Banning The Border Collie

There is talk of creating an anything but border collie Championship in dog agility competitions because quite frankly, they are too good and win all the contests.
Check it out:

"Last weekend I watched the online broadcast of the United States Dog Agility Association’s Cynosport World Games. As usual, the finals for the top jump heights (above 20”) were dominated by Border Collies.
I have to admit, I love watching the powerful black and white blurs fly through an agility course, but it is refreshing to see a variety of breeds compete, which doesn’t happen very often at the top levels of competition.
Following the games, there’s been a lot of talk about wanting the USDAA to create an Anything but Border Collie (ABC) championship, a class that already exists in the United Kingdom."
You can read the full article here: "Anything But A Border Collie", courtesy of The Bark

As I owner of two border collies, I find this article kind of funny. I know how smart this breed is and combined with their incredible speed, I'm not surprised that these guys are kings when it comes to agility competitions.
Or maybe I'm just biased.
picture courtesy of The Bark

Monday

Another reason to hate Mondays...

courtesy of Amy Oops

Are You Ready?

What a weekend!

It felt more like spring out there, then fall. I woke up yesterday and turned the TV on and it happened to be on a Buffalo station, which was in the middle of the weather forecast and I'm afraid it was not good news.

By the end of the week, snow is expected and because of our close proximity to Buffalo we can expect some of that winter weather as well.

I did some checking and on this day in 2000, Toronto had snow on the ground and it was -10 degrees Celsius. The average temperature for this day is -4 degrees Celsius.

Today, like the last two, calls for clear and sunny sky's, with a high of 10 degrees Celsius.

If you haven't already taken care of all your outside needs around the home, better get at it, this beautiful weather isn't going to last long.

This is November in Canada after all...

You Better Watch Out...

Just in case you don't already know, Christmas season has arrived at a mall near you. This is the Eaton Centre earlier this afternoon; it's literally like Christmas has thrown up inside. Only 6 more weeks of this madness to go...

Kimi Räikkönen Leaves Formula One

"After failing to find a car for 2010, Ferrari’s world champion has announced that he is to leave F1 for rallying.
Räikkönen was forced to leave Ferrari at the end of the season to make way for Fernando Alonso. There were talks with Toyota, hampered by Räikkönen’s high price and ultimately by Toyota’s exit from Formula One, then there were talks with his former team McLaren, which fell through. One has to wonder whether Räikkönen’s exorbitant salary demands—rumored to be close to $50 million, very much not in synch with his performance over the last two seasons—were a deliberate move on his part to ease his exit from the sport.
Going where many Finn have gone before, Räikkönen is set to continue his career in rallying. He has, in fact, already debuted in the World Rally Championship: Räikkönen drove a Super 2000 class Fiat Grande Punto Abarth for Tommi Mäkinen Racing at this year’s Rally Finland in August.
He leaves the sport after nine seasons, with occasional displays of devastating speed and a lucky world championship in 2007, when he exploited the rivalry between McLaren’s Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton and the hubris of the latter to beat both at the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix, claiming the title which had eluded him at McLaren."
For your viewing pleasure, here is a classic Kimi clip. When he was good, he was really good, and when he didn't feel like up to the demands of F1, he ate ice cream!
You presence will be missed in F1, not for when you were good, but more for when you were bad like this!
Story courtesy of Jalopnik.com

The Decade in Seven Minutes

NEWSWEEK rewinds the first 10 years of the new century, reminding you of the best, worst, and unforgettable moments -- pretty cool, (In an American sort of way). Check it out.

courtesy of http://2010.newsweek.com/video/decade-in-seven-minutes.html

Wedding Bells

My brother, (the one from South Africa) got married last week. Here are some pictures from their special day. Congratulations!Thanks to my bro for sending the pictures....