Because four legs are better than three.
Jan 23 2010
From Debunking Christianity, an awesome interview with Christopher Hitchens. Friel: “If God created you and provides everything for you, does he have rights on your life?” Hitchens: “No. I don’t accept anyone’s right to own me. I created my children and provide for them, but I don’t own them. Besides, would this mean that the [...]
Dec 16 2009
In this song, Lauren O’Connell plays a banjo like a violin, or maybe a cello. Kinda cool. I first heard about her from J-Walk. I was wondering what she uses to record the songs and videos. Apparently, it’s iMovie and Garage Band on her Mac. Which makes me want to get a Mac.
Nov 22 2009
ChefDtv’s first episode features our own tommyboy (the one wearing the skirt) and the Farmers’ Market in Owen Sound, which tommyboy is the manager of: Our first episode takes us to the Owen Sound Market. I love this place! It is filled with vendors who are passionate about their wares and run by a man, [...]
Nov 17 2009
This makes me want to watch the series all over again (and I’ve already watched it twice). WARNING: Contains spoilers from all 5 seasons.
Oct 06 2009
The CBC Radio program Outfront was one the best uses of radio on the planet. Outfront is [or was] radio stories about real life. It’s all about your ideas, your experiences, your perspectives, your story. It’s fifteen minutes of storytelling, experimental audio and new ways of making radio. Stories told from Canadian perspectives about the [...]
Oct 06 2009
I wonder how much training it takes to become a clockmaker. Maybe it’s an idealized vocation, like being a baker sweating over hot ovens all day, a vocation that isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Or maybe it’s as calm, cool and peaceful as it seems in this video. Embedded video from CNN Video [...]
Oct 06 2009
Roger Ebert is talking about books now, and brother can I relate. I cannot throw out these books. Some are protected because I have personally turned all their pages and read every word; they’re like little shrines to my past hours. Perhaps half were new when they came to my life, but most are used, [...]