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And finally, words cannot describe this. I’d like to know the back story though. (Partially not safe for work).

Update: Running out of coffee? I wonder what 3d’s monkey will have to say about that?

G’day all,
Merry Christmas to you all, and hope that the festive season is going well. We’ve just had xmas in the country (folks place) and I am trying to relax and enjoy the season. Haven’t had any snakes- yet- but we’re on the look out with temperatures around 35 (I think it was 33C in our kitchen in Melbourne on Friday). So here’s a pic of some ginger bread that Kate made for the season. And no she didn’t get the cookie cutter in Oz, it was a souvenir from our trip this year!!

Eat drink and be merry!!

ok, just a quick thing before i head to bed…

Are you all acquainted with the popular childrens book ‘Everybody Poops’???

I am assuming it is used by parents to help children potty train. Anyhow, when I get back, I think I’m going to write a book for travellers to Europe entitled

‘Everybody Smokes’.

Or, maybe even

‘Everybody Smokes here. Lots. They really, really smoke here a lot.’

Or,

‘Philip Morris Must Be Really Glad for Europeans, Because They Sure Smoke A Lot’.

Yes. Those of you who’ve been here will smile and agree. Those of you who havent, they smoke here a lot.

One more interesting thing. I’ve been using my Eurail pass a fair bit, and have discovered an unexpected benefit that I may be able to use for hockey. It seems I am developing a keen sense of balance. Why, you ask?

Well, let’s just say that it’s not super easy taking a leak standing in a train toilet while the train is travelling nearly 300 kph. You have to be creative.

Anyhow, shawnna is glaring at me ’cause the computer is in her room and she wants to go to bed, so Merry Christmas folks!

Wowzer! Something funny from SNL.

Slanty is back online, at least temporarily. Things may still change as I sort out all the computers in this room.

I’d like to thank Sue and Slanty2D for hardware donations. I’m not sure where everything will shake out eventually, but its looking OK now. Unless you’re the wife and object to having five computers in the spare room.

So some people say I’m lucky. Some people say you have to be good to be lucky. I’m certainly not good…

So I’m up here in Kelowna doing a little work to bring in some bling. Friday night rolls around, and I don’t have many plans on my plate but heading out for dinner and perhaps later bringing the smackdown on some of the population on my Playstation. So as I’m wandering through the empty lobby of the hotel, the girl behind the check-in counter pipes up :

Counter-girl – “Hi Mr Healey, have any plans for tonight?”

….in my younger days I would have had some kind of witty banter for this, but I’m old and my mind is fading…

Me – “Uh…nope, no plans.”

Counter-girl – “Want to go to a hockey game?”

So the kindly counter-girl bestows upon me a pair of tickets to a WHL game that night. I thank her, and as I wander away I start to think. What am I going to do with a PAIR of hockey tickets. I decide at that point to see if can’t make some more of that thing called bling, and see if I can scalp them. So off I head to the collesium, and begin to ply my trade.

In short order, I’ve managed to sell off both the tickets, and now have a fist-full-o-dollars. What’s any self-respecting man supposed to do with ill gotten monies? Why walk across the street to the casino and see if he can’t that get little bit of monies into much more monies!

…well as you can guess, I didn’t do any such thing, so after blowing most of my ill-gotten bling on the slot machines, I decide it’s time to head out to find some dinner. As I’m walking back to my car, I walk right by the box office for the hockey collesium…

Some Man – “Hey dude, you want a hockey ticket?”

Me – “Uh…no thanks, I’m good.”

Some Man – “It’s free dude, my buddy didn’t show up so you can have it if you want it.”

Apparently it was my destiny to see this hockey game. It seemed unavoidable so I succumbed to the hockey Gawds and I took the ticket and went in to watch what turned out to be a great hockey game.

…I blew the rest of my ill gotten cash on hookers and blow, but that’s another story…

“I wish I had some goddamn milk,
My cheerios just aint the same,
I wish I had some goddamn milk,
Too bad the milkman never came!”

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