• Archive for June, 2007

    Picking and choosing your skepticism

    by  • 6/13/2007 • geek, humor • 1 Comment

    I listen to the Kevin Smith “Smodcast” every so often, but paitence wears thin on some of the topics of discussion. The premise is that Kevin Smith and Scott Moser get together and bullshit about whatever the hell they want; blowjobs, politics, kids, etc. They give their unprofessional, uninformed opinions on whatever the hell they [...]

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    September is coming together

    by  • 6/12/2007 • geek, travel • 1 Comment

    I’ve just handed over $70 in order to attend the biggest damned costume party in North America. I have nothing to back up that claim, so don’t ask. I was planning to actually put together a costume involving a bathrobe, boxers and t-shirt, combined with a towel and a teacup, but even that seems like [...]

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    The angels have the phone box

    by  • 6/9/2007 • geek • 7 Comments

    “This is my timey-wimey detector; it goes ding when there’s stuff” Brilliant episode of Doctor Who, this latest episode called “Blink”. It’s creepy, and only a little bit camp. Oh yeah, and don’t close your eyes; don’t look away, or you’re dead.

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    Exchange rate looking good for Atlanta trip

    by  • 6/8/2007 • geek • 0 Comments

    How much does one US dollar cost to purchase in Canadian money now? $0.94322 If you were coming from the US, and buying out dollars, you’d trade in $1.06020 in yankee greenbacks for each golden loonie coin. The best thing about working on US contracts back in the last decade was the surprise at the [...]

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    When is a skeptic not a skeptic?

    by  • 6/7/2007 • skeptic • 1 Comment

    In a moment of memory lapse, I typed in the address for the Skeptics Guide to the Universe site with the wrong top level domain. Rather than typing in http://www.theskepticsguide.org, I typed in http://www.theskepticsguide.com/ and was lead to a site for someone who needs to use a dictionary when choosing a name for a book. [...]

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    Cabs in Halifax Rarely Carry Passengers

    by  • 6/1/2007 • Halifax • 0 Comments

    I come from a city where taxis are a rare and beautiful thing; you will happily wait up to 2 hours for your promised cab to show up and you will smile when they do. If you don’t, they will drive on by and pick up another fare. Good luck if you think that you [...]

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