Toronto has at least two Polar Bear Dips going on New Year's Day January 1, 2011 - 12 noon at Sunnyside Beach (Habitat for Humanity) and 1:30pm at Ashbridges Bay (Sears Great Canadian Chill) and the waters of Lake Ontario are ready for the plunge. Temperatures are expected above the freezing mark so we may only have to watch for rain - you don't want to get wet before the dip! Update: It was both foggy and rainy!
Bring your costumes, thongs and footwear then some warm clothes for afterwards.
See more of my pictures of the Dip and the Chill after the jump.


You can also check out my 2010 photos from the Sunnyside Habitat for Humanity Polar Bear Dip.

New Years is like a birthday party for the planet - so here is a cool shot of the planet, part of the blue marble series from NASA. I tried to get this shot but my tripod kept floating away. If you squint you might be able to see me in the photo below.

Honda Civic Hatchback Tunados

Honda Civic Hatchback Tuning

Honda Civic Hatchback Tuning

And I feel fine. It has been a great year of events and photographs and I say thanks to all my visitors, thanks for all the comments and emails and I look forward to another year of fun. Like many people I will make some New Year's resolutions but the fun is breaking them - so make some doozies.

Here are some other beautiful ends (after the jump) to keep you warm over the winter.

I would like to wish all my blog readers Happy New Year 2011 !!!

That little kid in diapers is about to come and kick the old year's ass as we finish 2010 and start the new year of 2011 - like the start and finish line being painted by the Honda Indy Toronto people (they foretold the future, is there anything that the Honda Indy Toronto can't do?).
It's probably good that we use so few checks anymore because you always wrote the wrong year for a couple months, you would cross off the date, add the new date and initial the changes - every time. Young people are going what's a check? Young people don't even know things like today's hot movie True Grit is a remake of a movie of the same name starring John Wayne.  Young people are going who is John Wayne? Now I feel old, thanks you young pilgrim.
There are a million parties going on in the Big Smoke. The biggest will be the free annual CityTV New Year's Eve Bash at City Hall's Nathan Phillips Square with ice skating, free concerts and fireworks hosted by television personalities Gord Martineau, Tracy Moore, Kevin Frankish and Dina Pugliese. You can see Shawn Desman, Danny Fernandes, Stereos, These Kids Wear Crowns, Divine Brown and Blake McGrath.
The show starts at 10:00pm and the countdown at midnight is a chance to kiss your significant other. Try to get one of the neon balloons and don't swallow any confetti.

New Years is the time you make resolutions where you end the bad stuff and start doing the good stuff. While it seems like the good stuff should include partying and drinking generally these fall into the category of bad stuff, especially if you do it to excess. However, party like it's 1999, eat and drink then ride the free New Years morning TTC (12:01am to 4am) or take a taxi home and if you wear a lampshade or your girlfriend flashes don't forget to send a picture. Here is a great website to find a party in Toronto on New Year's Eve.

Upcoming BMW 6-Series Cars With Specification And Prices With Reviews and Images

The 2008 6 Series is a 2-door, 4-passenger luxury sports car, or convertible sports car, available in two trims, the 650i Coupe and the 650i Convertible.
Upon introduction, the 650i Coupe is equipped with a standard 4.8-liter, V8, 360-horsepower engine that achieves 15-mpg in the city and 22-mpg on the highway. The 650i Convertible is equipped with a standard 4.8-liter, V8, 360-horsepower engine that achieves 14-mpg in the city and 21-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed manual transmission with overdrive is standard on both trims, and a 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is optional.The launch of the new BMW 6 Series Coupe and Convertible this weekend (7 October) marks the latest in a long line of BMW products revealed in 2007 featuring BMW EfficientDynamics
technologies.

BMW 6-Series Cars Engine & Performance

The standard engine to the BMW 6 Series model is a 4.8 liter V8 model that can deliver power up to 360 hp and the engine can be paired to either manual or to an automated transmission.

The BMW 6 series model is equipped with the features like keyless entry system, auto climate control air conditioning, navigation system, power locks, seat memory, cruise control, dual zone front air conditioning, power windows, power driver seat, trip computer,





The new BMW 6 Series range features a host of innovations designed to increase performance, improve fuel consumption and reduce emissions. The BMW 635d is joined in the range by the 630i and 650i, offered in both Coupe and Convertible bodystyles. The six-cylinder magnesium and aluminum engine in the 272hp 630i now features new lean burn technology in the guise of high precision direct injection and double-VANOS variable valve technology.The BMW 650i Coupe and Convertible models crown the range and are powered by a 4,799cc V8 engine providing an output of 367hp. The 650i with its aluminum engine and double-VANOS and VALVETRONIC variable valve technology is capable of reaching 62mph in 5.1 seconds in the Coupe and 5.5 seconds in the Convertible.