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February, 2008:

Photo Friday: Fuzzy

jordoncooper.com vs. warrenkinsella.com

Warren Kinsella posted about the Top 25 Political Blogs yesterday and mentioned what I said here. My comment was that I think his ranking is hurt by bloggers who are still linking to www.warrenkinsella.com/musings.htm which was his old web location instead of linking to www.warrenkinsella.com which is his new one (it took me a couple [...]

I’m Not Running for President, but…

Michael Bloomberg’s op-ed in the New York Times. He gives a pretty good (but sad) explanation of why change won’t happen The changes needed in this country are straightforward enough, but there are always partisan reasons to take an easy way out. There are always special interests that will fight against any challenge to the [...]

Kindersley

Yesterday I took a road trip with my boss to the town of Kindersley, 2 hours out of Saskatoon for some meetings with a variety of social aid agencies serving the area. We had three spread out meetings which meant that with travel, it was a 14 hour day but the meetings were good and [...]

Maybe not my best decision ever…

Considering this photo was of the sharks that I was swimming with in Bahamas (just call me the Shark Whisperer), this story is a bit unnerving.   (we were doing the same thing but with a company called Stuart Cove).  We actually signed a waiver saying that if I was attacked by sharks, no assistance would [...]

Top 25 Canadian Political Blogs

and for some reason I make the list. I beat Garth Turner out narrowly and for some reason I beat out Warren Kinsella but I imagine that has more to do with Google not clicking into the fact that his URL of his blog has changed recently with many people linking to his old URL. [...]

Meme

I was tagged by Warren Kinsella and since I haven’t done a meme in a very long time… Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself. The highlight of my television watching year is the NFL draft. This is more of a reflection on the current state of television than anything else. Despite being from the prairies, [...]

I need a lawyer

Not for myself but I need someone that five or six times a year I could e-mail or talk over a scenario and either be given a quick opinion or send me to the relevant section of Saskatchewan law for the correct information I would really appreciate it. I have access to counsel or really [...]

Contextless Thoughts

It’s been two weeks of this flu and I still feel miserable but am feeling better. If I keep getting better, I may start blogging again but you never know. I was listening to the head of the Baptists rail against John McCain the other night. Apparently he committed the unforgivable sin, he voted to [...]

10 Things That Won’t Change with the Next President

From the Foreign Policy blog 2. The partisan divide: Politicians have been promising to bridge the divisions in Washington ever since Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton. It’s a lot harder than it looks. Technorati tags: John McCain, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy

Contextless Links

It’s funny how many times I have heard (or used) the phrase, Nogoalov in the last couple of weeks. Michael Silver on the rather odd ritual called the NFL Scouting Combine Larry Lessig to run for Congress? Thoughts on choosing board members Pernell Goodyear is blogging again Darryl Dash’s thoughts on his theology pub in [...]

Photo Friday: Art

Mark outside the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon. Technorati tags: Mendel Art Gallery

Life Around Here

I am still sick. Not as sick as I was last week but still pretty sick. I have had a couple of 18 hour naps and I still can’t shake the fever/chills cycle I am in. Wendy and Mark are pretty sick as well although Mark is getting better. On Monday I managed to have [...]

Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church

View from the side View from the front I have been fascinated with Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church since I first saw it years ago but I had never taken any photos of it until today.  It is a cross shaped church that is similar on each side and the front.  I went [...]

Day 5

Well, this is day 5 with this virus.  On Thursday the doctor told me to go home and sleep it off until Sunday and that is pretty much what I have done.  I was up and about the house for a couple hours yesterday which was the first I have been in days.  Tomorrow I [...]