20th
January
2010
Four evenings of the annual audition ordeal have passed. Last week, we had some useful input from the guest judges (Posh and Mary J Blige) but this week was a placeholder effort. I mean, come on. Shania Twain gave back polite platitudes to the Chicago supplicants, and Kristin Chenoweth (who?) didn’t even stay for the second segment of tonight’s effort from Orlando. Yawn.
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posted in Idol, politics, Wx |
30th
December
2009
The obvious thing to do with mature bananas is to make a huge cake. Done. The thing to do with a “mature” government; prorogation. Done.
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posted in politics |
8th
December
2009
An odd little headline on the CBC website this evening. One of the top generals in the WOT (what?) believes that victory won’t be possible until the boogeyman is captured. Let’s start this again. The War On Terror will be won only if Bin Laden is finally captured. Glad to see that the leaders still have their eye on the goal, so to speak. I thought this whole crazy roadshow was about petroleum and who controlled the rights. Silly me; I wish I had their clarity of vision.
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posted in politics |
19th
October
2009
Several years ago, I attended a seminar dealing with the budgets related to democratic process. In layman’s terms, how many dollars each vote costs for a given tier of government, and what percentage of the electorate responds to the call to the urn. Logically, the more you spend, the more attention you attract. Right now, we’re in the final two weeks before municipal elections, and I’ve had to resort to seeking platform information on my own.
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posted in politics |
16th
October
2009
Maybe this will be just another broken promise from a regional election campaign. Maybe I won’t have to pay for the local equivalent of a Great Pyramid. After all, the current mayor has “talked big” before now.
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posted in politics |
14th
October
2009
Let me tell you a little story. Once upon a time, the people decided that there might be a problem related to the smoke from their cooking fires. Certainly, the fire made cooking their evening roast possible, but the village was constantly under a pall of noxious fumes that made the children cough, even when the H1N1 virus wasn’t close at hand. Finally (although the story does continue), the people decided to make an agreement with their neighbours to limit the cooking fires. No more kitchen duty at any hour of the day; instead, the people would limit the emissions. They called this agreement Kee-oh-toe, and they were truly pleased.
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posted in politics |
28th
September
2009
This is simply a suspicion, but it seems that some governmental bodies don’t have enough to do. Case in point: a committee of the European Union has decided to limit the volume level of personal music players and cellular phones. No, not the ringtones; the listening volume. Just in case you haven’t heard (or can no longer hear), loud sounds can damage your hearing. The catch, because there’s always as catch, is that the limit is one that can be overridden by the user.
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posted in humour, politics |
29th
August
2009
Could have been a very breezy day down in the Boston area, if “Danny” had grown into a hurricane instead of remaining disorganized. The Maritimes were on alert, having managed a near miss from another storm only one week ago. Still, when the Americans have to bury one of their own, even Mother Nature gives a free pass.
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posted in media, politics |
23rd
June
2009
Finally, an understanding medical study. It would appear that my rarely seen toes are a sign of health. I’m sure that there will be rebuttal within weeks, but for now I’m basking in my newfound chances of living just a little bit longer. The idea of a diet will remain just that; an idea.
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posted in ham radio, politics |
16th
June
2009
One of the first things wise parents (are supposed to) learn in navigating that swamp called discipline is not to threaten with something you can’t follow through about. Things like “no more TV for the rest of your life” or “you’ll never get another toy” just don’t scare kids the way they do in the comic books. Kids know better.
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posted in economy, politics |
