Olympics? Meh.

Although I am not much of a sports fan I typically watch at least a bit of the Olympics. This year, however, I have really had no inclination to watch it at all. I am rather tired of hearing about the Canadian Hockey Teams destorying everyone and I found the few bits of mens figure skating I watched really boring. Canada is currently ranked 5th in the overall standings which is cool, but I am just not digging it. I do dig skeleton-er Jeff Pain's helmet (seen above, as of this moment in second place after the first run behind fellow canuck Duff Gibson, final run to take place in 10 minutes or so), which is pretty damn awesome. I think the angry beaver should be part of the Canadian olympic wardrobe. As a sort of 'screw you' to Roots, if nothing else. Despite all this I still do like the idea of the Olympics and I would like to see Canada do well, even if it is out of some naive sense of national pride. I just don't care to watch the events myself. However, I have become interested in curling recently, for some reason...
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Steichen's 'Pond-Moonlight' sells for $2.9 Million

[photo and facts from the BBC]

A new auction record was set for the sale of a photograph on Tuesday when Edward Steichen's The Pond - Moonlight was sold for a whopping $2.9 Million USD at Sothebys. The photograph was taken in Long Island, New York, in 1904 and was one of the first experiments in colour photography in American (the autochrome process used was developed in France in 1903). It is only one of three prints in existence.

That's it. I've been rather neglecting this blog so I thougth I would share a purdy picture.
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"And In This Corner..." : a small poll about two big cats

Roger-Dodger

Tons o' Fun

Who is the Fattest Cat in the Land?
	T.Dot Dodger aka "The Doodge"
	The Kingston Killer - Pork "Fatty McFatterson" Chop
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Yeah, I've got nuthin' so here are some photos

Fun with a straight razor

I've been talking about liking the idea of shaving with a straight-razor (but being somewhat terrified) for a while. Mark and I had a conversation about this and so did Ian and I. Ian, being the generous (and possibly sadistic) soul that he is, bought be a straight-razor for Christmas. I got my courage together and tried it out for the first last night. While it wasn't as bad as this, this, or even this (couldn't find the right image for the last one, but if you've seen the film you know what I am going for, I would be lying if I told you i didn't make something of a bloody mess of it - literally. However, if you disregard all the nicks, the shave was amazing. I wasn't really prepared to shave with it. In order not to bleed to death the next time I try it out I need to get a) proper brush, b) proper shaving cream, c) aftershave, and perhaps most importantly I need to read how to do it. Gonna keep trying though. Any hints or tips would be appreciated.
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