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Monthly Archives January 2010

A Few Random Book Lists

“What Three Books Should You Read To Better Understand Humanity?”  (via Reddit)“What's the Most Eye-Opening Non-Fiction Book You've Ever Read?” (via Reddit)And if fiction is more to your taste, why not check out this list of “Best Books of the Decade” by Corey Redekop, my library school colleague who's also a book reviewer and published […]

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Saturday Snap – "I Tuck"

Pretty funny to see this come around the corner.  Even funnier to hear the explanation…

Posted 10 January 2010 § Main Page § Pace § SaturdaySnap § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Fuck This Weather (January 8, 2010)

Appropriate for the first FFL of 2010 on a day where the mercury dropped to -48 with windchill (aka “hmmm, I did not realise that you could get frostbite there.”)

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Born Again Evangelical Stephen Baldwin vs. Richard Dawkins

I would argue with Dawkins – I think Stephen “Balding One” is descended directly from apes.

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States That Allow Same Sex Marriage vs. States That Allow First Cousins To Marry

Pretty much says it all about how messed up the US is on this issue.

Posted 07 January 2010 § Main Page § United States ‡ Comments (0) °

The Most Pirated Movie of 2009 Is Also One of The Year's Most Profitable

Boldly contradicting themselves like they have many times before, movie execs cite the quickly shakey-cammed “Star Trek” as an example of how Internet piracy is devastating their industry – even as “Star Trek” is easily shown to be one of the most profitable movies of the year indicate that the movie industry is probably doing […]

Posted 06 January 2010 § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – "can you see the old and lonely/walking through the park/pushing grocery carts/till the sun turns black"

(via The Bing Dynasty's List of the Top Ten Songs of 2009)

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Bono's Ten Ideas For the Next Ten Years

The Messiah Bono, leader of the band, Four Wise Men U2 moonlights as an op-ed columnist for the New York Times among other things.  Here's his latest contribution adding to the various Top Ten Lists that have proliferated at year end. And here's a response from Gawker.  (My own feelings on Bono have already been […]

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Saturday Snap – Happy New Year from the Moose Jaw Spa!

I thought about adding a NSFW tag because, as Shea so kindly pointed out, my “moob” is visible.  But maybe I'll just risk it without the warning and hope no one suffers permanent psychological damage…

Posted 03 January 2010 § Main Page § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Say '1810' (January 1, 2010)

Then remember this as the second decade of the new millennium begins.  This year should be referred to as “twenty-ten”, not “two-thousand ten” (no matter what the Vancouver Olympics are being hyped as.)   And yes, I know it's not technically the start of the new decade until next year but just like everyone celebrating […]

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