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Month: February, 2005

The time for compromise has passed

28 February, 2005 (16:55) | Political | No comments

God dammit don’t the Democrats see that the Republicans have been doing a variation ofthe bait and switch on them for a long time now. Except it’s a reverse bait and switch with the real ugly proposal up front so that the Dems suggest a compromise giving the GOP most of what it wants?
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The smarm factor

28 February, 2005 (16:40) | Blogging | 1 comment

How smarmy can you get? Apparantly there’s no end to it!
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Well maybe if you just…

28 February, 2005 (16:07) | Hiking, Photography | 4 comments

When I was out for a hike yesterday I was struck by the way some melting snow banks behind a birch grove looked like a Japanese silkscreen of mountains in the background.

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OK I know its a big stretch but toss me a bone here would ya. We’re still [...]

A Thought on the Oscars

27 February, 2005 (14:28) | Media, Personal | No comments

The mark of a good actor is that he, or she, will make you completely forget who it is you are watching and instead become completely involved in the charcter he, or she, is playing. this, of course, is easier for a relative newcomer on the scene than it is for an established star but [...]

Trivia question of the day

27 February, 2005 (11:34) | Media, Miscellaneous | 2 comments

What is the first recorded instance of channel surfing?
The answer is in the extended entry but stop and think about it for a bit and take a guess without looking.
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Slip sliding away

26 February, 2005 (19:48) | Hiking | No comments

I’ve started my trail hikes again but they are treacherous. I don’t have proper footwear for icy trails (the snow is too hard packed for snowshoes to be any fun). Last Sunday I took Bear Bait out for walk and tried out Larry’s Loop. It was pretty good except for one short stretch that [...]

Star Trek: Enterprise

26 February, 2005 (19:30) | Media | 1 comment

I’m so pissed they are cancelling the series as of the end of this season.
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Ethics be damned

26 February, 2005 (19:09) | Food, Personal | No comments

I have really been craving a steak for quite a while now, but good steaks are just too expensive and I do not like cheap cuts of beef. However I always go through them at the grocery store hoping to find a deal. Today I found one and what a deal. I’m still tryingto feel [...]

Well it’s about time

25 February, 2005 (22:17) | Business, Political, Sociology | 1 comment

Canada’s Liberal minority government tabled their 2005 budget in parliament the other day. Because they basically sold out to the Conservatives their government survived. Nevertheless there were some interesting things in it that I wonder if the Conservatives noticed. Canada is a signatory to the Kyoto Accord, and while the Accord is more a [...]

More Friday Humour

25 February, 2005 (18:27) | Humor | No comments

An old Indian Chief sat in his hut on the reservation, smoking a ceremonial pipe and eyeing two U.S.government officials sent to interview him. “Chief Two Eagles,” asked one official, “You have observed the white man for 90 years. You’ve seen his wars and his material wealth. You’ve seen his progress, and the damage he’s [...]

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