“Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada, Ty?”

I was actually asked that question, a couple of years ago,
when we moved here to the States.

You see, I am not quick witted enough.

All I answered was,

“Yes, we do. But we have it in October.”

What I should have said was:

“Yes, we do. But only on Thanksgiving.”

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I guess I didn’t say the latter because,
everybody perceives Canadians as polite and proper.

But in all honesty, I did not say that answer because,
I live in the States now, and people here have guns.

And they will use them.

So, this Thanksgiving.
I guess I am thankful that I am still alive.

For now.

Happy Thanksgiving, Canada!

I don’t normally endorse a gadget except for this.

See this?

It’s my Verbatim 2G USB Thumb Drive,
I got from Buy.com

What’s special with this thing?
Why am I endorsing it?

Well, not just because I am a geek,
and I like gadgetries.

But also because this thing,
has passed the “idiot” test.

You see, I left this thing in my jeans pocket.
Those jeans went through the Laundry Machine,
which also went through the Dryer.

I was so sure, I lost all my files and whatever was in this thing.

But,
Lo and Behold,
as soon as I plugged it in my PC,
the freakin’ thing still worked.

All files are still files.
All folders are still folders.
All access still accessed.

Even the LED light still worked.

Now how cool is that?

Yes it is very cool.

And I am geeking out about it.

And this is why I am a lonely, lonely man.
With no friends.

Season 2 of Heroes starts tonight.

If I am frothing in the mouth,
does that mean I am excited about this?

If I am doing all my chores now,
does that mean I do not want to be disturbed later
while this is on?

If Milo and Hayden are dating,
does that mean we will call them Mayden or Haylo?

(more…)

Happy Birthday to my sister Evelyn.

You know,
it’s always fun trying to guess
which country you are in everytime I call you.

I wish you all the best, Ate.

Denden

It never fails.

All week long, the weather was hot as hot can be.

There was a forecast that it was going to rain all weekend.
But it didn’t.

So, since the sun was shining bright,
Tyler and I washed my car.

Then this morning,
Lo and behold,
It was raining like a mother trucker.
We even got flood warnings and wind advisories.

How can that possibly happen overnight?
When I could have sworn there was a Drought yesterday.

Man! It never fails.
Every time I wash my car.

It also never fails that traffic starts when I leave the house,
even if it was 2 in the morning.

It never fails that when I switch to a faster lane,
that lane suddenly stops.

It never fails that there will be one asshole on the road,
cutting everybody off,
feeling like he had to be somewhere important.

If you go to a party,
It never fails that there will always be someone
who ruins everything for everyone.

There’s always something.
There’s always someone.

It never fails.

I think that’s also one of the reasons why the Senators lost the Stanley Cup.

If you want your team to win,
Let me root for their opponent.

Guaranteed.

It always happens.
It never fails.