tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40374092011-08-16T23:04:38.043-04:00The MeatriarchyIf God didn't want me to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comBlogger10401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1107140414196703092005-01-30T21:57:00.000-05:002005-01-30T22:00:14.196-05:00Follow Me
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Comments on the new site welcome!!The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1107055914669584142005-01-29T22:30:00.000-05:002005-01-29T22:31:54.670-05:00Don't Miss It!!!
On Monday big things are happening at the Meatriarchy.
Make sure you're there!!!The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106935884429971422005-01-28T13:11:00.000-05:002005-01-28T13:13:00.413-05:00Quote of the Day
Fuck Eric Alterman
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106883110443213032005-01-27T22:31:00.000-05:002005-01-27T22:48:07.180-05:00Computer Models Control Our News
Global warming might be twice as catastrophic as previously thought, flooding settlements on the British coast and turning the interior into an unrecognisable tropical landscape, the world's biggest study of climate change shows
Sounds scary right?? What was this big "study" of climate change??
Researchers from some of Britain's leading universities used The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106797081233380332005-01-26T22:38:00.000-05:002005-01-26T22:38:01.233-05:00Boss Hawg
Why do I love reading Hog on Ice? For great posts like this:
I know you're all dying for a more detailed report on the baklava.
It was really good the first day. The cheesecake layer was a great idea. Straight baklava is too sweet and rich, and the texture is boring. The cheesecake makes it much more interesting and cuts the richness.
Yesterday, it was even better. Baklava The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106764615435122632005-01-26T13:36:00.000-05:002005-01-26T13:40:29.993-05:00A Woman of Letters
Here in Canada as winter enters its depth we are encouraged that soon February will arrive and the sap will begin to rise in the maple trees. Until that happens we have to make do with a completely different type of sap:
"I know you probably wonder from time to time what you mean to me . . . you mean the world to me. Think of something you couldn't live without and multiply itThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106709827464926152005-01-25T22:23:00.000-05:002005-01-25T22:23:47.466-05:00Hitler Watch
Turner Compares Fox's Popularity to Hitler
Ted Turner called Fox a propaganda tool of the Bush administration and indirectly compared Fox News Channel's popularity to Adolf Hitler's popular election to run Germany before World War II.
Turner made those fiery comments in his first address at the National Association for Television Programming Executives' conference since he was The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106655258399856302005-01-25T07:14:00.000-05:002005-01-25T07:14:18.400-05:00Go West, Young Embezzler
Fellow Yamaha rider Kate of Small Dead Animals is on the story of a big time fraud case in Saskatchewan with a Newfie connection.
small dead animals: Biggest Fraud Case In Sask History
While no charges have been laid, police raided Evelyn Hynes' office, seized files and a computer. Government sources admit nearly a million dollars is unaccounted for.
Hynes was The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106571953852804772005-01-24T07:57:00.000-05:002005-01-24T13:13:07.023-05:00My Grandmother’s Legacy
Damian had a post last week regarding Newfoundland and our place in Confederation. In case you don’t know Newfoundland didn’t enter Canada till 1949 when in a very close referendum (48% of Newfoundlanders voted against joining) the province of Newfoundland was born.
For Canadians Newfoundland isn’t a big deal. In fact most Canadians spend most of their lives without The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106278365729366772005-01-20T22:32:00.000-05:002005-01-20T22:33:52.853-05:00At Least They Didn't Predict Flying Cars.
From the pages of the first issue of Wired Magazine March 1993:
"Officials expect that by 1994, 50 percent of phone customers will have access to ISDN. Modem manufacturers are rumored to be on the verge of releasing a $99 ISDN adapter capable of unleashing the full reach of video/data/graphics to anyone with a phone and a computer"
50% of phone The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106191390207658002005-01-19T22:23:00.000-05:002005-01-19T22:28:27.483-05:00Echo
A few days ago I reported on Naomi Campbell's wardrobe malfunction with the following observation:
Anyone who has watched any fashion shows in the past 20 years will have noticed that although the styles have changed (somewhat) and the women have gotten skinnier and kinda freakish looking (what's up with that?) one thing has remained constant: lots and lots of exposed boobs.
There's a The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106104840787754682005-01-18T22:04:00.000-05:002005-01-18T22:28:51.313-05:00Hail Satan!!
Well for some Canadians the Devil himself appeared on their TV Screens tonight. I don't know when it officially started but FOX News is now on the air.
I just spent a couple of hours with some guys I had only heard about till now. Namely Bill O'Reilly and Hannity&Colmes.
I watched all of O'Reilly Factor (missing my fave show - Cold Case Files) and the flicked back and forth The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1106049580310838562005-01-18T06:59:00.000-05:002005-01-18T07:02:22.520-05:00God is Watching Us
What to make of the results of the Canadian Weblog Awards? I posited earlier that if I won it would prove the existence of God. Instead of winning I came third.
So that means no God right? Well maybe not. Blamblog's proprietor Brett Lamb suggested that if I win it means that God thinks that blog awards are silly. His theory then is that God exists and has an opinion on blogThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105968047972024622005-01-17T08:20:00.000-05:002005-01-17T08:23:09.306-05:00Eating Meat.
Looks like plenty of people have been hearing about Denny's 6 pound burger challenge. You know the one I said I would take some time and now Bob Tarantino has been hounding me about it ever since?.
I've been thinking about whether this is really doable or not - I was making burgers a few weeks ago and had about 6 pounds of raw meat in front of me. I thought "there's no way I couldThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105921623041362722005-01-16T19:26:00.000-05:002005-01-17T07:23:56.940-05:00Book Review: Into The Red Zone; by Steven Vincent
I wasn?t really sure what to expect of this book. It is not a huge tome so certainly if you are looking for an in-depth detailed analysis of Iraq and it's history you wont get it here. As well this is not a detailed retelling of how Saddam Hussein came to power nor of the two wars that have been fought by the United States and it?s allies over The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105753283666279452005-01-14T20:41:00.000-05:002005-01-14T20:41:23.666-05:00The Good ol' Days.
Thank God we didn't fight WWII under the hysterical glare of today's modern media. Victor Davis Hanson reminds us why:
"...our very success creates ever increasing expectations of perfection for a postmodern America used to instant gratification. We now look back in awe at World War II, the model of military success, in which within four years an unprepared United States The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105739598589810212005-01-14T16:53:00.000-05:002005-01-14T20:47:07.240-05:00Gay Planet
Declassified documents reveal the Pentagon toyed with the idea of an aphrodisiac chemical weapon in 1994.
The gas would have made enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to each other. The weapon's developers said homosexual behaviour among troops would deal a "distasteful but completely non-lethal" blow to morale.
Ok following the trend of military gizmos becoming commercially The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105673841521070692005-01-13T22:37:00.000-05:002005-01-14T12:58:48.023-05:00Proving God's Existence.
What if you could prove without a shadow of a doubt that God existed? Would you do it? Well you may ask how could I do that? Simple. Vote for my blog as the "most humorous" over at the Canadian Blog Awards. The button is just to the right.
Ok so how does this prove God's existence? Well here's why:
There are still five days left to vote on the Canadian Blog Awards.The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105672568988129432005-01-13T22:16:00.000-05:002005-01-13T22:18:15.460-05:00Slow News Day?
Naomi Campbell Has 'Wardrobe Malfunction'
Campbell kicked off the fashion show for the TNG label in a simple white flower print dress, topped with a white mink stole.
But less than halfway down the runway, the sleeveless deep V-neck dress proved more revealing than perhaps designer Tito Bessa (search) had intended. It wasn't clear if a strap or button had come undone or whether The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105561014315481112005-01-12T15:16:00.000-05:002005-01-13T08:25:17.530-05:00A Different Kind of Meat
Check out this video!
Was this guy constructed in a lab?? I mean he's not human right? Looks like some kind of Army experiment for a new weapon. Imagine a company of these as the first wave off the Herc or hitting the beach in a future offensive action.
I'd be scared.
Props to Chill.to
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105499642561403402005-01-11T22:13:00.000-05:002005-01-11T22:25:41.000-05:00Blinding Me With Science
Declan has a pretty good blog called Crawl Across the Ocean which I am adding to the blogroll. He has a posting up from Saturday about global warming which readers of this blog know is a pet peeve of mine.
What I find interesting is the contrast between the complexity of the scientific work on one hand and the simplicity of those who are arguing against the general The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105415131448651822005-01-10T22:38:00.000-05:002005-01-10T22:49:40.700-05:00Blogroll Alert
I just realized that I haven't blogrolled in some time and quite a lot of people have been nice enough to blogroll me.
Like Conservative Friends who I promised I would add two weeks ago or Marcus' cool blog IsYouIs (he's right about the toilet seat thing y'know).
So this week I am going to try to make amends by adding people every day.
So if yo have blogrolled me and I The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105386919948274762005-01-10T14:55:00.000-05:002005-01-10T15:05:45.256-05:00Fallout
CBS Ousts 4 For Bush Guard Story
Via Drudge & NewsmaxThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105293301243439492005-01-09T13:49:00.000-05:002005-01-09T12:58:38.803-05:00Big Finish – 2004 Year in Review October-December
Y’know this is becoming such a pain in the ass that I am going to finish the year by picking some posts from the final three months so I can get back to regular blogging and blogrolling.
I started October with an excellent take-down of the CBC’s “documentary” about Dick Cheney
No quotes just go read it – you’ll wonder how you did with out itThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105285612275053732005-01-09T10:38:00.000-05:002005-01-09T10:53:23.450-05:00Year in review 2004, September
Despite the fact that I called the last post “dog days” I didn’t have any dog related posts in August. Instead I started off September with two posts about the pit-bull problem in Toronto where I wavered on my feelings about breed-banning but still managed to take some pot-shots at my MSM buddy Antonia Zerbisias
I still think the problem lies not with the The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105280954723775722005-01-09T09:24:00.000-05:002005-01-09T09:31:57.690-05:002004 Year in Review: The Dog Days
With summer entering its final stages the CBC attempts to foist some BBQ tips on the Canadian public.
I am not amused:
OK let me reset CBC and everyone else's head on this. Do not boil, bake, microwave or otherwise precook any, yes ANY food before putting it on your grill.
If you are going to put it in the oven, hell leave it the damn oven! Why bother to The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1105062530222387392005-01-06T20:40:00.000-05:002005-01-06T20:53:04.533-05:00Summer in the City
July was a great month for bloggin' it seems because I had all kinds of cool posts that hot month:
The best thing about summer (well one of the best things) is ribfests. Mmmmm ribfests
Also great is getting your own smoker and cooking large hunks of meat on your own:
First impressions: as tender as the best ribs I had on Canada Day at ribfest. Smoke ring very evident but The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1104980999366574792005-01-05T22:04:00.000-05:002005-01-05T22:12:09.736-05:00The Moon in June…..
Ahh June; the summer was young and the blogging was easy.......
This summer we had an election which led to much blogging.
I predicted that the Liberal party could not possible form a majority government and I was right. I also predicted that the conservative/alliance vote would not crumble –I was wrong with many Red Tories suddenly becoming Liberals.
I try to gently The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1104896410135169422005-01-04T22:36:00.000-05:002005-01-04T22:40:10.136-05:002004 Year in Review - May
It was a short month - but a lot happened.
I started the month by going after Toronto Star sports columnist Damien Cox.
If you don’t follow hockey closely Quenneville was fired this year from the St. Louis Blues. This is a team that has never shied from spending money (like the Leafs) has always looked to make a deadline deal (like the Leafs) has performed very wellThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1104841042812023482005-01-04T07:11:00.000-05:002005-01-04T07:17:22.813-05:00Year in Review 2004 - April.
April is the Cruellest month right?
Cruel for lambs maybe ……..
Firstly I should tell you that lamb is expensive so if you are going to try this for the first time, wait till you see a sale. I got two legs of lamb for the price of one at Dominion/Ultra when they had a sale recently. In fact if you watch the flyers of your local grocery stores you can pick up all The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1104802353967077552005-01-03T20:26:00.000-05:002005-01-03T20:32:33.966-05:002004 Year in Review – March
Continuing our year in review .....
The Leafs make a big trade
Surprise! It makes no difference.
But if the Leafs didn't make this move you can bet both [local sports columnists Damien Cox and Steve Simmons] would be all over Ferguson for "standing pat" while all the other teams make moves. Just last week Simmons was snidely commenting on the failure of the team toThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1104711705686191582005-01-02T19:03:00.000-05:002005-01-02T19:40:56.396-05:00Year in Review - February.
Ok so a week has gone by. But I took some time off and didn't really feel like blogging.
So without further adieu here is my Meatriarchy year in review for February.
More Dog breed banning nonsense. This time from New Brunswick
Heck if my dog (not considered one of those dangerous breeds) wandered into someone's backyard and saw some little yappy dog she might The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1104182408975313822004-12-27T15:34:00.000-05:002004-12-27T17:08:33.930-05:002004 in Review.
First off Merry Christmas to all those who read this blog. I have taken a couple of days off and will probably return to regular blogging as of January 2nd.
In the meantime here's a select list of the best posts of 2004 from the Meatriarchy.
January:
I started off the year with a rant about the homeless and their freedom to choose their own lifestyle.
When we stop treatingThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1103851756601537902004-12-23T20:29:00.000-05:002004-12-23T20:29:16.600-05:00The Mask Stays On
I've been toying with the idea of revealing my identity. Not that you care but I have been for the past two years blogging in anonymity. My name doesn't appear on this blog. Not only that only one family member, one close friend and my wife are aware of this blog.
Other Toronto bloggers whom I have met know who I am but I haven't reached out to anyone that I know beyond the The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1103773399012657712004-12-22T22:38:00.000-05:002004-12-22T22:43:19.013-05:00Leeches.
Christmas is upon us and despite the hopes of the David Suzuki set it looks to be a pretty white one here in old TO. Although it looks like I will be shoveling by hand tomorrow (But that is another posting).
Every year we are reminded over and over again that Christmas is about “giving”. Personally I prefer the receiving but then I have always been a contrarian. As I strolled The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1103685153880392592004-12-21T22:12:00.000-05:002004-12-21T22:24:26.106-05:00Me Very Funny
There is definitely some kinda funky mojo happening with respect to the blog. Two days in a row my blog is being feted by someone from the left of the spectrum.
On Sunday Toronto Star Columnist Antonia Zerbisias gave this space a nod in her column about blogs.
Now Robert McClelland has put my blog forward in his 2004 Canadian Blog Awards.
I am nominated in the category of "The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1103588232867083322004-12-20T19:17:00.000-05:002004-12-20T19:17:12.866-05:00Its Carnivale!!!
This week's Carnival of the Capitalists is up over at XTreme Blog.
Check it out. Some excellent stuff including a link to my brilliant hockey post of last week.
What? You didn't read it? Well you can by clicking here.
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1103554139155040632004-12-20T09:48:00.000-05:002004-12-20T09:51:04.386-05:00But the Streets are Cold and Filthy!!!!
Some insist that the blog is to the information age what Gutenberg's press was to the dark ages: a seismic shift that gives the power of the written word to the masses. "The revolution," they cry, "will be blogged!"
Perhaps. But first the bloggers have to get out of their pyjamas and into the streets.
So sayeth Zerby in her latest blog related column The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1103510867930058672004-12-19T21:47:00.000-05:002004-12-19T23:40:16.230-05:00A Different Kind of Quilting.
Where I come from a "quilting" was something womenfolk did and involved making blankets.
Over at HOG ON ICE it means something completely different:
"To quilt a ham, you get it boiling in a 5-gallon lard can or a huge pot, and then you wrap quilts around it and let it sit for a day. A lot of the salt leaches out, and the meat gets really tender, and when you The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1103290056176614002004-12-17T08:27:00.000-05:002004-12-17T08:27:36.176-05:00The Stories We Aren't Told.
Go and read this.
Why isn't that story front page news?The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1103246237812640162004-12-16T20:14:00.000-05:002004-12-17T07:38:16.123-05:00Synaptomys
Everyone knows the story of lemmings. How they supposedly gather in packs and jump of cliffs. What is termed "lemming" like behaviour in humans refers to a blind follower mentality.
In the wake of the recent U.S. election one wonders if the so called progressives want to take the Democrats straight over a cliff.
Consider the recent ramblings of Arianna Huffington whose comments The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1103172576076743312004-12-15T23:48:00.000-05:002004-12-16T09:28:54.390-05:00The Unknown Ideal
Say something once
Why say it again
Talking Heads –Psycho Killer
I haven’t said anything up to this point about the NHL lockout. Partially because I am not that interested in it. However with the recent propaganda blitz by both sides and the resultant spilled ink and hot air from the media I felt it was about time I weighed in on the subject.
Now I want to make one thing The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1103074887014396942004-12-14T20:41:00.000-05:002004-12-14T22:09:38.476-05:00Irony
Blackadder: Baldrick, have you no idea what irony is?
Baldrick : Yeah, it's like goldy and bronzy, only it's made of iron.
(from Blackadder III Episode 5 “Amy and Amiability”)
Tim Blair (via his spiffy new website that as yet doesn't have me on his blogroll despite the fact that I have had him blogrolled for nigh on two years) points us to an article over at Newsweek entitled Can The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102996189472851652004-12-13T22:49:00.000-05:002004-12-13T22:54:19.166-05:00Open Thread.
I have been reading some of the big left wing blogs over the past week and I noticed that whenever they seem to have nothing to post about (which is roughly every second day) they put something called an "open thread" up where commenters get to discuss things they have on their minds.
So I have decided that I will have an open thread today just to see if anyone will leave a The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102907325992754072004-12-12T22:08:00.000-05:002004-12-12T22:33:57.046-05:00Gratitude?
The Party blessed me with its future
And I protect it with fire
Rage Against the Machine - Sleep Now in the Fire
One of the hallmarks of the recent election campaign stateside was the supposed effect of blogs and bloggers. You had the "pajamadeen" taking down Dan Rather over a fake news story and you had the "Deaniacs" who were raising gobs of money over the Internet through sites The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102648309156192662004-12-09T22:11:00.000-05:002004-12-09T22:14:18.076-05:00Cut the Cord
Contact I highjack the frequencies
Blockin' the beltway
Move on DC
Rage Against the Machine - Guerilla Radio
Moveon.org is attempting a coup of sorts:
Liberal powerhouse MoveOn has a message for the "professional election losers" who run the Democratic Party: "We bought it, we own it, we're going to take it back."
In the last year, grass-roots contributors like us gave more The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102629843422181432004-12-09T16:59:00.000-05:002004-12-09T17:05:51.870-05:00Hangin', Illin', a little bit o' Spin Killin'
Brilliant bit over at Spin Killer about the hypocrisy from the left about Condoleezza Rice's appointment.
A sample:
When Madeline Albright was appointed the FIRST WOMAN secretary of state, the media was euphoric.....
....But the girls in the mainstream media were too smitten with Albright's brooch collection and high heels to notice the shambles The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102568248185620902004-12-08T23:57:00.000-05:002004-12-08T23:59:06.466-05:00Guard Your Grill
Against the Meatriarchy. Why? Cause not only do I have some bad ass 3rd Dan Karate skills but I have an extra advantage.
I'm left handed:
"If you find yourself in a fight, you'd better hope it's not against a left-hander - scientists have found they often have the upper hand. Opponents simply do not expect a left-hook"
You know despite all the training I never considered The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102567291345256442004-12-08T23:41:00.000-05:002004-12-08T23:41:31.346-05:00Sorry So Late
If you haven't already heard Kathy's great appearance on Texas radio showing that not all Canadians are brain dead you can download it here
.
They really needed to boost her audio tho. The two guys sounded way louder.
You can also download Dave's wizzy new Tivo for Internet Radio thingamabob. Which I have downloaded but have yet to figure out how to use. The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102509495835807262004-12-08T07:38:00.000-05:002004-12-08T07:44:57.396-05:00Whiners:
MPs unhappy with RCMP security during U.S. President Bush's visit
Wankers:
Michael Moore urges Democrats to embrace Hollywood.
Weirdos:
Woman finds skull in purse at B.C. bus stop
via Neale News
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102386473810151942004-12-06T21:27:00.000-05:002004-12-06T21:27:53.810-05:00Humbled
There is no way I could compete with this guyThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102386050587785382004-12-06T21:20:00.000-05:002004-12-06T21:22:48.470-05:00The Real Reason Kerry Lost
"So, did Bush and you go to the U.N. to smash things with baseball bats, even mauling Kofi Annan's son with an angry dog, until you were chased away by Chinese ninjas?' a reporter asked.
'Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?' Scott scoffed.
'Does America face a kung fu gap with the Chinese?' Melinda Hawkish of FOX News asked.
'That's insane,' Scott answered, 'OurThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102214856617568012004-12-04T21:20:00.000-05:002004-12-05T21:54:22.656-05:00How Much is that Doggy.....
Beware of my temper
And the dog that I’ve found...
Tom Waits; Cold Cold Ground
When I am not working or writing brilliant blog entries for you to read I often surf other blogs. One blog that I like to visit on a semi regular basis is The Superficial. It is a great source of “eye-candy” and the writer is wickedly funny in a demeaning sort of way. Well when you think The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1102039801278125162004-12-02T21:10:00.000-05:002004-12-03T07:22:09.210-05:00Hey! I was going to say that!
I saw a piece on CNN two nights ago about a serial killer called BTK.
BTK stands for Bind Torture and Kill. Which describes the methods used by the perpetrator who "is linked to eight unsolved homicides that terrorized Wichita between 1974 and 1986. After years of silence, the killer surfaced again, sending messages earlier this year."
And what strange messages heThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101959103781386022004-12-01T22:45:00.000-05:002004-12-01T22:50:03.286-05:00Conspiracy Theory Debunked
Via Damian we learn of the death of Martin Malia: who wrote several books on Soviet Russia and the folly of Marxism.
"His views on Communism's inevitable failure were most dramatically expressed in 'To The Stalin Mausoleum', an article published anonymously in the quarterly Daedalus in 1990, excerpts from which were subsequently reproduced in the New York Times. At The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101958426844513292004-12-01T22:33:00.000-05:002004-12-01T22:33:46.843-05:00Ruled By Wolves.
I like the sound of that!!
Via Tim Blair
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101957791301727042004-12-01T22:23:00.000-05:002004-12-01T22:23:11.300-05:00Quote of the Day:
"'Excuse me, your honour. Is this directly relevant? she asked, wearing nothing but her underwear. 'Are you suggesting, your honour, that the fact that I've taken off my clothes here is evidence of some kind of mental disorder?'"
Well er yes that's exactly what we are suggesting.
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On second thought scratch the mental disorder part. All you women who disagree with The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101905611805847102004-12-01T07:53:00.000-05:002004-12-01T07:53:31.806-05:00Wal-Mart
Flea doesn't' like Wal-Mart
if my recent customer service experience is any indication I am surprised anyone shops there at all.
This has caused a flurry of comments in his comments section. To which I have added my 2 cents. The typical criticisms: they buy all their stuff from "red" China; they exploit their employees blah blah blah.
Most of the criticisms I see leveled towards The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101871296395108292004-11-30T22:21:00.000-05:002004-11-30T22:21:36.396-05:00Last Spike
It's been a life that's long and hard
Going down to the braker's yard
I'm a train, I'm a train, ...
RIP Pierre Berton chronicler of the history of Canada's Railroad. The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101785686200224972004-11-29T22:34:00.000-05:002004-11-29T22:34:46.200-05:00The Lost Cause
Well we tried.
I got bored of the whole thing about half way through. The gang over at Rabble.ca must be going crazy. At least we made some noise. Thanks for taking part everyone.
It is a fitting statement of our country that Tommie Douglas won. After all most Canadians seem to define our nation by the fact that we have a national health care system. The fact that the country The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101783942374788412004-11-29T21:56:00.000-05:002004-11-29T22:17:01.986-05:00Step by Step
Long is the road, and hard, that out of Hell leads up into light.
That's right. I'm comin' baby.
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101699963812510842004-11-29T07:32:00.000-05:002004-11-29T07:43:39.010-05:00A question.
For the first time in what seems like years I seem to be developing a cold. I used to get colds all the time but it seems that in recent years I have been immune to them.
That’s not to say I don’t get the beginnings of a cold. Usually I start to get some sniffles and a sore throat. But then I spring into action. I consume tons of Halls Mentholyptus and the symptoms start to go The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101439168546822202004-11-25T22:01:00.000-05:002004-11-25T22:19:28.546-05:00Therapy
My father was a carpenter and from what I have been told he was a very good one. He died about 12 years ago when I was still finding my way in the world and when we still hadn’t come to terms with the rocky relationship we had while I was a rebellious teenager.
So I never really fully appreciated his skills because he hasn’t been around to renovate the houses I have lived in. My wife’s The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101354621230096662004-11-24T22:50:00.000-05:002004-11-24T23:09:26.340-05:00The Ukraine is very far away. ....
I can't get interested in the whole Ukraine election scandal. Why? Because none of the news stories I have read give me any idea what the exact problem is.
Here is the summary of every news story I have read (and if you don't believe me click this link
1 There was a an election in Ukraine
2 Some guy won
3 Some other guy (with a degenerative facial disease ofThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101303857992337712004-11-24T08:44:00.000-05:002004-11-24T08:44:17.993-05:00Heh
You Are a Pundit Blogger!
Your blog is smart, insightful, and always a quality read.
Truly appreciated by many, surpassed by only a few.
What kind of blogger are you?
Via The MongerThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101298666929827632004-11-24T07:17:00.000-05:002004-11-24T22:25:18.390-05:00Fact Check Contest
TheNew York Post is reporting that Howard Stern sidekick Robin Quivers is developing her own show and may not join Howard when he moves to satellite. The story has this passage:
If it turns out that Quivers ends up eventually leaving "The Howard Stern Show," she would be the second "Stern Show" veteran to bolt.
Head writer Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling left several years The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101298347524118932004-11-24T07:12:00.000-05:002004-11-24T07:12:27.523-05:00Frivolous or Furious?
Perfect 10 is a publisher of a magazine called (oddly enough) Perfect 10. The magazine seeks to buck the trend of silicone and saline enhanced bodies by only publishing women who are "100% natural" (sorry Pam).
They also have a website where you can join and view the natural woman.
The problem is that like most adult websites they are subject to "password dumps" and The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101213040218212682004-11-23T07:30:00.000-05:002004-11-23T10:53:30.986-05:00Huh?
I have always felt that Stockwell Day was unfairly treated. By the media, by the public and worst of all by his own party. However when I read that he didn't send condolences to Arafat's family (or whomever he was supposed to send them to) because he might have died from AIDS I have to shake my head.
There are plenty of reasons not to send condolences - the best one being that Arafat was The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101129753234163992004-11-22T08:22:00.000-05:002004-11-22T08:22:33.233-05:00Blessed are the Moviewatchers
Kathy sure has seen more movies than I have.
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101129278146697792004-11-22T08:14:00.000-05:002004-11-22T08:16:38.410-05:00That Explains a lot....Really it does.
From an article about that Bush doll crushing thing:
"Michael P. Donovan, the producer of '22 Minutes,' said that he felt he had little choice but to give the network [CBC] permission to show the clip.
'I actually feel a little guilty about this,' said Mr. Donovan, who won an Academy Award for co-producing Michael Moore's film, 'Bowling for Columbine.'The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1101000186174887992004-11-20T20:22:00.000-05:002004-11-20T20:23:06.173-05:00Dispatches
We’re not going to die!” yells U.S. Staff Sergeant David Bellavia as his rattled platoon of soldiers takes cover from machine-gun fire in the streets of Fallujah. The platoon has been ordered to hunt down and kill a group of insurgents hiding somewhere in a block of 12 darkened houses. It is 1:45 a.m., and the soldiers have been running from fire fight to fire fight for 48 hours The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100868084250668272004-11-19T07:21:00.000-05:002004-11-19T07:45:53.506-05:00A Friend of Ours.....
Despite the salacious headlines and stories that appeared yesterday and prompted exchanges in the House of Commons I find it hard to believe that Alfonso Gagliano was a "made member" of the Bonnano crime family.
I know it sounds too good to be true for sworn enemies of the Liberal party and for those who believe (rightly) that it is rife with corruption but it doesn't (onThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100750098893680492004-11-17T22:54:00.000-05:002004-11-18T07:49:25.613-05:00Hitler Watch II
Linda Ronstadt's history lesson:
'People don't realize that by voting Republican, they voted against themselves,' she says. Of Iraq in particular, she adds, 'I worry that some people are entertained by the idea of this war. They don't know anything about the Iraqis, but they're angry and frustrated in their own lives. It's like Germany, before Hitler took over. The economy was The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100729277011234272004-11-17T17:07:00.000-05:002004-11-18T07:27:59.993-05:00I Hate Myself.
Results...: "You are Maureen Dowd! You like to give people sillynicknames and write in really short, nonsequitur paragraphs. You're the most playful ofthe columnists and a rock-ribbed liberal, butare often accused of being too flamboyant andfrivolous. You tend to focus on style oversubstance, personality over politics. But yourheart is in the right place. Plus, you are atotal fox.The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100695761639481732004-11-17T07:49:00.000-05:002004-11-17T07:51:31.240-05:00Clocked In
There's a business axiom that "work expands to fit the time allowed" in other words if you have an hour to do something and that something should only take five minutes it will somehow manage to fill up your hour.
Blogs are more insidious they seem to fill up all your time. I could spend all day reading them and then all night. What fascinates me is the amount of blogs out there The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100609280859742332004-11-16T07:48:00.000-05:002004-11-16T07:50:16.053-05:00Uncle Vernon... Uncle Vernon
I meant to do this a week ago but forgot an then Glenda jogged my memory via an email last night.
Anyway there is the great blog called "Hog on Ice" (great title) and not only does he cook slabs and slabs of meat. But he also posts great pictures of them.
Sweet!
Welcome to the blogroll dude. The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100522663027270932004-11-15T07:44:00.000-05:002004-11-15T07:44:23.026-05:00If You're Going to Edmonton....
Better light some sage to "clear the auras" and brush up on your Country Joe lyrics. If you do you'd be helping the beleaguered old Marxists in Canada's most sensible province.
A planned anti-war rally fizzled this weekend when only 120 people showed up.
Like Jerry Hill, the majority of crowd members were middle-aged. Many were admitted old hippies.
"Do we The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100272368771705402004-11-12T10:12:00.000-05:002004-11-12T10:12:48.770-05:00Dem 'Ol Bloggers at Home
Brian J. Noggle remembers:
TVs that took 2 minutes to come on and left a white dot in the middle of the screen for 10 minutes after you turned it off
The UHF knob
Changing channels by hand
Pop Tarts packaged in a zip-strip foil package
When Kelloggs Corn Pops were called Sugar Pops, Smacks were Sugar Smacks and Super Crisp was Super Sugar Crisp
When you missed The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100263764120764622004-11-12T07:49:00.000-05:002004-11-12T07:49:24.120-05:00Sore Loser Watch
Although we all know that everyone who voted for George Bush is a complete moron some of Kerry's supporters seem to have stricken with stupidity over the the Democratic defeat.
An American woman pulled a Puerto Rican flag down recently because she thought it was the flag of George Bush's home state of Texas.
Friday, the flag was raised on the Town Common with more than 100 The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100174473917875912004-11-11T07:01:00.000-05:002004-11-11T12:56:53.303-05:00The Future of Blogging.
I have this theory that Bloggers want to be stars just like everyone else in this world. Blogging is currently limited to the typed word for many people but as bandwith and technology improve I think you will see much more multimedia integrated into blogs.
Many bloggers including Frank J. have begun to add audio entries to their blog and now I discover via some blogs onThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100095916961642962004-11-10T09:11:00.000-05:002004-11-10T09:11:56.960-05:00Essential Essential Essential
Why is Bob Tarantino one of my daily reads? Go here to find out.
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100090689398692412004-11-10T07:44:00.000-05:002004-11-10T07:47:01.213-05:00The "Morals" Thing.
There has been much squawking via all the Media (big and blogged) regarding the "morals" vote. Simply put a lot of people said they voted for George Bush this time around because of morals.
Most people are interpreting this to mean that they voted on gay marriage and abortion. However I don't think this is the case. Most of the exit polls we have seen don't break it down The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100089916675580362004-11-10T07:31:00.000-05:002004-11-10T07:33:00.686-05:00"Who is John Galt IV"
This is from Andrew Sullivan's site:
"EMAIL FROM OSLO: It was the anniversary of Kristallnacht last night. My friend Bruce Bawer observed it in Norway:
This evening in Oslo there was a march commemorating Kristallnacht. According to TV2 News, no Norwegian Jews were present. The authorities, saying that they did not want any trouble, forbade any Jewish symbols, includingThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1100002644771212402004-11-09T07:17:00.000-05:002004-11-09T07:17:24.770-05:00While We Were Out
The standings haven't changed much in the CBC's Greatest Canadian contest. However Don Cherry has slipped a notch to #3.
Some people have suggested voting Terry Fox or John A MacDonald to prevent Commie Tommy from winning. I am still voting for Cherry because I think just the fact that he is in or near the top and threatening is a great accomplishment.
Plus we can still The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099917523965550502004-11-08T07:02:00.000-05:002004-11-08T07:38:43.966-05:00A Gathering of Blogs
Friday night saw a group of like minded bloggers gather in Toronto. Organized by Bob Tarantino the motley crew included myself, Nick Packwood, his dead ringer Chris Taylor,
Mike of Canadian Headhunter, Kathy of Relapsed Catholic,
Rick McGuinness,
David Artemiw,
Damian of Babbling Brooks;
Brian of Free Advice;
Greg of Political Staples;
Nick of Quotulatiousness who has The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099675144364425862004-11-05T13:16:00.000-05:002004-11-05T12:19:04.366-05:00Meet the Meatriarchy
There is a gathering of bloggers happening tonight in Toronto. I will be there. As will several other giants of the Toronto Blogosphere.
Details here.
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099678271453803802004-11-05T13:15:00.000-05:002004-11-05T14:08:42.873-05:00The Man Comes Around
This is brilliant! Go watch now!
Via Frank J(who is back to normal it seems)
The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099573603044471412004-11-04T08:06:00.000-05:002004-11-04T08:08:16.520-05:00The World's Smallest Violin......
Canadian officials made clear on Wednesday that any U.S. citizens so fed up with Bush that they want to make a fresh start up north would have to stand in line like any other would-be immigrants -- a wait that can take up to a year.
"Let me tell you -- if they're hard-working honest people, there's a process, and let them apply," Immigration Minister Judy SgroThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099514071256149272004-11-03T15:34:00.000-05:002004-11-03T15:34:31.256-05:00Quote of the Day
From The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler
Finally. It's a "W" for "W".
Weather forecast for Fallujah: Expect a rain of fire & a hail of bullets. Scattered terrorist bodies soon to follow. The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099504664058759062004-11-03T12:57:00.000-05:002004-11-03T12:57:44.060-05:00HAIL VICTORY!!!
via DrudgeThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099485926565995172004-11-03T07:41:00.000-05:002004-11-03T09:08:23.256-05:00The Phantom Slide
I was driving home last night at about 6:30 pm and was listening to 680 News (a local all news AM radio station. They were breathlessly reporting that turnout in the US election was set to hit record numbers.
Their interpretation?
A large turnout could spell a "landslide victory" for......
Guess who???????
John Kerry.The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099399103724078672004-11-02T06:55:00.001-05:002004-11-02T07:46:52.080-05:00Chasm
That the election occurring to the south of us is important on a global scale is obvious. That I am unbelievably caught up in it personally was obvious this morning when I woke up at 5:30 and couldn't get back to sleep because I was thinking about it so much.
The least I can say is that thankfully in about 24 hours it will all be over. I do like the idea of fixed elections but boy they The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099396515706612792004-11-02T06:55:00.000-05:002004-11-02T06:55:15.706-05:00Draw a Girl
Because I am not able to draw a straight line I can let the Internet do things for me.
via Under The Fire Star now that is a cool name for a blog!The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099311625298675832004-11-01T07:20:00.000-05:002004-11-01T07:20:25.296-05:00Who is John Galt? (III)
Further evidence that Canadian society has begun to imitate an Ayn Rand novel:
A MAN in Kemptville is upset that his 10-year-old son was asked to write a protest letter about the detention of a former Scarborough teen suspected of al-Qaida activity in Afghanistan, saying the school assignment is "one-sided." Rick Grahame said he thinks his son is too young to be writingThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1099019523819784412004-10-28T23:12:00.000-04:002004-10-28T23:12:03.820-04:00Excellent!!
Our man Don Cherry has moved up to #2 in the ranks.
This is phenomenal considering he was at 7th this morning.
I wont be blogging tomorrow because I have meetings in the city all day but you can keep the momentum going by voting for Don. Remember you can vote after every program and also 5 times via phone.
Use all your votes. Let's get Tommy Douglas out of the number one spotThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1098964277328180782004-10-28T07:51:00.000-04:002004-10-28T08:02:36.826-04:00Just Keep Voting
CBC Watch endorses Don Cherry for greatest Canadian with an excellent timeline of the meme:
The Campaign thus far in chronological terms (as best as can be determined in a 15 minute googling):
April 25 Damian Penny suggests a ‘piss off the corpse’ campaign sans a specific nominee.
April 27, 2004 - The Meatriarchy man officially launches the campaign
April 29 - Jay Currie The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1098897575539151442004-10-27T13:11:00.000-04:002004-10-27T13:19:35.540-04:00Spotty Blogging
As most of you probably know by now Blogspot slept in (by that I mean blogspot was down - I didn't sleep in) this morning and I was unable to post any wisdom.
I usually reserve 7 am to 8 am for blogging and try to avoid it during work hours. This is hard because I work from home and am self employed.
Anyway there is a good article at NRO about the election and polling numbersThe Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1098791015718526182004-10-26T07:43:00.000-04:002004-10-26T07:43:35.716-04:00Because It's Hot!!
Nick Packwoodhas a quandary over this link.
I have been sitting here trying to come up with a sociological rationale for linking this clip from a Balance Beam Girls Japanese gameshow.
Its simple. The clip is hot! The Man Show should do something like this. Although "girls jumping on trampolines" is one of the best things on TV.
Seriously you could make a whole specialty The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1098704839658711302004-10-25T07:47:00.000-04:002004-10-25T07:47:19.656-04:00Lies, Damn Lies, and....
Maybe someone who knows something about statistics can explain this to me. Most of the polls for the upcoming election south of the border claim to show Bush and Kerry in a "dead heat statistically". Or as it is often put "within the margin of error".
The margin of error appears to be +/- 3%. As I interpret it any poll that shows either candidate ahead by less than 3 The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037409.post-1098443779001681192004-10-22T07:16:00.000-04:002004-10-22T07:16:19.000-04:00Heresy
Has established science become this era's equivalent to the old Roman church where new ideas that challenge sacred cows are dismissed as heresy?
Well take a look at this article from Technology Review and decide for yourselves.
Some highlights:
In the scientific and political debate over global warming, the latest wrong piece may be the “hockey stick,” the famous plot (shown below), The Meatriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600545360385812230noreply@blogger.com