Category Archives: Passing Scene

Global Warming again

Posted on 2009/12/16 by lost

I previously discussed global warming. I have since encountered a write-up by James Randi which articulates a similar position to my own. Learn more about James Randi and the James Randi Educational Foundation at www.randi.org. I strongly encourage anyone who … Continue reading →

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Holy blizzard, Batman!

Posted on 2009/12/05 by lost

Starting Friday morning and continuing into the day on Saturday, Calgary experienced what can only be termed a blizzard. In Calgary itself, I think the boffins are not calling it such because some technicality that it wasn’t cold enough or … Continue reading →

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Government Shenanigans

Posted on 2008/11/28 by lost

The big news story in Canada right now is how the opposition parties in Ottawa are planning to bring down the Conservative minority. Now that’s not a terribly big surprise in a minority situation. However, the fact that we just … Continue reading →

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"Anti-Union" Reforms

Posted on 2008/06/03 by lost

In Alberta, we’ve had a story break this week about the Stelmach government bringing in new anti-union labour code reforms. It has been particularly interesting listening to the canted media coverage although much of this cant can be explained by … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on 2008/03/14 by lost

Much has happened since my last entry two months ago. Some of it good, some of it ongoing, some of it not so good. Continue reading →

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Xmas Events

Posted on 2007/12/25 by lost

Well, another Christmas has come and mostly gone. I got the first entry in my Doctor Who DVD collection among other things. I have to say that this year has been a good year. Today saw my parents down from … Continue reading →

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New House for the Holidays

Posted on 2007/12/19 by lost

As mentioned last month, we’ve bought a house. The possession date has come and we have the place. We have all the paperwork done and everything we can has been done. Of course, we’re still waiting for the finalized paperwork … Continue reading →

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Buying a House

Posted on 2007/11/13 by lost

It started back in September when my current landlord suggested he wanted to sell his house and he gave us the opportunity to make an offer before he listed it. We did a bit of digging and came up with … Continue reading →

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What is an adjective anyway?

Posted on 2007/09/06 by lost

I was watching Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? on which we were asked to count the adjectives in the sentence “Spencer takes good care of his hairy dog.” I’ll hold the answer they gave until later. Obviously “hairy” … Continue reading →

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Recent Excitement

Posted on 2007/04/16 by lost

Since returning from the ‘Fest trip, I’ve had something of a rough time of things. I ended up getting really sick with something or other just about in time to go back to work on Monday last week. I can’t … Continue reading →

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