just because

Round-up

Sexy snow sculpture - It's a cover up.

Oh, those Swiss... Defibrillators for Brothels

The Crackberry - Trivia




A Rube Goldberg - Best one I've seen in a long time

Members at large

Because it's time for a time-line.

A Just Because Round-up

The politics, fashion and foibles of the 2010 Olympic Games... Once snowboarding was done last week that was it for my interest.

I always thought that police, ambulance, and fire had the right to drive any damn speed needed to save a life but apparently not in the dumb-ass province of Canada where an ambulance driver that wanted to go faster than the 120kph speed limit policy for ambulance operations was denied 3 times his request to exceed the 120kph. Another health care success, the patient died... tragic and real.

Elephants growl at low frequencies and we can't hear them, at least at the San Diego Zoo.

As often as we comment about needing time away from the family or work, we think that a weekend away can be a good answer, so here is one for the under 40 male... become a Franciscan for a weekend; apparently the nuns are going to get in on it too.

Free tuition - try UoP... all you need is a net connection and to live somewhere on planet earth, but they can't give you an accredited degree... yet.

Just because...

.... it's Friday, and I've got lots of coffee made, and a busy calendar (in so many ways - yes, you'll get a copy of it, along with your jerk curry, on my next visit Y1) this weekend, and I am in a good glow-y mood.



Have a fab weekend darling!
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LP's

I still have some of my "best" vinyl and still spin it now & again. Nostalgia is sometimes good.

Tampon revisited

Finger puppets can be just plain cute. This is just plain funny. I think it should called OB Owwey.


From here and here. OB Owwey

Menopause - Just because

And for getting through it there is this:


Laura Mappin is the creator of this art project.

It is touted as "A decorative work of art to commemorate that you've done your Tampon Time and you're Free At Last! This art object of a tampon symbol is beautifully hand crocheted out of metallic gold thread and hangs in a distinctive black shadow box. Gold trophy labels celebrate "Golden Tampon" and "Lifetime Achievement Award". Give it to your partner or spouse, your best friend, or even yourself! Makes a great menopausal gift or post-menopausal gift although it's probably not a minstrel gift. Celebrate new found liberation with The Change! Freedom from The Curse! Get some of the best medicine, as they say. Laugh off those hot flashes!"

Bent & Twisted - Just Because

Now this guy really appeals to my own twisted artistic nature. His sense of humour is delightfully depraved. It's worth a look just for the laughs.




From the Pooperclips post



From here



From here

And my favorite is this:



From here

Always fun to enjoy some arts & crafts.

Just because...

...it's in the news and not a surprise.

Canadian missionary arrested on sex charges in Dominican

Date: Thursday Oct. 22, 2009 6:08 PM ET

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A Canadian missionary who once served as a Roman Catholic priest in the southwestern Ontario border city of Windsor has been arrested in the Dominican Republic on charges of sexually exploiting teen boys, police said Thursday.

The Ontario Provincial Police issued a statement confirming that Joao Jose Corriera Duarte, also known as John Duarte, was arrested earlier this week near the Dominican city of Puerto Plata.

The 44-year-old Duarte is facing nine counts of sexual exploitation related to the alleged abuse of young boys in Haiti, where he had been working as a missionary. Earlier media reports said he was facing 12 charges.

Police say the alleged offences took place over a 10-year period starting in 1995.

Duarte is currently in custody in the Dominican and will be extradited to Canada, said police, who credited the arrest to a collaborative investigation between provincial and federal authorities, in co-operation with local officers in the Dominican.

Duarte had a long history of missionary work in Haiti, where a former parishioner said he relocated permanently in 2003.

Marcia Spratt knew Duarte when he was pastor at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Windsor.

In 2001 Spratt and her husband also joined the charity she said Duarte helped to found, Hearts Together for Haiti, where they currently serve as co-ordinators of the child sponsorship program.

Spratt said Duarte, who spoke Creole, had been admired for the dedication he showed to his cause of improving life in the impoverished island country. She described the allegations against her former pastor as shocking and "devastating."

"He was such a wonderful, compassionate, charismatic person," she said. "It shook my faith. It shook my very being."

Spratt said she fears for the future of the charity Duarte helped to launch, saying the situation may discourage potential donors.

"We're just really, really concerned that this might ruin Hearts Together for Haiti. It's a big fear that we have, because people might not want to be involved with a charity that has big problems like this."




Obviously this window was designed by someone who understood all too well that perverts infiltrate the ranks of the ministry. Makes me wonder what their story is.

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Just because...

Tim Horton's, iconic, Canadian, serves the troops...



... at Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA.

I vote for Tim's for next year's Nobel Peace Prize for wanting to bring hot coffee to people around the world.

(pix-napped from here)
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Just because...

I have to get a handle on where Y1 is going with things in my absence.

Pix-napped from here.

Also of note, is the number of webs dedicating space to the concept and creation of vegetable art.

The cute and the serious:



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Just because...

....again... I'm only following a possible train of thought... gimme more coffee.



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Just because...

...my coffee hasn't kicked in yet this morning.

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