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Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter was probably one of the craziest, yet coolest naturalists ever. My brother was the first person I knew who knew this guy (from his T.V. show). I finally watched an episode and I was freaking out and laughing because of the things he would do with the crocodiles. I think he wrestled one just like Ace Ventura did in the second Ace movie. The strong Australian accent along with his use of WOW and BEAUTIFUL and LOOK AT THE SIZE OF HER TEETH made me a hardcore fan. I love taking risks with my little wild animals at home (Chaz and Maggie, two cats) and I’ll tackle them whenever I get the urge for a cat fight.
Too bad that Steve Irwin is gone, RIP. 
This is Chaz!
Well, here is a new attempt at a blog even though I’m not good at this. I’ll try putting it into my real website. Basically, people need to realize that planting green things will improve our situation. People, especially young people, do not spend enough time outside. They’re sitting in front of the TV or computer for too long. My students don’t even know how to figure out which way is East, South, West or North. I see more and more young people throwing garbage onto the ground as they walk outside, or out of the door of a car. My students even leave almost full plates of their leftover lunches on the floor at their own school. This attitude definitely sucks. I’m hoping to start a green-project at the school and turn some of the students on to how gardening connects you to the world you live in. It really balances people out. Anyway, so much for that. Here’s Le Petit Prince trying to heal his world with his beautiful roses!
“Who does he think he is? Neil Young?” 
I found some photos of August 15th (?), 2002, when everyone in southern Ontario and parts of the U.S. lost all power. I was scheduled to close the restaurant where I worked and was sent home. Patrick and I walked home, along with everyone else who depended on the transit system. Driving anywhere was chaotic because of the lack of traffic signals. The whole experience was pretty cool. People were generally very helpful with each other. The best part was at night. Patrick’s brother Michel invited us over to keep him company. We hung out there with other friends and when it became dark, we decided to go for a walk around the neighbourhood. I grabbed a flashlight and we started on our adventure.
Broadview streetcars backed up
It turned out that lots of others were doing the same thing. We met up with hundreds of other people who were looking at the Toronto skyline from the east part of Riverdale Park. The view was pretty different without most of the lights from the buildings. A few lights remained in buildings with their own generators. We noticed people walking around with drinks and joints and pretty relaxed about the whole situation.
Coffee Time on Broadview and Danforth. Business as usual!
We walked up to the Danforth to see crowds of people still sitting in bars, being served by candlelight.
One of the bars still serving on the Danforth
After seeing everyone else having fun, we decided to walk up to the Only Cafe for some drinks, and the place was full with regulars who were very drunk. The vibe was getting pretty ugly so we all left.
The Only Cafe
Our Michel pretending to not be able to see!
Everyone was so impressed with that evening of no electricity. The night was beautiful, quiet and the sky was full of stars. Couples were acting romantic and strangers looking out for each other. That night felt like a camping night right in the big city.
Patrick and I found this place just north of Orillia while we were vacationing last March Break. These animals were either kept as pets and rescued or injured and nursed back to health. Click here for their website: http://www.muskokawildlifecentre.com/
