Archive for May, 2007
Thursday, May 24th, 2007
Traffic jams you won’t see in Calgary
Exploding whale stops traffic in Tainan, Taiwan
Well, there is only so bad that traffic can get in Calgary. At least we don’t have to contend with whales in transport exploding on the Deerfoot.
Although the concrete truck I saw overturned and spilling it’s load was probably harder to clean up.
You might not want to click the […]
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Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Oh what a site nature and man hath wrought
Every once in a while I see something from the window of my house that make me run and and get a camera. I had stepped out onto my deck to take a look at the colors of the setting sun when I look up and go “oh man, I gotta go get a camera […]
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Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Now that’s photo irony
So I suddenly find my self being asked permission to use my photos on some small media site, (nowpublic.com) in an article about a grandmother who was legally strong-armed by Syncrude to pull photos she had taken. I decided to check this out a little bit, to make sure I wasn’t aiding some crack-pot […]
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Calgary the Cosmopolitan City
Since I’m posting this rant on Flickr’s discussion boards, I’ll blog it as well, cuz, well, it’s too good not to blog as well.
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Personally, I want the “cosmopolitan” character we have now with about half the people. I’m born and bred Calgarian and let me tell you, this city is a lot more “cosmopolitan” than […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Podium, rant by ralph
Monday, May 14th, 2007
Dirty Blonde + Halloween brew = goodness
I remember when Melvin/Bug/Zarq brewed “Hi Honey I’m Drunk” and “Black Hole Brew”. Individually, they had serious flaws (sickly sweet and bitter beer face bitter) but together, they were something fantastical.
Well, I have discovered my own version thereof. My Halloween Brew, mixed 50/50 with my “Dirty Blonde” is actually more pleasant than either on it’s […]
