§ Politics
So the CBC reports that Canadian legislators are distressed by a new American regulation that would add two more months of Daylight Savings Time to US clocks: The American change, due to take effect this autumn if President George W. Bush signs it into law, could cause headaches for Canadians during March and November, the two months the two countries... more
§ Quip
According to the CBC, somebody has the balls/arrogance to stage a reunion convention for US Draft Dodgers in Canada: The Nelson man who campaigned unsuccessfully for a statue honouring Vietnam war resisters is still going ahead with plans for a celebration of U.S. draft dodgers next summer. Isaac Romanow says he has long wanted to commemorate the tens of thousands... more
§ Religion
The CBC reports that 9 Roman Catholic women have been ordained as priests and deacons in Ontario. My only question: what honorific title applies to them? I think Ian’s answer is most accurate: Probably end up calling them ‘ex-Roman Catholics’! Dissent cannot be tolerated. Dissent leads to anarchy! Zieg Hail!... more
§ Web
Telus, western Canada’s largest telecom ad ADSL provider spends so much money on marketing hoopla to make itself appear to be a more benevolent entity (“the future is friendly”) than is realistically possible in the cut-throat world of monopolistic telecom giants. However, Telus has now blocked access to two websites representing the Telecommunications Workers Union. Basically, if you use Telus... more
§ Weird
Imagine a fingertip-sized slice of lunch meat with a half centimeter lining of forest green wasabi on one edge. That just came out of my nose. Aren’t sinus infections fun?... more
§ Humour
This nifty IQ chart generator from Glass Giant probably means nothing to you if you don’t watch Family Guy…and if you’re also not a creationist:... more
§ Rant
In addition to being a swarmy, belligerent bastard, Indiatimes is reporting that Salman Khan was also Aishwarya Rai’s lover. Doesn’t this mean that Aishwarya is no longer a nice girl? Sorry, it just too hard to resist teasing a celebrity culture that must pretend Rai is a virgin princess in order to venerate her. She’s not even allowed to be... more
§ Religion
Just in time for the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Reuters is reporting that a book by an anti-Harry Potter zealot suggest that Pope Benedict is wary of J.K Rowling’s tales of magic: “It is good that you enlighten people about Harry Potter, because these are subtle seductions which act unnoticed and by this deeply distort Christianity... more