Best recipe ever
Someone recently pointed out to me that I sometimes exaggerate. But this is still the best recipe ever: http://www.timirvin.com/2010/04/how-to-get-a-picture-of-an-tundra-wolf-howling/
Freedom of scientific speech
One problem I have with so many conservatives and libertarians is their attachment to their untested (and often inconsistent) theories and ideas. To be fair, we’re all probably a little challenged by science and research that refutes our own beliefs. But when I followed a link to this article by the Guardian,1 I suddenly had…
A random note on “I’m not a joiner”
The phrase, “I’m not a joiner” is one that I’ve heard a number of times, spoken by folks who are claiming not to be into joining groups. What is implied, I think, is that they are free thinking individuals and that joining is conforming. And I think they also suggest that conforming is a problem….
Good research and racist comments
The study that inspired the racist comments, and this post, is interesting because it helps folks who have a hard time seeing racism understand that it’s rampant in Canadian culture. The researchers sent off over 6000 resumes to potential employers in Toronto. Among many other findings, it was found that those resumes with English sounding…
Fossil awards for Harper-Prentice Government
Jim Prentice and the Harper Government have earned Canada several Fossil Awards for the positions they have been putting forward in negotiations at Copenhagen. Actually, we’re currently leading the scoreboard for total points. Hell. We took first place and second on Friday, December 11. We took Second place for trying to argue that our target…
Best commenter, November 2009
And the best commenter award for October of 2009 goes to… Lisa B! Lisa is a kick ass poet and spoken word artist. I should disclose that beyond my appreciation for her insightful and supportive comments, I am also a regular and normal sort of fan of hers. She articulates herself online here – I…
Best commentor, October
And the best commentor award for October of 2009 goes to… Hugh Stimson. Hugh has his own blog here with many awesome reflections on remote sensing, copyright law, nifty doo-dads, climate change and various other important and unimportant issues. And he is generally very insightful. Thank you, Hugh!
Ani Difranco in Victoria
Went to see Ani Difranco last night. She has new songs. Some folks seemed a little affected by that. Luckily, I don’t really know her old songs that well. She is really wonderful. High energy. And super smart. Some guy was yelling smack about Obama and she had five easy things to say about it…
Snow flowers in Fort St. John
This just in. Photos by Jim Arnott.
Hours of focus
I don’t know how he does it. He has a kind of discipline that I don’t understand. If he didn’t have a wife and family, I would guess that he’s a monk. Good luck Jasper Blake. May the force be with you.
Autumn prairie
Between Vulcan and the Little Bow Provincial Park.
