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Author Archives: Larry Russwurm
The Modern Midas
We’ve all heard the story of King Midas who was granted the power of the Midas touch. That’s where everything he touched turned to gold. At first he wanted this power and saw it as a blessing. Then he realizes … Continue reading
A is for Female
About half the female names in English end in the letter A. I was oblivious to this until I noticed it when the song Mambo #5 was a hit. In that song, every single female’s name rattled off ends in … Continue reading
Are You a Speciesist?
Do you love one species over another? Then you are a speciesist. The law is speciesist. There are many protections for homo sapiens but few protections for other animals by comparison. And way back I bet we were really speciesist. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Science, Social Science, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged Alberta brags of no rats, ameobas. insects, beavers, birds, cockroaches, dangerous predators can be killed, denisovans, dogs and cats eat meat, fruit flies, homo sapiens, honey bees are helpful and I still kill them, houseflies, locusts, lowlands of southern Ontario, mammals, mice, Neanderthals, people don't love all animals, rats, rodents, speciesist, the law, vegan, vegetarian
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The Colours of Wealth
Centuries ago, they didn’t have an inexpensive dye for purple. But they did for the rest of the spectrum. So only rich people could afford purple clothes. The colour became associated with wealth. Royalty and nobles alike used to like … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Humour
Tagged America, are the wealthy unnecessary?, B&W photos can't counterfeit colour, Bezos, Branson, Canada, colour, counterfeit, government got to the moon 53 years ago, green, greenback, money, Musk, orange, orange hair and skin, primary colours, purple, purple clothes were for nobles, Rosedale, secondary colours, subway stops, Toronto, Trump, wealth, when will private enterprise make it to the moon?
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Yet Another Grab Bag o’ Humour
Dean R. Koontz is a great horror writer. So much so that I think it is only natural to call him the king of horror writers. Some might protest but I think that history will bear me out on this … Continue reading
Posted in Humour
Tagged Blyth Festival, Cambridge, Dean R. Koontz, Drayton theatres, God, gut flora, gut microbiome, horror writer, Lala land, Lutheran Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, photosynthesis, Satan, Shakespearean plays, Shaw Festival, Stephen King, Stratford Festival, The Simpsons, Toronto
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Generation Non Violence
Despite the hippie-trippy peace and love thing, the Baby Boomers were decidedly not the non violence generation. Indeed they were the opposite of that. In their time of youth, roughly when they were about 18-30, was the prime time for … Continue reading
Posted in Social Science, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged "Gen Z", 18 to 30 years old, baby boomers, baby bust, eradication of corporal punichment in schools, gen X, hippies, last generation ever?, Millennials, more adults per capita, muggings, participation trophies, peace and love, physical assualt, rise of timeouts at home, X stands for unknown, youth
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Bodybuilders in Space
Bodybuilders in space might seem like a pipe dream to you but there is one reason why it might happen. Astronauts in significantly longer trips than to the Moon (like to Mars) will need to exercise at least 4 hours … Continue reading
A Lesser Super Power
I was probably 6 or 7 when my parents brought out a brand new pair of rubber boots for the younger kids in my family. They beamed when they did. It was almost as if they were giving us a … Continue reading
Posted in Humour
Tagged as the crow flies, mud, muddy leg, newly plowed field, power of rubber boots, rubber boots, rubbery corn, spring, suction from mud, super power
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Another Grab Bag O’ Humour
In the latest television advertisement from the McDonald’s Corporation, they brag that there will be no leftovers. Well McDonald’s, I don’t think that’s something you want to shine a light on. Or people might think of portion size versus other … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Geography, Humour, Stage and Screen
Tagged 1980s, camping summer home, cottage, crispy chicken, flush toilet, Hil, Lean Cuisine, McDonald's, Newhart show, no lefovers, on the lake, outhouse, the Three Stooges
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