Love Songs
Choosing a song to dance to at your wedding is hard. Here is what I got so far. Bright Eyes – “First Day of My Life” Jack Johnson – “Better Together” Joe Cocker – “You are so beautiful” Ray LaMontagne – “You Are The Best Thing”
Bike lanes
Look, we get it. Rob Ford has clearly announced his agenda will be pro-car, pro-pollution, pro-obesity and that is just…awesome. And it is equally clear that without three assistants, John Parker would be incapable of doing the job he loves so much (the one with “hot chicks“) like removing bike …
Damn Nature, you scary!
Asteroid will pass by earth today. Here is the Point of View of the asteroid. It will come closer to earth than many satellites. It gets within 3 earth radii. That’s about 18,300 km. With the earth travelling at 30km/seconds, that means it misses us by 610 seconds. Or around …
The Current Episode on the Butchers
Here is the presentation by the Current about the Butchers and on-line coupons. (pop-up player here) The program talks about how the butchers deal didn’t add up, and how the deal resembled a ponzi scheme with one set of coupons going to pay off another one. It is also a …
Storm by Tim Minchin (with text)
I choked on my coffee this morning listening to this. Every time I go to get tattoo’d there is a girl getting a tramp stamp and fairies are an on-running joke.
Top 6 reasons to micro-loan
I am a big believer in micro-loans. I have done a lot of reading about them and actively participate in loaning money. In celebration of my 100th micro-loan I thought I would share my top five reasons to participate. It’s not charity. I know this seems like an odd statement …
FIFA bans head scarves
This picture saddens me. It saddens me because the fact that Iran actually has a women’s soccer team and they are not allowed to play with head scarves forcing them to choose between their religion and their passion. FIFA banned the Iranian women’s national team from an Olympic qualifier because of …
CBC beginning to syndicate video
CBC Radio, rebels that they are, are pulling the CBC kicking and screaming into the world of syndicated content. You can now begin to share and embed radio content starting with the Q. Kudos to them!