Sunday Morning Musings, This One Took A While Edition

Good morning ladies and gents.

Happy Sunday y’all. Here’s hoping that you’re all fed and satisfied.

Big ups to E-ve who worked last night and goes back in tonight for the big Grey Cup game on TV.

Also big thanks go out to her super cool co-worker who gave her a lift to the subway station last night after work.

I’ve lucked out and found the best thing on the internet. Are you ready for this? A knock-off of Lemonade Tycoon for free!

This friggin’ day is taking forever. There’s a guy here trying to train a girl that’s tough to train. There are people in and out of the store that aren’t customers because they aren’t buying.

This thing is killer short today.

The day is still crawling. Son of a gun.

Raptors lost the Steve Nash and the Suns. Boo.

Big thanks for lots of love from lots of people.

The snow has started falling in Western Canada. I’m kind of jealous. I don’t know if I’m ready for snow. But it does look pretty on TV.

Okay, time to go.

Have a great afternoon mes amis.

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Saturday Morning Musings, Hopes For A Good Day Edition

Hola amigos.

Welcome to Saturday. I hope that everyone got here in one piece.

Big high fives to E-ve who has a long day at work ahead of her. Here’s hoping for big smiles and big tips.

Thanks go out to E-ve for letting me play a whole lot of Lemonade Tycoon yesterday. And I was awesome. I bought all of the upgrades available and got back to $10,000 cash in 8 months. Oh yeah!

Had a good finish to the week in the CBC.ca hockey pool. I am looking for more this week as there are a lot of teams playing 4 games and some good picks on my roster. Go Ducks, Canucks and Blue Jackets.

Huge thoughts of encouragement and positive energy are going out to Jake as he is auditioning for a role in a new production. He’s got talent and I’d be happy to make another trip to Ottawa to see him on stage.

There’s one hockey game on today at 1pm. We’re going to do our best to watch it here in the store. We may have to stream it though since it doesn’t look like it’s going to be available on Canadian TV. Boo!

Ok, so I know that January is still a little ways away. We haven’t even hit Christmas yet. But I’m already trying to come up with a good plan for E-ve’s birthday and I’m getting excited for Chuck to come back. In that order. It’s getting tricky trying to come up with and separate ideas for xmas and birthday, but I’m doing my best. Maybe a Chuck themed cake and awesome spy stuff for the birthday. I’m mostly joking.

Getting excited to crack open the Advent calendars soon. A yummy piece of chocolate each day on the way to presents. How does it get any better?

There’s been a bunch of work done in a short little amount of time here.

Time to check out for the day.

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Thursday Morning Musings, Mobile/ Twitter Edition

Good morning folks.



It's a day off, mobile update, Twitter heavy kind of day. So, here are some of the points I've mentioned on Twitter today.



Laying in bed on my day off w/ Band of Brothers on TV #score



Turkey for a snack #score



Loving my E-ve #score



no coffee yet #fail



Advent starts Sunday #score



Batman Forever on TV last night #fail



I didn't watch #score



Proud of Romeo for being Army fit #score



Using these updates as the daily Muse #score



rumbly tummy #fail



Happy Thanksgiving Americans #score



Watched some of the Macy's Parade #score



E-ve almost here to hang out #score



Have a great day friends. Happy Thursday.



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Wednesday Morning Musings, Oh What A Night Edition

Good day my friends.

Here’s hoping that your hump day has gone smoothly so far.

Big ups to E-ve. You wanna know why? Because she’s le awesome.

Good night for me to watch sports last night. I got to see the Toronto Raptors get a win at home against the Pacers of Indiana and also got the see mes Canadiens come back in the 3rd period to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Habs and Raps are both back in action tonight and I’m hoping for more wins. Fingers are crossed and cheers are being sent through the interweb. #gohabsgo will ring strong through Twitter tonight.

It’s been a dreary, rainy day here in the city and it is as dark as midnight outside now. It sucks to be honest.

The big stores have started to advertise some pretty huge sales my friends. If you are in the market for TVs, computers, video gaming systems or anything else of that ilk it may be time to look into them. Good luck.

Excited to sleep in tomorrow.

Watching the fall finale of V right now on the computer. I saw the first half last night, hoping that the second half is fantastic.

I still have cupcakes left at my apartment. I bet you’re all jealous.

I think it’s time to check out for now. I’ll talk to you later y’all. That’s right, I said it.

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Tuesday Morning Musings, A Little Later Than Usual Edition

Good day friends, family and faces all over the world.

Big ups to E-ve for continuing her higher education. Bon fait!

Just spent half and hour trying to explain the reason that there is fighting in hockey to my Irish co-worker here. The whole time I felt like I was fighting a losing battle. I’m starting to even wonder myself if there is a real need. I know it won’t go away. And I know that things are better than they used to be as far as that stuff is concerned. But hockey may have just lost a potential fan because of fighting. I wonder how many they have gained because of it… Just something to think about.

I was also just informed that the Irish aren’t taking the loss to France and the hand ball incident well. They have taken to protesting at the French Embassy in Ireland and there are bunches of Facebook groups dedicated to hating the French player responsible (Henry) and demanding that the game be replayed. FIFA has said that they won’t replay the game.

I think that E-ve and I may have now made plans for Christmas and my birthday… that leaves plans for her birthday. I’m gonna have to do something good here my friends. So if you have any ideas please let me know. I have about 6 weeks to get this thing figured out. Thanks.

The Maple Leafs tried their very hardest last night to win their game against the Islanders. But they came up a goal short in overtime. Good effort gents.

I had a fantastic dinner of shwarma and cupcakes last night. The wraps were good with a hint of spice rocking through them. The guy wasn’t joking when he said that it was hot sauce that he had. I also love that he’s a funny dude that told me that I “broke his dreams” when the cupcakes I had weren’t for him.

I have a craving for McDonalds hockey cards. Not so much the food, but the hockey cards.

They say that there could be snow here in Toronto soon. I’m not sure how I feel about that. I know that it will make it feel like Christmas actually is coming. But it also means that I’m going to have to dress for the weather. I’m not sure which I feel is more important.

I’m starting to get a little hyped for the Grey Cup.

The fall finale of the new hit show V airs tonight. If you haven’t been watching I don’t suggest trying to jump in tonight. But I do recommend trying to find the episodes so that you can watch them.

I think that’s it for now peeps. That’s right. I said it.

And if you’re only here this one day a week, see you next Tuesday.

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Monday Morning Musings, More Like Evening Edition

Good day y’all.

Sorry we didn’t get on this morning. You know how it is.

Big ups to E-ve for being le awesome. Don’t let her try to tell you any different.

And big ups to YTV for playing 8 Simple Rules and What I Like About You back to back every night.

Thumbs down to all the people that have come into the store and asked silly questions that have done nothing but make my day seem longer.

The AMA’s were on last night. I watched part of Janet Jackson as she opened the show in a terribly ugly outfit and then didn’t go back at all for the rest of the show. It’s the AMA’s. I’m not worried about it.

The Raptors dropped a winnable game against Orlando yesterday. That bums me out a little.

But there were 2 good CFL playoff games and we now have a Grey Cup Final set with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes playing for the big mug for the very first time. Calgary is going to be rocking this weekend for certain.

Very proud of my nephew for being a huge superhero geek.

Mes Canadiens have made a trade that surprised the heck out of me. Bob Gainey has sent Quebec native Guillaume Latendresse to Minnesota for Benoit Puoliot. Part of me thinks that Lats is going to have a bunch of success now that he’s going to be out of the spotlight in Montreal. The media and fans wanted this guy to be a hero because he’s got some talent and he’s French. The problem is that it’s not that easy.

It is friggin’ hot in this store. The heat is broken so it just keeps blasting in here. Mon Dieu it’s toasty.

I think it’s time to wrap to things up since it’s way past the morning now.

Have a good night mes amis.

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Sunday Morning Musings, Tis The Season For A Bonus

Good morning friends.

Big ups to E-ve for surviving Daddy Z’s Christmas dinner and hang out yesterday. It was a good time with Turkey and the fixings and little kids with presents.

High fives to the Good Lovelies who won the award for best New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards last night. I grew up with one of the girls and was lucky enough to hear her sing with her mother and her sisters at church when we were younger.

Sad to see the Montreal Canadiens lose their first game in overtime/ shoot-out last night. The Detroit Red Wings got out to a 2-0 lead and then sealed the deal in the shoot-out. It was a good effort and I’ll take the 1 point and put it in the bank.

Congrats to the Maple Leafs for picking up their 4th win of the year after knocking off Washington in the shoot-out at almost the exact same time as the Habs were losing. The remote control got a work out for a few minutes.

New Moon has apparently passed The Dark Knight for most money made on opening day. I’m not surprised because the hype was huge for the flick. But a lot of people seem to be taking it personally because they aren’t Twilight people. Oh well.

These 20 Timbits had better last me the day. I don’t plan on going to buy lunch.

Big thanks to the owner man who gave out some cash bonuses last night at the company Christmas party. I’m not sure where the funds will end up, but they are much appreciated.

Big sports day today. NFL and CFL football, NHL hockey and NBA basketball. Vince Carter and the Orlando Magic will be in Toronto to take on the Raptors. Be prepared to hear boos even though it’s been a long time now since he was in a Dino uniform.

Time to get to work for the day. Here’s hoping that everyone enjoys their sunny Sunday.

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Thursday Morning Musings, One Day Donation Edition

Good afternoon friends and family and others.

Here’s hoping that everyone has lasted this long in their weeks. If you’re a Monday to Friday, 9 to 5er you’ve only got one day left. Way to go.

Big wishes for a smooth day to E-ve who has class and then work. If she’s serving you dinner remember to tip well, she’s got tuition to pay.

The weather is nasty today. There’s a constant mist in the air and the clouds have rolled in to give us grey skies and gloomy people. There are lots of umbrellas out and about on the side walk helping folks stay dry. Big thanks to E-ve as I have her umbrella.

Just a gentle reminder to anyone using an umbrella today: You are sharing the sidewalk, and if you have a big umbrella it helps everyone if you can stay to one side of the sidewalk it would be appreciated. I walk faster than most people it seems and not being able to pass someone and their huge umbrella because they are ambling down the middle of the concrete path really gets my goat.

Busted out a great tie for work today. It’s a black number that has a wicked pattern. I haven’t had it on in quite some time, but I do like it a bunch. Big thanks to E-ve again because it was her find.

It’s day 19 of Movember and let me tell you, some of the moustaches out there are looking more and more awesome each day. Mine doesn’t even start to compete with some of the others I’ve seen in pictures and on the street. Well done gentlemen.

Here’s a great way to support a great cause today. The Princess Margaret Hospital is holding a one day fundraiser for its 1 Day Diagnosis Centre for Breast Cancer. They have made it crazy easy to make a donation. Send a text message to short code 30333 with the word “give” in the body. You will get a confirmation request back and you can reply to confirm your $5 donation. The other awesome thing, which may be even more awesome is that media mogul Allan Slaight will be matching all donations, made by any means, dollar for dollar. This has the opportunity to be a fundraiser that changes and saves lives. I encourage all of you to send one text message, add $5 to next month’s cell phone bill and help save a life.

Keep up the great work being great friends. You’re doing an awesome job.

Adios for now.

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Wednesday Morning Musings, Working Is For Suckers Edition

Good morning all.



It's a mobile quick fire edition as I'm not even at work yet and we're coming up on noon.



Big ups to E-ve at her lunch shift today. Here's hoping for big tips.



Big Habs win last night in the shoot-out. Carey Price made a highlight of the night save with his skate blade to win the game over the 'Canes.



Big let down for the Raptors as their first half 11 point lead in Denver turned into an 18 point loss. Not as bad as the 39 point drubbing last year, but not great to watch in the 2nd half. Chris Bosh was man handled at times in the post but only took 2 free throws all night. Coach Jay Triano was less than impressed with the officials to say the least.



H1N1 vaccines have now been made available to anyone that wants it in Toronto. Line ups may be long, so please be patient.



It's a sunny day with a high that should reach 10 degrees... We'll. See how warm it really feels this afternoon.



My new Irish co-worker is wondering if she'll ever see snow.



High fives to the Twitter crew. You're a sometimes entertaining, sometimes informative bunch. Keep up the good work.



The buzz for New Moon just keeps growing. If you're looking to go to the movies to see something else this weekend I'd suggest going early because ticket lines could be long.



The blog here is now over the 250 post mark. Doesn't mean much, but I think it's pretty cool.



I think that's all for now folks. Gotta get posted before I head underground.



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Tuesday Morning Musings, Tuesday Night Edition

Allo!



Today was a busy day at work. We didn't sell much. But I felt busy most of the time.



A lot of that was watching Russell Peters, How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory.



But some was talking to customers.



Yay to E-ve for another successful day of higher learning. I'm very proud.



The Maple Leafs and Senators are playing out the battle of Ontario right now. At last check the score was 1-1 with 3 fights so far.



Watch out for this #81 kid in Toronto. He's a sniper without much support so his numbers could be inflated. He may be worth looking at in the pool.



Good luck to Heath who is going under the knife tomorrow.



Christmas with Daddy Z is this weekend. That should be interesting.



I'm thinking that tonight is a good night for my first pack of McD's hockey cards. For this season of course.



There's a guy with a guitar on the subway with me. He's not very entertaining. That's too bad.



Here's hoping you all had a great day!



And if you're only here this one day of the week, we'll see you next Tuesday.



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Monday Morning Musings, Good Lovelies "Under The Mistletoe" Edition

Bonjour mes amis.

Welcome to Monday. I hope that your weekend served you well.

Big ups to E-ve for being herself. She’s a pretty awesome person. No debating that at all on my end.

Exciting news as today is the release date of an old friend’s Christmas album. “Under the Mistletoe” is a big undertaking for the Good Lovelies and here’s hoping that continued success comes their way!

The sun is out, but it’s a chilly morning here my friends. E-ve and I have fired a few texts back and forth just now and I think we’ve confirmed that summer is officially over. Sad faces have taken over all over the place.

All reports show that the Santa Claus Parade was a success yesterday. I didn’t watch it on TV like I used to when I was a kid, but I’m sure that lots of people did. Planning for the 2010 parade starts today for the dedicated team of people in charge.

Thinking about stopping in at the hotel down the street from my place to see what they’ve got as far as TV’s go. The sign out front says that they are selling them for $25. It’s an interesting idea.

Popeye’s Chicken was a great treat for dinner last night. The girl at the counter looked at me funny when I asked for the family meal (it was the deal of the day, what was I supposed to do?).

Here’s hoping that your day goes as well as I hope mine does.

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Sunday Morning Musings, I'm A Gleek Edition

Good morning fellow web nerds.

I hope that everyone has made it to Sunday.

It’s a big day here in Toronto as Santa Claus is making his pre-Christmas visit in the annual Parade named for him. Remember that there will be road closures downtown if you had planned on driving anywhere in the city today.

It’s also a big day for football both north and south of the border today as the CFL puts 2 play-off games on the field and the NFL runs its regular full schedule. I’m predisposed to cheer for the B.C. Lions in the early game, only because it’s really hard for me to even think about cheering for the Hamilton Tiger Cats. They’ve come a long way and are in the play-offs for the first time in 5 years, but that doesn’t make it okay. Arrrrrrrrrrgooooooooooooos!

Because I’m a huge geek I’m sitting here rocking Glee songs on YouTube whilst I write today. I love the arrangements and the harmonies and the fun and really I just love music.

There are some good looking moustaches out there as we hit the half way point of Movember. I hope that every time you see one you are reminded that they are (for the most part) being grown for a good cause. Prostate cancer is a mean bastard and the only way to beat it is through education, early detection and treatment. The more we learn about it the better equipped we’ll be to take control of it for good.


Sports quick fire

-The Maple Leafs dropped their game to the Flames last night despite out shooting the Calgary squad handily.

-Les Canadiens lost in embarrassing fashion in Nashville as they were out shot by what seemed like 100 shots. Carey Price stopped a record tying 53 pucks and was still saddled with a 2-0 loss. Le boo.

-The Raptors tip-off against Canadian hero Steve Nash tonight in Phoenix in what should be a very high scoring game. At last check these were the highest scoring teams in the Eastern and Western conferences respectfully.

-It’s free agent season in baseball and I’m just as excited as I am during the regular season. Let’s see if A.A. can do anything in his first winter as the GM in Toronto.


I’m thinking about stringing the Christmas lights around the apt now that we’ve hit November 15th. That has always been a good date for decoration starting in my books.

Also, my ‘mo isn’t so intimidating with glasses and a shirt and tie. I think I need to change into a leather jacket and jeans later.

I think we’ll call it a day here folks. Time to get some work done.

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Saturday Morning Musings, Santa Claus Comes Tomorrow Edition

Good morning folks.

I’m back to work on a Saturday… and it’s slow.

Big ups to E-ve and the family as her mom is home and everyone is smiling just that little bit more.

I’m riding the Philadelphia Flyers hard this week in the hockey pool. Here’s hoping that they can pot a bunch of goals and Ray Emery can pick up some wins.

The weather is still nice here in Toronto and it looks like it’s going to continue tomorrow for the Santa Claus parade. Remember to get there early to get a prime seat.

I watched a bunch of CMA clips this morning on YouTube. I think the best one by far is the Zack Brown Band covering Charlie Daniels’ The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Those guys are rock stars singing country music.

The Raptors mounted a huge comeback last night… after I had given up on them and changed the channel. It was a win that they needed to start another west coast swing. Good job les boys.

I got a little too excited last night when I saw the commercial for Lego Rock Band on TV. And then I felt like a bad person when the drummers arm fell off in the middle of Queen’s We Will Rock You… because all I could think about was how awesome a transition to Pour Some Sugar On Me would have been. Don’t judge me.

2012 came out last night. And while it will probably win the box office battle this weekend, I don’t have any desire to see it. This is the director that brought us Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow. This is the movie where he gets the chance to take on the whole world. We’ve decided that his next movie has to be about the end of the universe. Earth isn’t going to be big enough for him anymore.

Time to watch some TV and movies on the computer here at the store.

Here’s hoping that everyone has a great weekend!

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Thursday Morning Musings, Music Music Music Edition

Hola amigos.



It's a mobile, day off edition so we'll probably be short and sweet.



Huge ups to awesome E-ve. The buses may not be on your side today, but I am.



Last night was also the CMA awards show. The Country Music Awards celebrate greatness in the genre and did a great job with performances and award give aways. Taylor Swift was a big winner as she took home all 4 trophies that she was nominated for. She also took a quick jab at Kanye West in an acceptance speech when she thanked everyone in the building for not running up on stage.



Also, I know I updated Twitter a lot during the show, sorry if it felt like a spamming, but I love country music.



I also love musicals. So after the show I peeped Glee and dug it again. Strong social messages mixed with well arranged musical numbers. Job well done.



The cover of Defying Gravity from the Musical 'Wicked' was the show's big highlight.



And after Glee I was still in the musical mood and popped in Rent to put me to sleep. Good times.



The sun is out again in TO and the temperature doesn't seem so bad. I'll get a first hand look soon as I've got some shopping to do.



Today feels like a day in need of a nap.



Best wishes to everyone out there battling H1N1. Keep your spirits high.



This Sunday is Santa Claus parade day in Toronto. It's always a big crowd downtown, so if you're going, go early and get a good spot.



Forbes Magazine has reported that the Maple Leafs are worth $470 million. The most of any NHL team. Yowza.



Big win for the Raptors last night after a half time adjustment. A win is a win, I'll take it.



I think that's all for now folks. Enjoy my day off.



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Wednesday Morning Musings, Lest We Forget Edition

Good morning friends.



Today is Remembrance Day here in Canada and Veteran's Day in the States. It's a day to remember and give thanks to the men and women who have served their country to protect our freedoms in every generation. Regardless of how you feel about the decisions that have led us into conflict I would ask you today to honour the soldiers and families that have given all that they have to try and make the world a safer place.



Also a huge up to E-ve today because she's amazing and strong and sometimes I feel an extra need to remind her of that.



The sun is shining down today but the temperature has dipped a little. It feels like a late fall morning probably should with a chill in the air and crisp breaths being taken.



In the style of Stephen Colbert I give a tip of the hat and a wag of the finger to the girl in front of me on the street car this morning. She had her iPod cranked to a bunch of girl pop as we travelled east but hit a high point when Kellie Pickler came on. The girl dropped the ball though when she abandoned the song part way through. Also, she wore far too much plaid.



This peppermint mocha from Starbucks is alright I guess.



I got confirmation from Romeo that les boys did in fact achieve 400 out of 420 stars while Rock Banding the other night.



Last night was great in an on demand TV sense as I was able to watch Numb3rs and Community and something else that apparently wasn't too memorable.



Thumbs down to the cable folks as my sports channels were down all night though.



There are some high school kids sitting beside me talking about trying to get into University. Here's my advice. Work hard, be involved, have fun, choose a program that you are genuinely interested in. Best of luck to all of you in grade 12 getting ready for next fall.



There's a 2 man TV crew across the street trying to interview people for something. I'm not sure what though. It's pretty amusing watching some people try to avoid them.



I think that's all for now mes amis.



I hope that you have a great Wednesday.



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Tuesday Morning Musings, Stevie Y Edition

Good morning friends.

Big ups to E-ve as she heads to school for some higher learning this afternoon.

And big ups to the boys in Ottawa who rocked out hard last with the Rock Band. 400 out of 420 stars were earned if I remember my stats correctly.

Thumbs down to the Raptors who lost a very winnable game in San Antonio. Tony Parker and Tim Duncan sat out and the Raps still found a way to lose.

Last night was the induction ceremony for this year’s Hockey Hall of Fame class. I was able to see Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman give his speech and he was a gentleman. This dude is classy to the core. I’ve never been a Red Wings fan and totally complained about them having an unbeatable team in the early part of this decade, but Stevie Y is a man that everyone can find a way to love.

It’s sunny again today in the city, the weather is pretty alright, and it’s looking like it’s going to stay this way for the rest of the week.

We’ve got How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory to watch here this morning. I’m kind of excited.

I’m not doing very well in the hockey pool this week still. The LA Kings are killing me. Eff.

Get ready for the fun and games that come with the winter. The new girl from Ireland is asking what awesome stuff she can do when the snow flies.

Time to wrap it up and get the TV shows rolling. I’ll probably be blabbing on the Twitter feed later about random news. Check it out.

As always, if you’re only here this one day of the week… See you next Tuesday.

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Monday Morning Musings, Movember Day 9 Edition

Good morning folks.

Welcome to another work week, I hope that you are all enjoying whatever weather you’ve got coming to you right now.

Here in the Big Smoke we’re looking at beach weather more or less. The front page of the Sun is even a picture of people playing on the beach yesterday.

Big wishes of a great day to E-ve and her mom and her dad. Everyone in the family deserves a few good days in a row.

Movember is now on day 9. I’ve seen some good moustaches out on the street in the last few days. And they should get a whole lot better as the days and weeks go on. Mine is making its way towards awesome. Time will be my biggest friend.

I saw a hippy, bohemian, skateboarding on a long board downtown this morning. She stopped at the corner store to get some fresh fruit and then was on her way again. Environmental transport, check. Healthy breakfast choice, check. Element of cool, check. Well done young lady.

Quick fire time.

-Remembrance Day is quickly approaching, please pick up your poppy and remember to have your schedule clear at 11am on Wednesday if possible.

-This Friday is the 13th. A day that makes my superstitious hairs stand on end. I will be on the watch for black cats, ladders, etc. to ensure my safety through out the day.

-I need a big week from the Los Angeles Kings in my hockey pool. Cheer hard my friends.

-A 20 year old girl in Brazil has been expelled from University for wearing a dress that was too small for the school’s ethical and moral standards.

-Jim Carrey has topped the box office with A Christmas Carol in its opening week with $31 million.

-I’m a little sad that I missed Taylor Swift on SNL this weekend. All reports are that she was hilarious.

-I did a terrible job picking NFL football winners this weekend. Thumbs down to me.

The effing girls in the store are chatting like we’re in a coffee shop or cafeteria. Just for the record, we aren’t. I feel like I’m in high school or college or somewhere that gives me a headache.

I have an urge to watch the new Star Trek movie.

I’m gonna split. Here’s hoping that the sun shines down on you where ever you are!

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Sunday Morning Musings, Everyone Loves Fudge Edition

Howdy friends.

I hope that everyone enjoyed themselves while I was away.

E-ve and I had a good little mini-vacay and hope to be able to do the same kind of thing again in the not too distant future.

Note: I didn’t really ask her if that’s what she wants. That’s just a hunch.

So last night the Habs looked bad and lost, the Raptors looked flat and lost and the Leafs looked good and won. What the heck is up with that?!

Best wishes to E-ve’s mom as she hangs tough and fights to get better and come back home again.

I forgot how awesome it was to be a kid and play the crap out of a bunch of arcade games for hours on end. We hit Dave and Busters while we were away and went to town. There was Guitar Hero, basketball shoot-out, trivia, car racing, whack-a-mole, table top hockey, and it was all awesome. We had enough tickets (with the help of some kindly strangers) to get some shot glasses and a Little Miss Sunshine to bring home with us. Good times had by all. And, because it’s not just for kids, there was a bar, with the game on and booze available. Fantastic addition in my opinion.

I lurve fudge. Might be the best sweet treat ever. Especially considering all of the options and choices when it comes to flavours and such.

Big shout-out to all of the geeks that I miss from www.hotpinkgeek.com they’re awesome.

High fives to all of my friends out there.

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Thursday Morning Musings, Mika Madolo Edition

Bon morning my friends.



High fives to E-ve!



Tip of the hat to the Yankees who won their 27th World Series Championship last night. I'm not excited about it, happy about it or ok with it. But it happened and it's a long year and a tough thing to do. So good on 'em.



Cabral "Cabbie" Richards maybe the most charismatic personality in all of Canadian television. If you're a sports fan you already know him. If you're not go see him at www.thescore.com or see if you can find him on YouTube. His interviews are always a good time.



The weather isn't fantastic so it's a bundle up and bring the umbrella kind of day. Hopefully the wind stays low so nobody gets lifted right up off of the ground.



I have an incredible 3 days in a row off of work. That means 3 days in jeans. I lurve it!



I also lurve Batman, Green Arrow, Pedro Martinez, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, Kevin Smith, etc.



Big ups to the Raptors after a home win last night against the Pistons of Detroit. We're 2 and 2 now and hope is still alive for a solid season.



I think I've never been a waiter because I don't have much patience. Get it?



Be prepared for a hike in Toronto if you're a transit rider. There are proposed changes for the 3rd of January. I understand why... But people aren't going to be happy about it.



Here's hoping that everyone rocks their Thursday and Friday and heck, even Saturday! Rock them all people!



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Wednesday Morning Musings, Almost Time To Bundle Up Edition

Good morning folks.

I hope that everyone has enjoyed to the first 2 days of the week.

Best wishes out to E-ve for more recovery from her cough and such today.

It’s a big night for baseball tonight as game 6 of the World Series goes in chilly NYC. Mary J Blige is going to be singing the National Anthem before the first pitch.

It’s a chilly day here in the big smoke so far. They are saying that the high temp for the day is going to be 7 degrees… that’s pretty cold for just hanging out outside. Make sure that you bundle up if you’re headed out mes amis.

Maple Leaf fans got a boost of moral last night as Phil Kessel played his first game for his new team. He had 10 shots on goal but no goals in a 2-1 overtime loss. The important thing I think though is that the fans had something to cheer about.

H1N1 clinics are picking up all over the place. There’s even one here in our building at work today. The thing that I’m impressed with is the fact that it looks like everyone here appears to be in the high risk group.

It’s a big day in history and the future today… exactly 1 year ago President Obama won the election becoming the President Elect of the United States of America.

It’s also the start of the 100 day countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The torch run is under way the protests (as far as I’m aware) have been minimal.

I haven’t yet seen snow in the forecast for this area. But I’m sure that it’s coming. Everyone be prepared for scarves and mittens and hats and winter coats. If you fancy wool socks go for it, or if you like the looks of some of the fancy winter boots go ahead and get you some of those all water proofed up and go nuts.

Here’s a big wave hello to everyone out in the world. Hi!

I think that’s it for today. Have a good one.

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Tuesday Morning Musings, The Circle Of Life Edition

Good morning folks.

I hope that everyone is awake and warm somewhere. It’s certainly not warm outside right now, and it’s not looking like it’s going to be any time soon.

Best wishes to E-ve as she works to get her voice back after a nasty cough got to her yesterday.

Job well done by the Phillies after a big game 5 win last night over the Yankees. I can only hope that they can continue the magic in New York.

So far the morning has started slow here at the store with all kinds of Disney music on the YouTube and the Lion King now rocking on the computer beside me.

Here’s hoping that we get some more of this today as it’s going to be a long day and I’m not looking forward to too much busy.

We’re getting close to the Christmas season, and I know this because Mommy Z asked me what’s on my wish list when I was talking to her yesterday. She also informed me that by the end of next week we should be able to go for a visit and have a drink while we sit in the new hot tub. And our traditional Christmas mimosas’ will be enjoyed on the deck this year for the first time.

Watching The Lion King and hearing Jonathon Taylor Thomas sing I wonder why he was never what Zac Efron is now.

Just a little warning that tomorrow will most likely be the last muse for a few days. There’s a little trip planned that will leave me out of touch.

Here’s hoping that everyone else has a great rest of the week planned. Smile lots, smile pretty, smile big and enjoy yourself.

And as per always, if you’re only here this one day a week… we’ll see you next Tuesday.

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Monday Morning Musings, So Many Ideas Edition

Good Monday morning ladies and gents.

I hope that everyone that needs it is getting their coffee fix like I am.

Big high fives to E-ve who’s gonna rock the lunch rush today if I am remembering schedules properly.

Thumbs down to Brad Lidge who may have lost the World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies last night. Mon Dieu he was bad. Not only did he abandon his best pitch with 2 outs, he didn’t cover 3rd base when Johnny Damon stole 2nd and 3rd in one play… and he proceeded to melt down and allow 3 runs in the 9th inning. Son of a gun put the Yankees ahead 3 games to 1.

Big ups to Kelly Diels and her updated and (in her words) improved blog at www.kellydiels.com, it’s great work from Canada’s West Coast.

3rd Rock From The Sun is still funny all of these years later. Good times. I like it.

Speaking of the West Coast, it’s day 4 of the Olympic Torch Relay. The Vancouver 2010 games are close, and the excitement is building. Huge luck to all of the competitors.

There are all kinds of writing projects in my head right now and I’m not sure which to start on first, which to put more time and effort into… le sigh… what’s a boy to do?

The word on the street is that road construction is going to be finished today. That would be awesome. People will stop parking in the middle of the street. People will be able to make their way up and down the street without all the congestion that they’ve put up with over the last few months. All in all, it could be very good.

Fingers are crossed that E-ve’s cough gets a whole lot better today.

The commercial for the Snuggie just doesn’t make me want to get one. Better luck next time folks.

I’m getting nowhere with this thing today. I think we’ll call it a day from here for now.

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Sunday Morning Musings, Quick (There's A) Fire Edition

Good day to you my friends of the interweb.

Welcome to November. We did it. We made it through another month in this wild and crazy year that is 2009.

Who’s up for a Sunday quick fire? I think I’m up for a Sunday quick fire. Let’s go.

-A little birdy told me that today is the start of Movember. The Movember movement helps to raise awareness and monies for Men’s Health issues including prostate cancer. So, if you see a dude or 3 rocking a pretty sad looking moustache this month it’s probably for a good cause.

-High fives to E-ve for a great cupcake last night and as many smiles as she could fit into our time together.

-Huge NFL game today as Brett Favre heads into Green Bay to take on the Packers for the first time.

-Raptors game tips off at 1 o’clock. Vince Carter is supposed to be playing in front of the former home town fans, but he went down with a sprained ankle the other day… so it’s a wait and see thing now.

-Halloween seems to have been a smashing success with everyone on the Twitter feed and Facebook universe. I hope that everyone had a great time.

-Big thanks being given for E-ve’s mom and my grandpa both being home from hospital. Our families are feeling much better today.

-Creed is making a comeback. Discuss amongst yourselves.

-I hope that everyone remembered to set their clocks back an hour last night before bed.

Time to get some work done and get ready for tip-off mes amis. I hope that you all have a great Sunday!

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