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I only read the news story posted in this thread. Is there another news story that gives the details you allude to here? The facts that he got attacked by a burglar, grabbed a weapon "at hand" in order to protect himself - those facts aren't in the article that's posted here. Is that from a...

What is this, Resurrect Old Travel Threads Day?

Spoken like a true gixxer rider.

I've been on a couple of group rides, and decided they're not for me. Maybe they're not really for you either. On both rides, someone was pressured to go too fast, for too long, and crashed. I understand the peer pressure of being in a group, and it's not always easy to speak up and say...

Do you have a source for that? The few articles I've read say that toxicology reports won't be out for a few more weeks. The family speculates that she died from a seizure induced by alcohol withdrawal, but that's not from an autopsy report - that's just their own speculation. Here's an...

It's because of the playbook flop, as well as their loss of market share in the smartphone market. Overall, their product innovation isn't on par with their competitors, and in the tech business, you're only as good as your product innovation.

There's an epic iphone vs. android thread on here somewhere. Some of it's good, some of it's stupid. I think those are your choices - for me, BB isn't even a consideration any more. The interface and software feels soviet-era, compared to the other two. My question to you is: do you like to...

Agreed. I know things can happen quick. But it's still a nagging thought that will always bother me. Of course, the question couldn't be politely asked, so I could only bring it up on a motorcycle forum. :)

I respect Jack's passion and commitment, and I wish him well in his fight. I genuinely hope he's back in the saddle by September. I do, however, have one major concern that's nagging at the back of my mind. How much did he know about his illness during the election? He was asked a bunch of...

There's a bunch of things, but I guess a simple and obvious one is the dismantling of Statistics Canada by radically curtailing the national census.

Maybe participating in GTAM is a form of addiction disease. Going to have to give it a rest to start rehab.

And there goes another GTAM thread down the drain.

I'm probably more likely to have a crash when I'm riding on the street, and I carry my iphone in my pocket when I do that.

I'm not bashing addicts, and I'm not "so tough" on these people. I'm only expecting from them what I expect from everyone, without excuses. We screw up, we fall down. We make mistakes and bad choices. Sometimes, we ruin our own lives. That happens to each of us. All I'm saying is that it's...

And let's not forget something important. Amy Winehouse was not retarded. Folks seem to think she was an intelligent, talented woman. When did we start believing that intelligent, talented women lose their ability to exercise their free will because of their genetic history?

Alcoholism, aplenty. And several different forms of mental illness, with its related obsessive/addictive/compulsive behaviour. Thanks for asking. I believe in reasons and explanations. I don't believe in excuses.

If you have girls, their boyfriends are going to love skinny dipping in your pool. Hopefully they won't have the guts to thank you for spending the $50K. :)

I have a genetic predisposition to sunburns. I wear sunscreen and stay out of the sun. I have a genetic predisposition to high blood pressure and stroke. I see a doctor regularly and monitor myself. I have a genetic predisposition to being overweight. I exercise regularly and try to be...

Alright, I'm going to be the old man with the "save the children" comment, but no discussion of pools is complete without this. Everyone's saying, "if you've got kids, a pool is great!". I'd ask you to just do a little soul-searching on this one. A lot of kids drown in home pools...

I only bring it up because I know a guy who used to be a good friend of mine. He acts like a jerk and destroys a lot of people. Many people say "he has demons", as if somehow that's a thing. I say, he doesn't have demons, he's just an *******. So in the same vein, Amy Winehouse didn't have...