The fate of my immortal soul (and the Calgary Stampeders) hinged on this donut.
… Did we win?
Month: September 2011
S.W. Calgary Independence Militia
At age-18, I was embedded as a Milk Man – working the Palm Daries N.E. International Avenue route.
Those were different times.
We were young and idealistic. (i.e. easily brainwashed.)
Don’t try to paint the S.W.C.I.M. as racist. We had plenty of Jewish comrades and even one Pakistani family in our quadrant, just as eager to protect property values.
It was economics. That’s all.
We weren’t anti-immigration, but rather wanted it regulated. Our traditional sources of low cost, unskilled labour were slaving well, thank-you very much: Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Edmonton.
Today almost anybody can live in S.W. Calgary.
And milkmen are obsolete. 🙂
our favourite dumb blonde
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Brittany (S. Pierce) is played by Heather Morris.
… Her big break came in 2007 via Beyoncé. Morris was one of Beyoncé’s backup dancers on The Beyoncé Experience world tour …
Morris was taking acting classes and actively pursuing an acting career when she was asked … to teach the choreography for Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” dance to the Glee actors. At the same time, the show was looking for a third cheerleader, and Morris ended up landing the role of Brittany.
Initially a background character who hardly ever spoke, the role grew as writers discovered Morris had a gift for delivering one-liners …
arrived Tokyo
After too many hours to count, and 6 movies (all good), I’m safely installed in a central Tokyo hostel.
It’s easy to get here from the airport. Only 90min 🙂 by train and subway. Simple.
Blue skies. No sign of a typhoon.
Nuthin’ But A Glee Thang
Do you know any Glee fanatics?
Heather Morris and the cast of GLEE put their own stamp on the Dr. Dre classic NUTHIN’ BUT A ‘G’ THANG.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (profanity)
in praise of internet sharing
Despite fear mongering and pragmatic cautioning, people are sharing online like there’s no tomorrow.
I’m a big fan of journalism professor / internet pundit Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do?
His newest publication is Public Parts, the book. It touts the societal benefits of sharing:
… A visionary and optimistic thinker examines the tension between privacy and publicness that is transforming how we form communities, create identities, do business, and live our lives.
Thanks to the internet, we now live—more and more—in public. More than 750 million people (and half of all Americans) use Facebook, where we share a billion times a day. The collective voice of Twitter echoes instantly 100 million times daily, from Tahrir Square to the Mall of America, on subjects that range from democratic reform to unfolding natural disasters to celebrity gossip. New tools let us share our photos, videos, purchases, knowledge, friendships, locations, and lives. …
Click PLAY or watch an introduction on YouTube.
Brian and Sam – mechanics
Could these handymen FIX this rusty vehicle?
Yep. They did.
Google Wallat is … coming
Hate standing in line at a store?
Google Wallet is a mobile payment system developed by Google that allows its users to store credit cards, loyalty cards, and gift cards among other things, as well as redeeming sales promotions on their mobile phone.
Google Wallet uses near field communication to “make secure payments fast and convenient by simply tapping the phone on any PayPass-enabled terminal at checkout.” …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Sound too good to be true? … Don’t Trade Your Wallet in for a Google Wallet Just Yet
Putin is a MAN’S MAN
Who wouldn’t want to be a ruthless dictator … who gets to indulge his every adventurous fantasy.
Not only does Putin have his own personal photographer following his every move, day and night, but she’s a former model and “Miss Moscow” finalist.
see more on The Atlantic – Vladimir Putin, Action Man
via DF
traveling Japan in October
Last week I picked up my 3 week Japan Rail Pass. I’m locked and loaded. My Funemployment continues.
Sunday (today) – depart for Seattle
… hike & bike with Doug Davis out of Port Townsend
Thursday – depart Seattle for Tokyo
… Jr International in Yokohama
… World Gymnastics Championships
… assist with 2 Cirque du Soleil auditions
… travel Japan
Nov. 22nd fly back to Seattle
Christmas in Parksville, B.C. with my folks
My main concern, I’m allergic to smokers.
Rick McCharles 