September 19, 2013 For decades the residents of Prince George, British Columbia, have strongly suspected that local gas stations were deliberately inflating gas prices, and that they colluded to fix gas prices at the highest rate. As long as the fuel came from the same supplier, the suspected gas price fixing continued unchecked and unabated. Then, the skies parted, the …
By Clifford T. Hofferd 10. Stephen Harper was a bland and unexciting Prime Minister. 9. Stephen Harper used the Canadian Senate to do his partisan bidding. 8. Stephen Harper put gag orders on all of his MPs and bureaucrats. 7. Stephen Harper sold off our non-renewable natural resources so they can be refined elsewhere. 6. Stephen Harper ran taxpayer funded …
I was sitting at my desk when, out of no where, a deranged fly zoomed by my head. It was out of control and obviously hadn't a clue what...
There just has to be something in wedding cake that installs what I refer to as a Mark 1 Instant Voice-Over Recorder Modulator Device into the groom. This is the skill men have to repeat the last bit of words their wives have been throwing at them, to ensure her he’s paying attention. I have it down to an art …
By Ron Murdock Since the beginning of mankind we’ve always seem to be in some kind of age that goes by a name. Among them are the New Age, which really only applies to the start of history. Since then we’ve been in several other ages such as the Iron Age, Renaissance Age, Dark Ages, which in many ways we …
In the last 2 years the internet has seen the emergence of a popular type of internet video known as a Let’s Plays. Let’s Plays are essentially videos of people playing video games while providing commentary and analysis of the game. They can be funny and informative while being critical of games and their flaws. While many people have found …
The Evolution of Electric Cars The biggest objections and obstacles to electric cars being popular today are the unavailability of public charging stations, and the expense of home recharging systems (docks). In addition, short ranges and long recharging times make electric cars impractical for most applications. But that doesn’t need to be a reality. In fact, battery electric cars provide …
Finally, gone are the days of checking diaper moisture with a finger. With elasticized waistbands, colorful designs and comfort rivaling Air Force One, the newest leap in diaper technology is an iphone system called ‘TweetPee’. Huggies Brazil has invented a plastic device that sends an alert to your iPhone when your baby goes number one. The only slightly obtrusive device …
By Betty Mermelstein Our country boasts 401 national park areas! Each one an introduction to the grandeur that is this vast and environmentally varied United States. We all want to visit as many as possible, and “we all” showed up to Yosemite the year my family made the trip there. It never crossed our minds to turn around and leave …
By Steven Wilson There are a few things in this world I will just never understand. Like why don’t I have a holo-deck in my house yet? I never understood chitterlings in general. Those neon lights underneath cars, what’s the point of that? And, most vexing of all, whatever happened to the good old fashioned, quaint, by the side of …
