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Archive for August, 2007

so anyway (family bad news)

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Now, my mother will kick my heinie if I talk about any of this in a sloppy, sentimental or overly dramatic way, but I think the sensitive viewer will admit that finding out that your mom has cancer is one of those things that makes you very preoccupied and introspective. Having said that I must [...]

Follow the DNA

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Some more differences between men and women…. in the brains department.

chihuahua mime?

Friday, August 31st, 2007

This is a rather disturbing image, and I’m not entirely sure why.

Evolution gets curiouser

Friday, August 31st, 2007

The researchers kick the confusion up a notch.

clowns kick ass!

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

A great description of a counter demonstration to the KKK.

rumble rumble rumble

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

The bring out your dead carts are getting closer.

How to be the perfect girlfriend

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Something tells me this will still be true and still be funny 100 years from now.

Chipper sends word of a death

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

RIP Doug Riley, a Canadian musical giant, who passed away while waiting for an airplane earlier this week.

It’s been bally ages since I posted a decent moose story

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

A great story.

I always thought Newt Gingrich was questionably abled

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Until I saw this speech. I sure saw more that I agreed with than I thought I would.  And anybody who can work the word ‘seriatum’ into a speech and look like he uses it all the time appropriately in the process will make me weak in the knees. Gosh, humans are suckers for speech [...]

Communicative evening.

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Briefest, Keith. I was watching a parkour video at the same time and didn’t tell him. Next, me auld mither. Much earflapping commiserating plotting etc. Next, the dear lass Peggy, returned with smiles from visiting NFLD. And and and – sailing! Tom in a sailboat for the first time in 40 years. Experiencing vicarious happiness!!! [...]

Moom

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Jericho & other natters

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

The first thought in my head this morning was “If I ever own a country house I’m going to call it Guinnessfree.”  And I think my mother is the only person who reads this blog who will appreciate that. Jericho was lovely. The headliners were Kathy Francis and Andrea Smith and they played a most [...]

This is bizarre

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

and if the market DOESN’T collapse, this buyer is boned.   Off to Jericho.  Beer and salmonburger, yummy.

Why I love my friends (part 976)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

This just in from the Dalai Jarmo:   Last night was a 100% lunar eclipse, so while watching it I got an idea.  The next 100% SOLAR eclipse will be in Siberia just east of KOMI in the Yamalo-Nenetskyi autonomous regions of Russia all which is just somewhat east of where I was born.  My [...]

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