Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Laziness Maker

Posted on 30 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

If only I could have thought about this as a kid – I might have avoided work my entire life. You might ask ‘What’s the trick to being acceptably lazy?’ If you’re on board I’ll tell you the secret. It’s … Continue reading →

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Johnny Fish Spawn

Posted on 26 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

It should be patently obvious to all that fish first came from the sea. From there, some evolved into liking fresh water and thus migrated upstream into rivers and tributaries and freshwater lakes. But what happens when these fish reach … Continue reading →

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Yes For Induction in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Posted on 23 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has already taken flack a few years ago for ignoring the genre of progressive rock, hugely popular in the 1970s and still somewhat successful today. Since that time they have added Genesis and … Continue reading →

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We Need More of the Mentally Ill in Our Schools

Posted on 20 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

I’m expecting that title to inflame some of you. Maybe then you will get the idea what the NRA did to me when they suggested the answer to school shootings is more guns in the schools. I came up with … Continue reading →

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Did the Centre Coast Win the Rap Wars?

Posted on 16 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

Now I’m hardly an expert on rap music and can probably only name 20 of its artists so no matter what I say in the following, I will not have proved my premise. Still I do listen to the media … Continue reading →

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Stealth Harper

Posted on 12 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

It is my belief that Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, thinks that flying invisible to the radar of Canadian journalists is the best strategy he could use. Firstly he believes in shortening sessions of parliament (note the Vancouver Olympics) and … Continue reading →

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I Thought It Was a Starvation Strike

Posted on 9 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

Some of you may have heard of the Canadian aboriginals protest Idle No More. It is a protest put in place to get some movement on aboriginal rights and to help enforce some signed treaties and land claims. The most … Continue reading →

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Is There Some Science Behind the Chinese Zodiac?

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

Long time followers of this blog may remember my Traiters post of a couple years ago. In that post I said that the trait part of astrology may have some truth to it. (Note: I didn’t and don’t believe in … Continue reading →

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It’s 2013, Now We Can Bat our Lashes

Posted on 2 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

One of my biggest disappointments of 2012 is that I didn’t come up with the bat moustache/soulpatch/goatee that came in Bob Kane versions and the stylized latter day Batman design. But this is a new year and I can try … Continue reading →

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