The Artsaypunk

That last post reminded me indirectly of a story. This would have been back during my first year in Calgary. I’d only been in the city for a few months, so I was still looking for full time work. I signed up for a temp agency since I can type like a demon fiddles in [...]

Ever notice that a sentence begun with “No offense, but…” or ended with “Present company excluded, of course,” will generally contain something quite insulting and definitely offensive? And if you get pissed off, the offender will look upset as if to say, “Jeez, I don’t know why you’re so upset, I said “no offense””

Well, after finally getting back on top of the blog after my return from the Dark Continent, the fates have conspired against me again. It seems the entire Internet backbone for Pakistan has gone out, but to be fair, we should probably assume that it had a few slipped disks to begin with. Anyway, some [...]

From the Oxford book of Weekend Quotations: Mush: It’s not that I don’t like beer, it’s just that it rarely matches my outfit.

You know, when I’m sitting at my desk, sweating through my shirt at 10 am, or when the power somehow strategically goes out just when I haven’t saved my work, two little words keep me from losing it completely… Mango Season.

I would recommend The Onion any day as one of the best satirical websites around. They generally hit the nail directly on the head. However, this week I have to give it an extra push. They’ve written this edition as if it were from the year 2056 and it’s brilliant. Including such choice articles as: [...]

One summer, many moons ago, I planned out a canoe-camping trip with my girlfriend of the time. I planned to canoe from the town of St. Stephen, down the St. Croix river, out into the bay, around the peninsula where the resort town St. Andrews sits in all its quaint, touristic hypocrisy, and then through [...]

You might think that there would be any number of things that would annoy me here in the land of the pure. But I’m an open minded kind of first world guy. Things don’t really get to me. But, admittedly, there is something that really bothers me. My full on, pet peeve… I can’t stand [...]

Last night I cooked breakfast for a few friends. Which was a little strange, since I don’t normally eat breakfast at night (well, not sober anyway). But what was even more abnormal was that the key feature of the meal, and truly the reason for the get together in the first place, was some delicious [...]

My friend Frank grew up in Niagara Falls (the city, not the cataract), which strikes me as a little unfortunate. I mean, Niagara Falls is a great place to visit but I think that actually living there would have me over the falls in a barrel quicker than you can say “Thundering Waters.” I understand [...]