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Um...
So... yesterday, without going to Malmö, I got to meet Mats Näslund, who is now coaching the Swedish national hockey team. I met him after their game here in Karlskrona against Switzerland (which Sweden won 4-3 in a shoot-out, on a sick goalSo I had Näslund's Montréal jersey on, not having any Swedish hockey gear. I got a picture with him, and ( Read more... ) -
meme sheep alert - Political philosophy
Not surprising as a result...
Your Score: Progressive
You scored 78 Equality, 57 Liberty, and 35 Stability!
Your commitment to both liberty and equality makes you a blend of the Liberal and the Socialist. For you liberty and equality are two parts of the same condition. Everyone has to be free to pursue their own ( Read more... ) -
And the Scandophilia grows
I've realized one thing. Now that I have colleagues on my Facebook, I can't write what I really think over there.
Let's just say that I like my job. But I'd like it a whole lot more if I was working for the Swedish government. They just set targets of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions of 30% by 2020. Oh, it'd be nice to be one of the good ( Read more... ) -
Top 10 Simpsons episodes
OK, so last week-end, my friend Ebes and I were trying to figure out what the top 10 episodes of Simpsons are. Now, I recognize there is no definitive list for this. Everyone has certain episodes that will be more highly rated ( Read more... ) -
Facebook is sucking my life
So yeah, I'm hooked on Facebook. Terribly so ( Read more... ) -
Ken Livingstone - the bold politician
Ken Livingstone has bold energy consumption and production aims for London, and is aiming to reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions by 60% in the next 20 years.
I can't believe a politician would say this:
"Londoners don't have to reduce their quality of life to tackle climate change, but we do need to change the way we live," said Mr ( Read more... ) -
Hypocritariffic!
Because the Globe and Mail makes it impossible to see an article after 7 days, I'm posting the whole article for view ( Read more... )