Nov 28 2009
Anyone get the H1N1 vaccine yet?
I normally don’t get vaccines, but I said what the hell. Getting the H1N1 vaccine is all the rage these days, and I’m always one to jump on the latest trend.
So I got jabbed yesterday. Nothing to it. From the time I got in line to the time I got [...]
Nov 22 2009
I was asked to participate in a survey from Confirmit.com while reading this morning’s news at CBC.ca. I said yes and answered a series of questions about where I get most of my news: Radio, Internet, Television, Newspapers or Other. I get 90% of my news from CBC.ca or CBC Radio. I don’t watch TV [...]
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 Canadian [...]
Jul 11 2009
I’m submitting this as the most ridiculous news story of the past week: Wafergate. The Prime Minster of Canada was offered a communion wafer at a funeral and supposedly put it in his pocket instead of eating it. At first some Catholic vicar was upset that a non-Catholic (the Prime Minster) would take communion in [...]
May 26 2009
A friend took this photo of her car today.
From Miscellaneous
Is it officially summer yet?
Apr 16 2009
Someone at CBC.ca thinks this is headline news: CNN, Kutcher battle for 1M Twitter followers:
The race for one million followers on Twitter is on, with CNN in one corner and Ashton Kutcher in the other.
Just a few weeks ago, no one was close to reaching that benchmark. Now, as users have flocked to the increasingly [...]
Mar 30 2009
The 2009 World Men’s Curling Championship is being held in my town, Moncton, New Brunswick. It starts April 3rd. This is a VERY big deal for a city few have heard about.
Curling involves sliding a 40 pound rock down an icy surface, aiming for a bulls-eye. Whoever gets closest wins. I [...]
