Archive for January, 2009
The Evolution of Fat and A Much Misunderstood Fact of Evolution
I put on a few extra pounds over the holidays. That happens when you eat constantly for four weeks, never exercise, and supplement your daily diet with five to ten thousand calories of beer, wine, rum, and other assorted alcohols. It’s inevitable really.
Now that I am exercising again, not stuffing myself, and drinking less, [...]
Polyvore: Digital Sexism for the New Age!
In my on-going effort to cater to my female market, I went in search of the Polyvore site, with the intention of designing my own little ensemble — but for a man. You know, shoes, pants, shirt, tie, blazer, that sort of thing — maybe a matching murse! I was shocked to discover, however, it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )SHOCKING NEWS! Liberals Endorse Budget …. Oh Wait, That’s Not A Shock At All.
The only real surprise here is how easily the Liberals are rolling over and playing dead. The first rule of politics — all politics — is seize power when you can. Everything is possible once in power. Nothing is possible outside of power. So what gives? Why no coalition?
I suppose party-insiders may be [...]
Sex Sells! Does Poetic Sex Sell? Two Poems About Sex
A simple movement.
A simple movement
of pressure
and we savour ur
grip
at my tip
we repeat
the contour’s eclipse
and we repeat and
we repeat
and the fine depths
imagined
now made real
implode
around us both
I blow my load
and you
you drink it in.
——————–
if u give me.
with ur resplendent
eyes
please tell me
please
what u want and need
I will give it
2u
with my cock in your
mouth
deep in your ass
cum
on your lips
I [...]
The Budget Boogie: Three Things to Remember About Harper’s Kitchen Sink Budget
Three things to remember while you consider the “everything AND the kitchen sink” 2009 Budget tabled today by the minority Conservative Government.
1) Today’s budget — not a single word of it — has been drafted with the good of the economy in mind. It has been prepared with one and only one purpose in [...]
Why Art?
Art is allegory. Something becomes art when it is thought to represent something other than itself. For example, a chair becomes art when it is perceived as being not only a chair but also a representation of something else — say, the idea of the perfect chair.
There are three reasons why a person might want [...]
The Most Important Idea Ever. Seriously.
Because circumstances change, the best solution to a problem at the present time may not be the best solution at a later time and it may not have been the best solution at an earlier time; old solutions and problems can become irrelevant, old solutions can become problems, and new problems can arise.
For more asides [...]
A Day on the Beach, Learning Not to Teach to Remember
Sitting on L’Ance Aux Epine beach in Grenada, I watched a man try to train a puppy. Despite his obvious affection for the puppy, he employed negative reinforcement as a teaching aid. I recalled two facts, while I watched him teach, and it got me thinking about the relationship between teaching, learning, and remembering. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Size matters (for the Paper Bag Princess)!
Until recently, I never really paid much attention to my clothes. There are a couple of reasons for this.
First, growing up, there wasn’t a lot of money to spend on clothes, and I quickly realized that I wasn’t going to be able to dress well on my budget. Instead, I focussed on getting as much [...]
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More SHOCKING News : Harper not really fiscal Conservative … oh wait, that’s not a shock either.
Posted on January 30, 2009. Filed under: Politics and Society | Tags: analysis, budget 2009, budget analysis, Canadian politics, commentary, Conservatives, Harper, political commentary, Prime Minister Harper, strategy |
The only real surprise is that it has taken this long for advocates of smaller government to catch on or — more charitably — make a public fuss about it.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Here is a link to the Globe article which summarizes the reaction.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090129.wtories30/BNStory/politics/home
One quote in particular summarizes the angle of the piece:
Ms. Kheiriddin, co-author of Rescuing [...]