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I don’t want to talk about guns much more for awhile but this is mental. On Halloween an ex-convict “thought he was being robbed” when children came trick or treating after seeing his porch light on. To prevent this “attempted robbery” he unleashed an entire clip of 30 bullets from an AK-47 to his door, walls & windows and sadly killed a 12 year old boy, injuring his 9 year old brother and his father. On top of that a 19 year old was charged with fleeing police with $7,500 cash from the ex-convicts home.

To begin, he left his porch light on. EVERYONE knows if you have your porch light on you are inviting children to come to your house for free candy goods. Second, the child KNOCKED on the door. He did not attempt to pick the lock, break the door glass in for candy or climb through the window for treats.

But let this be a life lesson to all the youngsters out there..do not yell “trick or treat” anymore…all the boy wanted was some free candy…and that asshole tricked him good.

So in Toronto our police task force and a photography store chain called Henry’s have teamed up to fight gun violence through out the city with a program called “Pixels for Pistols”. I agree that they need to put some plans into action to help battle it but this one seems a little dumb to me..if you turn in your hand gun to Toronto police they will give you a free Nikon point and shoot camera. If you turn in something larger like a shot gun or a rifle you get a Nikon slr I believe it is. I honestly thought not a single person out there would turn in a gun to get a point and shoot camera, now I’m not down with the 4-1-1 on a gun’s value in the black market but I naturally assume it’s greater then a point & shoot…ten fold, but someone has proved me wrong. A local father turned in his hand gun and a rifle because he did not want to expose his children to guns (or possessing them) and was rewarded with A camera.

Now, if I was him, I would feel ripped off! Two guns (a small prize and a big prize worth to boot) and they gave him ONE camera? That’s outrageous! He should just sell the guns on the street and get A LOT more cash, he could set up a full studio if he wanted to equipped with back drops, lighting, lens packs and more! Or change your mind in the store, grab a gun (ok maybe grab both in case the clerk feels ballsy and wham bam shizam you’re in a stand off with quick draw Mcgraw) and demand a whack load of camera gear.

Maybe we should offer a 10 pack of Kahlua, right away we know we’d be up 1 more gun (3-2) than the Pixels for Pistols program..

In other news, tonight my roommates and I discussed how fucked we’d all be if Sharks and Spiders were to mate. The ultimate killing machine? I think so…think about it..scary stuff..

Ashley's worst nightmare!

So today a man went into the Keg Mansion (downtown Toronto) with 3 hand guns and pointed one to a girl and demanded a kahlua! While he enjoyed his drink the police were called and came to arrest him..not before kicking the crap out of him in the parking lot.

A couple of things wrong with this…

A) Who carries 3 guns? Unless one of them is one of those tiny guns like http://www.naaminis.com/magnum.html and is strapped to your boot I think its too much. The other two should be in a sweet holster.

B) Really? Rob someone for a glass of Kahlua? I’m not going to lie I’ve had my fair share of cravings for the delicious coffee flavored liqueur but c’monnnnnn. Why not rob the lcbo? Or trade someone your gun for a bottle! OR…better yet…a CAMERA (which you could sell and buy at least 2-3 bottles of kahlua! the camera reference also is a great segue into my next post).

I love dumb crooks, here’s another story about a dumby:

This man somewhere in the states walked into a store and asked the clerk for all the money in the till, she thought he looked a little slow so she said “I can’t open it unless you buy something”. The man, in a panic was flustered and said “but I don’t have any money on me!!!” to which the clerk replied “well I’m sorry, I cannot open the till for you then” and feeling defeated the moron just walked away leaving his remaining dignity behind.

I love these simpletons! They make me feel smart like Stephen Hawking! Well, a younger, Canadian accent speaking, non-paralyzed version!

i WISH this was on dreamcast! Kyle has the system!

My roommate Ashley has officially taken the title for “best find on the street of the month” with this:

it's dead and still managed to bite me and make me bleed!

Here are some random info about sharks:

- Many people believe sharks cannot get cancer, there has been little if any verified information proving this is true.
- Between 2001 & 2006 the avg amount of shark attacks worldwide was 4.6
- They have found a female shark alone in captivity reproduced without a male at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

So a few days ago I had my 7th official walk race. For those of you new to the Walk Race phenomenon that is about to explode on the world like a 1000 ft tall pizza pop, it is that magical moment while you are walking down the street faster then the norm around you and someone else in your peripheral is doing the same and you find yourself racing them down the street to see who is faster, more street smart with obstacles and tactics & a far superior being. Rules are you can speed up your walk but you cannot begin to jog, you can step onto the street but only for brief periods of time & winner is decided after a few blocks once an opponent shows defeat (slows down, turns up a street, etc).

This was my first race against a man with twice the years spent roaming the earth than I. I was so tired after a very long day and the last thing I wanted to do was walk race, but he came up behind me with one hell of a challenge that I could not refuse. It was head to head for blocks; my things burned, heart pumped, adrenaline pumping! I thought I might have met my match but my youthful energy gave me the push I needed to take the title yet again. Needless to say afterwards I was drained and sweaty, but it was worth it.

The next time you find yourself walking down the street and someone comes blasting up beside you, challenge them, I assure you they might not yell “it’s on!” but you can tell the thought is sitting in their mind.

no time to stretch! its on!

So i figured it was about time i share my inner most secrets, idea’s, theories & bad humour with the world wide web. I cannot promise I will stick to this but let’s enjoy the ride while it lasts alright kiddies?!? Expect posts about life, news around the world, things I care to share and nothing at all. Please feel free to become involved and share your thoughts via comments! yahooooooo!

ok class, let’s begin!

ps: photo cred in my header to KyleHutton.net until I decide to change it to something different.