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Maybe Saskatchewan's (Dairy Cows Are) On To Something After All

Saskatchewan is the only province in Canada that doesn't observe daylight saving time and the commonly accepted wisdom here is that the reason for this decision has to do with the fact that the time swap would be hugely disruptive to dairy cows – which apparently don't exist elsewhere in Canada.   (Oh, and in […]

Obama Front Pages From Around The World – What History Looks Like

He won.  And history looks like this…

Liveblogging The Election

Well, CNN has inspired me to start a live blog which I'll update as the night goes on…feel free to hit REFRESH if you want to hear my deep thoughts as the night progresses…6:17pmCNN has unveiled HOLOGRAMS into their coverage.  Jessica Yellin has just appeared in the studio like some weird Princess Leia!  (Oh God, […]

Today's The Big Day!

Yep, Pace had his first visit to his day care in Regina today – monumental!Just kidding.  Obviously, the only story today is that, after months and months of electioneering, there will be a new US President.  And at the risk of jinxing it, the most respected polling aggregator is predicting a 99% chance of an […]

"Barry's Infomercial"

In addition to going to my usual sources to read responses to the Barack Obama half-hour, less than a week to go “infomercial”, I went to a fairly popular right-wing blog called Little Green Footballs to see what kind of response the speech got there.  Just like my conversation with the library technician from the […]

A Trio of Obama Stories

When No One's Watching“Can I Be Your Date?”  Please!Not That It Matters But…(Okay, one more… “A History Teacher Sees The Future“)

Five Ways Barack Obama Can Ensure That He Wins The US Presidential Election

After the recent meltdown in the US economy, Barack Obama has opened a wider lead over John McCain than at any point in the campaign and looks all but sure to win on November 4.  Still, you can't count out the Republicans and who knows what may happen over the final few weeks of the […]

If The World Could Vote…

…Guess Who They'd Pick?

A Bunch of Sarah Plain Quick Hits [Edit: Meant to type “Palin” but am going to leave typo as its too good]

What am I going to do for blog content when the US election is over?The Candidates as TrainsThe Candidates In A WordPalin’s Facebook PageSarah Palin’s Debate FlowchartJoe Biden Debate TrainingSarah Palin Interview Response Generator Homer Tries To Vote for Obama