Hilary Rosen’s campaign gift to Mitt Romney

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Hilary Rosen … is an American lobbyist and Democratic pundit. She worked for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for 16 years where she was CEO from 1998 to 2003. …

CEO of the hated RIAA during the years I hated the RIAA most?

I have to assume Hilary Rosen is an idiot.

Having never heard of her before this, she certainly sounds an idiot.

Rosen on Cancer survivor Ann Romney:

… Guess what? His wife has actually never worked a day in her life. …

Ann Romney via Twitter:

I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work.

Here’s the misspeak on Anderson Cooper 360:

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I’m quick to link when Republicans like Rush Limbaugh do something this stupid. This is the dumbest thing Hilary Rosen ever said out loud, and as CEO of the RIAA, she said a lot of very stupid things.

… I’m still backing Romney over Obama, by the way. But I don’t have much faith in either one.

Rex Murphy spanks the Leafs

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If there’s one thing that unifies most Canadians, it’s despising all things Toronto.

I couldn’t contain my glee watching Newfoundland know-it-all Rex Murphy kick the Toronto Maple Leafs while they are down. On National TV.

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… 45 years out of the finals – longer than it took the trees to grow, that supplied them the wood, to make the hockey sticks, they don’t score with. …

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Ouch. :)

This mockery almost made me forget that my Calgary Flames failed to make the play-offs. Again. And that the Edmonton Oilers finished last. Again.

Randy McCharles – Best Short Fiction

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Hey. My brother was nominated for a literary prize: an Aurora.

“The Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association (CSFFA)”

The Auroras – Canada’s Science Fiction & Fantasy Awards since 1980
About Us

2012 Prix Aurora Award Nominations

Best Short Fiction – English

title – “One Horrible Day” by Randy McCharles, The 2nd Circle, The 10th Circle Project

Looks like he’s also nominated in another category:

Best Fan Organizations. He’s the founder and chair of When Words Collide, the Fantasy Fiction convention hosted in Calgary.

And mentioned in yet another category:

Best Fan Publication
BCSFAzine,edited by Felicity Walker

Bourbon and Eggnog by Eileen Bell, Ryan McFadden, Billie Milholland and Randy McCharles, 10th Circle Project

related – My Mom and Dad were wed Friday the 13th, 1956. … 56yrs ago today.

running the Memorial Drive stairs

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Better Kyle Shewfelt, than me.

Kyle:

… I both hated and loved the next 45 minutes of my existence. I hated the fact that it was cold, slippery and lonely and that my eye balls were being pummelled by snowflakes. But I loved the fact that I was out there pounding through my sets and feeling the burn. With each journey up the stairs/hill, the layer of snow got thicker on the ground, but my mission got more empowered. …

read more – Hardcore Hills!

Iowa for Easter

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I find myself in Des Moines (the Monks) Iowa on Easter Sunday. Very green, quiet and clean.

Here’s the Iowa State Capitol.

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… hmm.

I often don’t like slideshows on the internet. But this slideshow interface looks OK. Leave a comment if you’ve an opinion.

related – Des Moines is NOT Boring

Google augmented reality glasses

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A proposal.

… potential uses for Project Glass. A man wanders around the streets of New York City, communicating with friends, seeing maps and information, and snapping pictures. It concludes with him video-chatting with a girlfriend as the sun sets over the city. All of this is seen through the augmented-reality glasses. …

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That video has been mocked online. But something similar is inevitable, I’m sure.