Nothing Gold Can Stay
Nature’s first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf’s a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay. – Robert Frost
The day art died
Art died in April 1917. We can thank Marcel Duchamp for that. His urinal in Society of Independent Artists exhibit in 1917, signed R. Mutt was the final nail in the coffin. I bring this up now because other artists are still kicking that corpse. Take the London Duo Jake …
Things we know, we know
There are many things that one needs to explain to clients when discussing the implementation of a metrics plan. I think all of these presentations should start with “WE DON’T GUESS” This is incredibly important to state. We may infer, suggest and suppose, but we do not guess. All of …
Canadian DMA coming down again
The government is still trying to take away your iPod! Well not really they are just trying to make it shittier to use while still allowing device shifting (think CD to iTunes to iPod) and time shifting devices like TiVo and PVR. However, if you purchase a CD with digital …
Homosexuality is not against nature
An exhibition on homosexuality among animals at the Oslo Natural History Museum has apparently been well received so far, despite initial indications of strong opposition. “Homosexuality is a common and widespread phenomenon in the animal world,” says an exhibition statement. “Not only short-lived sexual relationships, but even long-lasting partnerships; partnerships …
Not what I had anticipated…
So last night night Zuimei and I went to Lee. For those who haven’t heard it is chef Susur Lee’s other signature restaurant – the cheaper one. I wanted to take Zuimei out for a fancy dinner before he left back for China and so I asked around the office. …
TTC essential service? Fair or unfair
Dave at thickslab wrote a post on the TTC strike. And I thought rather than argue away on his blog. I would post a response of my own. Dave was making the point that many people want to take away the TTC’s right to strike by making it an essential service. Dave’s …
I am a bitter old man.
I was just looking at other people’s profiles in Kiva, to see what other sorts of people donate, and their personal websites are all happy with photos of children and penguins (don’t ask) and sunsets and kittens. Mine is about bitching about the government. Man, I gotta get happy.