Monday, July 2, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Events Like This Are A Gift To Human Civilization
Tanner Foust and Greg Tracy spiced up ESPN’s X Games LA by living out a real life version of a childhood toy. The two stunt drivers pulled off the Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare in front of a giddy audience at LA Live Saturday. By completing the 66-foot tall loop, both drivers shattered the previous loop record of 42 feet, set by Chinese driver Li Yatao in September 2011.
Support Your Bachelor Bees
You may be wondering what bees need a hotel for, when they make their own hives. The truth is that many species of bees are solitary – the do not live in hives but instead construct their own nest. The main reason for this is because in these species every female is fertile and this would not make for comfortable communal living in a hive.
It's A Canadian Classic For A Reason
Check out MD's site by going here. His did his own cool Canada day tribute that you would be a patriot to check out. He also did art and helped developed the mythology around the Canadian Cave of Cool. If you haven't seen this piece in awhile it's worth your time to check it out for all the subtle little details.
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Canada Day Cool
Thanks so much to Deb, who posted this first. It's very clever and clever goes a long way here at the Canadian Cave of Cool. It's stuck in my head all day now and that is a good thing.
Sundays With Selena
Why do I include my best girl on this day? Do you realize she is quite possibly the only thing keeping the Idiot Bieber from taking over the world. The kid has this kind of super charisma that other Canadians are immune to. We KNOW what a numnut he is , trust me. But the rest of you seem powerless before his global assault. His music isn't even all that good but what do we know. We told you guys Nickleback was crap but you just kept buying their stupid albums. You only have yourselves to blame on this one too but I am gonna let you off the hook.
We would like to take Bieber out but he moves so quick...so very quick. So I had to step up. I sent my best agent in to monitor this mutant freak until we could take him out the right way with the least number of casualties possible. You know when he goes he will take as many others with him as he can. That's just how your Idiot Bieber thinks.
Look Upon Us Oh World And Despair...
Because you don't live in the socialist utopia that exists North of the 48th parallel. We might bitch a little but we got it pretty good up here. I live in a beautiful, park-like city with great seasons to experience all year long. I have easy, full and free access to two doctors and many other professionals dedicated to my better health and welfare. I pay next to nothing for my access to satellite TV and fiber optic internet speed and there are never disruptions in service.
My grocery shelves are full of food, especially garlic stuffed olives from Greece and fresh garlic parmasan french bread - two of my favorite combinations of eats. My country is ethnic and cosmopolitan so there is no economic barriers to my enjoyment of the delicacies of other nations whenever my tummy growls for them. I don't worry about the safety of the food I am eating.
The streetlights work as does the plumbing.
When you call a cop or an ambulance they are there in mintues. Same goes for the fire fighters.
Every spring they clean and wash the streets. When it snows, the roads are cleared within 24 hrs.
Tim Hortons - and I don't even drink coffee.
I can grow mostly flowers in my garden so that I can help the bees. We all know we are nothing without the bees. If I WANTED to grow vegetables, I could because I live on the most fertile part of this good Earth. You should see the zucchini and radishes we can produce with next to no effort. Massive, like the size of a baby's head.
My entertainment industry may suck but no one tries harder to entertain and enlighten than Canadians. More of us are in Hollywood than you think. There are no people who understand comedy more than Canadians do. Living with others during the long, cold winters gives you a sense of humor. If you don't have one you just don't survive.
We have also been schooled (through the CBC) by getting to see the best of American and British comedy programs for decades. We are in a unique position to judge what is funny and what is not. We just KNOW funny. It's in our DNA.
We also make Heartland which is a beautiful family drama about horses and the people who live with them in Alberta. I am not ashamed to say I never miss an episode - no matter how corny it can get.
I get to enjoy all the best things about American culture without actually having to BE an American.
I live in a country that worships a violent sporting event that takes place on ice with participants armored as much to protect them from the hard ice and the hard puck but especially to protect them from the even harder players. That is also the sport where a handshake ends every championship series. No other sport has that kind of tradition.
My air is safe to breath and the water from my taps is clean. My bath water doesn't light on fire because of fracking being done in my area. Any spills or environmental damage caused by the oil industry is dealt with immediately and effectively.
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When my father was dying of cancer we never felt that his hospital stays and special needs would bankrupt the family. As a citizen and a veteran, all those things were paid for and taken care of just like they paid for his hearing aids. As an artillery man, that kind of damage was predictable and it was easy for him to get the treatment he needed despite having the pre-existing condition.
I live in a neighborhood with large trees and near neighbors who know how to mind their business. There is no loud yelling or late night parties. Only the crows and the garbage truck wakes you up in the morning but that only happens once a week when my garbage is picked up without fail. I can even leave out recyclbles and that big tub of stuff stays out of the landfill too. The city makes it easy for me to 'do my part'.
Despite what you may have read, we do not race Polar Bears down our main streets on Canada Day. That is a more Family Day tradition that doesn't happen until February.
Happy Canada Day!
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