11 hours from here

Going to book some time off for October, we always go away for our wedding anniversary in September but for the first time in 10 years WORK will get in the way.
This was last year in Long Island New York. Due to George and the fact that Canada is on the big side we will be driving North East for a few well earned days off.
It`s the last day of the "Taste of the Danforth" festival, and it will be good to get rid of the hoards, might wander down to see if any of the drinks promo teams are giving stuff away.
David Beckham is alledgedly injured again having managed 19 minutes last week in his debut, there is said to be a meteor shower tonight, so will look for the binoculars.
As the token English person in a workforce of rounders* supporters, I have been solicited to indulge in the football fantasy pool, apparently it`s August already, that means it`s nearly time for the other football and the Eagles, and bt Christmas we should know if Alberto Contador has joined Landis as the two men who may or may not have won the tour de France......
*baseball

Starbucks 171!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From U tube this guy answers the question, How many Starbucks stores are there in Manhattan, and can I visit them all in one day?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwYxuV2dVzw&eurl=

all of the cake

We have a basic cable tv package, which means that we don`t get HBO, CNN , Al jazera, or the first run of almost anything. What we do get is a good insight into US politics, far to much weather, some good Canadian programs that they wont bother with in the US or anywhere else.
HOWEVER, here in the ether I can listen to absolutley anything on the internet, watch a huge amount of stuff on U tube, read all the worlds papers( those published in my first and only language). So why bother with TV, hmm.............

going to hell in a handcart

just like one of the wicked witches I can feel myself melting, its is moving on to 35 and the heat warning is all over the tv again giving the local 24 hour news channel something to talk about bringing in countless weather experts to say , cominng up after the break its still hot.
The city is rapidly running out of answers for the huge amount of debt it is in. They considered taking overtime off the Police, closing one of the four subway lines , and have actually started closing the library on Sundays( UNLESS THERE IS A HEAT WAVE IN WHICH CASE OT WILL HAVE TO BE OPEN TO KEEP THE PENSIONERS ALIVE)..next it will be no more snow removal, but it still remains illegal to shovel your snow onto the pavement or the roadway or your neighbours property, I am not sure if the snow falling on my front "garden" belongs to me or the city as its their land......................