Too much water?

A 28-year-old woman died when she drank too much water, reports the Globe and Mail.
The story says she was participating in a contest to drink as much water as she could in order to win the latest Nintendo game station, Wii. How badly did this woman want to win this game station? And, also, whose brilliant idea was this? You think there would be some kind of health considerations before setting up such a ridiculous competition.

surprise gift

Today, I got a gift delivered from a friend of a friend. It was inside a shoebox. And it was rather light. So when I finally opened the tightly taped box, inside, to my surprise, I found this ...



Funny thing is I remember telling my sister, who is also a good friend of this person who sent this gift to me, that I didn't really want to knit because it would reinforce the librarian stereotype!

I'm grateful for the gift and may try knitting again. Haven't picked up knitting needles since I was a kid. Should be interesting. Not sure what the first attempt/project will be. Perhaps a scarf would be a safe endeavour.

*ding* light bulb is Canadian!

Did you know that a Canadian invented the light bulb but then sold the patent to Thomas Edison? Just learned this watching Canada's greatest inventions hosted by Bob McDonald (host of Quirks and Quarks).

Reporter/host Mark Kelly chose the light bulb as being the most important Canadian invention ... (light bulb represents great ideas, as he put it) whereas Toronto at Six host Diana Swain chose insulin as the best invention.

The other Canadian invention that made it to the top three was the telephone.

What do you think is the best one?