Waterboarding has been around since the Spanish Inquisition and has recently been all over the US/World news as Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the US House of Representatives) fends off CIA/Republican criticism she was briefed about the “enhanced interrogation technique” in 2002 and did not, at the time, raise objections in alignment with her current position on the subject. I must admit that, based on media coverage with expert walk-throughs of waterboarding, I did not label [...]

Added Sunday Night Football Album to Picasa Web Albums. We headed to Gambo over the long weekend to attend a family barbeque at Jamie and Lori-Ann’s. Aiden is really into football these days so he persuaded Natalie and Jamie to join him for a few plays.

I highly recommend Taken (starring Liam Neeson) which was released for rental this week. It only scored 57% on Rotten Tomatoes but it’s well worth the 90-minute investment.

Added Friends At The Fair to Picasa Web Albums. Thomas Amusements started their annual pilgrimage around Atlantic Canada in CBS (as usual) and Aiden, Natalie, Ellie and Wesley were there on opening night.

The other day, I tripped over a Lifehacker article which stated that The Simple Dollar was giving away a 50-page eBook titled “Everything You Need to Know About Personal Finance on Just One Page.” Out of curiosity, I grabbed the eBook and, although some of the information is common sense, there are numerous lessons learned, tips and tricks to leverage in order to improve/optimize your financial situation.