Look what I found on the profiles page of the Green Party Website. Looking good Adam. I wish you all the best!

VOTE FOR JOBSE

Give 'em the boot Bingo!

Click on the NDP Logo for a fun game of bingo that anyone, no matter your political leaning, can enjoy on the debates this Friday.

The debate will begin at 8pm so have your bingo dabbers ready!

One Red Paperclip

I was reading the CBC online and came across the story of a man trying to trade a red paperclip (the very one pictured above) for a house. How could I not open it? And I am glad I did. It was a nice story. You can read more from the source at his blog.

You might be a 'roadie' if....

You know you're an addicted roadie when . . .

. . . your surgeon says you need a heart valve replacement and you insist on presta.

. . . you find nothing disgusting about discussing the connection between hydration and urine color.

. . . you empathize with roadkill.

. . . you take your bike when shopping for a motor vehicle, just to make sure it'll fit inside.

. . . good cycling roads are the main thing that matters when hunting for a new house.

. . . you view crashes as an opportunity to upgrade components.

. . . you say "On your left!" when walking around another pedestrian.

. . . dessert is the first thing you order when eating out.

. . . you smile at someone, who informs you that you have bugs in your teeth.

--Thanks Iain!

What will they think of next?!

Artwork by your you-est of you-s. And All-Canadian too. Wow. Where do I spit?

**UPDATE: Apparently, sometime between when I originally posted this and today, the site became password protected. It was an online order-brochure for artwork derived from your own DNA. For those truly interested, a quick search on google yields many results for other DNA artwork. You should see what's out there: everything from portraits to jewellery and stemware.

Oshawa: Vote GREEN

Congratulations to an old friend Adam Jobse on his candidacy for the Green Party of Canada in the current Federal election. It takes a lot of guts to put your name on an election ballot. I haven't been able to find much on his activities in the riding of Oshawa, but I will be watching. So far, there is only this from the Durham Region News.

Candidates ready for a close three-way race in Oshawa

Frontrunners separated by a few hundred votes in 2004

Nov 24, 2005

By Jillian Follert

OSHAWA -- Voters in the Oshawa riding will see familiar names
on the ballot in the upcoming election, as the three frontrunners from the June 2004 race have all thrown their hats in the ring for another run at the federal
seat.

Incumbent Conservative MP Colin Carrie will be running against Oshawa Councillor Louise Parkes for the Liberal party, CUPE President Sid Ryan for the NDP and a new face for the Green Party, Adam Jobse.

With only a few hundred votes separating the Liberal, NDP and Conservative candidates in the previous showdown, this is expected to be one the country's tightest and most interesting
three-way races.

MP Carrie is a chiropractor and co-owner of Lakeridge
Chiropractic and Wellness Clinic. He helped re-elect Oshawa MPP Jerry Ouelette in 2003 and is also an executive member of the Durham Chiropractic Society. Mr. Carrie is married with three children.

Ms. Parkes is currently serving her second term as municipal councillor for Wards 5 and 6. She has been the City's deputy mayor and sits as chairman of the development services committee and a member of audit, budget and corporate services committee. Ms. Parkes is also active with the Rotary Club of Oshawa and is director of the Oshawa Senior
Citizens' Centre and the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. She is married to Darryl Sherman, a lawyer and owner of Wilson Furniture in Oshawa.

Mr. Ryan is president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and has been a union activist for 30 years. A staunch NDP supporter, he has worked for the party in
every election since arriving in Canada from Ireland in 1975. In addition to serving as president and canvassing manager for the NDP Durham Central Riding Association, he ran as the NDP candidate for Oshawa in the last provincial election. Mr. Ryan has lived in Durham Region for more than 20 years, and is
married with three daughters.

Biographical information for Green Party candidate Adam Jobse was not immediately available, as he was only recently appointed by the Oshawa riding association.

In the 2004 election, Mr. Carrie won his seat with 15,815 votes, followed closely by Sid Ryan with 15,325 and Louise Parkes with 14,510. Green Party candidate Liisa Whalley took 1,850.

According to Elections Canada, the Oshawa riding has a population of 113,662 and encompasses the area south and east of a line that commences at the King Street West city limit, and runs east to Oshawa Creek, north to Rossland Road, east to Simcoe Street North, north to Winchester Road and east to the Oshawa City limit.