Monthly Archives: November 2009

Gimme That Christian Side-Hug

I’m sure that a lot of you have seen this already. It made the viral rounds last week, but I’m coming up short on content ideas and I still find this amusing a week later, so I thought I’d share it anyway. To help spark conversation in the comments, here are a few points about [...]

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Taking Christ Out of Christmas

Christmas is my favourite holiday. I don’t consider myself a Christian (though, I do think that Jesus had some good ideas), but I really like Christmas. There’s just something about hanging out with friends and family, and the whole “peace on Earth” message that I can’t help but enjoy. I like Christmas even though I’m [...]

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Fair Trade Christmas

Christmas is almost upon us. With about a month until Christmas Day, North Americans are about to go into consumerist overdrive. This is especially true in the United States, as “Black Friday” strikes tomorrow. I’m as guilty as everyone else at going a little nuts with the consumerism, so I’m not going to sit here [...]

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The Muppets Sing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”

This may just be the greatest thing that I’ve seen all year. I’d forgotten how awesome the Muppets were until I recently watched some episodes from the first season of The Muppet Show at my friend Rosemary’s place. But this video tops them all. I suggest watching it in full screen with the HD mode [...]

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Moustaches Are Totally Creepy

Moustaches: they look good on men over 40. If you’re under 40 and you have a moustache, you’re probably a hipster who grew a terrible moustache on purpose or you’re a teenager who thinks that your slightly darkened upper lip makes you look older and, therefore, irresistible to women. You might also be gay. For [...]

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My Friend the Ninja

My friend Patrick Pilarski is currently in Japan, training to become a ninja. At least, I think he is. It’s entirely possible that he’s already completed his training and is, in fact, hiding in the very room in which I’m typing this entry. Ninjas are like that. If you can see them, you’re already dead. [...]

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Edmonton News Round-up

There’s a lot going on in the city of Edmonton right now. There are big things on the horizon and some not-so-big things happening right now. To help you find out about these things, both big and small, I thought I’d point you toward some of Edmonton’s more prolific writers and the Edmonton-related news that [...]

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Getting Through Monday on Sheer Willpower

Today is one of those days where getting work done doesn’t come easy. It’s not so much that it’s Monday—although that’s part of it—it’s more to do with the weather. It’s positively balmy outside. It feels more like an early spring day than it does a day in the middle of November. It’s 15 degrees [...]

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How to Dispose of Pornographic Magazines

An Open Letter to the Person Who Tossed Their Playboy: College Girls Magazine in Front of My Apartment Dear sir/madam, It appears that you no longer wanted to “read” your porno. As a result, you disposed of it, not in the garbage or recycling bin, but in my parking lot. While some might condemn you [...]

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Taking Poetry Off the Page

Taylor Mali Never Gets Old Taylor Mali is one of my favourite performance poets. I can listen to his work over and over and over again. It never gets old.  He’s a master at using humour in his poetry, which I appreciate. But even when he’s making jokes, he’s still making important points. There are [...]

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