Monthly Archives: August 2010

Wascally Wabbits

Yes, it is the feral rabbit population at UVic about which I speak. They’ve been in the news quite a bit of late following the announcement in late June of a cull, er, “Rabbit Management Plan” (“About time!” I thought). … Continue reading

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Undo! Undo!

It’s time for another irregular podcast episode — I will try to make these more regular but I have to find time to get them done — they usually take me a while. I did this one with GarageBand on … Continue reading

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Everything in seventeen syllables

If you’ve been reading along for any length of time, you’ll know I write haiku all the time. I write it about anything. Over the years I’ve entered (and won) haiku contests, I’ve written reviews in the format, and I’ve … Continue reading

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Cthulhu and other assorted distractions

Friday evening was the much-anticipated HP Lovecraft Birthday Celebration Cabaret night at which Mike’s big fiberglassed wings made their debut. The evening was entertaining — not quite our “thing” but not so far out of the comfort zone that we … Continue reading

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Audio-Visual Distractions

I needed some distraction after spending yesterday in rant-mode. Animated music videos fit the bill. Enjoy: From Canada, Said the Whale “Camilo (the Magician)”: From the U.K., Second Person “Days Number Themselves”: From Denmark, Sticky “Dumsmart Rumfart”: From Germany, Fertig, … Continue reading

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Just an Average Canadian

Today, I sent this email (I will also be printing and sending the same as a letter) to three Members of Parliament: Tony Clement (Minister of Industry), Michael Chong (Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology) and … Continue reading

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Better than Bieber

15 things I’d rather do than go to a Justin Bieber* concert: Watch that Badger Badger video for an hour.  (Eeek, a snake!!) Watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull again. Listen to a lecture about the … Continue reading

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Lessons from Lessig

Lawrence Lessig is a name I’ve heard over the years but until recently, I hadn’t listened to what he had to say. Now that I have, I just want to point everyone to listen to this man. First up is … Continue reading

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Cheerful? OK.

I got into work and heard a co-worker going desk to desk in the cubicles nearby telling everyone, “Did you see? Cheryl’s in the newspaper!” This is how I found out that the interview we did last month had been … Continue reading

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Whirlwind Seattle

Over the weekend, Kiddo, my Mother-in-Law (MIL) and I traveled via the Clipper to Seattle. I’d built a little package online, after much research of course, and we managed to pack a whole lot into the time we were there … Continue reading

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