The Rekounas Blog

Funny stuff.

It’s that time of year again. More renovations. On the list this year, we are replacing our slate floors with yellow birch hardwood natural stain and ceramic tiles. We are getting new kitchen cabinets and updating the kitchen layout by changing the kitchen from a U shape to an L shape and adding an island. We are going with custom made cabinets (knotty pine) and a quartz counter top. The stairs leading to the top floor will finally be finished. They will be birch treads. For the top floor, we are putting hardwood over our softwood floor. Now, I liked the look of the slate and I liked the softwood, but when they had laid the slate 30 years ago, they had spaced the grout too far apart making the floors look dirty all the time. The softwood floor actually has a dual purpose. Not only is it a floor, but it’s also the ceiling for out main floor. The pine floor is 3 inches thick and 6 inches wide double tongue and groove. Insane right? From what I have been told, you can’t buy that stuff is pretty expensive. The problem with it is when it was laid 30 years ago, the wood wasn’t fully kiln dried. The wood shrank in spots and in those spots, you can see clear through to our main floor. We are also replacing the god awful lighting in the home. Along with this, we are also doing some electrical work. Hoping to be done before the end of February.

I will have some renovation before and after pictures on this blog post soon. I got a new wide angle lens for my camera and I am looking to try it out.

Driving Alexander to school today, I was taking the back roads where it isn’t uncommon to see all kinds of creatures pacing back and forth on the road. Today I had to slow down for some deer crossing. Not a big deal. Then I took off again going about 100 km/h when a squirrel ran out into the middle of the road. If the stupid thing just stayed put, he would have been fine. But as it is, he decided to ran back to where he came from. SPLAT! I ran over him. Whoops! I have been driving these back roads for 3 years now and this is my first road kill. And I was just thinking about that the other day. What would the odds be of me hitting an animal on those back roads. As it turns out, for me anyhow, my chances of hitting a animal on those back roads are about 1 in 600. I will update the odds the next time I smoke an animal.

Toronto, ON(AP) – A seven-year old boy was at the center of a courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him.. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulation requiring that family unity be maintained to the highest degree possible..
The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried and said that they also beat him.

After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him.

After two recesses to check legal references and confer with the child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Toronto Maple Leafs, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

I can’t stop laughing.

Just in case you missed it.

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Went to TreeGo in Moncton on the weekend with some folks from work. It was awesome and I recommend it for anyone in the area. If you are scared of heights, I assure you, this will help you get over those fears.

Here is a clip of Dan on the tarzan rope.

Update
Photos are here.

Miss me? That’s what I thought. Domain server moved last weekend and I didn’t move with it.

Anyhow, I was talking to Jesus the other day:

Jesus: I have a hot date tonight.
Me: Really? Do you think you will get lucky?
Jesus: Are you kidding me? She will fuck anything that isn’t nailed down.

The prospect of Tiger Woods competing for an Olympic gold medal could come closer to reality on Thursday.

Golf, along with rugby sevens, look to be the favourites among the sports being considered for inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games by the International Olympic Committee.

The IOC executive board will select two sports from a proposed list of seven, which also includes baseball, softball, squash, karate and roller sports. The 15-member board will submit two sports for ratification in a vote of the full 106-member IOC assembly in Copenhagen in October.

via CTV Olympics – Golf and rugby rumoured favourites for 2016.

I like the idea of Rugby in the Olympics, especially when considering that most of the international rugby players around the world could be categorized as amateur due to them not playing in professional leagues. I don’t like the idea of letting Tiger Woods and other pros in the Olympics the same way I disagree with NHL and NBA players being there. Soccer has some pro players playing but I think they have to be under 23… so really a few years away from their peak anyhow.

The IOC executive board will select two sports from a proposed list of seven, which also includes baseball, softball, squash, karate and roller sports. The 15-member board will submit two sports for ratification in a vote of the full 106-member IOC assembly in Copenhagen in October.

Baseball is looking to be reinstated. But I highly doubt some of the big name players will be able to get past the drug tests.

I have wanted karate to be there for some time, but from what I heard, it is difficult in the past to have the sporting event due to the numerous styles in the martial art. But apparently, the World Karate Federation has come up with some common rules that are applied to all styles so maybe even Russian and French judges won’t fuck it up.

I recently stumbled across a post from The Friendly Atheist and it brought me back to my days as a waiter. Basically, the worst customers for tipping are Christians. Come to think of it, I probably hated serving Sunday brunch for that reason. All I can remember was service breakfast/lunch or brunch sucked because you basically had to serve more coffee, there were more plates because of the toast and it always took longer to clean up after customers left. I always attributed the lower tips to lower sales because breakfasts were only about $6 a person. So, even if you use a 10% rule, that’s only .60 cents a person.

Best tippers I can remember were gays and wives. Hubbies, if your wife is out with her lady friends and you are a shitty tipper… I can guarantee she is making up for your stinginess you cheap bastards!