Monthly Archives: November 2012

888 words, 3.5 bad translations and 0 pictures

Posted on 28 November 2012 by zolltan

Although the language I know best is English, for some reason I think all the best poetry is in Russian. Maybe I just don’t know much English poetry. There is a poetry book store in Seattle called Open Books (which … Continue reading →

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Theft by Mother (Country)

Posted on 26 November 2012 by Zuuko

Today’s shocking announcement that Bank of Canada governor, Mark Carney, has been poached by the Bank of England is an earthquake in global financial circles. Its unprecedented on several levels: a foreigner has been named to head a major central … Continue reading →

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Toward a grand unified theory of facial hair

Posted on 21 November 2012 by zolltan

Here’s a theory: most men’s facial hair trends stem from a simple dynamic. The vast majority of men don’t think facial hair looks good in itself or makes them more attractive. Yet, there is something “fun” about having facial hair. … Continue reading →

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Punditry At Its Finest

Posted on 13 November 2012 by Zuuko

The day of the election, I watched Fox News for the first time not when someone was mocking it. Man… now I know what everyone is talking about. To see how pundits can be useful and add rather than subtract, … Continue reading →

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Ramosu and me (and Kenny MacAulay)

Posted on 9 November 2012 by zolltan

The lockout has driven hockey bloggers batty looking for things to talk about, and thus Chris Lund wonders whether the IIHF should impose stricter citizenship requirements, given that the Croatian National Team has a guy from Halifax named Kenny MacAulay … Continue reading →

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Songbook of Days: Remembrance Day

Posted on 8 November 2012 by zolltan

Let’s continue the Songbook of Days thing. Some obvious choices here, I guess. Capercaillie – Lament for William Chisholm The Kinks – Some Mother’s Son Belle and Sebastian – I Fought in a War Leonard Cohen – The Partisan PJ … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong. The Witch is Dead.

Posted on 6 November 2012 by Zuuko

As I write this post, the networks have already declared Ohio for Obama and therefore the Presidency. I suppose we’re happy around these parts. Even Fox has declared for Obama (side note: I’m watching Fox’s coverage of the Republican debacle … Continue reading →

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One thing it’ll have in common with the present is we’ll still call it the present

Posted on 2 November 2012 by zolltan

While I am an optimist in the specific, in terms of “the future” more generally, I am decidedly pessimist. Most times I am rather grandiosely pessimistic, in fact. I imagine the relatively near (well within my lifetime) future either as … Continue reading →

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But seriously, don’t vote for Romney

Posted on 2 November 2012 by zolltan

At group meeting at work today we talked about the curve relating movie quality and movie enjoyment. The scheme (and awesome nomenclature) invented by my colleagues is to your right. Anyway, B. posited the movie “Battlefield Earth” as defining the … Continue reading →

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