Stop worrying, it's not in the news

Like the old saying says: "Two heads are better than one" I'd like to think that a short blog is better than no blog at all. That's why I'm writing this at a ridiculous hour of the night (after 3:00 a.m.) and hoping at least one good thing can come out of this excrement (wish I could have thought of a better term to use) of words.

With negative news stories dominating the headlines, like the "exploding underwear airline passenger" Somali pirates, Tiger Wood's transgressions, John and Kate's dog and cat fight and nasty breakup, there sure doesn't seem to be much in the way of good news lately, is there?

Then it came to me. I haven't heard any bad news recently about deaths or serious sickness from the H1N1 flu virus. Does this mean it has disappeared? Has it been eradicated? Are we all safe now to remove our protective masks and can we shake hands once again? I'm tired of not knowing whether it's okay to shake someone's hand, or give them a non contaminating greeting. Maybe I'm being a little too optimistic here, but I'm hoping that the world has defeated the ugly swine flu bug and once again mankind is safe from extinction. However, I'm still a little afraid of reading tomorrow's headlines.

Back to work and I love my job: when's the next holiday?

Hopefully you had a great Christmas/New Year holiday break from the old grind. With most employees heading back to work , the Christmas holidays are beginning to seem like a fleeting memory. Wow, the time flies by fast during the holidays! I don't know which seems to go by faster: the actual holidays or the weeks of shopping days left before the holidays. Deep penetrating thoughts.


And I wonder how many people are really looking forward to getting back on the job? I expect not many. But how many are looking ahead to their next paid holiday. I expect it's crossed almost everyone's mind by now. Here in Ontario, the next paid holiday will be "Family Day" which falls on Monday February 15th, 2010 which is only just over a month away. Let's just see how fast the time flies until then...

Okay El Nino, you’re just screwing with me now!

I probably shouldn't write a blog at 3:00 a.m. This is what happens when I'm tired and grumpy:

Every year that I can remember having an El Nino weather effect, it was warm here in Canada. So what's the deal with this bitter cold fall/winter so far? Freezing my buttocks off is not how I envisioned this season. I expected at least a few days with warm, mind comfortable short sleeve weather.

And what do you have to say: Mr. Al-Gorebal Warming. What’s up with this lasting cold spell? I don’t mind choking on gas fumes if you can promise me a warm cozy winter. I believe in climate change, but it should be working in our favour. It’s supposed to be warmer now, isn’t it? I’m beginning to hallucinate that I’m stranded on a desert island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, but in reality, I’m completely surrounded by huge banks of snow. How long do you expect us to hold out? And yes, I’m referring to all of us forgotten Canadians who have to suffer year after year, pretending to love the great outdoors in the winter, when really we hate it. Hate it I tell you! Can’t stand it much longer! I want answers! I want the truth! I can’t handle the truth!

New Year's Resolutions for 2010 and beyond

It's always been fun making NYR's (not New York Rangers BTW), thinking and believing that somehow you will change a habit or become a better person by practicing mind control. The problem is New Year's resolutions are intended to last forever, when you commit yourself to making them. There's a lot of pressure when you commit to a promise that is supposed to last forever. Just look at the last time you got married. Scary huh?

Maybe we should only make New Year's resolutions for the first month of the new year, or maybe the first week, or even for one day. That way if you can keep your promise for a whole day, then you can build self esteem and possibly go for two days, or three, and maybe even a week before reverting back to your old ways.

What ever your 2010 resolutions are, I wish you good luck in keeping them. And if for some reason you aren't successful, don't worry, you only have to wait until next year to try again.

Happy Two Thousand Ten or Tripple T or even better "T3"

Welcome to the future. We have arrived in a new year and decade. Have you thought whether the next ten years can be worse than the last ten? It's probably likely considering the poor state of the economy, and the negative ectoplasm that has existed ever since 2001. Maybe another Ghostbusters movie might bring us out of the doldrums and help turn things around.

I sure hope we can get rid of all the political ill will that exists, but somehow I also know that's impossible. Maybe someday people will wake up and realize that government can't solve social issues. They can make rules and pass laws and spend our money, and give us something to argue and complain about, but they can't really make life better for the average person. I suppose I wouldn't be saying that, if I had a good paying, cushy government job, would I? Probably not. But since I don't, I'm going to stick to my original comment that the government is full of mostly inept bumbling boobs. I said mostly bumbling boobs, as the law of averages states that there must be at least one intelligent being who knows how to run a country. However, I can't afford to chance making a wager on it.