Emissions Testing? No Thanks!

So, with the anniversay of my birthday fast approaching, the annual hassel of renewing my licence plates must be done. This being 2006 (an even year), I knew I had to get my Jeep e-tested (being an odd year, 2003). Now I've been putting this off for weeks now, until this morning when I realized there wasn't much time left to get it done. So, I frantically pull out my renewal paperwork and planned to get an appointment to get in for a test so I could renew before next Wednesday. Then I actually read the information sheet that comes with your licence renewal application, and lo-and-behold, the regulations for e-tests have been changed. Now you don't have to get tested until your vehicle is 5 years old. And so I checked on my fingers... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006... yep, my car is only 3 years old. Sweet deal! No e-test for me, thanks. Not that I was worried. It's a good thing they don't test for fuel efficiency though.

I Got A New Low-Flow Toilet, And I'm Feelin' Fine

So, I came back Sunday night from a weekend away to find my bathroom with a very wet floor. It seems that water was dripping from the tank of my toilet. Today, someone finally got around to looking at it, and it was determined that a crack had formed and I would need a new one. Luckily the building plumber had a new toilet on hand and was able to install it. An not only is it a new toilet... it's a new low-flow toilet. Firstly, it's tank is a bit smaller, and secondly, it only uses half that tank each flush. The beauty is that if I'm having a shall we say, "high-flow" day, then all I have to do is hold down the handle to use the rest of the tank. Brilliant!

The drawback is now my bathroom smells like a sewer. I guess it's time to get out the Pinesol.

Peca in Toronto?

So, a day after Lindros leaving to go to Dallas, the word on the street is that Michael Peca has signed a deal with the Leafs to play next season. That's good and all... he's a good player. I'm just interested in seeing him on the same team with Tucker. That is all.

Molson Ind... er, Grand Prix of Toronto... From Home This Year

On now! The race formerly known as the Molson Indy, The Molson Grand Prix of Toronto, is on TV now. Unfortunatly, I'm watching from home this year, so it's a different point of view, but it's still one of the best races.

Ok, So Predicting Stuff Just Isn't My Thing...

Alright, yet another post on the world cup. It's not so much that the world cup is the only thing on my mind lately... it's more that there's nothing else going on right now that's post-worthy. But in the interest of keeping the dust off my blog, here goes.

So, the two teams in the final are France and Italy... both teams I predicted to lose in the round of 16. France have improved immensely since their lack-lustre round robin, taking the tough road of beating Spain, Brazil (that was a shocker), and Portugal (thank God!) to get to the final. Italy, on the other hand, only survived thanks to a bogus penalty in the last few seconds of stoppage time in the second half against Australia. But that's how the tournament goes, and so by beating Australia, Ukraine, and Germany, Italy are in the final as well. The Italians road to the final was easier, save the upset win over Germany, who were my picks after Holland went out after an ugly game against Portugal.

So, I suppose even though there aren't any teams I really like in the final, I can just be thankful that it isn't an Italy-Portugal final. I think I would have killed myself if it was that. Anyone else notice how there were more Italian and Portugese flags flying around town than German, in this supposedly German immigrant city? I don't think there are more Portugese in K-W, but they sure are more "in-your-face" about their heritage than others.

Anyway, I pick France to win, but it'll be a low scoring 1-0 game, or even a penalty shoot-out after a 0-0 draw. In the meantime, I'll try to think of something else to talk about. Maybe about horses... named Ned and Ted.