And I’m making stuffed sole for dinner
Regular readers will know that I’m involved in a home renovation project, one that is just beginning. Presently, the 20 foot shipping container in the driveway is being filled with…
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Foreign leader compliments Canadians
Admiral General Aladeen of the North African nation of Wadiya speaking to CBC interviewer George Stroumboulopoulos: “I commend your leaders on silencing your media. For the last 10 years, I…
Jason Alexander considers joining the 99%
Jason Alexander Joins the 99% from Jason Alexander h/t Monica S.
Krueger not near the worst
MLA Kevin Krueger’s unprompted outburst in the legislative hallway Wednesday lasted 10 minutes before Liberal Party staffers dragged him away from delighted reporters. Acting tired and emotional, Krueger may have…
Be cautious of demon inspired thinkers
For those who would be devout except it’s so difficult, Stephen Colbert updates advice from the leader of an ancient group that threatened to hijack their nation’s regulatory system to…
Twitter time
After last night’s by-election results were in, I had a twitterverse exchange with CKNW’s Shane Woodford: Woodford: The big question in Chilliwack Hope is, can the bcndp keep the seat…
Your day without shoes is coming
A.A.A.D.D. KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! Thank goodness there’s a name for this disorder. Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I…
Cool wind map
H/T Doug Coupland. Follow him on Twitter. Surface wind data comes from the National Digital Forecast Database. These are near-term forecasts, revised once per hour. So what you’re seeing is…
Lewis Black & Co. – funny stuff !
The BBC News Quiz gets a US makeover with an all-American panel. With the US election this year, turmoil in the Middle East, financial insecurity all around – not to…
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Henning Wehn, German Comedy Ambassador to the United Kingdom, on Britain’s social classes: “Life in Britain is all about knowing your place. The lower class has a lot in common…
Pulses from the twitterverse
Lindsay Kines (Feb 9): Glad to see the jury delivered its Vander Zalm verdict in court instead of on the Bill Good show. Christy Clark appoints NW crime reporters to…
BC Liberal motto: Be Prepared
A REPLAY from March 1, 2011 ER doc takes a coffee break CBC News item: Staff at Royal Columbian Hospital near Vancouver were forced to turn the facility’s Tim Hortons…
Comparing football and baseball
In an event that proceeds so slowly, it may not end until next week, America celebrates couch potatoes and gladiators. It is a good time to remember George Carlin:
REPLAY: Liberal plan of action
Reader Lorne Finlayson provided this to us a year ago. However, he didn’t indicate when the change would take place. Is the time growing close? Being in either a realistic,…
Fools are my theme, let satire be my song – Byron
CBC Programming To Highlight “New” Standards? Harv Oberfeld, Keeping it Real
Sign of the apocalypse
Twinkies maker Hostess seeks bankruptcy protection, Associated Press, January 11, 2012 “NEW YORK — Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is seeking bankruptcy protection, blaming its…
Police Squad – from the Encyclopedia of Wildlife
Another replay, recycled from April 2010: Police are an extremely social animal. They exist as a social unit called a squad. Police travel and hunt in a group and perform…