Author Archives: Zuuko

Zuuko Makes His Triumphant Return To Blogging

Posted on 19 April 2015 by Zuuko

hello everyone. It’s been a while…

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Democracy: Worst Form of Government Except..

Posted on 7 April 2014 by Zuuko

So, Quebeckers have massively rejected  Le Tea Parti Quebecois, in an election result that will send shock waves across the country (and in true Canadian fashion, no one outside the country realizes). Although I might seem a little too happy … Continue reading →

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Russia! Hockey! Angry!

Posted on 21 February 2014 by Zuuko

*** There’s a throwaway sentence in Churchill’s auto-biographies on when he witnessed the remnants of the French army after their disaster behind the Maginot Line. It’s along the lines of “it was sad to see a such a proud, warlike … Continue reading →

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Worst Book Review Ever

Posted on 16 January 2014 by Zuuko

Book review: Happy City – Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design, by Charles Montgomery. This book was handed to me by my employer as it is tangentially related to my field of work before the holidays for some light reading. … Continue reading →

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Stop The BS

Posted on 14 October 2013 by Zuuko

As the streets continue to fill with blood, the important question on everyone’s minds is is the apocalypse scheduled for Oct 17 when the US is expected to hit its debt ceiling? Because the answer is a strong maybe, I … Continue reading →

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Too Much

Posted on 15 August 2013 by Zuuko

“So much stuff just happened. You know, there’s a philosopher who says, ‘As you live your life, it appears to be anarchy and chaos, and random events, non-related events, smashing into each other and causing this situation or that situation, and … Continue reading →

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When Will the World Get Interesting?

Posted on 28 May 2013 by Zuuko

*For the purposes of this blog that is… the world is pretty interesting. Probably too interesting. My almost-total absence from this blog in the last 6 months is entirely because I’m very close to finishing a milestone in a little … Continue reading →

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Amp Up

Posted on 1 May 2013 by Zuuko

The CBC ramping us up

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A Soul Indeed

Posted on 9 April 2013 by Zuuko

I don’t do obituaries well. “Well,” I asked myself, “why not?” Why must a film explain everything? Why must every motivation be spelled out? Aren’t many films fundamentally the same film, with only the specifics changed? Aren’t many of them … Continue reading →

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Is Hockey Getting Cooler?

Posted on 21 March 2013 by Zuuko
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