Interesting tidbits of information!

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
:eek:That proves that the butt is more powerful than the mouth.

From my experience with Mexican food, if the above fact is true, I'm amazed that Mexico hasn't produced a nuclear bomb yet. :eek:

I could not resist letting you guys see this! this guy is good, really good keep it up MIKE!! please stop by his space and say hello!!

Living For You, Living For Me

As much as I try to form myself into who I want to be,

I just never seem to be getting as close as I think I am.

There's always something else.

I am never enough for anyone unless they’re all happy.

Yeah, I say not to care about what others think,

and to be your own person,

but it's nice to have others around,

which is why so many of us work to earn love.

But is that right?

Should you have to work to receive the universal love

that everyone deserves?

If everyone deserves it, then why would anyone

have to put any effort into getting it?

Why don't we get what we are supposed to get?

No one is ever enough for anyone else.

You have to have a good personality,

a sense of humour.

You have to be a good friend,

always listen, and give

advice at the right time.

We're never liked for who we are - -

unless who we are happens to go by the

standards for wanting to be liked.

I wish I knew the answers to every question in the world,

but even then, I wouldn't be happy,

because I would know that someone else

wouldn't be happy either.

I live for others - but guess what, you do too.

- Michael Haack

2005

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Ok glad you passed the quiz..lol cannot believe myself there are so many that suffer from this addiction, crazy eh!

here is a fun one my cousin LIndsay sent me wanted to share!

Have  a great weekend and HAPPY FATHERS DAYxxoxoxo

WOMAN'S PERFECT BREAKFAST
She's sitting at the table with her gourmet coffee.

Her son is on the cover of the Wheaties box.
Her daughter is on the cover of Business Week.
Her boyfriend is on the cover of Playgirl.
And her husband is on the back of the milk carton.

WOMEN'S REVENGE

"Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.

As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse.
"So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.
"No," she replied, " but my husband refused to come shopping with me,

and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally."

UNDERSTANDING WOMEN

(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE)
I know I'm not going to understand women.

I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax,

pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root,

and still be afraid of a spider.

MARRIAGE SEMINAR
 While attending a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication,

Tom and his wife Grace listened to the instructor,

"It is essential that husbands and wives know each other's likes and dislikes."
 He addressed the man,
"Can you name your wife's favorite flower?"
Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and  whispered, "It's Pillsbury, isn't it?

 CIGARETTES AND TAMPON

A man walks into a pharmacy and wanders up and down the aisles.

The sales girl notices him and asks him if she can help him.

He answers that he is looking for a box of tampons for his wife.

She directs him down the correct aisle.

A few minutes later, he deposits a huge bag of cotton balls and a ball of string on the counter.
She says, confused, "Sir, I thought you were looking for some tampons for your wife?
He answers, " You see, it's like this, yesterday, I sent  my wife to the store to get me a carton of cigarettes, and she came back with a tin of tobacco and some rolling papers; cause it's sooo-ooo--oo-ooo much cheaper.
So, I figure if I have to roll my own .......... so does she. ( I figure this guy is the one on the milk carton! )

WIFE VS. HUSBAND
 A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word.

An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position.

As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"

"Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws."

W O R D S

A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000.
The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men...

The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"

CREATION

A man said to his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time.

" The wife responded, "Allow me to explain.

God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me;
God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!

WHO DOES WHAT
A man and his wife were having an argument about who
should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first,

and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee."
 The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and

you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee."
Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible

that the man should do the coffee."
Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me."
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament

and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says.........."HEBREWS"

The Silent Treatment
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each
other the silent treatment.  Suddenly, the man realized that the next day,
he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.

Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper,
 "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM
and he had missed his flight.  Furious, he was about to go and
see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by
the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.

God may have created man before woman, but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece.

Crazy Chick friggin rules the blogging universe!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks love this

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Copy this whole list into your journal.
2. Bold the things that are true about you.
3. Whatever you don't bold is false.

01. When I was younger I made some bad decisions.
02. I don't watch much TV these days.
03. I love psychodelic mushrooms.
04. I love sleeping.
05. I have loads of books.
06. I once slept in a toilet.
07. I love playing video games.
08. I adore marijuana.
09. I watch porn movies.
11. I like sharks.
12. I love spiders, I think they're adorable, especially the ones with bright colours on their backs.
13. I was born without hair and I still have no hair.
14. I like J. Bush.
15. People are cool.
16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.
17. I have jacuzzi and a Porsche.
18. I have a lot to learn.
19. I carried my knife everywhere with myself.
20. I'm really really smart.
21. I've never broken someone's bones.
22. I have a secret.
23. I hate snow.
24. I drink only milk.
25. Punk rock rules.
26. I hate Bill Gates! ((but still use Microsoft ...))
27. I love Chinese food.
28. I would hate to be famous.
29. I am not a morning person.
30. I wear glasses occasionally and as a fashion statement.
31. I don't need glasses, except sunglasses.
32. I have potential.
33. I'm pure Japanese.
34. My legs are two different sizes; I refuse to believe my legs are identical.
35. I have a twin.
36. I wear a padded bra.(push up)
37. I can ramble on about absolutely nothing.
38. I'm left-handed. ((WOO!))
39. I hate llamas, but I'm one of them.
40. I don't like horror movies.
41. I suck at climbing, but I love it anyway.
42. People hate me usually.
43. I love pop music.
44. I hardly ever go to bed before midnight.
45. I hate parking fines.
46. I know national anthem of my country by heart.
47. I know more than two languages. ((not fluently, though))
48. I spend too much time on the computer.
49. I often want to throw out the computer in a window.
50. I live on a ground floor.
51. I don't like chocolate.
52. I'd like to be more original.
53. I've lied.
54. Cocks are my favorite birds. ((HAH! Feel my maturity level sink lower than the Titanic!!))
55. I want to conquer the world.
56. I wonder what happens when you die.
57. I've read all books about Harry Potter.(sadly)
58. Eat your dog!
59. I love to exercise.
60. I hate chemistry with a passion.
61. I love to write.
62. I like changes.
63. I hate going to class.
64. I am afraid to die.
65. I hate dish washing.
66. My hair is long, multicoloured,

67. My nails are nine inches long.
68. My favorite color is black.
69. I like to sleep on the floor.
70. I am hopeless at cooking.
71. I sucked my thumb when I was little.
72. I should be doing something else rather than writing this.
73. I am online a lot, but not in MSN.
74. I hate government.
75. I don't have a girlfriend/boyfriend.
76. I'm too nice for my own good.
77. I love to read, I read as much as I can.
78. I don't trust newspapers.
79. I like debating.
80. I live in a vagon.
81. I clean my room once a month.
82. I'm scared of American fast food.
83. I have a third eye.
84. I love Mozambique.
85. I don't trust any religion.
86. I used to play with Barbies because all the other girls were doing it.
87. I wanted to be a super hero when I was little.
88. I like listening to wind chimes.
89. I'm very disorganized.
90. My hair is long and straight.
91. I earn a lot.
92. I don't like spicy food.
93. I keep a diary.
94. I can't do cartwheels.
95. I am very lazy.
96. I'm sarcastic. ((Hah. X25))
97. I think my hair is annoying.
98. I'm very sensitive.
99. I love being "ab-normal."
100. My left eye is violet and my right eye is a light blue

Thoughts

 after watching an old re-run of Star Trek - you know the Sci-Fi series with Scotty, Spock, Kirk and the gang. I'm not a  fan(sorry Stephen) - and I assure you I am not a Trekkie.

But this episode caught my attention  the crew lands on a planet where anything they want is created  all they have to do is think about it .. and it becomes reality. It's a vacation destination and the crew arrives for some much needed rest and relaxation. So naturally .. they're in a good mood before they even arrive and all their thoughts are about having fun and enjoying life.

In the beginning everybody is having a wonderful time - it's pure heaven - they're creating wonderful things and having the times of their lives. This goes on for some time -- but after a while things start to change. As the crew gets tired they begin creating negative situations. They start creating things they don't want. The episode is about a lot of other things and it also a villain - but in some cases - the villain is their own mind - and the negative thoughts that it thinks over and over again. These very thoughts from their own mind - which created a wonderful life for them in the beginning is now making their lives miserable.

This really caught my attention and I could only respond by saying what Spock would say: "Fascinating!" (I can even raise the single eyebrow just like he does.)

What struck me is that what "Star Trek" was depicting in this particular episode was an analogy of real life - because this is exactly what we do in our lives everyday - all the time.

We get started on something new and we have this tremendous positive energy. Everything goes well in the beginning. Whether it's a new job, a new relationship, moving to a new area, a new project - anything. We start off with this tremendous zeal and passion. But after a while we grow tired. Our positive energy now turns negative and our thoughts begin to work against us. Before you know it - you start creating things you don't want.

Yes your thoughts that are created by your own mind create the things you don't want. In the end it is you and your negative, self- destructive thoughts that create the things you don't want in life - and you do this without even knowing it!

It all starts when you lose focus what you want and stop creating the goals you had set out to achieve. Instead of creating what you want you start saying things like: I hate my job, my boyfriend/girlfriend is difficult, I don't like it here anymore - and the pattern continues.

Then things get progressively worse and you wonder what went wrong.

I'll tell you what went wrong.

You stopped controlling your thoughts. You stopped having positive thoughts and most important of all - you stopped creating the things you want in life.

How?

You lost control of your thoughts.

Your thoughts are magical. Thoughts are powerful forces of energy. Thoughts create everything you want in life. Thoughts can even create the things you don't want. Thoughts can only come from your mind - and you are the only person in charge of your own mind. So you create the thoughts that create the circumstances of your life. Since your thoughts create your reality - you create your reality.

How is this possible?

Your thoughts are picked up by your subconscious mind - an incredible power that will create anything you tell it. Your instructions to your subconscious mind are your thoughts. Your subconscious doesn't know good from bad. It doesn't know right from wrong. It only follows your instructions - which are your thoughts.

But just like the crew enjoying a vacation in that episode of Star Trek - after a while you lose control of your thoughts and you start creating negative situations - and until now - you never knew you were doing this. Well, now you know.

So what can you do to take control of your thoughts and start creating the things you want?

The first thing you need to do is pay attention to your thoughts. Catch yourself thinking. Analyze your thoughts - listen to what you are thinking. Then decide if these are good thoughts, bad thoughts or needless thoughts. Decide if these thoughts work for you or against you.

I can assure you that 90-percent of the thoughts you have either serve no purpose or work against you. If this is the case - you need to change them and consciously insert new thoughts - thoughts that will work for you and create the life you want.

Now I know this is easier said than done. But it is a process that must begin with you understanding how your thoughts work and create your reality.

I had an incrediable day from start to finish!

My mom got me the most beautiful Sodalite necklace with the infinity symbol to show me that her and my daddy will love me to infinity! it was very sweet also a silver and a leather chain to wear with it and some bucks $$ thanks Mom and Dad you guys rock!

I got my hair done and must admit Thanks Josie for your wonderful singing voice and Ainsley you beat everyone the first birthday call of the day thanks girl

Funny how when you get older all that is soooo important!

My boys made my day so incrediable! I love them so much they treated me like a friggin queen! went to my favorite Greek place for dinner, got my hair done, go ta cool thumb ring from my youngest and a puppie that sings how much is that doggie from my oldest "our fav tuck in song"lol

All is well in my world! xxoxox and thanks again

god, see what a kid I am 20 more minutes what should i do that will be memorable as the last moments of my 33 rd year... humm talk tomorrow when i am more mature lol 34 holy shit i am getting old!

God I feel like a big kid! Tonight the ice cream truck was going up our hill and I got as excited as when I was a young girl and in Sault Saint Marie thats the last time I remember seeing one, god must have been like 8 or 9 years old, anyhow got a creamcycle and boy was it good.

I sat here thinkinga ll day about my birthday, cannot believe i am actually hitting 34, time fucken flies when your having fun thats for sure, seems like 30 to now as like yesterday! Yep so June 9, is the big day and I cannot wait got a parcel from mom in the mail and its killing me not to peak, will see if I can do it! can I actually wait until Thursday?? the saga continues...

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this lady rocks! she made her questions all interactive and I love it great trivia girl! please go check it out

Ok, so I absolutely love to know the meaning for all crystals and stones and wear certain things in certain times etc so I just thought I would share the meanings so here you go!

Agate - discerns the truth, accepts circumstances, powerful emotional healer
Ajoite - Removes implants, activates and energizes the P-chakra, aligns with the universal spirit.
Alexandrite - enhances the rebirth of inner and outer self, promotes=20 awareness
Amazonite - aligns astral bodies, unity with life, enhances creative expression.
Amber- calming for hyperactivity and stressed nerves, finds humor and joy.
Amethyst - encourages inner peace, fights addictive behavior, transforms energy.
Ametrine - dispels negativity, aids decision making, meditation, relieves stress.
Ammonite - protective, aids in the birthing process, provides relaxation
Andalusite - stimulates past memories, realignment and centering of self
Angelite - protects, strengthens degenerate organs, excellent for creative people
Apache Tear - grants forgiveness, understanding in distress
Apatite - good for communication, highly psychic, controls weight gain
Apophyllite - loving attunement to body and spirit, stimulates intuition
Aquamarine - banishes fears, calms nerves, imparts strength and control
Aragonite - calms & centers, allows for insight, aids self discipline if directed
Aventurine - independence, strong legs and joints, helps in career change
Azurite - guidance to psychic self, cuts through illusion, enhances communication
Azurite-Malachite - initiates transformation, aids clarity and understanding in vision
Blue Lace Agate - expands consciousness, soothing, wise, public speaking
Bloodstone - prevents high blood pressure, cleanser of body, aids decision making
Boji Stone - sense of joy, highly energetic, draws out pain
Brazilianite - promotes trust in self, refreshes memories of pre-physical existence, gently clears blockages
Bustamite - stimulates awareness in dreamwork, a harmonious stabilizer
Calcite - aids memory, good for arts and sciences, balances mental and emotional
Candle Quartz -aids in accessing ancient knowledge and putting it to use
Carnelian - releases sorrow, envy, fear, apathy, and rage
Celestite - clears speech, personal expression, highly spiritual
Chalcedony - expression of emotional needs, honesty, alleviates regret
Chiastolite - transmutes dissension into harmony, balances perspectives
Charoite - accelerates spiritual growth, enhances self-esteem, and ability to love
Chrysocolla - communication, female energy, creativity, relieves ulcers and arthritis
Chrysoprase - prevents depression, increases grace and equilibrium
Citrine - cleans auras, detoxifies the body, aids tissue regeneration
Copper - soothes arthritis, releases restrictions, stimulates initiative and optimism
Coral - protection from evil, increases imagination, resolves conflicts
Danburite - stimulates intellect, enhances psychic ability and self-assuredness
Dendritic Opal - promotes growth spiritually and physically, aligns physical and etheric bodies
Diamond - brings forth purity, harmony, and love, also brings abundance
Diopside - brings necessary tears, heals trauma, aids regression, scrying stone
Dioptase - attracts love, abundance, prosperity and health
Dravite - a protective stone that brings the peace of the earth to the higher self
Elestials - assist in comprehending life, the levels of death and the immortality of the spirit
Emerald - secures love, attracts wealth, profitable dreaming
Epidote - enhances that to which you attune it
Fluorite - aids comprehension, strengthens teeth and bones, stabilizing and calming
Fossil - aids past life exploration, protection from spells
Galena - harmony, healthy hair, medical students, promotes holistic studies
Garnet - increases health, fidelity, imagination, and balances energy flow
Gold - purifying, healing, balancing, attracts honors, masculine energy
Gypsum - relieves stagnation, offers levelheadedness
Hematite - grounding, promotes common sense and level headedness
Herkimer Diamond - stimulates clairvoyance/psychic abilities, soothes tension, sleep
Hessonite - clears negativity, eliminates feelings of inferiority, promotes positive change
Holly Blue Agate - spiritual and psychic actualization, as one teaches, one also learn
Howlite - combines reasoning, observation and patience, providing for discernment
Iolite - gives accurate visions, releases discord, strengthens liver, soul connector
Jade - reduces eyestrain and negativity, promotes longevity, dreams
Jasper - powerful physical healer, protects against negativity
Jet - dispels migraines, illness, violence, deep depression, protects finances
Kunzite - reduces insecurity, addictiveness, manic depression, gives maturity
Kyanite - promotes clarity and understanding in dreamwork, enhances creativity
Labradorite - brings recognition of destiny, connects one with the elements
Lapis Lazuli - strengthens total awareness, ESP, skeleton, thyroid, creativity
Larimar - confidence builder, good for sales, reduces depression, builds serenity
Lepidolite - promotes self love. alleviates stress, anger, tension
Malachite - lucky money stone, aids sleep, asthma, and labor, intense and probing
Moldavite - channeling interdimensional sources, catalyst for important changes in life
Moonstone - lucky love stone, calming, introspective, assists with emotional release
Morganite - sisterhood, balances emotions, heals pain of separation, a subtle and powerful love energy
Obsidian - eliminates gullibility, offers detachment, very protective
Onyx - relieves stress and grief, strengthens self-control and morality
Opal - recalls past lives, aids inner beauty, faithfulness, and eyesight
Peacock Rock - fresh new outlook on life, strong healing properties
Pecos Diamond - stabilizes emotions, brings joy, aids creativity and intuition
Peridot - opens new doors, removes stress, fear, guilt, activates personal growth
Petrified Wood - connection to Earth and Nature, removes petty annoyances
Phenacite - inner knowing, spiritual travel, increases energy of other stones
Pietersite - dignified power and loving guidance, accesses akashic records
Prase - resolves sexuality issues, sense of oneness with universe
Prehnite - balances chakras, enhances personal relationships
Pyrite - increases memory, concentration, spiritual and psychic ability for students
Quartz - programmable stone, breaks bad habits, headaches, channeling stone
Rhodonite - energy in trauma, assuredness, helps one achieve the greatest potential
Rose Quartz - reduces weight, wrinkles; increases self-assuredness, love stone
Ruby - mental balance, improves circulation, protects sensitive natures
Rutilated Quartz - excellent for birthing process, enhances energy in other stones
Sapphire - goal motivator, strengthens loyalty, highly evolved spiritual stone
Sceptre Quartz - Atlantian/Lemurian symbol of power, focuses energy within heart
Selenite - flexibility, decision-making, clarity, strengthens spinal column
Seraphinite- cleanses aura & chakras, helps contact Angels. energy of cooperation
Silver - energy conductor, eases stress and improves speech, feminine energy
Smokey Quartz - relieves depression, tension, balances sexual energies
Sodalite - prophetic dreaming, endocrine system, eliminates confusion
Sphaerocobaltite - most loving stone, deeply relaxing and balancing
Staurolite - tears of fairies, good luck, helps transition, makes oneself at ease
Strawberry Quartz - recalls past lives. eases tension in a relationship
Sugilite - aids physical healing, reduces stress, strengthens heart, emotional balancer
Sunstone - dissipates fearfulness, increases vitality, spiritual growth
Tanzanite- stone of magic, facilitates spiritual awareness, stimulates insight
Tektite - wisdom through life experience, prevents emotional scars
Tiger Eye - psychic protector, great for business, helps achieve clarity
Tiger Iron - enhances creativity through meditation, good for motivation on all levels
Topaz - tissue regeneration, kidneys and bladder, enhances understanding.
Tourmaline - relieves fatigue, anemia, increases success and love
Turquoise - friendship, mental relaxation, respiratory system
Turritella - eases domestic relations and group interaction
Unakite - enhances sense of personal power, converts the negative into the positive
Zincite - removal of energy blockage, cathartic, brings together those of similar mind.

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I am under the impression that the lawyer that was defending this monster Holmolka, withheld the proof that would convict both Karla and her husband and that is why she was offered a plea bargain so that they could make sure they could convict Paul Bernardo.If so why does this low life lawyer walk the streets a free man and is not behind bars like Bernardo.He is just as guilty as the two idiots who did commit the crimes.When it was presented to the court that this evidence was withheld (tapes,DNA and so on), why did the person responsible not get arrested for withholding evidence and be severly punished for his actions.Maybe if they would have revoked his liscence permanently other low life lawyers would think twice about lying to help disgusting criminals like these two.Also are the authorities so unintelligent to think that all of this was all Bernardo’s idea!He was the scarbourough rapist but never killed till he met the superior monster behind the brutal murders.All her ideas.Remember,she had every opportunity to let the first girl go but didn’t.To think that she is using the excuse that he beat her up and that the authorities feel sorry for her makes me sick to the very pit of my stomach.Are they all weak? They see a pretty face and oh well of what she’s done ……….SHE’S A WOMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I’ve got just one more thing to say.People are people no matter if your man or woman.If you do the crime ,you do the time…………no plea bargan.

One of Marion Boyd’s most notable feminist accomplishments was her involvement with the Karla Holmolka deals. Marion Boyd was the Attorney General who approved the two deals involving Holmolka, the first in May of 1993, just after she became the Attorney General and the second in May of 1995, just before leaving. The citizens of Ontario were enraged when Holmolka, who was involved in the most grotesque sexual assaults and murders of young girls, including the sexual assault and murder of her own sister, was given what many would consider “a get out of jail card free” by the Attorney General’s Office. The trial of Holmolka lasted only three minutes after the Attorney General’s Office worked out a behind the scenes deal to get this woman murderer off the hook with a sweet deal. The deal given to Holmolka by the Attorney General’s Office was weighted heavily in Homolka's favour and was strictly adhered to by the judge, Mr. Justice Kovacs. Analysis of the submissions of the Crown Attorney and the Defence Attorney, as well as the judges reasons for sentencing, clearly exposed the gross miscarriage of justice by letting this women get a reduced sentence. The mishandling of the case by the Attorney General’s Office, headed by Marion Boyd, was a gross embarrassment to the citizens of Ontario.

Marion Boyd’s involvement in the Holmolka affair was so sickening that in a speech to the Canadian Senate in March 1996, which made mention of Marion Boyd, the Honourable Senator Ann Cools stated:

Canadians must know the extent of the Honourable Marion Boyd's personal role and interventions in this affair. Ms. Homolka was exceptionally well treated by the Attorney General's office, which treatment is curious and troubling. The first deal, made in 1993, granted Homolka immunity from certain prosecutions, fixed a lenient sentence, and forgave certain offences, including culpability in the death of her own sister, Tammy. Though she was never charged with this killing, an extremely unusual procedure happened that day in court. Her court hearing documents, her culpability, thereby precluding charges from ever being laid. All the circumstances of her culpability in her sister's death were read into the record.

Mr. Justice Kovacs' adjudication and ruling complied with the intent of the prosecution's deal and its forgiveness of Homolka. As an experienced justice of the Ontario court, Mr. Justice Kovacs' judgments and judicial action are enigmatic. His adjudication had the effect of largely exonerating Homolka, exempting her from punishment. Judicial action shielded her and insulated her from the penalty suited to her crimes.

Despite the horrendous crimes requiring his judicial scrutiny, Mr. Justice Kovacs deferred to prosecutorial discretion. Simply put, the Crown prosecutors favoured Homolka over Bernardo because she was a woman, and such seemed politically appropriate in the political atmosphere of May 1993.