Monthly Archives October 2009

World's Best Wired Cities

It's like looking into the future…

No Guts, No Glory: The NHL's Gutsiest Performances

I promise I'll stop writing about my poor little hockey boo-boo but I saw this on Reddit and couldn't resist posting it – a video highlighting some of the gutsiest performances from the NHL in 2008-09.  (Warning: some potentially disturbing imagery)  Of course, the big difference between me breaking my leg then getting up and […]

Music Monday – "Walking around on a broken leg/But I can't get you outta my head" – January 26, 2009

How'd I know there'd be a song by the title “Broken Leg” on YouTube???  Catchy little tune too…

But Who's Counting?

I used six weeks as a time frame to create this widget but the hospital said 4-6 weeks so who knows, I might get lucky and heal fast.  (Of course, I could also trip and fall on the snow or in the bathroom or something and screw things up even worse.)  To help things along, […]

Saturday Snap – Does The Blue Mean You're A Leafs Fan Now Daddy?

[Edit: I just realised that “Saturday Snap” was probably never more appropriate as a title!]No, not it does not!  Just that none of the other options (bright orange, glow-in-the-dark white, camouflage) appealed to daddy's highly evolved sense of fashion.  Man, thinking more about it – I played rec hockey with this team for almost ten […]

SaskProgressive.com Launches As Municipal Elections Approach

SaskProgressive.com, a web site dedicated to highlighting progressive candidates and pressing issues in Saskatchewan's upcoming municipal elections has officially launched.  The press release is below.  (Full disclosure: I'm one of the “five guys with a web site” referenced in the press release and was involved in the initial planning of the site and have full […]

Friday Fun Link – Most Difficult Sports (Oct 17, 2009)

ESPN recently did a poll of various sports scientists and other experts to rank the most difficult sports using a variety of factors – strength, flexibility, endurance, hand-eye coordination, etc. etc.  In the end, boxing came out as the top sport across all categories but was followed closely by ice hockey.Which leads to my next […]

If It Was Good Enough For Genghis (And A List of Controversial Topics)

Shea posted a hilarious anti-breastfeeding article pro-Nestle Fake Milk Formula to her Facebook status with the usual heavy response to anytime this type of topic comes up – from both pro-breastfeeding moms and those who weren't able to or aren't as worked up about the prevalance of formula in our society.  It made me think, […]

I'm Turning 17 Today – Tell Me Some Things You Wish You'd Known At My Age

Saw this question posed on AskReddit.   Lots of good tips/advice no matter how old you are.

Glenn Beck Rapes and Murders Web Memes

If you're fortunate enough not to know, Glenn Beck is the latest TV talking head in the US in the Bill O'Reilly/Rush Limbaugh mould (mold?).  He's getting a lot of attention recently, posting the largest viewership gains of any cable news host and being the driving force behind the Tea Bag protests (“Hey Bevis, Heh, […]