Tag Archives: awesome

PZ Myers is my hero

Posted on 2011/01/10 by kiwinerd

In another life I will be as outspoken and eloquent as PZ Myers – I love his Pharyngula blog, for so many reasons. Here is one example, which I have copied and pasted (VERBATIM, of course!) because I so thoroughly … Continue reading →

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I love the way MetService aids the Santa myth for kids!

Posted on 2010/12/25 by kiwinerd
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Sculpting with maestro Sandy Cline

Posted on 2010/08/10 by kiwinerd

Last week, the first full week of August 2010, I had a dream vacation come true. I took a 45-hour (9 hours/day, 5 days/week) soapstone carving workshop with maestro Sandy Cline at the Whetung Gallery in Curve Lake First Nation … Continue reading →

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Longboarding the Bombay Hills

Posted on 2010/07/23 by kiwinerd

Yes, we Kiwis are CRAZY!

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Pope Song by Tim Minchin (NSFW)

Posted on 2010/05/01 by kiwinerd
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Daily Show does a great climate gag

Posted on 2010/02/12 by kiwinerd

and they showed THIS … hockey stick

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Palin and her hand-o-prompter

Posted on 2010/02/09 by kiwinerd

Comedy Central is just flipping brilliant. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

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Rick Mercer Report love

Posted on 2010/01/17 by kiwinerd

Rick Mercer is, IMHO, the funniest guy in Canada. One of my favourite parts of each episode is the Rant. This hilarious one is about escalators.

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Asimov's essay The Relativity Of Wrong

Posted on 2009/12/20 by kiwinerd

If you haven’t read this, now is as good a time as any. And yes, it is worth reading in its entirety.   Isaac Asimov – The Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 14 No. 1, Fall 1989, pp 35-44 The Relativity of Wrong … Continue reading →

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Unsure which deity to worship?

Posted on 2009/12/16 by kiwinerd
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