December 11, 2002

U.S. warns it's prepared to use nuclear weapons "the U.S. "reserves the right to respond with overwhelming force -- including through resort to all of our options -- to the use of WMD against the United States, our forces abroad and friends and allies." "  [ctv.ca] I'm not sure if I should conforted by the fact that my American friends are ready to respond to attacks against my country or disturbed by the fact that they are now publicly stating they would resort to nuclear responses to those attacks. 2:36:57 PM     Google It!   There appears to be two versions of  The Official Canadian Tempurature Conversion Chart. One with the lines: -500° Fahrenheit (-295° C) Hell freezes over. The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup. and one without :)  Everyone knows the last time Hell Froze Over was in 1967.  Hell doesn't appear to be scheduled to freeze over again until at least the 22nd century. 1:33:57 PM        The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart 50° Fahrenheit (10° C) Californians shiver uncontrollably. Canadians plant gardens 35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C) Italian Cars won't start Canadians drive with the windows down 32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C) American water freezes Canadian water gets thicker. 0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C) New York City landlords finally turn on the heat. Canadians have the last cookout of the season. -60° Fahrenheit (-51° C) Mt. St. Helens freezes. Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door -100° Fahrenheit (-73° C) Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Canadians pull down their ear flaps. -173° Fahrenheit (-114° C) Ethyl alcohol Freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg. -460° Fahrenheit (-273° C) Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying "cold, eh?" -500° Fahrenheit (-295° C) Hell freezes over. The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup. 1:24:18 PM     Google It!   E-Tickets, the Only Way to Fly Air Canada "Louise Crandall, a spokeswoman for the Association of Canadian Travel Agents, said one major drawback to e-ticketing is that passengers with a paperless ticket sometimes have difficulty switching to another airline if their original flight is cancelled. But she said the problem is being ironed out. " [canoe.ca] I've always been a fan of e-tickets, use them whenever I can... but I've never had to switch airlines when a flight has been cancelled.  If I had, I might have a different opinion. 12:52:23 PM     Google It!   Girl, 4, brings teacher gift of pot "When Head Start Early Childhood Center teacher Iris Galvez asked where she got the gift Monday, the girl said she got it "from her mommy," according to a police report obtained by the Union-News of Springfield." [canoe.ca] With these kinds of gifts showing up for teachers at school maybe a few more people will jump into the profession :) 12:46:54 PM     Google It!   If you have problems with the Bush administration, you'll enjoy this brilliant Flash animation. [Davos Newbies] I concur, this is a brilliant Flash animation. 10:23:18 AM

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