tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145709148039499362024-02-18T23:59:00.410-05:00Imagine!Réflexions, idées et autres élucubrations plus ou moins organisées dans un mondre tout à fait désorganisé.
Thoughts, ideas and other stuff, more or less organized in a totally disorganized world.JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-81345310905396081262010-09-01T20:42:00.000-04:002010-09-01T20:42:22.644-04:00Suppose I break into your house...Inspired from a 'Letter to the Editor". The writer cuts to the quick and explains things better than all the baloney you hear on TV. Here's the letter.
START
Recently, large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that parliament is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that Canada might actually want to protect its ownJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-48621924407117462892010-06-18T08:02:00.002-04:002010-06-18T08:02:52.911-04:00Man it's been a whileNothing to say...I've just been busy as hell (I guess with all those non believers dying, hell MUST be busy ). So just a post to tell you all (all you 2 to 5 readers), that I'm still aroundJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-88436469019516987802010-02-26T07:40:00.003-05:002010-02-26T07:44:43.769-05:00Curling is NOT a sportI just found out that Canada's women curling team has a pregnant player on board as a substitute. In a February 17th 2010 article, the Examiner presents Kristie Moore, 5 months pregnant, a very fit looking lady.
That's all fine and good but between you and I, would you see a 5 month pregnant slalom skier, or a pregnant Joannie Rochette or even a pregnant bobsled team&JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-34090690406627600272010-02-22T07:32:00.001-05:002010-02-22T07:33:08.748-05:00BELIEVE!A very nice blog http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/ has all kinds of weird things, among those the forever famous "flat earth society" kind of spoof. Here's an extract.
Q: “Can I believe in the round Earth and still get into heaven?”
A: “No [...] God won’t let any half-assed believers into heaven.”
Q: “What about all those pictures from space, showing that the Earth is round?JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-61232233798114895752010-02-19T09:17:00.001-05:002010-02-19T09:17:49.255-05:00Questions about CanadaIn preparation for coming to the Vancouver olympics, believe it or not these questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website.
Obviously the answers are a joke; but the questions were really asked!
I thought I'd add my OWN answers, labelled My_Own_answer (OK couldn't think of a better one)
Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? (EnglandJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-79624659486263748672010-02-13T20:50:00.001-05:002010-09-02T13:29:13.997-04:00Politically incorrectSince I'm not planning to run for
Public office
The local school board
For ANY government sponsored jobs
I would like to offer some thoughts or share some jokes I find weirdly funny
Did you hear about the New 3 Million Dollar Polish Lottery?
The winner gets 3 dollars a year for a million years.
What do a Divorce in Arkansas, and a Tornado have in common?
 JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-57811780168267113872010-02-07T09:06:00.005-05:002010-09-02T13:32:49.039-04:00Taxes taxes taxes
At first I thought this was funny....Then I realized the awful truth of it. Be sure to read all the way to the end!
Tax his land,Tax his bed,Tax the tableAt which he's fed.Tax his work,Tax his pay,He works for peanutsAnyway!Tax his cow,Tax his goat,Tax his pants,Tax his coat.Tax his tobacco,Tax his drink,Tax him if heTries to think.Tax his JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-71610659759364576332010-02-01T20:37:00.000-05:002010-02-01T20:37:40.488-05:00Richard Dawkin's Times online articleAn article from Richard Dawkins on Pat Robertson's sick and horrendous comment that Haiti's heart quake was brought upon them to tone for their sins of making a deal with the devil, no less.
And reading the comments is pretty entertaining too.JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-20081410501579679252010-01-17T20:14:00.005-05:002010-01-17T20:18:31.314-05:00Side effectsIt's Sunday night, my wonderful spouse and I are watching the Golden Globe awards and I see a commercial for a bipolar disorder medicine. I will NOT mention the product here, I don't have the time or the money to fight the lawyers and all.
I'm listening absentmindedly (as is often my state on Sunday evenings) but I can't help hearing the side effects. The ad is in fact about 15 seconds long and JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-31756317484015648982010-01-17T08:45:00.002-05:002010-01-17T19:49:32.620-05:00The Presentation Secrets of Steve JobsCheck out this SlideShare Presentation. Steve Jobs a man who went after his dreams.
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
View more presentations from Carmine Gallo.
JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-4357446422046764822010-01-13T10:57:00.001-05:002010-01-13T11:01:19.189-05:00Cynical Project Mamangement tipsThis is a guest post from Michael Krigsman of TechRepublic’s sister site ZDNet. You can follow Michael on his ZDNet blog IT Project Failures, or subscribe to the RSS feed.
1. PROJECTS WITH REALISTIC BUDGETS AND TIMETABLES DON’T GET APPROVED.
2. THE MORE DESPERATE THE SITUATION THE MORE OPTIMISTIC THE PROGRESS REPORT.
3. A USER IS SOMEBODY WHO REJECTS THE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT’S WHAT HE ASKED FOR.JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-14322802247086766782009-12-11T20:58:00.002-05:002009-12-17T19:56:09.956-05:00On being cynicalIt's Friday night, a little tired from the week but still wanted to start a little discussion here - and with the amount of visitors, I'll most likely be talking to myself. It's alright, I seldom argue with myself.
I was listening to the news on the way home tonight about something truly local, of no interest to the world, and I simply did not believe the news. I did not believe the JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-54690523087396660552009-11-30T18:12:00.000-05:002009-11-30T18:12:59.315-05:00Crossing Canada's borderFrom what I understand...
If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get up to 12 years hard labor
If you cross the Iranian border, you are detained indefinitely
If you cross the Afghan border, you get shot (by Afghans or Americans)
If you cross the Saudi Arabia border, you will be jailed
If you cross the Chinese border, you will be jailed and may never be heard from again
If you cross JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-43411583121712651622009-11-15T20:03:00.003-05:002009-11-30T18:16:02.188-05:00Babies born in zoosYou just have to see this. A major "awwwwww" factor!
Photos from baby animals born in zoos.
Click hereJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-57663304626538820662009-11-12T13:43:00.001-05:002009-11-12T13:43:34.570-05:00This defies imagination!In an article in "Philadelphia Business Today", it is reported that the catholic diocese filed for bankruptcy just hours before eight clergy sex-abuse trials were set to begin.
It is worth the detour to read the full article but here's what makes me really sick, and I quote the article.
"In an open letter to the diocese's 230,000 parishioners, Bishop W. Francis Malooly called bankruptcy a "JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-19685765074497217932009-11-03T19:02:00.000-05:002009-11-03T19:02:17.133-05:00Living - Vivre
Obviously not mine. Something a dear friend sent me. It is so true, thought I'd keep it here for reference. You are all welcome to fav, download, post it on blogs. People should remember to LIVE!
De toute évidence ce n'est pas une photo que j'ai prise mais bien quelque chose qu'un ami m'a envoyé. C'est tellement vrai que j'ai simplement voulu la mettre ici pour la partager avec vous.JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-45267414160404301442009-11-02T18:46:00.001-05:002009-11-02T18:46:53.268-05:00Only in CanadaIn Canada , instead of applying for Old Age Pension, you should rather apply for the Status of Refugee.
It is interesting to know that the federal Government of Canada allows :
A monthly pension of : $1,890.00 to a simple refugee
plus : $ 580.00 in social aid
A grand total of : $2,470.00 monthly
X 12 months
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$28,920.00 annual income
By comparison, the Old Age Pension of a JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-34814388151090326402009-10-19T21:34:00.001-04:002009-10-19T21:35:01.348-04:00SuperstitionsThe town of Aurora in Ontario Canada has just voted to allow the removal of the number 4 from addresses because people of Asian origin claim it brings bad luck. Apparently it sounds like "Death". See the UPI article here.
On the other hand, a city officiel of the city of Palmerston North in New Zealand want to remove the ban on number 13. Apparently the ban is in effect to not allow houses to JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-21151196326615158422009-10-16T06:43:00.002-04:002009-10-16T06:43:20.733-04:00Just a thoughSo, a universe indifferent to pain and suffering is bleak, but a god who demonstrates his love with pain and suffering is comforting.JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-37663505069341313462009-10-15T13:25:00.000-04:002009-10-15T13:25:17.915-04:00Funny business quotesA magazine recently ran a "dilbert quotes" contest. They were looking for people to submit quotes from their real-life dilbert-type managers.
Here are the top ten finalists:
"As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday and employees will receive their cards in two weeks."
(This was the winning quote JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-78548382439196871142009-10-14T20:12:00.003-04:002009-10-14T20:24:35.331-04:00101 Contradictions In The BibleI know, I know...The Bible isn't SUPPOSED to be taken literally but some of these are downright contradictions. Read on1.Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel? (a) God did (2 Samuel 24: 1) (b) Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1) 2.In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel? (a) Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9) (b) One million, one hundred thousand (IChronicles 21:5)JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-49763948766092203872009-10-12T19:41:00.002-04:002009-10-12T19:43:33.354-04:00This must be why there are so many warped priests in the Catholic churchItalics are mine.1 Corinthians 7:1-2Yes, it is a good thing for a man not to touch a woman; yet to avoid immorality, every man should have his own wife, and every woman her own husband.So there. TO AVOID IMMORALITY!!!! no less. Pfft enough saidJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-15775629672510335022009-10-12T11:51:00.001-04:002009-10-12T11:53:43.767-04:00Gays have a point therePicked up on the net from a Gay Marriage protesting march. I guess they CAN quote the bible too :-)JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-79176339788124930092009-10-12T08:17:00.004-04:002009-10-14T19:48:18.788-04:00An introductionSince I am now listed on the Atheist blogroll it was suggested that I write a short note to introduce myself to the blogroll readers. I submitted it to the Atheist blogroll, but here's a copy. If you got here from the blogroll, thanks for visiting, there's a lot more fun things to see below. THE INTRODUCTIONLike many other atheists, I was raised in a religious household in a very religious familyJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214570914803949936.post-35275884443472527382009-10-10T21:38:00.003-04:002009-10-10T21:45:35.104-04:00Fishing pelicanPictures of a fishing pelican near our condo in Pompano beach. The whole series is quite amazing if I say so myself.JMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105901894111897185noreply@blogger.com0