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How is this news?! Part II

From page A02 of today’s Victoria Times Colonist.. Postal worker taken to hospital after being attacked by squirrel: OIL CITY, Pa. (AP) — Letter carriers occasionally have to deal with angry dogs or maybe even a spider’s nest in a … Continue reading

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Quote of the moment

Ordinary Aztecs, animists from the Congo, and teenybopper fans of David Cassidy have all gushed over the central importance of their idols to their lives, and it doesn’t impress most of us at all. Maybe we should add Argumentum ad … Continue reading

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IT'S SO NOT A FASHION ACCESSORY.

If I had to think of a single sentence that summed up my antipathy towards BoingBoing generally and Xeni Jardin in particular, I doubt I could do better than this: Full disclosure: Heck, I have nearly 1,000 old cellphones (some … Continue reading

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Kikyomon

Hard it is to be born into human life; now we are living it. Difficult it is to hear the Teachings of the Blessed One; now we hear them. If we do not gain emancipation in this present life, how … Continue reading

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Like feeding a goddamn raccoon

Eight more months. Eight more months. Here, have a tiny snippet from the book. Now go away.

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Occam's electric razor

CBC: Government accused of anti-female bias A political science professor at Simon Fraser University says the Campbell government has an abysmal record in its dealings with female-dominated trade unions, including the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. Women currently make up about 70 … Continue reading

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Rantlet

I periodically run into people in my line of work who absolutely insist on mangling the pronunciation and/or spelling of perfectly normal words for absolutely no reason whatsoever. 95% of the time, it’s like nails on a chalkboard. Ok, I … Continue reading

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Mixed messages

I have to say I love the idea behind this contest. Back in the 80s there was a thing where you committed to do 15 minutes of aerobic exercise and phoned it in, with the object of being the least-lazy … Continue reading

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I (heart) the stupid kid and the sassy tiger

Ok. Deeeeep breath now. I want it I want it I want it I want it I want it I want it I want it. Now now now now now now now. God, I miss those guys. The paper really … Continue reading

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Suuuure.

You know how the hypesters like to hype something up and make you think it’s a really really big deal that’s really really easy to do? Like meth. It’s supposed to be really damn simple to make methamphetamine — hell, … Continue reading

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