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And now in part 2 of my 23 part series, I give you the 2nd Prime Minister of Canada, Alexander Mackenzie. Who I always mix up with William Lyon Mackenzie King, although my extensive research1 suggests they are in no way related. Name Alexander Mackenzie Born: January 28, 1822 in Logierait, Scotland Died: April 17, […]
So I just saw over on Feministing.com that a federal appeals court has overturned a Texas law banning the sale of sex toys. This video1explains a number of the rules that Texas had about sex toys: Highlights include: You could buy a dildo, but only as long as you didn’t call it a dildo. You […]
I love when bus drivers announce the next stop. Why don’t they all do that? Why do I (almost) always sneeze in pairs? Hey, it’s sunny out! I am super excited for Northern Voice next weekend! I wonder who wants to go skiing with me on Wednesday.
All those start with S.
I was listening to a Grammar Girl podcast today and, despite it being from last March, she made a reference to Valentine’s Day. Her mnemonic for remembering “subject” vs. “object” was saying “I love you.” The “object” is the thing being acted upon…. so “you” is the object of the sentence because it’s the thing […]
So, I’ve been writing a big long blog posting, but I’m just too damned tired to finish it up today. It’s gonna be good, but I need more time to write it and polish it and make it all lovely and shiny for you to read and right now my brain is fried after a […]
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of writing of the I-would-like-to-keep-my-job variety. That’s how things go in the world of science – we spend a lot of time writing applicants for money to fund our projects, reports to tell our funders that we are spending their money wisely, and publishing our findings to (a) show […]
Warning: This video is not for the squeamish. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuC1gIuy2M&rel=1] If you weren’t brave enough to watch the video (and believe me, I wouldn’t blame you if you weren’t), Richard Zednik of the Florida Panthers had his carotid artery slashed by a fellow player’s skate during a game yesterday. Thanks to immediate, on-site medical attention and […]
OK, just one more quick note on politics. In sharp contrast to the current government, Liberal leader Stephane Dion supports Vancouver’s safe injection site: “If the science is telling you that an initiative like that is saving lives, we need to continue it.” Hmm, actually paying attention to the research that has been done on […]
I feel like I should be able to list off all the Prime Ministers of Canada. Sure, I know some of them (Sir John A. MacDonald was the first one; Pierre Elliot Trudeau was the one in power when I was born; Kim Campbell was our only female one; Sir Robert Borden and William Lyon […]