Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy

In a blatant theft from Olaf, I’m having my own contest. With a twist though - *Mine isn’t a real contest, and it doesn’t star a real cabinet either, more of a cupboard actually. I’ve been disqualified from the Prairie Wrangler’s contest due to gross silliness, suggesting that Elizabeth May will be Harper’s next Environment Minister.

Olaf’s contest is like this:

Either post on your blog or email me a list of those cabinet ministers who, assuming a shuffle is to take place, will be relieved of their current portfolio, and the Conservative MPs who will replace them. The scoring will be as follows:

-> plus 1 point for picking a cabinet minister who is in fact replaced
-> minus 1 point if you incorrectly pick a cabinet minister who isn’t replaced
-> plus 5 points if you pick a cabinet minister who is replaced and the correct replacement
-> plus 10 points if you accurately predict a successful match that no one else predicted, so be creative

I’ll record all predictions on this post and in the case of a tie, I’ll make up some arbitrary statistical justification for choosing whoever I like best. I’m methodological like a fox!

My contest works this way:
Comment here with your answers.
If you can guess which dishes will get moved tonight in my cupboard, you’ll win a link at the top of my sidebar for a week.

-> plus 1 point for picking a dish who goes to a new location
-> minus 1 point if you incorrectly pick a dish that isn’t relocated
-> plus 5 points if you pick a dish that breaks.
-> plus 10 points if you accurately predict dish/cup/plate/utensil relocation that no one else predicted, so be creative

The contest closes after I get tired of doing dishes.

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I guess I spend a lot of time online, but considering my job that isn’t such a bad thing that I didn’t even make it past the first question without nodding “yup”.

1. Tech Support calls “YOU” for help.

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A Stephen Harper Christmas, in Rona stores this Holiday season. Also new on the scene is Scott Tribe’s blog, which is bound to be more popular than Harper’s CD. Even a hit like “So Called Classical Gas” won’t send sales through the roof of the House.

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Giving - to Canada Post

I was in the post office today, and as holiday shoppers know, that’s the last place you want to find yourself on the ides of December. I was faced with a small line of only three people. Then this young guy with a present came in and went up to the open till, cutting ahead of me. Oh well, I wasn’t in a hurry. Then he asked for the fasted means possible to ship the package because that’s how his mom had asked him to ship it.

The new staff person gasped when she saw how much Purolator International was, and said, “Oh you won’t want that,” but the other staff said she had to tell him anyway, and it was $68 to Alaska in 3 days. I asked the guy if he knew about XpressPost and how it would probably be about 8 days or less and would be very much less. He said he wanted Purolator. The staff couldn’t even easily find the label for it at first. I asked for my Expedited label, and filled it out while they finished with Mr. Line Cut.

I had to chuckle, the fella could have put in a cheque for $25, with a note saying they were sorry it was late, and shipped Xpresspost, saving $25 on top of the other ~$20 spent mailing the box. I guess not everyone would think of that, or have a giftee understanding enough to forgive a late present with a bonus $25.

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In more navel gazing blog news, I won a calendar from Photojunkie.
And I am the 41st most trafficked political blog in Canada according to this ranking. I don’t think I’m actually higher than 80th, but what do I know?