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Review part Deux: The Dog & Duck Public House & Restaurant

Posted on Monday, 2007-Nov-5th by ralph

Pub Makes Amends and Proves the Personal Touch can Still be Found in Calgary Address: 5340 2nd St. SW Calgary I love management that actually cares about what people think of their establishment. They know that word of mouth can … Continue reading →

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Top Gear does again – Why can’t we get funny stuff like this here?

Posted on Tuesday, 2007-Oct-30th by ralph

Still recovering from laughing. Too bad I can’t buy one. Tiny Car Review Need more Top Gear! Still can’t embed videos worth shit!

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30 Years of Atari, 30 ads

Posted on Monday, 2007-Oct-29th by ralph

If you are of a certain age and have any love of computer games, “Atari” is not a company or a maker of video games, but a former way of life. I never owned an Atari system, but so many … Continue reading →

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One of the better rants on the state of the music “business”

Posted on Sunday, 2007-Oct-28th by ralph

Highly recommended reading: When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide. I am not a huge music fan. I used to buy the occasional CD, occasional becoming even less … Continue reading →

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The headline for the Calgary Election should be “Dollars don’t buy you Votes”

Posted on Tuesday, 2007-Oct-16th by ralph

Another predicable boring election is over in Calgary – other than Helene Larocque being voted out of my former Ward, the rest of the results I mostly don’t care about. But there were some good signs – voter turnout up … Continue reading →

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Review: Paddy O’Leary’s Irish Pub and Grille

Posted on Tuesday, 2007-Oct-9th by ralph

Suburban Pub Tries to be all things to all people Address: 8294 Centre Street NE Calgary (403) 275-6601 A pub located outside of the normal inner city circle, Paddy O’Leary’s is a growing trend in the last few years for … Continue reading →

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Alnoor Kassam just lost any chance of getting my vote

Posted on Thursday, 2007-Sep-27th by ralph

Occasionally, a politician does something so monumentally stupid that with a single act, they kill any hope of their being elected. Sometimes they just do something to honk me off and permanently loose any chance of getting my vote. I … Continue reading →

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Review: The Dog & Duck Public House & Restaurant

Posted on Saturday, 2007-Sep-22nd by ralph

Interesting House converted into a Pub – Ruined by bad Service Address: 5340 2nd St. SW Calgary Edit: You may want to check out my newer review, which comes on a re-visit with much better service A bit tricky to … Continue reading →

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What are they smoking over at Future Shop?

Posted on Thursday, 2007-Sep-20th by ralph

I’m browsing my way through the B5 stuff at Future Shop when I run across this little gem: ” In 1994 Star Trek had to take a backseat to this science fiction series, created by Michael…” Uhhh, I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Shake that C Train

Posted on Monday, 2007-Sep-17th by ralph

Yet another post on the C Trains. Here I am yet again on a packed train and lo, what happens as we hit the zoo stop – another train problem. This is like the third time – I’m beginning to … Continue reading →

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