Archive for December, 2007
paying attention to what matters
Are we entertainment whores? Do we sell ourselves for the latest titillating morsel of buzz about Britney or Lindsay, or who is divorcing whom in our Hollywood Royalty? Do we pay attention to garbage “news” that grabs our attention, which is not too hard because we have trained ourselves into a kind of collective ADD?
Where [...]
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Tags: celebrity, entertainment, hollywood, journalism, media, questions, resolution, sensationalism
it is a good day
Today is a good day.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3266819.stm
Apparently my favorite brand is “good for you”. One a day keeps the doctor away… in dogs. However, if human test subjects are required, I will volunteer… for the sake of humanity, of course.
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Tags: anti-oxidants, beer, good news, guinness, health, heart disease, humanity, lager, moderation, stout, volunteer
nerd sniping
geez. xkcd really cracks me up sometimes.
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Tags: art, comic, funny, geek, humor, nerds, romance, xkcd
loose nut behind the wheel
Reading a Canadian newspaper online this morning, I found an article about a subject that gets me worked up pretty quickly. Auto insurance premiums.
So the back-story on the article is there is a college age young man in British Columbia (western Canadian province) that has received a quote from a insurance group for an annual [...]
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Tags: canada, cars, driving, insurance, news, speeding
coffee, sans nicotine, please
Today I have been thinking about coffee. Tim Horton’s coffee, to be exact. So, if you are in Canada or a few selected northern States, you may have had a chance to sample the coffee.
There was an urban myth flying around about additives in the coffee, whether that is nicotine or MSG, its you choice. [...]
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Tags: canadiana, coffee, fair trade, Tim Hortons, urban myths
feeling justified
See, I was right – I am so glad I closed my Facebook account (and haven’t gone back). They don’t need to know about what I do online. I behave like someone is watching (someone always is), but I would rather it wasn’t a company bent on using that info for profit.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/12/05/facebook.sorry.ap/index.html
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Tags: big brother, CNN, data mining, facebook, privacy
what not to do
A month ago I was talking about the state of the present day church, and how I felt that I should be focusing less on the distractions around me – pop culture, video games, latest tech, and all those other things that are so alluring to me.
I received a gift from a well-meaning family member [...]
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Tags: gaming, religion
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Places I Wander
