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Today is the day you can forget about the diet, and treat yourself to a delicious DQ Blizzard!  It's Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day across the country.  Buy a Blizzard and it will benefit the Children's Miracle Network Hospital.  A great treat for a great cause.

C.C. claims to have a Blizzard named after him...the "C.C. Love Blizzard".  Cherries and chocolate.  Don't be surprised if it gives you "brain-freeze".  C.C. gives alot people headaches!  Kidding!

Speaking of brain-freeze...I have never, ever had it.  It doesn't matter how many Slurpees or Blizzards I eat or how fast I eat them, I cannot induce an ice-cream headache or " brain-freeze".  Why am I immune to this common malady that affects millions of ice-cream eaters around the world?  Am I more highly-evolved than my fellow man or am I just freak of nature?  BTW, I also have no toenail on the pinkie toe on my left foot and no wisdom teeth on the roof of my mouth.  Maybe I just answered my own question (freak!).   

Is there anybody else out there like me who have never suffered "brain freeze"?

Kate Gosselin from Jon & Kate Plus 8 was on the Today Show yesterday talking about the break-down of her marriage, the alleged affairs, the kids, the ring, etc.  An NBC long time staffer spilled their guts saying that Kate was more than a handful to deal with..."She was ”a total b—-” to almost everyone. We get virtually all of the world’s biggest egos coming through here, but Kate was one of the most unpleasant I’ve seen in working here for many years.”

Kate was apparently not happy with the questions Meridith Vieira asked her, and stormed off the set after the interview swearing like a sailor.  Sounds like Kate to me, right?

But is this real or just internet BS?  The offcial word from NBC:  "Kate is always welcome at Today, and it is unfortunate that anyone would make these accusations, which couldn’t be further from the truth.”

Regardless, Jon must be happy that Kate is getting some negative attention.  He's been cast as the "bad guy" in this ugly, messy story.  Every good reality show needs drama, suspense,and a sense of "good vs evil" to entice viewers.  I can't help but think that at least part of the "Jon & Kate Story" is fabricated for higher ratings. 

I still think the worst thing about "Jon &Kate Plus 8" is Kate's hair.

I'll Blog about something more important tomorrow.  Cheers!

Quick Blog today....I gotta get out and enjoy the sunshine.

My 2-year old son has a mosquito bite on his arm.  Yesterday he said, "Daddy look...I have a nipple on my arm"!  Ah ha ha.  Kids say the darndest things, eh?

Enjoy the day!  Cheers!

August 10th and finally some summer-like weather...hmmmm, August-like weather in August - what a concept!  If you're on holidays this week, you hit the weather-jackpot!  Sunny and hot for the next few days.   

Earlier this summer I took the family to Besnard Lake (north-west of LaRonge).  It was a looooong drive, but worth every km once we got there.  We stayed at Collin's Camp in some beuatiful, spacious cabins.  Michelle, the kids and I loved it...my son Jake even caught his first fish (everytime I tell the story, the fish gets bigger & bigger!). 

Before that we spent a few days in gorgeous Cyprus Hills for a family reunion.  My legs are still sore from all the paddle-boating. 

Saskatchewan is cram-packed with amazing vacation destinations.   What is you're all-time favourite Saskatchewan holiday hot-spot?

Heinz Ketchup is 100 years old.  Canadians love their ketchup.  When it comes to ketchup consumption we are #2 in the world, right behind Finland. 

I gotta admit I consume my fair share of ketchup.   In fact I can't remember a meal I've had without it.  I love ketchup on just about everything from eggs and chicken to macaroni and grilled cheeze sandwhiches.  By the way, it's gotta be Heinz, and yes, I can tell the difference.  One of my biggest pet peeves is when restaurants try to save some money by putting no-name brand ketchup in Heinz bottles.  And I'm not the only "Heinz-a-holic" out there...Miley Cyrus loves it too:

I know this next statement fill infuriate some...but I even put ketchup on my steak!  Yup.  I admit it.  In fact a few years ago I was at a restaurant, I ordered a steak and asked for ketchup...the cook actually came out of the ktichen and asked my what was wrong with my steak that I would desicrate it with the "red menace".  Since then I don't ask for ketchup with my steak anymore, but I will try to order fries with it so that I can ask for ketchup legitimately and sneak a bit for my steak.  Maybe I have a problem.  Is it OK to have ketchup with your steak or is it wrong, wrong, wrong?

I also think the ketchup squeeze bottle is one of the greatest inventions of all-time.  By 2-year old son loves it when the ketchup bottle "farts".  

A lot of people are complaining that there's nothing to watch on TV.  Not me.  It's one of my favourtite TV times...it's "Shark Week" on the Discovery Channel!

Duh Duh Duh Duh Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh  Doooodeedoo!  (Jaws Theme).  I LOVE Shark Week.  I don't know why I'm so fascinated with these eating machines, but I can't get enough.  Last night they aired a show featuring shark attack victims.  Lots of gory shots of severed limbs and big jagged toothy scar riddled bodies. 

I have a similar scar after being "chewed out" by the boss.

The shark attack stories freak me out.  What would you do if you're swimming along, minding your own buisness when all of a sudden you see that infamous pectoral fin slicing through the water behind you.   I know what I'd do...panic!

What do you think is going through this guys mind?

Everyone fears sharks but in reality more people are killed every year by vending machines than sharks.  Of course if you do find yourself face-to-face with a Great White they say you can save yourself by...punching it?

Good luck with that!

Yesterday CC had a great blog about "Guys Who Intimidate Other Guys".  On that list...guys who know how to play guitar.  I totally agree.  I've always wanted to learn how to play but I lack one crucially important attribute that is required to play the guitar...talent.  I think part of the reason guitar players can be intimidating to to other men is the fact that the guitar guy always seems to get the girls.  Wanna learn the guitar and get lucky?  Check out this hilarious You Tube video:

So ladies, is it true?   Is there something sexy and irresistible about a guy with a guitar?

I wore shorts and sandals to work this morning and almost froze my a@$ off!  We're suppossed to be smack dab in the middle of summer...bombarded with swelltering temperatures in the mid thirties, air conditioners cranked, slathered in sunscreen with sunglasses firmly in place.  Instead...we're bundling up for evening strolls in the park, closing the windows at night to avoid hypothermia and trading in our ball caps for touques!  At this rate we'll be pluging in our cars and shovelling snow by September!

I might be exagerating a bit, but the weather has been a little disappointing this summer.   How we love to complain about the weather!  Oh well, it could be worse..at least there are no forest fires.

Good news...long range forecast says warm summer-like conditions should return next week - cross your fingers, toes and every other appendage!  Send a memo to Mother Nature, let's keep the ice confined to our margaritas.

It's holiday time.  I'm gonna hit the deck, light up the bbq, kick back, relax and enjoy two weeks of full-time sunshine (hopefully).  Before I plan a "stay-cation" filled with chillaxin' I should probably check with my wife...she may have other plans includuding fun activities like yardwork and staining the fence. 

If you're on holidays too, enjoy!   Talk to you in a couple of weeks.  I'm outta here!

Cheers!

Buzz

The Baseball All Star Game was on the other night.  Sheryl Crow did a nice job with the American National Anthem, but when it came to the Canadian anthem they just played a pre-recorded intrumental.  No celebrity singer, no choir...somebody just popped a CD in and pressed play.  Is this a little disrespectful to Canadians?  If the game had been in Toronto and we had Celine Dion (or someonme equally as talented but less annoying) sing "Oh Canada" and then played an instremental for the Star Spangled Banner, I think the Americans would make a big deal out of it.  Maybe as Canadians, we just don't get offended that easily.

That being said...it's better to have nothing than to have someone butcher "Oh Canada".  Check out this 1994 video of some Vegas lounge singer attempting to sing our national anthem at a Rider game in Vegas (Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Las Vegas Posse).  Is he singing "Oh Canada" or "O Christmas Tree"?

I've gotta admit...I was too busy laughing to be offended!  Oh, Canada, indeed!