats are necessary…

Working Underground

I am unexpectedly at work this evening. I have less than an hour to go and I find myself a little tired and a lot bored! I do not really like working at this location. It is really small and it is underground. No light, no air. Two reasons I said okay and took the shift. One, the money will be nice on pay day and two, a friend that works here offered to take me for dinner if I came in. How could I say no?

This Morning on TMZ

Well folks, today is my Friday and I as a treat I bought a tea and chocolate croissant. I also reviewed the latest happenings on TMZ. Lets begin.

Madonna's "old" journals were pulled off of Ebay last night. I would love to read those! Can you imagine? I wonder what the story is behind that; how did her old journals end up floating around??? I hope no one ever finds mine...

Lindsay L. left a lawyer's office, yesterday, after a 7 hour deposition. Apparently, she held some people hostage as she drove down the highway. I don't know, but it seems to me if you got in the car and you are older than 10, you would have known that Lindsay wasn't going to stop on the highway and let you out. Anyway, what really gets me is that her "fans" waited outside the Lawyer's office to get pictures when she left. Her fans? How is it she has fans?

As for the rest of the TMZ stories, I can relate to the latest on Tiger Woods. Have you seen the latest shot of him? Now that's a serious case of swamp ass! I suffer from that, from time to time, and it is not fun. The upside for me is that no one has ever taken a shot of it!

Check out the TMZ site. Lots of interesting distractions.

Close Calls

My roommate walked out the door this evening around 6:30. I immediately thought; music! I got up and grabbed my cd changer and popped it in. P!nk, just what I needed. I was about to start cooking when I decided to straighten up the dining room table. One thing lead to another and next thing I know I am in full swing clean up mode.

Every trip downstairs was in full capacity; taking something down when I needed to get something to bring back up. I had the vacuum cleaner in hand on one trip and next thing I know, I am using it to dust the shelves. As I was cleaning my car collection I realized, this cleaning thing might just be an avoidance tatic. Although my place is in need of a deep spring clean, I thought, I might be in the grip of a distraction that is taking me away from the real issues.

As I realized this I quickly brought myself out of clean up mode. I finished the shelves I was working on wrapped things up. I took the garbage out and I put a pot of water on to boil. I took one more trip downstairs, to have a shower. I came back and made a quick dinner. As I sat down to watch an episode of Xena and eat my meal I thought, wow that was close. I almost got lost in that clean up frenzy at the expense of just sitting back and having a quiet evening.

Hospital theft follow-up

According to the National Post, one of the two bottom dwellers has been arrested. He is on probation. No surprise there. I wonder what his sentence for this crime will be? If there is any justice he will be behind bars for a few years, but why do I think he wont be? Let's get the second guy so both of these losers are accounted for.

A Special Category

I read this article this morning in the Globe and Mail. I really believe that people like this desire a special category of punishment. I wonder why we moved away from shunning. This is such a despicable crime; stealing from old dying people. I have no idea the deep character flaw required to do such a thing. I am reminded of an episode of Star Trek TNG where Worf suffers the fate of the dishonorable. All the other Klingons turn their back on him and his family name is never to be spoken again (of course, Worf was wrongly accused and accepted "discomendation" to preserve the Empire). I think they are onto something, the Klingons, shunning the dishonorable. When these two are caught they should be publicly shamed, imprisoned for a very long time and then shunned.

Photo: A surveillance photo released by Toronto police of suspects in the Mar. 16 robbery of a woman in palliative care - Taken from the Globe and Mail

Some People

This article inspired a blog entry. I have to wonder about people that actually thought the family in the Tim Horton’s commercial were real, real as in a real family. It is called marketing. When I saw the commercial, I did not notice that it said “based on a true story” regardless, I would have dismissed that. Based on means just that and the commercial likely only tells us that part of the “true story” that will get us into Tim’s buying coffee.

Further, why would anyone want to know where the family is now? It is a Tim Horton’s commercial. If I was so inclined, Tim's would be the first place I would look for them. Are we so bored that we are moved by commercials? Really people, get a grip, it’s not about the touching little “based on a true” story it’s about selling coffee and donuts. I figure these same people spent much of their time looking for that poor little Ikea lamp that was abandoned, in the rain, curbside.

Just Another Thursday

I voted today. I wasn’t going to, I actually forgot about the whole thing. When I got back home, this morning, I had a reminder notice on my door – thank you Liberal Party. Still, I was not going to go vote. I did not want to walk the 4 blocks. I was also thinking, what’s the point? Who cares, they are all the same. Nothing ever changes. Am I right? I probably could get lots of support for that position.

Then I thought about all the times I have told others to vote. I also recalled my thoughts on this issue. I am an avid voter and I believe that everyone should vote, no excuses, no exceptions. We need to exercise our voting privilege. And it is a privilege. One that many fought for. One that not everyone enjoys, and one that we can lose. Yes, we can.

So, I voted. I walked the 4 blocks and cast my vote the best way I know how. I am sure it matters, of that I have no doubt. My voice will be heard, even if it is just a whisper. I also like the feeling of being up here, on this soapbox, with the other people that dropped the excuses and voted. Good for us! We also have the option of bitching and complaining. The rest of you, just keep your mouth shut. And I have these two things to say:

Shame on you.

Do better next time and vote.

My next pressing issue of the day is this. How in the world can paper towel be a “limited edition”? I went to the grocery store to buy some paper towel. An entire bag of milk leaked in my fridge. It all collected in a nice pool under the salad crisper drawers. It was a nice surprise to come home too. I figured the easy way to clean it up (and it was) was to get a roll of paper towel and soak up the milk.

I hit the Metro and noticed Bounty. I would not normally buy a name brand but it was clearly on sale. What screamed out was that this particular Bounty was a “limited Edition”. I was thinking, what the f, limited edition paper towel? What is limited about it? Are they going to stop producing Bounty? Do people really fall for that? Should I buy an extra package to sell of next year on E-bay? Limited Edition, give me a break.

Anyway, it was on sale – 4 dollars off – so I bought two packs. I brought it home and used most of one roll to clean the milk in the fridge. It worked wonders and the milk is gone. The upside to all this is that the milk soaked all the crusty stuff off the bottom of the fridge so it is sparking clean now!

The Taj Gallery

I just opened the Taj gallery. What an incredible place. If you ever find yourself in Agra, India, make sure you visit.

THE TAJ MAHAL!

Oryo...

Sad news. My sisters big bad cat passed away last night. He was a beautiful majestic beast of a cat. Only 8 years old. The Vet believes he (Oryo) had a heart condition that shows up in large male cats around this age. He was, however, surprised that it took Oryo so quickly - 11 hours from diagnosis to death. Oryo was a friendly great guy and he will be missed...

India Photo Gallery!

I finally have a gallery of photos ready to go. It is the first one I have created and there will be more. This one is photos from our first few days in Delhi. I hope you like the pictures!

UPDATE: New link, above and a new gallery has been posted. Check it out!