30.1.10

7 Things I Bet You Didn't Know





1) Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

2) Intelligent people have more zinc
     and copper in their hair.


3) The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.

4) When the moon is directly overhead,
     you weigh slightly less.


5) Everyone's tongue print is different.

6) Wearing headphones for an hour 

      increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.

7) A snail can sleep for three years.




is the internet amazing or what?




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27.1.10

Evo or Devo?



i don't text.
i don't twit.

i don't get it.














there's already more trivia in my life
than i can deal with...





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26.1.10

Walking in Beauty












I've always liked winter. The snow simplifies
the landscape, and it conjures a sense
of peace in me, and thoughts seem
to flow with a grace that echoes
the lines of the snow against
the rock and the sky.












 




There is a sense of time in snow-
the present is very much here now.
In its quiet way, it insists one consider life
in another way. Care and attention must
be given to something as simple as taking
the next step down the road.
 

It can, if you let it, give a new level
of appreciation to fundamental elements
of life - blessings perhaps? - like having
enough food in the house, and how fine
it is to be warm inside.












 


As insubstantial as it can seem
in your hand, or on your tongue
as it melts, there is history in the snow.
 

It holds the memory of every thing
and every one who passes. Sometimes
it comes as a shock, day by day,
these reminders that we share this place
with birds, squirrels, rabbits, fox, deer,
wolves and even moose...








As the days grow shorter and nights
get long, I'm glad that the snow
is there reflecting every ray
of light again and again...









In those hours when no one is running
a snow blower or racing around on a skidoo,
there is also a deep and wonderful silence
on the land...a deep reflective pool that
is like a skinny dip for the spirit-
cleansing, restorative and
constantly refreshing....














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25.1.10

Dogs, dogs, dogs...





in the midst of these dark days,
disasters and other sources
of despair...














 






 






 






 






 






 







 




i sure am glad
there are dogs and cartoonists
in this world.





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trippy...




remember that word?


remember tripping?













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... speaking of the environment...





here's an interesting look
at the Kyoto agreement,
including how different countries
are doing on their commitments. 








remember when it used to
feel good to be a Canadian?





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Welcome to Toronto...



...where 9 pedestrians
have died in 9 days.










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22.1.10

speaking of Stephen Harper...



here's an interesting way
of looking at just how hard
Canada is rocking that 

whole Green thing....










Kyoto, targets, global warming, earth, green, science, 
Conservatives, Christians, lobbyists, Alberta






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18.1.10

Big Wheels Keep on Turnin

Dekotara keeps on burning...




























to learn more about Dekotora



see also Dekochari



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Hard Times

in the land of the free...









freedom, liberty, equality...
and justice for all.



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Think About It

this is serious...






apparently.






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Reality Chequing Account

is it just me, or are there more dumb things 
happening all the time?








 






 






 






 






humour, humor, irony, parody, opinion, Canada, dmix06, 2010,
January, twitter, conservatives, prorogue, dugg, metrosexual, God, Pat Robertson,



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The Perfect Gift?





Stephen Harper, Sarah Palin, Rogue, Going Rogue, prorogue,
Parliament, Canada, democracy, dugg


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It's a Conservative thing...




Stephen Harper, Conservative, Parliament, Canada,
prorogue, fiat, dictator, democracy, Ottawa, dugg



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16.1.10

Stumbling towards the light ...




so I am Stumbling around online today 
and come upon this curious cultural 
learning opportunity...

it seems "cougar" is not a catch-all term.
there are linguistic distinctions to be made.


"cougars" are in their 40s.
"pumas" are under 40.
"jaguars' are over 50.









 ergo, madonna is a jaguar.

if you'd like to learn more about these distinctions,
including the answers to musical questions like
'what's a mountain lion?',
or 'what's a cheetah?' 
click on this.


*remember, if you read it on the web, it's got to be true!*


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6.1.10

In the Time of Ice

... moments of the beauty in complexity
on the bright side
of the winter solstice...


















































































ice, icicles, water, frozen, winter, Canada, solstice,
complexity, chaos, science, nature, dugg, 2009



 

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5.1.10

Try to remember


...crazy old George Bernard Shaw....
i think this is worth trying to remember each day.









of course, i could be projecting.


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Remembering Hunter S. Thompson






...there are freaks, and then there are freaks.
Hunter S.was the Jonathan Swift of the 20th century
- few are the people who have used their words
to greater effect.










if you'd like to see a whole series
of these posters,
head on over to...





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4.1.10

More Words to Live By...



...all the way from Russia!
hats off to you, Mr. Chekhov.









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3.1.10

Meanwhile....





... back in Canada, a very Merry Christmas 
from glorious leader of central committee...







Stephen Harper, democracy. Canada, prorogue, dictatorship, contempt, Conservative, coward, manipulation, bastard, traitor, quisling



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