First things first: Let’s call them what they are. Christmas Parties. Not “Winter Celebrations”, or “Holiday Parties”, or “Early Winter Festive Occasions”, but Christmas Parties. One year, my wife’s employer sent out a broadcast email which stated, “this year, our annual winter celebration will be held…” I refused to go. When I was asked why,…
Read moreRecently, I did a copyscape scan of my website. I was curious. The scan turned up an interesting thread over on Warren Kinsella’s site. Seems someone didn’t like my comprehensive Alberta Election seat prediction. Well, it turned out it was totally inaccurate, but that didn’t stop someone from calling it “hubris”. Our good friend Warren…
Read moreCameron and Meghan are my friends. Congratulations, guys!
Read moreI wasn’t entirely happy with the title sequences on my blog post, “Bob Rae Things You’re Stupid“, so I decided to update them. Here’s the new opening sequence: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9GOYDsj_FM?rel=0&w=640&h=480] and here’s the closing sequence: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD4oxpjcOeY?rel=0&w=640&h=480] I have also re-mastered my prior video blog to feature the new opening and closing sequences, but I…
Read moreTO: The Hon. Viv Toews, P.C., B.A., LL.B., Minister of Public Safety (vic.toews@parl.gc.ca) FROM: Steven Britton (steve@stevenbritton.net) Dear Mr. Minister, Please allow me to preface my comments by stating without equivocation that I am a staunch conservative both in ideology and in where I place my support as a voter. Let me also indicate to…
Read moreBeing a geek, I tend to watch a lot of The Discovery Channel. I enjoy shows about science (Mythbusters rocks!), the origins of the universe, and history. Recently, Discovery aired a show called Curiosity: Did God Create the Universe? Presented by Prof. Stephen Hawking, the show dealt with the origins of the universe from a…
Read moreDonald Trump, it seems, is seriously considering a run for the White House. This makes the race quite interesting, because, for the first time since 1992, three people would be on the ballot for the job. The appeal in having Donald Trump as President is very simple: he doesn’t need the job. He already has,…
Read moreThis has been a few weeks in coming. Now I have finished my chronicle of my time volunteering at Calgary Expo, I can focus some time on other stuff – like how to not look like a fool when meeting a celebrity. These rules apply almost universally – except when the celebrity is David Suzuki….
Read moreOn April 3, 2011, Barlow Trail closes permanently from 48th Ave NE to the airport. This is my farewell video. I’m rather amused that this is my first video blog… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uINb4axz3Ho]
Read moreAn old school colleague of mine, biguglyjim on his blog over at www.meddlingkids.org has an ongoing tendency to write blogs arguing against religious faith and in favour of atheism. Jim is perfectly entitled to hold whatever religious viewpoint (or, in the present case, lack of) he wants to hold. That’s what freedom is all about,…
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