I've really been digging this little beauty from Bahamas lately. It's short, sweet, and lends itself perfectly to a good ol' foot tap.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Wes Anderson's Spidey Sense
Considering recent developments in Peter Parker's life (apparently J. Jonah Jameson is set to fire him), I figured now's as good a time as any to post this hilarious parody of Wes Anderson's work/style.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
10 Predictions for 2010
1. Local food markets will continue to gain in popularity
Even more fun, we'll see "mini-markets" start popping up in the nooks and crannies of university campuses, in church parking lots, and maybe even in a library or two...
(See this article on "Pocket Markets" for some inspiration)
2. The cutting edge falls off it
As technology and media continue to break new ground, the distance between "early adopters" and "the rest of us" will hit a point where it's no longer a matter of accent/dialect, but that of a whole new language – at which point we'll see early adopters throw back to tech that pre-dates the status-quo. Retro will have never worked so well.
3. Canadians won't vote
We'll have another minority parliament. Unless (pretty please) you vote "for," rather than "against."
4. You/we will blog less (often)
You might tweet more, and you'll probably have to stick around f-book if you don't want to be left out of the loop, but what will really keep you from the blog will be a renewed effort to make things count a bit more this year. Blog posts will be meatier, and as such we'll find more days passing between new ones...
5. I'll read the Saturday edition of the Globe and Mail while on vacation
There's nothing I enjoy better than being out of town on a Saturday for some reason or other and finding myself kicking back with a copy of Saturday's Globe & Mail.
On a larger scale, I think we'll see "slow-media" (ie. print) make a bit of a comeback; it'll be locally weighted and most likely published less often (see #4), but for a generation raised on RSS who is starting to notice its Intellectually Obesity the traditional newspaper may just provide the balanced diet we need.
6. Micro relief and development gets funded by you
There's nothing new about small groups of people gathering together to make a difference in the world - whether at home or in some distant land. What will be new is the ease with which we'll start being able to support the work done by complete strangers. "Philanthropy Shops" like GiveMeaning.com will continue to grow in their use as the world continues to shrink.
7. Better late than Never
I'll post my predictions for 2010 nearly a full month into it. In doing so I will undermine your trust in my clairvoyance.
8. Diets die a slow death (pun intended for all you slow-foodies out there)
I just saw Micheal Pollan on Oprah (it was on the big screen at the gym, okay). Here's a link to an overview of the episode.
9. It's that simple
Related to prediction #4, the pace of life will drive larger numbers of us to cut back on the multi-tasking, focus on one thing at a time, and make that "one-thing" as simple and true a thing as we can.
10. I'll post my favorite music of 2009 sometime in February 2010
Even more fun, we'll see "mini-markets" start popping up in the nooks and crannies of university campuses, in church parking lots, and maybe even in a library or two...
(See this article on "Pocket Markets" for some inspiration)
2. The cutting edge falls off it
As technology and media continue to break new ground, the distance between "early adopters" and "the rest of us" will hit a point where it's no longer a matter of accent/dialect, but that of a whole new language – at which point we'll see early adopters throw back to tech that pre-dates the status-quo. Retro will have never worked so well.
3. Canadians won't vote
We'll have another minority parliament. Unless (pretty please) you vote "for," rather than "against."
4. You/we will blog less (often)
You might tweet more, and you'll probably have to stick around f-book if you don't want to be left out of the loop, but what will really keep you from the blog will be a renewed effort to make things count a bit more this year. Blog posts will be meatier, and as such we'll find more days passing between new ones...
5. I'll read the Saturday edition of the Globe and Mail while on vacation
There's nothing I enjoy better than being out of town on a Saturday for some reason or other and finding myself kicking back with a copy of Saturday's Globe & Mail.
On a larger scale, I think we'll see "slow-media" (ie. print) make a bit of a comeback; it'll be locally weighted and most likely published less often (see #4), but for a generation raised on RSS who is starting to notice its Intellectually Obesity the traditional newspaper may just provide the balanced diet we need.
6. Micro relief and development gets funded by you
There's nothing new about small groups of people gathering together to make a difference in the world - whether at home or in some distant land. What will be new is the ease with which we'll start being able to support the work done by complete strangers. "Philanthropy Shops" like GiveMeaning.com will continue to grow in their use as the world continues to shrink.
7. Better late than Never
I'll post my predictions for 2010 nearly a full month into it. In doing so I will undermine your trust in my clairvoyance.
8. Diets die a slow death (pun intended for all you slow-foodies out there)
I just saw Micheal Pollan on Oprah (it was on the big screen at the gym, okay). Here's a link to an overview of the episode.
9. It's that simple
Related to prediction #4, the pace of life will drive larger numbers of us to cut back on the multi-tasking, focus on one thing at a time, and make that "one-thing" as simple and true a thing as we can.
10. I'll post my favorite music of 2009 sometime in February 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Proroguing and New Ideas
"While I think there is some short term political gain talking about proroguing, it is also the kind of gain that can come back and haunt you if you ever get power and do it. Plus, the issues goes away as soon as Parliament comes back into session (Emphasis mine). In politics there is always a long game and a short game and right now I don’t see any of them playing anything longer then a week from today. That is frustrating to all Canadians and I can’t help but wonder if the focus on the short term mechanisms of a minority government has stalled the renewal efforts of the Liberal Party and has sapped both parties of energy and new ideas. "
~ Jordon Cooper from "Prorogue" (which is worth a read in it's entirety)
~ Jordon Cooper from "Prorogue" (which is worth a read in it's entirety)
Thursday, January 21, 2010
That's a lot of lard for one little dog.
My dog just atea 1/4 pound of butter off the counter.
What a dolt.
What a dolt.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Ah, January
January's been hugely busy thus far. Good, but really busy. Here's hoping yours is keeping you on your toes as well.
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