Verbal Fluidity

Warning: There will be a tiny sales pitch at the end of this Blog. Hello everyone. I am taking a break from my normal controversy to bring you something near and dear to me. My writing. As most of my friends and family know, I enjoy writing. Whether it’s poetry, blogs, fantasy wrestling league NEWA ( www.nextevolutionwrestling.com ) , or simple jotting words on a page, I love to write. Often I evoke emotional responses from people, some good, some bad. But isn’t that what true writing is about? As many of you might remember, I have for some time been working on various projects and trying to get something published with a major publisher. This is a daunting task at the best of times, and I’m sad to report that I have had a great deal of rejection. But all is not lost. In this marvelous technological age that we live in, I have found another avenue in which to pursue my dreams. It may be a long road, but I feel that I have what it takes. What am I babbling about you ask? Well, it

I am taking a break from my more controversial topics to tell you about my recent experience with GoodLife fitness. So please follow my timeline if you will. July 11, 2012 I go into my local Club and talk to the Manager about closing my account. We were no longer using the Gym . After a discussion, we determined that we would put the account on hoid for 6 months. The manager processes the paper work for this, and I leave feeling good about it all. It is agreed that there will be an 11.50 fee for the hold bi-weekly. July 20th, 2012 The payment withdrawn from my account is in 27.54. 16.00 more than agreed upon. This almost caused another cheque I had written to not clear. I return to the club and question the manager on July 24th. He is unsure as to why the amount is 27.54. He agrees to contact Member Services, but cannot do so until Monday. I agree. July 24st 2012 The Manager and I speak, and he says Member Services indicates that the reason for the payment was t

                                      I know I’m about to APPEAR insensitive, but here me out first, I think I have a valid point.  So we have all heard of seeing Eye Dogs, and know the benefits they bring. I wonder if we are all aware of Hearing Ear Dogs? Here is What I found out about hearing ear dogs: For a person who is hearing impaired, the feeling of vulnerability and isolation can be overwhelming. A Hearing Dog is a dedicated assistant to such people — He will alert his master to important sounds, such as the sounds of a baby's cry, the telephone ringing, a knock at the door, an alarm clock, a kettle whistle, in addition to such danger signals as the sound of a smoke alarm, burglar alarm, or even the rustling of a prowler, by leading the owner. (ok say maybe not in the case of the prowler, but you get the idea.) These dogs provide a sense of security, independence, and of course companionship to their human partners. They proudly wear their working vests and enjoy t

So with my departure for Moncton and Nickelback imminent, I thought I’d have a look at the phenomenon that is Nickelback Haters. First, I find it amazing that a band can be as infamous as they are famous. The hate for them is almost as large as the love. Thankfully and proudly, I am on the love side. It’s funny though to see responses as to why people hate them. For example, I read : “Because their music is garbage and overplayed. Ten years of listening to the same trash over and over again” Spoken like a person who has not likely listened to more than 2 songs by Nickelback, and conveniently is ignoring the fact that the above statement describes most pop music as well. Of course if you play a certain genre of music, there is going to be similarities, but to say that it’s the same trash for the last 10 years…. Well my rebuttal to that is, I guess 50 million people love trash, because they have sold that many plus albums, and are still going strong as one of the biggest acts

Hello All. So By now I’m sure you’ve all seen or heard our lovely new spokeswomen for the Halifax bridges. Aptly named Bridget, she is a trash talking, no nonsense gal, who tells it like it is. Who better to have for a spokesperson right? Well some think not. A particular local feminist organization doesn’t think Bridget is good at all, and is asking the Bridge Commission to take her down AND apologize. They claim the ads are objectifying women. Well I have a few things to say about that. (Not really a surprise, I know) So let’s look at the objectification. There are two things here we can all know to be true. Sex sells, and women have been peddling one thing or another on billboards since, well their invention. Do these groups have an issue with the billboards that sell perfume, or the pictures of women wearing only jeans to promote that product? It has been tossed around that women who have been sexually abused, or joked about sexually would not like the depictions of Bridg

Hi All. I’m going to step away from my normal controversy of current events and give a small English refresher. The few listed below are obviously not the entire list, but a few that especially annoy me. 10 Items or Less:   It won’t make you LESS of a person to know that FEWER than 30% of people get this right. Technically, since the number of items can be measured, the appropriate word to use is fewer. Less would be used in a circumstance where the subject is not tangibly measurable. Irregardless  : The simple utterance of this word makes my blood boil. Not only does the prefix and suffix cancel each other out, it sounds ridiculous. Basically the word irregardless means the same as regard, but people who don’t seem to have a basic understanding of English language, use it as a substitute for regardless. I wonder if they know how foolish they sound, REGARDLESS of how smart they THINK they sound? I could care less :  How many people have you heard say that? Well

So here I am again, voicing and opinion on a controversial subject. When will I stop you ask? How about the 5th Tuesday of next month?  If you are easily offended, or believe deeply in Jesus, I’d be cautious about reading ahead. If you want to hear what I think, (And I assume you do or you wouldn’t be here) read on.  Young William Swinimer thinks that “Life is Wasted without Jesus”. His fellow High School students disagreed, thinking their lives to be just fine without Jesus, and complained to the principal. The principal, being of sound mind and judgment, and with the best interest of his students in mind, asks Mr. Swinimer to remove the shirt. In an act of Godly defiance, Mr. Swinimer refuses. The principal, after repeated attempts, and repeated refusals, suspends Mr. Swinimer. This of course caused a whole lot of noise. Mr. Swinimer states “The reason I’m wearing the T-shirt is because I’m standing up for my religion and for my freedom of speech”.  Well what about his fellow s

Well if I didn’t   think our fair city was full of uptight, ignorant to the world people before, I do now.     Q104 FM’s contest, “The Male is in the Czech”, has been criticized continually since it started.   I’ve been hearing things like “Human trafficking”, and “Objectification”.    First of all let’s get a few things straight. Human Trafficking :   “ an act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them” So forgive me if am not as smart as all of those who seem to think that the Q is trafficking.   They are paying for the guy to go to the Czech Republic. He goes on dates, and the pair MUTUALLY decide if they like each other. She isn’t being shipped here in a box, told to love him or else, and tied to the stove with a 10 foot leash to the bedroom.       It has been PROVEN that the Q is in partnership with a LEGITIMATE international Dating Agency.   So those o

So, as most of you have probably seen, yesterday , Thomas Arnold Jones escaped a reportedly moving Sherrif’s van while be transported to the courthouse. Well this Gumshoe has a few things to point out about this supposed "Escape". Walk with me shall you? First, in the picture taken by a driver behind the van, it proves a few rather glaring inconsistencies with the story being told. Reports say he kicked out the back window, crawled out it, scrambled onto the bumper, and leapt off. Ok, so I may not be a crack detective, but let’s look at the obvious. First the windows. The rear windows in the picture are both still obviously intact. So let’s do some forward thinking, and assume maybe, just maybe, the door wasn’t closed properly. Oh but wait! Would an escaping criminal go out the door and then take the time, and extreme effort (ever try to operate a door on a moving vehicle?) to close it? Also it begs the lifelong philosophical question: "If a window in a Sherri