Etta James: January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012

I was sorry to hear about Etta James illness and am saddened to hear of her passing because she’s been a surprisingly significant part of my life. I didn’t know James, of course, but directly and indirectly she’s been a part of my life. I was introduced to James when Jaguar used part of her …

This is how the Internet is supposed to work

Apparently I can be mistaken. Further, I can be apparently mistaken and someone can point it out without being a dick about it. Reader and fellow blogger Socred is obviously one of those people who can tell you how you’re wrong and not be a dick about it. Everybody wins! He was kindly pointed out …

Yeah! It’s my birthday!

And it’s the last day to file your income taxes in Canada. And it’s the day Adolf Hitler kill himself. And it’s the day Eva Braun killed herself. And it’s the day the Americans left Viet Nam. And it’s Prime Minster Stephen Harper’s birthday. And it’s Michael Waltrip’s birthday. And it’s the day George Washington …

The Great Canadian Head Shave

My good friend Julie and some of her co-workers participated in this year’s Great Canadian Head Shave. The Great Canadian Head Shave is part of the Terry Fox at Work program, a fund raising initiative for the Terry Fox Foundation. Of the over $3000 raised at the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue (Vancouver Branch), …

Oh, my head

Okay, okay, I was a little excited in the last post. After all, three Canadian elections and an American election in one year would get any political junkie excited. And then I started wondering why we were having an election. The federal Liberals never grew the genitalia (See how I’m not using gutter language!) to …

Classical Gas, or: Why go to a museum?

You can thank me for all the time I just saved you by sending me money. And this year is the 40th anniversary of the release of the song and video originally shown on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (ask your parents). The song was created by Mason Williams, the head writer on Smothers Brothers …