CBC Radio Saturday-Morning Programming

You know, I've never been a heavy-metal fan in the slightest, but even I can tell that Brent Bambury talking about this stuff sounds like an old man trying to discuss drugs, using the "heppest" slang possible.

Oh well -- it's better than sex with pigeons, which was his opening topic.

Go is the worst ( Read more... )

So, yeah -- I'm on my seventh consecutive day of work today (today at my twice-a-year moonlighting job, after six days at my regular) but I shall be home in time for the Yule party this evening ( Read more... )

Hearing John Baird's decision not to support Kyoto if the US doesn't sign on the grounds that it would disadvantage Canadian companies disturbed me.

( reflections on the environment and the economy )

I got back this morning from a small farm off the power grid in the regions of Ontario where the rural begins to bleed into wilderness. There was a gathering there of the Radical Faeries -- gay Neo-Pagans who work and sometimes live together communally on the land ( Read more... )

Holiday Wishes

I thought I'd wish an early Happy Imbolc to those who celebrate it. I actually got out to a public rit given by the McGill Pagan Society this time. It was a beautiful ceremony, focusing on environmentalism as its theme ( Read more... )

You know, I know lots of wonderful, open-minded Catholics. But the Catholic Church itself seems to be one giant machine for spewing evil. It was only a matter of time before they'd take a break from their homophobia, anti-safe-sex tirades, and sexist tirades, and rear their ugly head towards the environment:

"But in a speech to US Catholic ( Read more... )

Geekery

Interesting, it only took one week for a package to arrive for me from France. Not sure if that says complimentary things about the French postal system, the Canadian postal system, or both.

In related news, who's up for a game of Dungeons and Dragons. I think I've mentioned to all my old players I'd like to get together for a three- ( Read more... )

Election

montrealais was on the radio today, and once again trounced the competition -- the only one who quote facts and figures on the spot. The Liberals brought out one of their biggest guns -- Marlene Jennings -- and she did well, but not as well as Matt ( Read more... )

ElexmasWell, I took to the streets with thousands of others in ice cold-temperatures (oh, the irony) in support of the Kyoto Accord on global warming. Organizers were expecting only 15000, but Ken Hechtman, who's pretty much in a protest march every other week and has been for decades, says that he could see about 50000 to 60000 people, and parts ( Read more... )