Current Mood: Esctatic

Yesterday I ventured into the Telus store. Not long thereafter I ventured back out with a brand new Blackberry Curve 8330. Yeah, nothing particularly special about that. I am always buying new toys.

What’s cool about this one is it has a camera, connects and directly uplpoads to Facebook all of my photos. Also, unlike my last Blackberry, the 8830 World Edition, this one doesn’t puke when I load the mobile admin version for Wordpress.

Yup, I am blogging from the bunk of my truck using my BB.

Technology… It’s not just for geeks anymore!

Keep on Truckin’

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This was just too funny to let it pass…. Thanks Amanda!!

These are from a book called Disorder in the Court, by Charles M. Sevilla and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: ; I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, “Where am I, Cath y?”
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan!
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ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY: Voodoo?
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You do?
WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn’t know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: Uh, he’s twenty-one.
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ATTORNEY: Were yo u present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shittin’ me?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh…. I was gettin’ laid!
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ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Are you shittin’ me? Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
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ATTORNEY: How was your firs t marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Guess.
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorne y?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead peo ple. Would you like to rephrase that?
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Huh..are you qualified to ask that question?

And the best for last:
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

Now I know how Amanda did so well in law school!!

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It has become known that the driver involved in the crash in the previous story had Type I Diabetes, had suffered many hypoglycemic attacks, and was well aware of his condition. His family and friends are blaming the accident on one of these attacks.

edmontonsun.com - Alberta- Crash rocks Grande Cache

Friends and family, meanwhile, defended the dead man, who they say had had Type 1 diabetes since he was a child. Friends suggested the medical condition may have triggered Santos’s bizarre driving behaviour.

If indeed this driver was aware of his condition, and was prone to these attacks, is it safe to assume that he is at fault in this tragedy? Does the driver not maintain responsibility for knowing whether or not he/she is safe to drive? If the response to this is yes, then a driver who knows he has diabetic blackouts should surrender his license in order to do his part in ensuring highway safety.

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This accident happened at 178th St. and Yellowhead Trail this afternoon. I have never seen anything like this outside of a movie theatre.

He drove over 15 km, eastbound in the westbound lane on highway 16. Was he drunk? Stoned? Suicidal? He was killed, so I guess we will never know.

This is scary stuff…..

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Second Cup and especially Starbucks would have a hard time producing this product. Nothing beats home brewed espresso.

• Dark Espresso beans from Second Cup. Ground fine using the la Pavoni Jolly burr grinder ($259.00)

• Double Shot Espresso, whole milk froth

• 2 parts espresso to one part milk. Created with the Ascaso prosumer espresso machine ($600.00). Proof that the skill of the Barista is as important as the quality of the machine.
• The shots took 20 seconds to produce and had 3 shades of crema.
• Brew temp: 105 degrees
• Steam temp 180 degrees
• Milk frothed to 120 degrees then heated to 145 degrees for a final temperature of 155 degrees.

• Definitely “Sex in a cup”

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Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey (note: To play this clip without downloading click here)

This guy has brought me hours and hours of music listening pleasure. It is a sad day for the Canadian Jazz industry.

Rest in Peace!

Jeff Healey

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As many know, I am now back in the saddle of a big truck. While I wait for my new iron to arrive, I am driving around western Canada in a new International Eagle 9200i. It ain’t a Cadillac but it gets the job done.

Due to the “just in time” nature of the General Motors freight we are hauling, I am required to have a partner as second driver for the runs. I will get into some of the more humorous aspects of this requirement in another post. Bob, don’t take anything you read here personally. Okay, well take some of it personally.

Out of sheer boredom I come up with what I think are some really humorous thoughts whilst driving around Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This article is about the top 10 ways you know you are from Manitoba.

10. You are not the least bit surprised when a Winnipeg Transit bus pulls in front of you on Portage Ave without signalling or even bothering to notice that you are right there going the speed limit.

9. You know where Boissevain is.

8. You consider -15 degrees C to be Indian Summer.

7. Sandy Lake is a resort of choice for an exotic vacation.

6. You refer to Albertans as the “rich motherfuckers” out west.

5. You can’t explain the meaning of your license plate motto. (Friendly Manitoba)

4. You find nothing wrong with Tim Horton’s in Portage la Prairie not accepting debit cards.

3. You drive the speed limit on the Trans-Canada Highway.

2. An exciting night out is highlighted by a high speed chase with the RCMP at speeds of up to 112 kph on Highway 1.

and the number 1 way you know you are from Manitoba…..

1. You save all year for the 3 city in 5 hours exotic vacation tour highlighted by a stop at the Husky Truckstop in Brandon, a stop in Portage la Prairie and an exciting excursion to downtown Winnipeg to watch the hookers urinate on the sidewalk at the corner of Portage and Main!

Keep on Truckin’

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Current Mood: Mischievous

This entry is both a test and an announcement.

The announcement is this site is now completely mobile compatible. This means you can keep up to date on what’s new here utilizing your mobile device’s wap or normal browser.

The test is another plugin which allows me to post from my Blackberries.

The old trucker falls deeper and deeper into Nerdsville!

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Trucks can keep up with the cars. So quit whining if you find us in the left lane. Chances are YOU are ALSO going too fast!!

How fast them trucks can GO

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Alberta’s privacy commissioner will rule in February whether bars in the province can continue to scan ID cards and compile personal information from customers as part of their efforts to keep out troublemakers.

Alberta privacy commission to rule on bar scans

This should be a complete no brainer.  Do we really need the privacy commissioner to rule on whether or not bars get to have access to my private information?  I think not.

In Alberta any person over the age of 14 is able to obtain photo identification from any registry office.  The law requires, or permits store selling tobacco, pornographic materials and alcohol to request photo ID. from anyone attempting to purchase these controlled items.  Bars, likewise are permitted to check photo ID. before allowing a person admission to their establishment.

There is a group of people who are adamantly against bars being permitted to swipe their ID’s in order to gain admittance to the venue.  I am among that group.  It is getting absolutely ridiculous the amount of information we have kicking around out there.  It is enough that I have a photo on my driver’s license, and can provide said photo when requested.  My photo looks like me.  My age is on the document.  In order to satisfy the age requirements placed on them by the AGLC, this is all bars require to allow me in.

"I became alarmed," Engfield told CBC News. "There is a lot of sensitive information on your driver’s licence that you don’t want people to know, especially businesses.

Asking for more is definitely unconstitutional.  These machines are able to store information gleaned from scanning a person’s ID.  Just like debit machines can be set up to steal information, so can these, or any other scanning devices.

One of the bars I go to does scan ID’s.  I am always there directly after work for a cold with colleagues.  We are never scanned as they don’t scan before 9 p.m.  We have, however, sat in the bar and watched as people’s ID’s are scanned.  This bar even goes so far as to broadcast the information on a big-screen should a patron have a "RAP" sheet for causing problems in other bars.  The one or two police officers who are on scene also take notes when someone’s card swipe shows them to have been in trouble at another bar.  Then it really gets interesting.  Entrapment is one word that comes to mind.

Personally, I will turn and leave any bar that tries to swipe my ID.  Why? Simply, I don’t need to prove anything beyond my age (which is so obviously over 18) in order to purchase, order or drink alcohol in a licensed establishment.

Between points cards for purchases, cookies on the computer, and now ID scanning in bars, it is quite obvious that SEVERAL BIG BROTHERS are watching us.

We must implore the Privacy Commissioner to do his job and protect our privacy!

Messages of support against this practice can be sent Office of the Privacy and Information Commissioner for Alberta

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