So, on somewhat short notice, Shea and I have decided to head for Sin City (except that we'll have Pace in tow so “sin” will be restricted to too much sugar and staying up later than 8pm.) How this came about is that my parents called last weekend that they'd won a free flight to […]
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"Even Firefox Thinks That Shit Is Ridiculous"
You love celebrity gossip, admit it. And when I need my fix, I visit What Would Tyler Durden Do (wwtdd.com) which has some of the funniest snarky comments you'll find on the Internet (that's a pretty high bar right there!) A recent post about the “celebrity” mother of the octuplets in California caught my eye […]
Why Canadian Banks Are The Most Solid In The World
A Newsweek story focusing on the different cultures of banks in the US and Canada and what that's meant for each country's respective economic situation.(via Reddit)
A Couple Interesting Inaugural Address Links
The Atlantic Monthly takes a look at the techniques and deeper meaning of Barack Obama's Inaugural Address.The Toronto Star presents word clouds of previous Inaugural Addresses including Obama's. (Thanks to Sandra M. for this link.) Oh, and my former classmate, Ian L., got a shout-out on the highly-trafficked (and one of the first) Internet blog, […]
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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 […]