Surgery Works, Says Miss World Contender

If you needed any more proof of how these pageants don't celebrate true beauty, this is it!

I got on the computer late today... UPN 38 is showing Imagine, the John Lennon bio-pic.

21 years, and it still reminded me how I've missed Lennon.

George Martin and George Harrison both came out in denial of the reports that Harrison was waiting to die, or that he ever said any such thing.

Purveyors of such falsehoods are scum in my book, but if George is reasonably okay, that's good news.

Strawberry Fields is becoming more of a dream than a reality...

I heard on the radio this morning that former Beatle George Harrison expects he'll die soon from cancer. He just recently had his third operation to remove a tumor for a third type of cancer too.

He told former producer Sir George Martin that he's made his peace with it... but he's only 5 years older than my aunt Susan was when she died of lung cancer recently.

What a sad world...

If you visited this Blog in the past few minutes, you saw some weird formatting... I just did some extra tweaking on the template.

Coolboard ended their free discussion board program at the end of June. Since I was the only person who ever used it, I decided to just remove it rather than find a substitute.

Likewise, the link to a music store that never was. In the year I've been blogging, I never set it up, so it's gone.

I'll add more changes over time... and I'll fix the archive soon.

Well, a large part of my re-design is now in place. Let me know what you think.

I'll work on a redesign for the Archive section Saturday.

I've been working away at a new design for this Blog for parts of today. My first attempt at a new background, while an interesting idea, is a bit faded around the edges. So, I'll fire up Background Magic in a bit and try again.

I'll still have to do some major work on the Style Sheet to get it to do what I want too - but if I pull this off, it may look cooler here!

I viewed some of the winning templates in Blogger's contest yesterday... they really give me the yen to make this Blog more interesting in design too. I've been doing this one for the better part of a year, but the design is starting to look... generic to me.

The Freeservers banner at the top of the page would muddy up my design a bit... but I can't afford the paid, banner-free version just yet.

Today was a day that saw me write a bit, surf the net a bit, pack a box, sit and write, surf some more...

Amazing how I managed to get a lot done in small doses!

Moving a few items reminded me just how much packing I'll really need to do... it's a really large task!

I was very productive today after I woke up: not only did I get 1.5 articles polished off for my next newsletter, I also did much of the fiddling with settings for my ABomanation Blog, worked more on the next Comicopia, and cleaned up the house a bit too.

I learned that a science fiction/media convention in Toronto that I used to attend and speak at invited my best friend to be a guest this year, but not me. Maybe they don't consider me so important.

Let's see: I've been a publisher for 13 years, wrote animation screenplays, game adventures, do Website designs, edit and publish my own newsletter... seems pretty big to me.

Man, I've spent most of Saturday on the 'net! This would make more sense if I had a cable modem or DSL... being on a 56K connection, with a single phone line, is pretty weird...

I was offline to eat, or write, or to do some packing. I also took some time to work on the new site for my ABomanation blog. Overall though, I'd say I've been earning my ISPs keep on Unlimited access. :)

The hacker who sent Viagra to Bill Gates

It's always scary when someone so easily breaks codes and gets information like this... but let's face it: anything done to Bill Gates can't be all bad. :)

Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth Blame Lawyers For Reunion Failures

Let's face it: the band has had nothing but trouble since Roth was originally kicked out. That they're still having trouble is no surprise.

Customer ate stolen cheque to destroy evidence. File this one under "People do the dumbest things".

Dog Walks 16 Miles to Church Every Sunday This is just too cute to pass up on.

I realized yesterday (Sunday, actually) a very depressing fact:

I missed attending the 22nd annual Montreal Jazz Fest entirely.

The weather was either too hot for me to handle, or too rainy every day. Either way, I couldn't participate in the outdoor shows at all.

I packed another box this evening. I hope to pack many more tomorrow.

I learned this week that I was 2nd on the Housing list. That may be lowered if someone with a more urgent need for housing comes in, but it's still way better than being lower on the list.

This doesn't mean I won't possibly have a long wait ahead of me; one of my friends was #1 on the list for a year and a half. I likely still have a decent amount of time to pack. Still, on the off chance that something becomes available in the near future, I have to get ready.

CBC News: Tributes flow in for Mordecai Richler

Another sad, significant loss.

I first learned of Mordecai Richler from the film version of his novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. From there, I often saw him as the voice of Montreal Jewish culture.

In his later years he became the terror of sovereignists, blazing the federalist trail and publicly denouncing the crimes against Anglophone culture.

He will be greatly missed.

I phoned my uncle to pass on my regrets on my aunt dying.

(They're family friends, but as close to us as family)

He could barely keep his emotions in check; like you could, losing your wife!

GoUpstate News: Senator Thurman pushes for stem cell research

I've heard the arguements for awhile now, and I'm still scratching my head.

Correct me if I'm wrong on this, but stem cells are taken after a baby is born. Furthermore, what is taken doesn't affect the child in any way.

If I'm right, then what's the problem?