Archive for March, 2005

Will the real Paris Hilton please stand up

Tuesday, March 29th, 2005

Manolo says, will the real Paris Hilton please stand up.
Hat tip: Canadian Headhunter
Update: Link fixed. Oops!

“Wacky Adventures of Ralph”

Tuesday, March 29th, 2005

Mackenzie King a pervert?? Ralph Klein, you are offically off my Christmas card list (sic). CalgaryGrit explains:
Welcome to this installment of the “Wacky Adventures of Ralph”. First off, Ralph Klein was in Washington last week and took his opportunity on the world’s largest stage to… call Mackenzie King a pervert. Yes, sometimes you can’t make [...]

Straw arguments and other attacks

Thursday, March 24th, 2005

While this week has been a good week, I’m still feeling fustrated with the level political discussion around the campus. Yes I hold strong political views, but I enjoy debate as a way to challenge my own views and hopefully lead me towards a better understanding of the world. Twice recently, I have been personally [...]

Poetic Dignitary

Thursday, March 17th, 2005

I’m expecing a visit to this site from a new friend — a nomadic poet.
Hi!
[You may now return to the regularly scheduled political, social, and personal discourse.]

Lloyd Axworthy’s open letter to Condoleezza Rice

Saturday, March 5th, 2005

Former Canadian foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy has published an open letter to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
“Why not discuss these issues with Canadians who understand them, and seek out ways to better cooperate in areas where we agree — and agree to respect each other’s views when we disagree.
“Above all, ignore the Cassandras who [...]

Journalism protection for bloggers

Friday, March 4th, 2005

Just before the Mac Mini was released, a few ‘unofficial’ news sites, run by bloggers — specifically PowerPage, Apple Insider and Think Secret — published information about the Mac Mini before its release date. Apple is famously secretive about its future product launches, and has sued these three blogging sites to find out how these [...]

Next stop: China

Thursday, March 3rd, 2005

HOLY COW!
I have just been informed my application to the TRU study abroad program has been accepted. In September, I will continue my studies in China at the Tianjin University of Technology (TUT). The courses I will be taking at TUT will be to those offered in Kamloops; essentially, they use the same curriculum (not [...]