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Know Up

Things People Want To Know

Once in a while, I will get someone leaving a question in the comments field. Whether or not these questions are rhetorical or not, I don’t know. However, I’ve received enough of these to consider them valid.

I also get some of these questions via e-mail. I figure that if people take the time to e-mail me, I should answer them, whether they care or not.

I’ve grouped some of them together as I believe they are related…



1. How do you remember those conversations you have? Are they for real?

Most of the conversations I post are from chats I’ve had with Dave. Some of them are from years ago. I remember them because I have a pretty good memory. Are they accurate? For the most part. Whenever I am not sure about a part, or I can’t remember a particular line, I’ll consult with Dave.

Dave, though, isn’t the only one I have conversations with. The other conversations that I have logged on here stand out in my memory for some reason or another. It is because they stand out that they are easy to remember.  Funny things are also more easily remembered than boring things.

Unless I have stated otherwise, the conversations actually happened.


2. Do you write all the haiku poems yourself?

Yes. I do. Are all of them good? No. They are not. It is when I get a small number of requests at a time that I can properly address each one. To be honest, I would say for every twenty haiku, I have one that I feel is good. Given that I am at almost nine hundred right now, I think this is pretty respectable.


3. How do you find the time to do this blog?

Well, every night, I leave my computer on. At around 2 AM the keyboard starts clicking as my two cats write my entry for the day. I proof it, and then send it out as my own.

Seriously, I usually write down ideas and store them in a folder. When I am ready for the idea to hit the paper, it usually takes about a half hour to write an entry. Entries, on average, are between eight hundred and a thousand words. I’ll write them at night, or on my lunch break and then post them.


4. Is that picture of the Moon for real?

Yes it is. It’s also on sale. You should buy one, as it is a run of one hundred prints. For the month of November, half the money will go to help kids get better computers for their schools and such.



That’s good for now.

Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any more questions. You can also use the comments field.

I’m still looking for a tenth entry for my top ten.



KFed Up

This is probably an oft-repeated rant, but I really have to profess that I am sick of the media giving cutesy names to people.

Bennifer, TomKat and Brit are some of the idiotic nicknames given to celebrities.

Shortening people’s names is not always cool.

It makes you wonder what would happen with folks named Peter Nestor, or Vargas Regina.

I find that the whole move towards shortening everything is just causing people to become lazy. So not only do we get these hip ways to refer to people, I’m seeing teens writing complete crap and then wondering why they don’t do well in school.

Quandry Questions

In a Quandry

So here’s the scoop.

My wife (also known as Mrs. Hai-Kuul, Mrs. Jorge and Your Wife) and I are trying to figure out where to go on a vacation before the end of the year.

There are 3 conditions…

  • It has to be a warm place
  • It can’t be too expensive
  • We only have seven business days left that we can take as vacation days


We’ve considered a cruise. The problem is the expense. If we were to go for our first time we’d want a really great room with a balcony. But those are mucho dinero. Even though I’ve been told that the food is amazing, the alcohol is not free.

Vegas is also on the short list. The question is, what is the weather like at the end of November in Vegas and the surrounding area?

We’ve also considered an all-inclusive resort. This seems to be leading the pack right now. A little bit of sacrifice in terms of food (not as good as cruise or Vegas gourmet restaurants), but the alcohol would be free.

Any ideas, folks? The sooner you can give us an idea, the better!*


The Questions

I tend to get a lot of questions in my comments sections.

Some of the questions are…

  • How do you think up this stuff?
  • Where do you get all your haiku ideas?
  • Are those conversations real?
  • Is Dave really as handsome as we think he is?**


I was wondering if people had any other questions that they might want to ask, as I was thinking about answering some of the more frequently asked ones.




* – Cornwall would only be an option if Jamie was still living there.
** – Indeed. Dave is a hunky, hunky man. But not as hunky as Kris with her faux mutton chops.

Bubu Lost

Good Luck to Bubu

My friend Christian is grading for his Nidan in kobudo this weekend (why does that sound perverted?).

Christian is affectionately called Bubu by his girlfriend and her friends.

What does it mean?

Who knows?

Either way, Bubu the Warrior sounds kinda funny, don’t you think?

Good luck, Mugen!



Lost…In Translation?

I regularly watch House M.D.. In my opinion, it’s one of the best shows on television. Indeed, it is my favourite non-animated television show of all time.

Lost is also something that I watch, but only because I want to see how it ends. I don’t enjoy it as much as House M.D., not by a long shot. I do, however, enjoy the days of speculation before and after each episode…

  • Will Locke say the word Boon any less than twenty times every episode?
  • Will Jack and Kate kiss?
  • Will Walt us his mind powers to send beams of superheated plasma into Shannon’s pouty face so that she stops whining?
  • Does JJ Abrams actually have a plan?


I’m curious what you all think of this series?

Do you think that the season is planned out carefully in advance? Or do you think that it’s a day-by-day thing?

Amusing Neighbour’s Moepants Are Sinking

Amusing Devices

Today, as I was talking to Dave, my mind slipped and a literary device that I

was about to use took advantage of the distraction and ran out my ear.

I was describing someone as being an exceptionally nice person. Someone sweet, who cares a lot about their loved ones. I was going to say something along the lines of that person is sweet as pie. Instead it came out as that person is all smiles and pancakes.

I have many flaws, but at least they are entertaining ones.



Dave & Jorge Dialogue – The Neighbour

One day, after a 10K Race, a bunch of us were sitting in a pub. I was talking about how his downstairs neighbours at one of the places he lived at were getting on his nerves.

After subtle (and not so subtle) attempts to curb this behaviour, I was going to resort to some more insidious methods.

One of the things I was thinking of was to get some spoonfuls of peanut butter and roll them in sesame seeds and then stick them around my neighbour’s place to attract pigeons and other vermin…



Jorge: Man, it’s so annoying.
Nat: What are you going to do about it?
Jorge: Well, obviously I’ll have to employ more direct and annoying ways to deal with the problem.
Nat: Really?
Jorge: I can’t wait to get my hands on some peanut butter and sesame seeds!
Dave: So you can go like this? [Pretends to shove peanut butter and sesame seeds in his mouth with one hand, shaking his other fist in the air, and making vengeful muttering noises that sounded suspiciously like Why you stupid neighbour, I’ll show you… but with a mouthful of peanut butter!]
[Everyone laughs.]
Jorge: Er.. Not quite like that.



Woepants is Moepants

One of Dave‘s new furry children is not feeling too well.

Please pray for his little guy (if you believe in the power of prayer). If you don’t pray, send positive thoughts to him. If you don’t even believe in that, just send me $20, and I’ll drive to Ottawa and give Dave a hug.



New Orleans is Sinking…

I’m sure this line has been used a million times this week.

I’ve been following some of the news and checking out a lot of the photo galleries that are available.

The level of destruction is incredible, but not really unfathomable, given the power of nature.

What I find unbelievable is the way people are acting.

I wonder if there would be looting and such up here in a crisis where people are dying all around.

I know that during some political protests things can get hot. However, as far as I can recall, natural disasters like the ice storm, the blackout and the recent crazy flood have brought out the best in people.

What do you think about this?

Oh No! A Quiz!

I don’t normally do these, but Ian made me…



THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD (OTHER THAN THIS ONE):

  1. gente-boa
  2. sym
  3. genteboa



THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:

  1. Don’t get hungover
  2. Get along with almost everyone
  3. I make awesome french toast



THREE THINGS YOU HATE (can improve) ABOUT YOURSELF:

  1. I’m selfish
  2. I tend to get very excited about stuff
  3. My love handles



THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:

  1. Part Indian
  2. Part Portuguese
  3. All manly and stuff



THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:

  1. Losing someone close
  2. The fact that Dubya is still in power
  3. That crack of thunder early Monday morning during our camping trip this past weekend



THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:

  1. Saying “I love you” to my wife
  2. Petting my cats
  3. Making sure I read Dave‘s blog



THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:

  1. My Roots watch
  2. Cool brown shoes
  3. The Brillo Pad I call my hair



THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR ARTISTS AT THE MOMENT:

  1. Linkin Park
  2. Norah Jones
  3. Sarah Harmer



THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS

  1. Attain a Brown Belt in Karate
  2. Photographing a red Moon
  3. Cleaning a fish that I caught instead of getting B to do it



THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (Love is a given):

  1. Fun
  2. Harmony
  3. Peace



TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE: (in no order, it’s more fun that way)

  1. I am crazy
  2. I am sane
  3. I always lie



THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE SEX YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO THAT APPEAL TO YOU:

  1. Face
  2. Calves
  3. Voice



THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN’T DO:

  1. I can’t fly
  2. I can’t give birth
  3. Participate in war, even though the government trained me for it



THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:

  1. Photography
  2. Guitar
  3. Haiku



THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:

  1. Go back to Algonquin Park
  2. Fly
  3. Eat Wooden Heads pizza



THREE CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING:

  1. Photographer
  2. International Intrigue (Ian and I will go into business together)
  3. Superhero



THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:

  1. Ireland
  2. Australia
  3. Japan



THREE KID’S NAMES:

  1. James
  2. Christian
  3. Aidan


I’ve just named kids that I know. This is an ongoing debate with my wife…

And..I’ll leave the obvious answers to this question to Dave



THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:

  1. Own a working jetpack
  2. Get a rank of prominence in some Martial Art or another
  3. Do a solo interior camping trip



THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW:

  1. Dave
  2. Jamie
  3. Linette


Yes!

Pass on the disease!