My good friend Heidi is getting married today. :) It's an outdoor wedding, though; and there is a tent for the food area but not for reception-ing, etc. 40% chance of thunderstorms this aft, 70% chance of showers this evening and 90% chance of showers overnight. :( It hasn't rained in three friggin' weeks! Let's hope that it holds off for today and starts at, say, 2 am or so.
Congratulations, Heidi & Bob!! **smooches**
August 19, 2006
August 12, 2006
Wow - this is cool.
I know there's a reason for it - I don't know what it is, but they're incredibly well-rehearsed and it looked pretty seamless to me! Wow!
August 07, 2006
Bwahahahaha
Seems we're not the only ones who think our neighbours are too damn noisy. Someone called the police twice this week when they were having outdoor drink-and-be-assholes sessions in the backyard. I was starting to wonder if perhaps I was just being oversensitive. Saturday night's party included one of their guests vomiting on the lawn - three times. The lawn where children play. Running through someone else's vomit. **sigh** Just too gross for words.
August 04, 2006
The Magnificent Seven
Thanks to Just Jared for this pic of seven of the hottest guys on TV:
Prison Break returns to Fox on Monday, August 21!! Click here for more Season 2 promo pics on Just Jared! :)
Prison Break returns to Fox on Monday, August 21!! Click here for more Season 2 promo pics on Just Jared! :)
August 01, 2006
Sssssssssss......
That's the sound of brains sizzling across Ontario, as the temps spike ever upward. It's 9:37 pm as I am typing; and it is still 30 degrees celsius outside; with the humidex, it feels like 41. It's more or less pitch black outside.
What are you doing to conserve energy as demands reach peak levels? The Ontario government is requesting that people set their air conditioners no lower than 26 degrees, keep blinds closed, and use flourescent bulbs.
I also think it's a good idea to have an minimum temp at which retail stores and offices must keep their indoor environment during times of peak energy usage; stores which do not comply with this would be fined. I am thinking in particular of a Food Basics store in my area which is about 20 degrees indoors - no lie. The energy-sucking refrigeration and freezer units in the store go a long way to keep the temperature down; freezing the customers serves no purpose and only increases the demand on the Ontario power grid.
(Update: my Weather Network.com Weather Eye says we've slipped to a chilly 29 degrees.)
I read an article today (link) that referred to previous records set for Ontario electricity demand; up until the beginning of the new millennium or so, those records were set during extremely cold winters as people turned up the heat. All of the current top twenty peak days, have been set during summer heat waves. What is meeting the demand on those days? Plants operating on nuclear power, hydroelectricity, wind power, and, of all things, coal.
I strongly believe that Ontario has the capability to become, at least, a North American leader in the pursuit of sustainable and renewable forms of energy. Geographically, our province has a hugely diverse landscape spanning from Point Pelee to Hudson Bay, the St. Lawrence & Great Lakes Lowlands to the Canadian Shield - in those vast expanses between, there must be sustainable sources of energy we can harness. We know they are there; the money to develop these must be a priority for Ontarians if we expect to see our descendants live into the 22nd century and beyond.
Katie The Tree Hugger says, Don't be a power hog! :)
What are you doing to conserve energy as demands reach peak levels? The Ontario government is requesting that people set their air conditioners no lower than 26 degrees, keep blinds closed, and use flourescent bulbs.
I also think it's a good idea to have an minimum temp at which retail stores and offices must keep their indoor environment during times of peak energy usage; stores which do not comply with this would be fined. I am thinking in particular of a Food Basics store in my area which is about 20 degrees indoors - no lie. The energy-sucking refrigeration and freezer units in the store go a long way to keep the temperature down; freezing the customers serves no purpose and only increases the demand on the Ontario power grid.
(Update: my Weather Network.com Weather Eye says we've slipped to a chilly 29 degrees.)
I read an article today (link) that referred to previous records set for Ontario electricity demand; up until the beginning of the new millennium or so, those records were set during extremely cold winters as people turned up the heat. All of the current top twenty peak days, have been set during summer heat waves. What is meeting the demand on those days? Plants operating on nuclear power, hydroelectricity, wind power, and, of all things, coal.
I strongly believe that Ontario has the capability to become, at least, a North American leader in the pursuit of sustainable and renewable forms of energy. Geographically, our province has a hugely diverse landscape spanning from Point Pelee to Hudson Bay, the St. Lawrence & Great Lakes Lowlands to the Canadian Shield - in those vast expanses between, there must be sustainable sources of energy we can harness. We know they are there; the money to develop these must be a priority for Ontarians if we expect to see our descendants live into the 22nd century and beyond.
Katie The Tree Hugger says, Don't be a power hog! :)
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