January 2010
Your Friday Bullets For When I Don't Want An iPad
Posted by on Friday, January 29, 2010 in - 1 comment
Who cares? Who care that there is a new thingie that makes you hold it as you do basically the same thing you did with the old thingie - except that you sent more for the new thingie... and right after Christmas when you don't have the money. Stop stealing the money from the geeks, Apple. It's not …
And Now It Is Thursday And Dawson's An Expo Once Again
Posted by on Thursday, January 28, 2010 in - 1 comment
So it was a big day for the rights of man as Andre Dawson is announced to be entering the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Montreal Expo. But he don't like it: • Dawson — considered by some to be the best player in Expos franchise history — will be enshrined in Cooperstown, N.Y., as an Expo and not a …
A Day For An Largely Uncynical New Item
Posted by on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 in - leave a comment
I few months ago, I was out and about with the lad when one of the nation's new super transport military cargo planes flew overhead on a training run from nearby CFB Trenton. Having grown up for a chunk of my life next to CFB Greenwood in Nova Scotia, I have a soft spot for the planes but it was …
Anti-Prorogation Fever Sweeps The Nation
Posted by on Monday, January 25, 2010 in - 4 comments
Oh dear. Is this all it was about? Is this our tea party? • About 150 people gathered in front of Province House in Charlottetown Saturday to protest against the proroguing of Parliament. It was one of a number of protests staged across the country. Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down …
Friday Bullets for 01 22 10
Posted by on Friday, January 22, 2010 in - 7 comments
I missed yesterday. I can't be tied to your incessant demands for content yet when was the last time I missed a Thursday post. Remember when I posted more than once a day? Remember when I had 12,000 readers a day? We have to face facts: blogging has become like home recording on 8 track tapes. I … read more »
Following The Massachusetts Senate Race By AM Radio
Posted by on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 6 comments
The win last night by Republican Scott Brown in the heart of one brand of American liberalism was not unexpected... well, not unexpected over the last few weeks. I took the opportunity to follow the result as as they came in via that marvel of modern technology, AM radio. There were a few good …
Have I Ever Seen A Commercial "Drinking Contest"?
Posted by on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in - 5 comments
While more of a topic for the beer blog, I was a bit surprised to read about Britain banning "drinking contests" in pubs... for no other reason than I can't think of ever seeing such a thing in my travels: • Officials will ban drinking contests in bars and force pub owners to offer patrons tap …
Some Things I Did Not Know On Friday
Posted by on Monday, January 18, 2010 in - leave a comment
It is amazing how a few days can make such a difference in the life of one human. I didn't have an extraordinary weekend by any means. But these things I learned: • How to cut a band-aid to fit the bridge of the nose after I whacked my face. Looks quite dashing in a rugged sort of way and …
Friday Bullets For The January Thaw
Posted by on Friday, January 15, 2010 in - 1 comment
Six days of above freezing on the radar all of a sudden. This sorta thing always makes me believe it will be a soft winter but, then, WHAMMO, it will be -87 ten days from now. The Olympics may well be pooched if this sort of thing keeps up out west. What if the snow doesn't show? What if it rains …
Remember Web 2.0? Wasn't That Stunned?
Posted by on Thursday, January 14, 2010 in - leave a comment
Ahh, to be vindicated. Remember back in the mid-00's (pronounce that if you dare) when I used to write about how wacked the idea was that the internet had changed ideas of ownership and expression? How all these dwips trying to nick the ideas of others for their own profit was a load of hooey? I …
Conan v. Leno v. Letterman v. The Cooking Network....
Posted by on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 in - 4 comments
I have to admit it. While my favorite late night TV is Craig Ferguson, I watch Leno and I like it. It's not difficult to understand why. I go to bed at a certain hour and that hour is before 11 pm. When I do happen to watch Letterman I am struck what a cruel jerk he is. I prefer people who make …
Where's The Anti-Prorogue Tea Party?
Posted by on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in - 5 comments
The math is fairly irrefutable. Mr. Harper has base support of 32-34% of the voting public up maybe from 29-31% when he first credibly came on the scene. His wiggle room takes him to 38-39.999% depending on how much he has or hasn't done something that makes people nervous - telling folks to buy …
Beer Blogging Gets In The Way Sometimes
Posted by on Monday, January 11, 2010 in - leave a comment
I canceled my non-beer Twitter account the other day. This morning I woke to ten comments from Europe on the idea of pairing beer and food - a pox on mankind as far as I can tell. Waiting for this continent to wake to my finger pointery. Just you watch. • Political and cultural blogging used to …
Your First Friday Bullets For A New Decade
Posted by on Friday, January 8, 2010 in - 6 comments
Like I am going to blog bullet points on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. World Literacy Day? Elvis's Birthday? Well, on that day I am sure I can make the time. What is it, the 8th today? Which means Monday is in double digits which makes it almost mid-month. Before you know it we'll be in spring …
Arctic Home Brewing In 1852 By The Royal Navy
Posted by on Thursday, January 7, 2010 in - leave a comment
A cheat today but this post over at the beer blog from yesterday is one of the cooler things I have come across in almost seven years of writing this stuff. Apparently not only did the expedition sent to find Franklin have masses of 12% beer on board - they brought their own brewery.
Are Periodic Bubbles A Cornerstone?
Posted by on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in - 1 comment
I was wondering about this the other day when I was being flattered by a NY state official pal of mine for Canada's stability. Is it possible that periodic managable bubbles are an important part of wealth creation: • In 2004, Alan Greenspan, then the chairman, said the rise in home values was …
What Journalism Needs To Know In 2010
Posted by on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in - 3 comments
There was a yodling cowboy who sold records on TV in the 70s - not, not Boxcar Willie... Slim Whitman, that's it - and he recommended his songs to get you through "these troubled times". Evan Rail, a beer blogging pal who has a real job travel and beer writing including for The New York Times …
News: We Will Eat New Foods For A New Decade
Posted by on Monday, January 4, 2010 in - 1 comment
Here's an idea. Sell the cheap for more than we could last year because we call it "new" - that's what we are facing for 2010: • "I was just in New York, and there are two new restaurants just doing mac and cheese," says McCauley, a consultant, food blogger and cookbook author. "One is called … read more »
"Ve Vill Feint An Attack By Hudson Bay"
Posted by on Sunday, January 3, 2010 in - 5 comments
Life's readers needn't have worried in 1942 of a "feint" though Hudson's Bay.
