Man Marries His Dog

file this under believe it or not.

Joe Guiso, 20, married his 5-year-old pet, who was dressed in a white cape, in an elaborate ceremony in his local park in the Queensland town of Toowoomba.
“This was just an event for my friends and I to get together,” he said. “It really was fun. We all dressed up in suits and everything.
“But you can’t actually marry a dog.”
Mr Guiso said while he loves his dog, it is purely “platonic”, adding that he hoped no one was offended by the unconventional union
He admitted however that it is not all going smoothly for the new couple.
“I think [Honey’s] a bit angry about all the publicity; she’s been giving me the silent treatment,” he said.

I’ve heard of a dog being a man’s best friend but this is a bit ridiculous.
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Salvation Army Bells Silenced at the Edens Center

Tis the season of wrapping paper and red tape. The sound of the famous Salvation Army bells have been silenced in many Toronto area malls including the Eaton center. Another quintessential Christmas tradition ends.

From CBC online

Eaton Centre spokesman Brian O’Hoski points out the mall is an indoor environment with no overhead music or competing noises.


A few years back, he said, management asked the Salvation Army to stop ringing the bells because of noise complaints from some of the mall’s 230 tenants.


“In order to try and appease everybody and accommodate everybody, we’ve asked them not to ring the bells,” O’Hoski said.


Eaton Centre shoppers were surprised to hear that noise complaints could shut down the Salvation Army bells.


“But it makes no sense,” said Tristan Mitchell.


“It’s Christmas,” Iman Mahdi said. “It makes no sense.”


And Bonnie Vivier said the bells were never very loud — “it was just a little tinkle.”

In the next generation we will probably see a slimmed down version of the shopping mall Santa, who only eats gluten-free cookies and of course does public service announcements for PETA on the side.

If this week couldn’t get any worse here is more bad news for the Salvation Army. [click here]

Tim Hudak Stands With Israel

From Jewish Tribune
“I am very concerned about the growing tide of antisemitism on our campuses and other areas of the province. We must stamp that out in all its forms,” Hudak told the Jewish Tribune. 
“I was very proud to stand by my colleague [Thornhill MPP] Peter Shurman,” Hudak continued, “who brought forward a resolution in the legislature condemning Israeli Apartheid [Week]. That is a repugnant concept, and I’m very pleased Peter’s motion caused the other parties to back that motion.” 


During the interview Hudak added that his trip to Israel in 2005 helped him see Israel’s security concerns clearer.
“What caught my eye was Israel’s defending its right to exist; [as I was] standing on the border of Lebanon, and seeing Hezbollah flags flying just meters away. It was extraordinarily alarming. I’ll do everything I can as leader to defend the state of Israel.”

In a political climate dominated by pragmatism and polls it is nice to see some politicians stand up for principle.

A Tongue-in-Cheek Christmas Tree Tale

From CTV

Size matters, at least when it comes to Ontario politicians and their Christmas trees.


Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak went on a search after a two-metre-tall balsam fir that was outside his office Monday was replaced with one about half that size.


“We had a beautiful tree, but all of a sudden it had mysteriously walked away,” Hudak said Tuesday as his staff handed out stickers with the banner “free Tim’s tree” above a picture of a colourfully lit tree.


“It was replaced with one that looks a bit more like the Charlie Brown Christmas tree.”


Turns out Speaker Steve Peters felt the tree for his office wasn’t large enough, so he sent staff out to get a bigger one, which they found outside Hudak’s third floor office.


“The Speaker’s apartment tree wasn’t quite large enough and the closest tree that was located was found on the third floor,” said a stone-faced Peters, tongue firmly in cheek.


“It was brought to my attention that that was the tree that belonged to one of the honourable members, and I sincerely apologize for that happening.” 
to read the rest [click here]

I always liked the Charlie Brown Christmas tree it embodies the true spirit and character of Christmas.