US Open Labour Day Weekend

This weekend brings the third round and quarter finals for men and women’s singles at the US Open. One of the biggest stories is Roger Federer…once again.

Roger is going for his 4th straight US Open title and by luck of the draw will not have to face a seeded player until the quarter finals! […]

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The Best Golf Tournament Ever

A couple of my friends started a golf tournament a couple of years ago called the Hacker’s Cup. It started with 16 regular joe golfers competing on two teams.

This year will be the third year and we are now up to 32 players through word of mouth. […]

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What Are You Doing This Long Weekend

This weekend is a long weekend with Monday being Labour Day. Labour Day is the first indicator of the end of the summer and that means back to school for most students. For me, however, the Labour Day weekend means Ribfest!

Every year a number of restaurants from across Canada and the United States compete against each other on the shores of Lake Ontario at Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, […]

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Weird News This Weekend

Here are some odd stories from around the world that happened this weekend.

A fossilized penis from an extinct walrus was sold at an auction this weekend in Beverly Hills. Even more surprising was that the auctioneers expected the 1.4 meter long penis covered in weathered skin and dry muscles to go for more then the $8,000 it was purchased for. […]

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NFL Fantasy Draft – Part 2

As I described yesterday in NFL Fantasy Draft – Part 1 the NFL season is just weeks away and it is draft time for fantasy sports fans. It’s time to show your friends and people around the world that you are the best scout, general manager, and coach all in one. […]

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NFL Fantasy Draft – Part 1

The start of the NFL season is only a couple of weeks away and that means it’s draft time for all the fantasy sports poolies.

This is only my second year in a player pool with head to head format. Meaning I’m going to draft a team of players and each week my team will go up against another team in the pool. […]

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Award-Winning Jalapeno Cottage Canoes Recipe

I was watching FoodTV on the weekend and saw this recipe that I thought I would share with everyone. It completely fits with the theme of this site and involves jalapeño peppers, which I love.

I would suggest replacing the mayo with cream cheese or cottage cheese. […]

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Start your own micro-brewery for only $5,000!

I’ve had my eye on the Sabco Brew-Magic System for a while now. I’ve always dreamt of having my own micro–brewery and with the Brew-Magic system it is a possibility. The system only produces one keg at a time, which is about 7 cases of beer, but beer only takes weeks to mature and as long as you have the storage space you could make a number of batches in one day producing a decent starting inventory. […]

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Warning: For Men Only

Gentlemen have you ever wanted to organize a poker tournament? Maybe have a Super Bowl party at your place? 99% of the time you just send out a mass email to invite your friends over and whoever shows, shows. You don’t care if there are 8 people instead of 10. […]

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Deal Locker – Because friends help friends get deals

This past week I was introduced to Deal Locker. Deal Locker is a site that provides free printable coupons and coupon codes online. This site takes a bunch of coupons and puts them in one, easy to use spot for us to search them. Pretty slick idea I think. Well, […]

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