Monthly Archives: June 2006

The Sunday Shopping Challenge

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 30-June-2006
Arguing about Sunday shopping made easy… I feel compelled to comment on the Sunday shopping debate. Not because I’m passionate about shopping at all, any day of the week. But because the current debate has been inundated with so many personal sympathy seekers, its getting to the point of plain silly. The debate about shopping on a [...]
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Brace(let) Yourself for Blogging

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 29-June-2006
Since everybody is jumping on the bracelet bandwagon, I thought it would be nice to get in on the action awareness. I would like to announce the official Bracelet for Blogging. Just put a regular old stanky office elastic band around your wrist and you will be actively and visibly demonstrating your support of blogging, [...]
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Parking lot camping, stuck meat truck and Buddy Daye Street

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 29-June-2006
A to Z: Atlantic News Perspective #186 | Aliant.net
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The Things of Nature

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 29-June-2006
David Suzuki’s Space Child
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Rushmore

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 28-June-2006
The Movie I’ve Seen The Most | Slate
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Sadomediachism (sā’dō-mÄ“’dÄ“-É™-kÄ­z’É™m)

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 26-June-2006
noun. Deriving of pleasure from inflicting or submitting to artistic abuse through various media. sadomediachist sa’do·media·chist n. sadomediachistic sa’do·media·chis’tic adj. The one-two punch of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room and R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet was a sadomediachist’s wet dream.
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You Take One More Step and I Will Ventilate You

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 26-June-2006
David Lynch Ringtones
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No more scrolling through the store…

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 22-June-2006
iTunes Music Store RSS Feed Generator Plus, here is a look at some discussion on the eMusic message boards on how to create similar feeds, like New This Month – Freshly Ripped.
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Bus It

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 21-June-2006
It only took a couple of e-mails to verify, but what do you see wrong with this public transit picture? Crazy New Yorkers and their “free market” system: It varies from system to system, depending on the market, passenger volume, and many other system-specific dynamics. Off the top of my head I’d say about 30% of a [...]
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A big bee swarm, the arrest of a blogger and weighing in on Miramichi

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 20-June-2006
A to Z: Atlantic News Perspective #185 | Aliant.net
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Son of Rambo

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 20-June-2006
Think leg warmers with guns | MetaFilter
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Comedic Conversation

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 19-June-2006
Ricky Gervais vs. Larry David: Parts 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
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And You Thought You Were Having A Bad Day

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 16-June-2006
Severed head flies from truck in ‘bizarre and tragic’ collision | CNN
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Where’s George Lazenby?

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 15-June-2006
The Atlantic Film Festival Association Presents the alFresco filmFesto Centre for Arts and Technology People’s Choice James Bond Online Vote
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The Tickle Trunk is Closing

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 14-June-2006
Mr. Dressup to go off the air | CBC Save Mr. Dressup Petition | Magic 104 Fact & Opinion | Forget Magazine Buy Tickle Truck Tressures from Amazon.ca
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Just hangin’ out

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 14-June-2006
Watching people repel down the HBC building to Velvet Revolver’s “Fall to Pieces” reminded me of the time I attended a BBQ fundraiser for burn victims in the parade square.
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Putt’s Law

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 13-June-2006
Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand. –Archibald Putt
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This Must Be Stopped

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 12-June-2006
Inspirational Comedy Take the power and entertainment value of laughter, add in the educational and uplifting ability of inspiration and the result is a program that is truly one of a kind. Inspirational Comedy is a combination of important messages and useful ideas with hilarious tactics and gut-busting stories. Judson Laipply is funny enough to be [...]
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A royal wedding, chocking bracelets and a blue lobster

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 12-June-2006
A to Z: Atlantic News Perspective #184 | Aliant.net
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Disast-Tour

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 12-June-2006
Windom Earle and Sharp Like Knives are taking Canada by storm (XML or iCal). The following cities will be affected: Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, London, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, Vancouver, Canmore, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Guelph, Windsor, Hamilton, Mississauga, Toronto, Waterloo, North Bay, Quebec City, Sydney, Charlottetown, Fredericton & Halifax. There is also a Windom Earle [...]
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Give’r

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 12-June-2006
Statistics Canada says Prince Edward Islanders and Newfoundlanders are more likely to give to charity than other Canadians.In those two provinces 93 per cent of people gave to charity. That compares to only 79 per cent in Alberta, and 77 per cent in British Columbia. Nationally, the rate was 85 per cent. —Have-not provinces big givers: [...]
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The Long Lost Region of Atlantica

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 11-June-2006
Friends & Foes of The International Northeast Economic Region | MetaFilter
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Family Values

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 11-June-2006
I’m very proud that in the entire recorded history of our family, there has never been…any kind of homosexual relationship. —Senator James Inhofe (R-OK)
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Best Canadian Album

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 9-June-2006
The Polaris Music Prize was just launched in Toronto as a not-for-profit corporation. It is similar to the Mercury Prize in the UK. $20,000 will be awarded to the music or group that is deemed to create the Best Canadian Album, irrespective of genre or sales. Local judges include: Jon Bruhm (Coast), Stephen Cooke (The [...]
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Techno Wedgie

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 8-June-2006
The Windom Earle All-Stars A Series of Minor Personal Tragedies (Independent) What is arguably the most exciting live act to surface recently in Halifax backs it up on record. Windom Earle, the Jeff Coll Five and Operation Impact arrived from PEI a few years ago and are featured interchangeably here. Stephan MacLeod is a creative force in [...]
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