December 2011
Dec 31st
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Dec 29th
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-22C and clear
By which I mean, clear enough that, even with both houses completely lit up, you can not only see the Milky Way but can discern star types with the naked eye. Betelgeuse is a lovely shade of orange; Rigel, a piercing bluey-white; the Orion Nebula, clearly fuzzy. We don’t get nights like this in Vancouver. I miss them, even if it is cold enough that your snot freezes in your nose.
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Yabba-dabba-do! Yee-haw! Jambo!
Christmas greetings from a two-year-old.
Dec 25th
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The children are nestled all snug in their beds...
Snacks are made, the turkey’s in the fridge waiting to be roasted, and all of the family that’s supposed to be here by now is (or, more precisely, is at a neigbour’s house visiting). I think we’re as ready for Christmas as we’ll ever be. We made our roughly triennial visit to church for the Christmas Eve service. What a train wreck. The minister is new since the...
Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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Energy saving tip!
When dealing with casements, the correct way to secure a window is to close it, then latch it shut. Attempting to latch a window before closing it merely ensures that the latch will block said window open by about 3/4 of an inch. Which explains why this room has been so g**d*** cold since we arrived a week ago.
Dec 24th
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I love the water here, but it's a tad hard.
I was wondering why our vaporiser wasn’t vaporising. Then I opened it up and found that the electrodes were coated with about a millimetre of lime. Which, the last time I checked, is not a good conductor. Remember, kids: if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate.
Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Retail during Christmas season is like being...
greengrey: counterclock-wise: And I can’t stand when customers get snippy because they were unable to use one of the other 51 weeks in the year to get their fucking presents. They can’t use the other 51 weeks to shop! See, the holiday season sneaks up on us! It comes at a different time every year, so we never know when to expect it! Preparation is impossible! I was pleasantly surprised at...
Dec 20th
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The Friday Football Foodie – Homemade Bacon... →
sarahsprague: acmesalesrep: PRO TIP: Sarah’s recipes work just as well for Christmas as they do for the Super Bowl. Oh yes. Thanks! How can I tell it’s the holidays? Busiest post on the site is a recipe for salted honey roasted pecans. It gets mad hits every December. Coincidentally, pecans are on the list for tomorrow’s trip to Costco. We already have honey.
Dec 19th
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Anybody know when Elton John is releasing his special Kim Jong Il tribute version of Candle In The wind?
Dec 19th
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The Friday Football Foodie – Homemade Bacon... →
PRO TIP: Sarah’s recipes work just as well for Christmas as they do for the Super Bowl. Oh yes.
Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Church of Satan: Tim Tebow's Delusional ... But... →
Via John Hodgman.
Dec 18th
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Jeff Tweedy does the morning weather →
“I’m sure you’re just getting up, you want to know what to wear today, that last thing you want to see is a guy from Wilco doing the weather…a hairy guy…you’re probably thinking that some virus has swept through the WGN studio…” (Click for video. From the Chicago Tribune; h/t to Coudal Partners)
Dec 17th
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Direct From Winnipeg, 'Fox Soccer Report' -... →
Who knew the nightly “Fox Soccer Report” originates in Winnipeg? With its director in Calgary? Anyone?
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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I have yet to see a gas fireplace that looks anything like the real thing.
Dec 17th
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The two-year-old decided he wanted to stay with me in his sister’s room while I sang her bedtime songs. He then proceeded to yell random things during breaks between lullabies. “Grandma and Grandpa’s house!” “Airplane ride!” “Merry Christmas! Ho ho ho!” It was like having a midget hype man in the room.
Dec 15th
Reblog if you'd vote for Ru Paul over voting for...
gasptambourines: who wouldn’t? Co-signed.
Dec 15th
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dennymayo replied to your photoset: In the mail this morning: A bourbon cozy. What… WHERE DOES ONE ACQUIRE THIS I signed up as a Maker’s Mark Ambassador. The bottle sweater (as they call it) was a surprise in this morning’s mail.
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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“The TLC reality show All-American Muslim, which follows five families in...”
– All-American Muslim Meets an Un-American Advertising Pullout | Entertainment | TIME.com The Florida Family Association criticizes the show because it “hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values.” The organization’s mission statement is to...
Dec 13th
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Okay, fess up, who's had sex on the TTC before? →
That would be the Toronto Transit Commission. And yes, there is video. NSFW, but entirely un-sexy, video (but not in this article, thank God). Also, this:
Dec 13th
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Devastating Explosions, at the Touch of a Button →
Thank you, Old Spice.
Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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“I have two grandchildren… I am convinced that if we do not decisively win the...”
– Newt Gingrich, noted intellectual and current GOP frontrunner.  (via paxamericana) (via Meowissa) Wouldn’t “atheist” preclude “radical Islamist”? And wouldn’t someone pretending to be a proud American know that it was founded as a secular atheist country?
Dec 13th
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