It’s June 9th, and as I write this I sit in a spot on a bluff overlooking the Red Deer river in Drumheller, Alberta, about 150km northeast of Calgary. There’s a suspension footbridge down below that you have to cross…
Author: onestring
Tell me again how animals don’t feel empathy?
Monkey in India resuscitates friend after electrocution Suffer through the advertisement to see some incredible video footage. How any thinking person can believe that animals don’t experience feelings is beyond me. For something more on this topic see my previous…
Brits say “give’er” to fracking
According to this CBC news article, Britain is giving a broad thumbs up to industry to start fracking the shit out of that country. This is apparently motivated by a desire for energy independence, compensating for a dwindling supply of…
Wisdom
Dragging your feet doesn’t alter the inevitable; it only prolongs the dread. — me
Inheritance of experience through genetic material
The inheritance of experience through genetic material might a real phenomenon. Fascinating! Read here.
Why men like war movies
On the eve of Remembrance Day I was thinking about what films I would watch tomorrow in honour of the men and women who gave their lives. I’ve had a long-standing love of war movies, and most men have the…
Dear Telus
Dear Telus, Next year, when you drop off the phone book, please just circle around behind my house and deposit it into the handy blue recycling bin located there. Or, if you truly want to be a friend to the…
Yo, Tim Horton’s: Wrong Message!
Now, don’t get me wrong. Tim Horton’s appears to be doing a lot to reduce it’s environmental footprint and I applaud them for that. I took exception, though, with a poster I saw in a Tim Horton’s the other day. …
I don’t want. I want out.
I don’t want what this society has to offer. I don’t want money. I don’t want prestige. I don’t want a fancy car, nice clothes, or a big beautiful house. I don’t want any of it. As far as I’m…
Jibulate
Jibulate jib-you-late, v. 1. To use made up words — esp. with the intent of being cute or irritating; 2. Any use of the word jibulate (q.v.) Example: “Looks like your widget-smoosher has cross-jibulated the floofen-gerzel.”