The almanac appears to have been correct in predicting a cold wet spring. At least there is some news to provide a distraction. We started out with an election that became interesting and now the results give us much to ponder. And also slipped in there was the death of Osama Bin Laden. Also something worth pondering.
Justice or revenge? Does it really matter? Bin Laden is dead and americans feel better. Will there be really any impact beyond this? I guess there are the possibility of retaliation attacks from Bin Laden's followers but I think the recent revolutions in the middle east provide a more accurate picture of Bin Laden's global stature.
Now on to the real news. A conservative Majority with an NDP opposition. This is interesting. And a little scary. The Bloc appears to be dead and that is probably more than anything else the cause of the ascendancy of the NDP. With Quebec deciding to re-enter national politics due to the ineffectiveness of regionalism but still disgusted with the old guard parties, it's like people all over Canada got wind of this idea that it's not an either/or choice between Conservative and Liberal. And the Greens won a seat. Maybe next time we'll see a Marxist-Leninist?
The Conservative majority? This could be scary if we continue to see the mean spiritedness of the government of the last five years. Hopefully from a majority position they will focus more on good governance and less on attacking their rivals? We could finally see the end of the long-gun registry and the promised reform of the senate as promised but not delivered. I'm not going to hold my breath on the senate reform though. Now that the Tories have the majority in that house that would be an act of altruism that I think is beyond any political party.
Oh and yesterday, one of my neighbours gave me a cruiser! I'll post a pic once I get it cleaned up.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
The Power of the Egg
Recently I had a touch of a cold. Just one day. Just the day after the day I didn't eat a Cadbury Creme Egg.
I should explain that although it may not be obvious if you've witnessed my girth of late but I don't normally eat a Cadbury Creme Egg everyday but in the run up to Easter I've been finding the eggs in my cookie jar (freecycled!).
Now the science priests say that refined sugar of the sort found in these delectable treats put a lot of strain on one's immune system. If you believe the science priests eating one of these eggs should eliminate my resistance to all the cold germs around me. The boss had a cold, most of the people at my work have colds, my dentist has a cold and even when I tried to escape the germs in Ottawa I found them to be well entrenched among the community there. Instead the one day I didn't eat the sugar was the day I got stuffed up. Fortunately a Lindt egg quickly cured me. In a nanosecond.
How did I defy the teachings of the science priests you ask? It was easy, 95% of the universe is undetectable "dark matter".
I should explain that although it may not be obvious if you've witnessed my girth of late but I don't normally eat a Cadbury Creme Egg everyday but in the run up to Easter I've been finding the eggs in my cookie jar (freecycled!).
Now the science priests say that refined sugar of the sort found in these delectable treats put a lot of strain on one's immune system. If you believe the science priests eating one of these eggs should eliminate my resistance to all the cold germs around me. The boss had a cold, most of the people at my work have colds, my dentist has a cold and even when I tried to escape the germs in Ottawa I found them to be well entrenched among the community there. Instead the one day I didn't eat the sugar was the day I got stuffed up. Fortunately a Lindt egg quickly cured me. In a nanosecond.
How did I defy the teachings of the science priests you ask? It was easy, 95% of the universe is undetectable "dark matter".
Saturday, April 9, 2011
A good few days
We got off to a good start this week. Three days where good weather and time off work coincided. We picked out the spots for the bee hives and cleared out the brush so that we can actually drive them in there. Now to get some cinder blocks and we'll be in a position to actually go collect the hives!
Next up was to get started on the wattle fence. We drove in some poles and then the Boss got started weaving the cross sticks. We were glad to do this now. We've got almost one wall done of the four we need and we learned a lot about what makes a good post and what makes a good switch. From now on the plan will be to cut switches in the morning and wee them in the afternoon before they have a chance to dry out much. For anyone looking to come out and get a day of fresh air and not too hard labour helping with the wattle fence is a great opportunity.
On a sad note we found a dead porcupine. Looks like it probably got it crossing the road and could only crawl another 50 yards before expiring. so I buried it.
I also knocked down some more poplars and I'm at the stage where I'd like to get them hauled out and get an idea of just how much wood I've got. Next up for me is to improve the temporary entrance so we can get started on the bunkie.
Next up was to get started on the wattle fence. We drove in some poles and then the Boss got started weaving the cross sticks. We were glad to do this now. We've got almost one wall done of the four we need and we learned a lot about what makes a good post and what makes a good switch. From now on the plan will be to cut switches in the morning and wee them in the afternoon before they have a chance to dry out much. For anyone looking to come out and get a day of fresh air and not too hard labour helping with the wattle fence is a great opportunity.
On a sad note we found a dead porcupine. Looks like it probably got it crossing the road and could only crawl another 50 yards before expiring. so I buried it.
I also knocked down some more poplars and I'm at the stage where I'd like to get them hauled out and get an idea of just how much wood I've got. Next up for me is to improve the temporary entrance so we can get started on the bunkie.
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