Hardcore Gone Mariachi

I never thought I’d find myself sitting down to listen to an entire album of mariachi music on purpose, but I guess that was before I gave Mariachi El Bronx a couple of listens.

Sicko

Apparently I’m still a little loopy from the fever as I have just spent a good 20 seconds looking at the French side of the informational leaflet (read before use) that came with my Tylenol Flu pills and wondering why none of the words were actually registering.

I went over to my dad’s doctor in Scarborough today, just for a quick run-down to make sure nothing was getting too far out of whack. A co-worker had told me that if I couldn’t inhale deeply without coughing, I should probably go get checked out. When I got there, the waiting room was filled (standing room only) with sick people. Maybe it’s time we rethink this whole waiting room business. Is it really a good idea to be penned up with a pile of people sporting a smorgasbord of various diseases? Maybe they should be giving out SARS-masks.

H1 to the..

So, it appears that I may have H1N1. I’ve been holed up in my apartment since last night scavenging for food and making death-rattle-like groaning noises. The interesting thing about H1N1 (why did we stop calling it “Swine Flu”? “Swine Flu” is so much catchier) is no one seems to know what the real deal on this pandemic is. A quick search through the National Post website reveals a mountain of articles on vaccine shortages, long line-ups, that 13-year-old who died, but nothing about the sickness itself. Half the people I spoke to on MSN today thought I was going to die or at least needed to go see a doctor.

Really, it`s just a more contagious version of the plain ol`regular flu. If you get it, stay home, take lots of naps, do whatever you would do if you were at home sick.

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care`s article on what to do if you have H1N1 symptoms

Seniors Go Green

WIRED.COM

Here is another example that proponents of better-infrastructure-for-alternative-forms-of-transportation can keep in their chest pockets:

Tricked-Out Golf Carts Swarm Florida Communities

Yet another (albeit bizarre) example proving that alternative forms of transportation will be adopted by the masses as long as the infrastructure is there.

“Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine”

WIRED.COM

I would have come up with my own, but title of the source article about a Soviet Doomsday machine was just too good.

Excerpt:

As we know now, Reagan was not planning a first strike. According to his private diaries and personal letters, he genuinely believed he was bringing about lasting peace. (He once told Gorbachev he might be a reincarnation of the human who invented the first shield.) The system, Reagan insisted, was purely defensive. But as the Soviets knew, if the Americans were mobilizing for attack, that’s exactly what you’d expect them to say. And according to Cold War logic, if you think the other side is about to launch, you should do one of two things: Either launch first or convince the enemy that you can strike back even if you’re dead.

The Machine of Misinformation

A co-worker of mine had been telling me about this video. I have no idea where these people are getting their information from, but holy fuck.

ZOMG Seinfeld Reunion?

The Seinfeld gang, together again. Reunion shows are typically trash, but even so, I would kill someone if that’s what it took to allow me to watch this episode.

More Bikes, Not Barriers

While the bureaucrats in city council push for more legislation, more red tape, and more barriers to entry when it comes to cycling in Toronto, check out what they’re doing in the Netherlands:

Why are Europeans so good at making us look like retards?

The Catorialist

Oh, the Internet. What did people with too much time on their hands do before you were around?

The Catorialist

Safe Cycling in Toronto

There’s going to be a podcast or something or other here about safe cycling in Toronto. It’ll be available for download even after the live broadcast.