Who would ever believe the that the Russians would win the Cold War? It seemed like we had them, the USSR broke apart but years later they still snuck in the win. The biggest thing would be who could imagine it would be a US president that handed them the win? That a president would distance himself from his oldest allies and back Russia. I can only imagine the men and women who died, who spent their entire lives fighting this war only to see a draft dodger let the Russians win. They have to be rolling over in their graves. What's worse is so called Conservatives cheering him on. I don't know if I am more scared or sad. Scared about how stupid we have become as a society. That we now cheer for something we fought for decades. Or sad we have, hopefully only temporarily lost one of our greatest allies. I get it, Ukraine has been given a lot of money. If things are to be believed a lot of it seems to have just vanished & yes it is fishy how Zelenskyy is seeming to be a dictator himself. I don't think anyone here has the full story but I do know appeasement in general has never worked on the world stage.
I could never be a pro athlete. I missed a massive open net and it has live in my head rent free for a week, very glad I have another game coming. Feel a deep need to prove myself, to myself.
Watched the War of the Rohirrim last night. 6 maybe 7 out of 10. I am always happy to go back to middle earth but anime seems a very weird way to get there. I guess it is a half original story, written off Tolkien's appendices. So the characters are real, the outcome is what happened, Tolkien just never actually wrote what happened other than a war happened and Rohan got a new line of kings. It was decent but some of it really feels like the Two Towers, right down to the Riders of Rohan coming down the hill at the exact moment all hope was lost... It is an alright watch if you like middle earth. If your not a big fan it might be worth skipping.
Remember when award shows were actually worth watching?? I haven't watched one in years but last weekend was the Grammy's. My social media feeds the day after were dumb as ever or maybe extra dumb. Kayne has his wife were nothing? Or a 100% see through dress? Jaden Smith wore a castle? Can someone tell me what the fuck a Chapell Roan is?? You see all these far right nuts saying Hollyweird is just a creepy cult and damn if awards shows don't seem to prove it. Also I shouldn't judge but Beyonce won best country album with Cowboy Carter??? There wasn't any better country last year?? I REALLY find that hard to believe. Yes I should really listen before I judge but damn. I guess 50 Cent said it best Jay Z and Beyonce have like 70 grammys between them and Pac never won one. That tells you all you need to know about that!
So Cobra Kai is done (I will admit I almost did an entire entry on the show. I really did enjoy it), for some reason some people didn't like the ending. I didn't mind it at all. At the end of the day it is a happy family kind of series. Of course the good guys are going to win and Kreese will get some redemption. If I am honest I thought for sure 1 person would lose a fight. Still get some lesson out of it but I guess not. It was predictable yes, everyone knew Axel wouldn't throw a kick into Miguels back. It was kind of poetic Miggy went back to Cobra and Tori won as a Cobra since really the show is Cobra Kai and it did start with Miggy getting bullied. Again yes it was predictable but when Miggy and Tori come down the hall as Cobra you know shit is gonna be good. Was it Thunderstruck playing?? Okay its cheesy but you know you wanna click the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHMGRzZFMXYThey do know their audience and how to put a soundtrack together. I was wrong I did think Wolf was going to treat Axel like Kreese did Johnny in the first movie and that it would be Johnny stepping in to help but maybe that was too cheesy.... Dexter Original Sin was great! Loved the story, loved the cast, loved all the call back to the original series but I do have 2 beefs with it. First if this is 15 years before the first season and Dex and Biney are already killing people all over the place how many victims have they had?? Sure maybe Dexter can slow down, go with the code but Brian??? His body count has to be incredible, how has no one noticed him? Second is Laguerta. First I didn't think she really knew Harry or I didn't feel like it from the series but clearly she did. Also they are painting themselves into a corner with Brian. So she thinks they are investigating a serial killer with Harry and he steals a file on Brian. She looks into that because she is suspicious and sure it goes nowhere but then a woman is chopped up on a roof top and Harry vanishes during the investigation. Then he tells Angel there is no serial killer AFTER he had supported her. This is one of her first homicide cases, she is going to remember that. Then years later more bodies start showing up chopped up and when the killer is caught it comes out his name was Brian Moser. No I don't mean instantly she will link it but you would think after Brian kidnapped and tried to KILL a Harrys daughter something might start clicking. I am not saying when the ice truck killer first starts she should have known who it was but you would think something would have clicked with her. That is bugging me, everything else seems to line up but this one isn't making sense. Other than that Mayfair witches is almost wrapped up for the season and it has been a snoozefest. Invincible is back on and I am enjoying it. I am a few episodes behind but as this show goes on I like it a lot more than I did in the beginning. Reacher comes out next week, can't wait!
Your life is no better or no worse because billionaires exist. That's not "simping" for the rich, its just a hard truth. It would be great if you could admit it is jealousy that makes you feel that way. Are a good chunk of them horrible people, ya. I am not saying they are good and I hate the rags to riches stories that are never true. If a person has a mine in Africa they didn't really come from nothing. However they did have an ides or something that gave them massive wealth. Maybe it was a social media network created because someone was bitter. Did you think that up? Have you taken the time to create something? If the answer is no, then give it try. Maybe you did and it didn't take off and now you are angry.... IDK I really don't care but back to the basic point. Don't be bitter someone made something work and you haven't.
In a stunning, brave and inspiring move St. Albert voted to change the Grandin neighourhood to the Gardens. It is believed this will correct all the errors of the residential school system! Or wait, it won't and it will simply cost tax payer dollars on stupidity. We can't even time traffic lights properly but we can rename things. Grandin is a complex figure and he did some bad shit, without a doubt. Know what would be better for those affected by the Residential Schools.... Fucking ANYTHING! Any support system, any training or education, any fucking counselling! The flipside is Grandin also did a lot more than those schools. There is a reason there was so much named after him. The man also did a lot of other things in this province. So stopping naming things after him, if you want. Changing the names won't change what happened. It won't help anyone. All this shit does is virtue signal and make people feel better about themselves when they actually have done nothing to help the real victims.
There has been a crime against music committed by Tom Mcdonald. More than usual. So he released a song called Daddys home about prez bone spurs coming back. Okay we all know he is going to put out something shitty celebrating it. However having Roseanne Barr featured on it is a crime against music. You read that right, Roseanne. She sounds like a witch villain from a bad cartoon or video game. I may not like what people create and ya I might rag on but I do have some respect for people putting themselves out there and creating. In this case I don't, it should be a class action against lil tommy for attack on humanities ears. The best part for me is lil tommy has such an issue with the LGBT community and then makes a song called daddies home?? If that ain't closet gay energy IDK what is.... Here is my terrible secret. I have been listening to old Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, Nickelback and Creed. Not by choice Spotify just started recommending them. I started tapping my foot to them. I remembered how much I liked them and I have decided fuck it, if I enjoy them I will listen. Kid Rock is an annoying person and hating on Nickelback is a way of life but fuck it, I enjoy it so I will listen!
Castreau is stepping down and we will have a new Liberal leader. What blows my mind is Libs still supporting him and even more so the ones saying he will leave having never been defeated by the Cons. Well I guess in reality that is true. He did not lose to the Cons. He did bring the popularity so low that he has run away knowing his party is going to be all but gone next election, but no he did not ever lose. He was propped up by the NDP but he did not lose. That is something to keep in mind NDP voters. You didn't vote for the Liberals but you kept them in power. Or at least your leader did until he gets his pension. Is that what you think your party should do. I won't rant on what a fucking loser JT was, it has been done over and over. I will say thanks for making edibles legal and hopefully a decent party can fix the damage you have done to this nation. Whats truly scary is very shortly an unelected person will become our Prime Minister. I already wrote on it but that should not be allowed, there are enough clowns in the liberal party that they should have to at least make an elected MP the new PM. Oh and see below for a fun legacy of the PM in the last 10 years
I am on an Arkham kick. My friend got the Arkham VR game and I was jealous. SO I have played Asylum, then City, then Origins and finally playing Knight. This has to be one of the best "series" of games I have ever played. I am aiming for high completion on them and it is fun and hard. Asylum I think is still the best. City is really good to. Origin has so much potential but is short. Knight is also really good but I think they put may have put way too much into the Batmobile. Its fun but feels like the game is centered around that. After this gonna restart Cyberpunk and actually play it this time.... but I still am halfway through Witcher and RDR2 which keep calling me. Plus Mafia Old Country is coming and I know I will be all over that.... Oh and I tried out Playstation Plus and forgot to cancel that so I have 3 more months of free games. By the time that is done I need to be outside enjoying our tiny summer!!
4 nations tourny wrapped up last night and I wonder if hockey is not rigged. Finals Canada Vs USA. I said it will be McJesus or The Kid in a glorious OT win. What happens, Canada goes down and then ties it up for Connor to win, in OT. Also are we sure that Sloth from the Goonies is not Brady Tkachuks father? Sorry that was mean, to Sloth..... All dickishness aside I was impressed with Brady. Yes his goal was weak but overall he was a beast. Every shift he was doing something, crashing the net, throwing a hit. He is a guy you can point out to kids for intensity. He is like Brad Marchand but yes less talented.
Did a sensory deprivation float yesterday. It is quite the thing. Not the first I have done but last was a few years ago. The truth is I am not 100% sure what the point of them is. I mean it is relaxing I will say that, but maybe I was putting more into than it is supposed to be. I wanted to have Johnny Cash appear to me as a coyote like on the Simpsons but that didn't happen. First I got in and turn it not totally black but "star" light. I tried to clear my mind but the funny thing is in total silence it get noisier! More thoughts flooding me and on top of that I can hear my body. My cracky old ankle and my guts. I can hear them gurgle which is not amazing. So I tried something different. I remembered mindful minutes from fitbit and tried to do things I am grateful for and things I wanted, goals and such. That was okay, but it is called minutes not hours... So then I was floating again and tried to think about things in my life I might want to work on and that just lead to being brain overwhelmed again. Then it hits. I think that is why you get an hour. I am betting it was 45 minutes until BOOM clear head and drift off. I didn't fall asleep this time like last and that is probably good as I don't think that's the point
I was on a back issue kick. I have a list of first appearance and big events I want. Plus issues to finish certain stories I like, for example Fall of the Mutants, the Mutant Massacre, Inferno and so on. I do this once and awhile when I get a couple good cheques. I am finding however the ones I really want are hard to find. Or expensive, which wouldn't be bad but I need to put a $1000 into my truck and that kind of is more important than comics. I have picked up a few to add to the collection but it is a bummer the ones I really want are rare but I guess that's the whole collecting thing. Back issues do make me wish for the old days. When a comics took more than 10 minutes to read. When stories were long and ongoing. Prime example the marauders in the original Uncanny Xmen run. The show up in #210 1986 they are around until 1989 and play parts during that entire time. On top of that 5 years later in 1994 they are around again. Over 100 issues later. None of these stupid 10 - 25 issues series and then a reboot with a new idea, just evolve over time and work the new idea in.... Gawd I miss old comics.
Current issues are alright. Just finished Raid on Graymalkin. This story line started so good and again fizzles out. Parts 1 - 3 are great reads, 4 is as well and then the last 3 pages pretty much make it pointless. I am assuming it is supposed to set up some big stories but the end was so meh that it is hard to get excited about what might be coming. Absolute Batman has been a great story. Probably the best new series in a long time. I am really enjoying Hyde Street, more a horror comic but I think it will be good. Last Ronin Re-evolution is alright. I mean I liked the last Ronin and if it is actually going to be a movie I will be all over that!! However I will admit 4 new turtles, with powers isn't hooking me. Sabretooth mini set in Gangs of New York is awesome!! I assume we see more of Sinister and I can't wait. I love some of these stories set in bygone times. Not reimagined characters but actual ones who were in those times. I started a whole blog on comics so I wont get too deep into them here.
One of my favorite things is people claiming they would punch a Nazi. Bravo I can't say that is a bad idea BUT chances are you aren't punching a Nazi. You are punching someone probably with some hate filled ideas but not a methed up WWII Nazi. The fact is the actual people close to Nazis these days I am betting most of you aren't even thinking of punching. I am just posting this because I am so fucking tired of listening to people say this. Yes things look bad in the states these days however we are not currently at Nazi point. Again for you in the back not everyone you disagree with is a Nazi. Not saying there isn't a rise in hate because there is but saying your grandpa punched Nazis and you will to, nah you just want to punch people you don't agree with.
So I have two Anthony Bourdain books on the go. Well one is an audio book while I travel. Medium Raw. It is good, I think so far kitchen confidential is better. Medium Raw is great but it is like The Slim Shady LP and the Marshal Mathers LP. The first people can relate to. The second things change and it is hard for the common person to relate to. Still amazing, just different. I am also "reading" World Travel. Or slowly trying. Its like a travel guide with some of Tonys wit, so it is a little harder to get into.
So recently a podcast pointed out how creepy it was that adult men, even an adult magazine had a count down on the Olson twins turning 18. Yes that is creepy, I agree. I just cant wrap my head around these people saying how creepy it was for this to go on, waiting for girls to become 18 but support drag queen story time. So waiting for someone to be 18 to fetishize is bad but cross dressing to and hanging out with minors is good? I am not even implying these queens are bad people I am saying cross dressing is a sexuality thing and we are okay pushing it on kids? Drag queens are amazing at the Naughty but Nice Sex show as the MC, but why to read to children do you need to cross dress? Both situations are creepy, waiting for a girl to be 18 or drag queen story time....
Stop with the whining. I go on reddit or other social media and people saying there is no work, bullshit! Go into any coffee shop, warehouse or tradesmans van and there will be an ad hiring. This might be my old man rant but you actually have to want to work. At 21 all I really did was drink, party and work. I didn't like overtime in the AM. It didn't sit well to get up at 5 but I would work late as anyone wanted, to pocket some extra cash. It is pulling teeth to get people to work OT now these days. The same people will complain they aren't getting paid enough though. I understand people should be paid a living wage. Service industry people shouldn't have to rely on tips to survive. Saying that doesn't mean people cant put a few more hours in, especially if they want extra cash. Nothing in this world is handed to you and you shouldn't expect it to be. I could go into pages and pages of blogs on society and how to fix things but I wont here. What I will say is there is a LOT of work out there right now, if a person is willing to work
There is something to be said for good food. Real food. I eat out a lot, for work and with my wife and lets be honest a lot of the "nice" restaurants back in the day like Earls or Moxies are just average now BUT they are still way better than McDicks. In my old job I used to eat a lot of fast food but now I cannot handle that shit. Couple cheeseburgers from McDicks used to be a go to with fries and a coke. I do that now and I feel like shit an hour later. I found a little Greek place not far from my office and it hits the spot! The lunch deal has salad, skewers, pita and dip. Yes I understand that some of it at some point is processed but it feels and tastes so much better than a burger. Lets not lie or think I am being judgey, I still freakin love a grease burger now and then. Wendys has the mushroom melt coming out soon and even if I will feel like hot garbage an hour later I am going to have one. I just gotta say personally I am starting to find "real" food better than fast food. Also my Greek plate was $13 cheaper than a combo at a fast food joint these days!
Spanking is not abuse. Again listening to a pod and then seeing things online that spanking is child abuse. For the slow people in the back SPANKING IS NOT ABUSE. Or let me say some spanking isn't. When you see a guy working he anger out on his kid, that's abuse. A quick swat on the ass, no. I remember when you could get the strap at school. First off looking back, it was rare but when a kid got it they usually deserved it. If you give a kid a time out do you think they care? Oh no I have to sit and chill for a bit.... Once I was being a complete dumb ass trying to cut through an electrical wire, it is the only time I remember getting spanked by my grandpa. I also remember his words, "Do you know how dangerous that is? Do you understand what could have happened." I was upset but it did stick with me and sure as fuck I didn't do it again. I mean he could have just let me keep cutting or given me a time out at which point the next day I probably would have tried again. I mean why not, there is no real repercussions. I hate going out in public and seeing these screaming little brats with parents gently saying no don't do that, bad. That's how I talk to my fricking dog. Give the kid a smack, more and more I understand "Do you want something to cry about?" The world runs head first into shit town and we are upset by syrup bottles and won't discipline children....
We clearly have it WAY too good here in Canada. Everyone's favorite trans woman Marni Panas was in the news again. The Alberta human right tribunal dismissed her complaint. So here is the thing, she had a friend who had a date and was supposed to check in after. Sad fact is the world is at this point, not just for trans people but women in general. Just listened to the Dexter killer case here in Edmonton and hell even men should maybe check in. The friend did not check in, so Marni doing the right thing called the cops and guess what, it was triaged right and within MINUTES the friend was located. MINUTES. A black eye on many police forces from EPS here in Edmonton to the Vancouver police during Picktons years is they ignored calls altogether. These women were gone days or months in some cases before anything was done. This is brutal, I can see complaints lodged about that! This person was located within minutes! However during the phone call Panas was misgendered three times, even when she stated she was a trans female. Also she was called buddy, that one is just bad. When I am on the phone with someone and the buddy bomb comes out it is usually me being a prick "Hey buddy, that's not how it works." So here we are, misgendering is a human rights violation? No it truly is not. Is it disrespectful, 100%. Should that officer get some sensitivity training, in this brave new world I guess so. Let me be honest, if I answer the phone and it sounds like a dude I am going to say sir. The usage of sir as a respectful title for a male is what, hundreds of years old?? I am not about to stop saying it because now some men want to be addressed as women. I will be 100% respectful, if you politely correct me and tell me what you want to be addressed as, I will be happy to do my best to do that. If you are rude however trust me I will be rude back. It is a give and take... The really annoying thing is Panas may seek a judicial review of this ruling. She goes on to say she cant call 911 because she doesn't feel they will help her. Back to my first point, she was helped within MINUTES last time. Really we are going to waste more time on this in courts? Point being this needs stamped out now and they ruled right in this case. Misgendering is NOT a right violation. Society will accommodate a lot but at some point we need to look at ourselves and realize something like this is not a rights violation. Look around the world an realize how good we have it here that this would even be brought up as a violation.
We went 8-0 as per normal in our ball hockey season, then we started the second half when we moved up 2 divs we lost our first game. It was a totally winnable game but half our team didn't show up and the other team was half our age. We lost 4-3 even one more guy on D and forward and it is a win. The other teams in the new div are mostly teams we have played before and it is always a good game. So I have stated it before I THINK we are in the right div and it should be a good second half. There is one team I feel maybe shouldn't be with us, they are fucking good but I guess we will see. As for me personally I am not sure what I am doing. As I started this blog game 1 missed a wide open net. As annoying as that was felt like a good game, then some games feel totally off! In general I feel like no finish and even for a guy who doesn't rack up a ton of points my point average is way down. I guess we will see how the second half goes.... This blog has taken forever in second half we have went 1-4-1. So again amazing first half and a nose dive in second half. This keeps happening and is so frustrating!!
I am gonna need the Bell company to shut the fuck up, please. I have written many times about how mental health matters! I think we need way better supports in this country for it. What I don't like is the giant billboard saying youth mental health is in crisis. While I sort of agree, I am sure social media and cyber bullying and this brave new world has made being a kid a bit harder, I don't think telling children they are in crisis is wise. Lets be honest everyone at some point in their teen years goes through something. The heartbreak of that first "love", not making a team, a silly fight with friends. It hurts but we struggle through it and grow and learn from it. IF you are telling kids that those feelings are a crisis you are raising a generation that will not be able to survive in the real world. Saying that I know there are kids that really struggle and do need help. A giant billboard wont fix that. Where I grew up, when it was still a small-ish city with only 2 high schools we did have a problem. IN the 3 years I attended every year we had at least 1 suicide. The one that hit me the most was a girl who was always smiling. That used to have us over to her house at lunch to hang out. I don't know that anyone saw that coming. It was like the memes of all the people that seem so happy and full of life that shock us when they kill themselves. Those are the people we need to help and a big billboard telling kids they are in crisis wont do that, it will just make more problems.
As of this writing I have 2 more travel blogs ready, (1 posted now) having a week off helped edit. I think I will do one a week and try to edit more to get ahead of myself. I really need to figure out what I am doing with my writing. I want to write stories but I will admit I haven't done that in months. I like blogging but the reality is it goes nowhere but me ranting. I know I want to finish my travel entries though. I had ones on society started BUT I am not sure. I find I just get annoyed. The whole point of writing is to express yourself and enjoy it. However recently like some social media I just find myself angry and should probably a avoid it. SO I think it might just be travel for a bit, watch the world burn and keep that shit to myself. Less random shit and such. IDK I guess I just have some thinking to do. I did do a Trump blog and a Canadian Poli blog, but for real I think the next 2 after this will be travel.....
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