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About Phillip

Phillip Cairns is a beekeeper in St. John's, Newfoundland, who writes about beekeeping at MudSongs.org.

I Win

The person I voted for in today’s federal election actually won. That’s a first for me. It feels strange. UPDATE: I didn’t help vote in the Conservative majority.

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R.I.P. Friendly Giant

Bob Homme, a.k.a. The Friendly Giant, died 11 years ago today. The following clip must be like comfort food for generations of Canadians who watched Friendly when they were kids.

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A “Mom” Movie

  It’s Complicated stars Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin as a rich divorced couple with grown kids who after 10 years of separation have an affair with each other that seems wonderful but inevitably complicates their lives. I usually can’t … Continue reading

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Is contempt of Parliament contempt of democracy?

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The History of “Doctor Who”

I haven’t seen a single episode of Doctor Who in the 47 years it’s been on TV, but I suspect these guys have seen them all. I get the impression it’s the kind of show that if I did watch … Continue reading

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