Chile’s whitewash of last night’s nonsense is in progress.

The dust hasn’t settled over last night’s game. I attended the game and have a few things to say. Sorry folks but I’m furious at the revisionist view of the game and its aftermath. The first argument is Medel shouldn’t have been red carded for the kick at the Argentinian. Don’t agree at all. Just [...]

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I went to a soccer match last night, and a hockey game broke out

And what a game it was. Lots of tension, lost tempers, beautiful footwork, cheap-shots, contentious calls, fouls and cards in bounty, tasered Chilean, police arm wrestling, bad sportsmanship, rowdy fans and more. Some of the cheapest shots took place in the stands. Oh what a game. I’m sure you’ve read all the news about it [...]

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Fifa U-20 semi-final with water wings attached

WOW, did it just rain here. I mean really hard rain. Felt like a monsoon. The skies are clearing up but still calling for showers tonight. This may turn into a very waterlogged game. Yes folks, your trusty Catpaw is off to the Chile vs Argentina semi-final tonight. Hope the teams remembered to pack their [...]

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Easy Bake Oven Recall – the horrors of entrapment

About 985,000 Easy Bake Ovens are being recalled due to: an entrapment and burn hazard Sounds all rather legal to me… On first glance I thought this was another low fat, no fat, no sugar must use artificial sweetners rant…. You know – Beware the beguilling pink devil for it will surely entrap your children [...]

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Toronto Star and the curse of Potter fans

Looks like Canada’s largest daily newspaper decided to be the big party poopers this week. Yes the yoyo’s down at the Toronto Star newspaper decided it was newsworthy to publish the names of the Harry Potter characters who supposedly die in the last installment of the series. Now why would a major paper do this? [...]

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Aeroplanes, aviators and prayers

I collect early aviation memorabilia. Post cards, books, stamps – especially stamps – etc. As long as its an early aeroplane, then I’m excited. I prefer the pioneer days leading up to the First World War. It must have been exciting to climb into a cockpit knowing you were one of a rare breed. Some [...]

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