Gasoline prices - a grumpy diversion

Today I filled up my big ass SUV in the big ass Province of Alberta, supplier of Oil to our friends down south to the tune of 1.888 million barrels of oil to the US a day, Making Canada the #1 exporter of oil to the US (Yes well ahead of Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Iraq).

So I paid $1.14 per Litre for regular fuel. There are 3.78 litres per US Gallon which means that if I do the gas math, gasoline here - four hours from the actual oil production - is $4.31 a US gallon. - that's 80 HIGHER than the US average right now.

I hate Math.

Chris Matthews is a Dumbass

I know this shouldn't bug me and I shouldn't expect any more from Matthews but his pseudo shock over Obama's orange juice request just annoys me. Thank god he didn't order tomato juice or a latte. You can see the video here.

Obama’s Young Backers Twist Parents’ Arms

Here's a great article that makes me hum "the Kids are alright" by "the Who".

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John McCain: Shia, Sunni what's the Difference?

Here's John McCain, Foreign policy expert confusing Shia and Sunni AGAIN while questing General Petraeus this morning. It"s great that McCain the warmonger (or sez Ed Shultz and every dictionary in the world) keeps gettin all those folk mixed up but he saves the day by shrugging and saying "Or anybody else" Obviously John forgot to install his Joe Lieberman whisper touch hearing aid this morning.

"I say Shia you say Shiite - Let's call the whole thing off"

Giant Seussical German Fast Food Resturant

According to the BBC the newest thing in Restaurant service is the automated delivery mechanism installed at 'sBaggers in Nuremberg, Germany. Rather than dealing with a real human, you sit at a table while a spiral luggage rack Dr Seuss contraption towers overhead. You order from a touch screen whatever entree you would like to see twirl down to your seat.

While waiting for your feed to circle down from the heights of gawd knows where, you can use the screen in front of you to review the food (check out the cow you ordered I guess) and for fun you can Text and Email your mates, even those sitting right next to you. Why talk when you can SMS.

This seusical brainchild is supposed to make the dining experience fun and efficient. however you just know that the damn thing stops working correctly 6 months into service sending appys and entrees hurling to all the wrong tables, tilting off the rails and dribbling meat sauce all over your lap like some horrifying nightmarish Wes Craven flick. I can't figure out how you would send anything BACK. Perhaps a rope is lowered to your table? Or maybe you just eat whatever cycles down to your trough.

In the video the Beeb reporter cheerfully tells you you don;t need to tip but you just know that some iron claw will pounce out somewhere by the end of the meal pinning you to the chair and frightening you into parting with your hard earned euros for experiencing the "fun" factor.

You can check out this new technology for the sake of technology concept with the perky beeb reporter investigating where his food came from video here. Reservations are recommended.

Hedgehog as a weapon

Presumably in New Zealand, weapons now include the lowly hedgehog. As reported in the Globe and Mail, William Singalargh picked up a hedgehog and threw it at a 15 year old boy. Hitting the boy in the leg, the hedgehog weapon caused a large red welt and several puncture wounds. Mr Singalagh has been arrested on charges of assault with a weapon and indends to plead not quilty.

Police Sgt Jenkins stated that "the use of a hedgehog as a weapon is uncommon", which makes you wonder about New Zealand Hedgehog assaults.

Even Hillary's People back Obama

Here's a great story reported by CNN that Hillary Clinton supporter Missouri Rep Emanuel Cleaver stated on Sunday's CBC Radio "Sunday Edition":

If I had to make a prediction right now, I'd say Barack Obama is going to be the next president," and
"I will be stunned if he's not the next president of the United States."

Cleaver also said that he would consider voting for Obama at the Convention is the delegate count was still tight between the two candidates.

Good job Cleaver!