February 14, 2022

February 14th is the 45th day of the year. There are 320 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Ambassador Bridge has fully reopened.

The bridge had been closed for almost a the week due to the border blockades.

The reopening will allow the free flow of commerce between the Canada and United States economies gain.

The L.A. Rams are Super Bowl Champs.

The Rams came from behind in the final 2 minutes to win Super Bowl LVI 23-20.

Rams receiver Cooper Kupp was named the MVP, catching 2 touchdowns from Matt Stafford.

The Bengals have now reached the Super Bowl three times, but have never won the title. The Rams last Super Bowl win was in 2000.

More medals over the weekend for Canada at the Winter Olympics.

On Saturday, Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O’Dine grabbed the bronze medal in Snowboard Mixed Team Cross. The second medal for each at the Olympics.

On Day 9 – Men’s 500m Short Track Speed Skating – Steven Dubois won the bronze medal.

The womens hockey team routed Switzerland to book a spot in the Gold Medal game.

Early this morning on Day 10 in Beijing, the red and white grabbed another bronze in Bobsleigh Monobob for Christine De Bruin.

Canada now has 15 medals; 1 Gold, 4 Silver and 10 Bronze – good for 14th overall. We’re 4th in total medals.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day is the the most widely celebrated unofficial holiday in the world.

A few interesting facts…

• The Catholic Church recognizes at least 3 different saints named Valentine, all of whom were martyred, one for performing secret weddings for young lovers.
• Pope Gelasius declared February 14th “St Valentine’s Day” around 498 AD, in part to replace an ancient Roman fertility festival.
• About 1 billion Valentine cards are exchanged, making it the 3rd largest card-sending occasion after Christmas and Fathers Day. It’s also the 4th-biggest flower-selling occasion.
• Teachers receive the most Valentines Day cards, followed by school children, mothers, wives, and then sweethearts.

Tesla’s can’t fart anymore, at least not while they’re in motion

About a year ago, Teslas got a “Boombox” feature that let you play any sound you wanted through an external speaker, including a bunch of pre-loaded flatulence sounds.

But the U.S. Highway Traffic Safety Administration just told them to disable it and the recall affects every Tesla on the road, about half-a-million cars.

They claim it could drown out the sound of your horn and up your chances of hitting someone. So they issued a recall, but it’s all being done through a software update. Tesla owners don’t actually have to take their car into the shop to get it fixed.

It sounds like they’re only disabling it when your car is in drive, reverse, or neutral. So you can still use it to prank people who walk by while you’re parked.

The fun police made us do it (sigh)

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 13, 2022

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This post was written by Chris McLeod