It's Boxing Day and that means crazy, mad shopping in other parts of the country. Not here in Nova Scotia, stores are closed today. I'm ok with that. Just how much stuff do you need? Which reminds me of George Carlin"s classic comedy bit .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLoge6QzcGY
My friend Adam and I talk about pulling an "Into The Wild" move ...getting rid of stuff and living off the grid...well maybe not to that extreme. By the way, that's a great movie if you haven't seen it. Based on a true story. It's a good one to rent on a day like today and Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam does the entire soundtrack, including a great cover of a Canadian band from the 90's called Indio with "Hard Sun". Here's Indio's version.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb5KXozi_HM
Eddie stays pretty true to the original version don't ya think?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDorNilxPUY
Another alternative on what to do today is to listen to the Q104 20th Anniversary on til Midnight tonight. All kinds of great memories here. You can listen online at www.Q104.ca
Another thing to do today is to watch The World Junior Hockey Championship, which starts today. Canada is trying for a 5th consecutive Gold Medal. In 2003 Halifax was the host city. It was an exciting time. The city came alive in the dead of winter. And since were in full on hockey mode for the next several days, here's an NFB film short called "The Sweater". About a kid who loves The Montreal Canadians and the results of when his mom orders a Canadians sweater from Eatons. Won't tell you more, just watch here. The sound quality ain't that great so crank it up. Even if you're not a Canadians fan, imagine if you're the kid and think about the team you loved growing up and the warm and fuzzies will take over.
http://www.nfb.ca/film/sweater/
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