-
Following is my link to my science fiction book at Amazon:
Fabricated by Larry Russwurm Nooz Spun Right
Nooz Spun Right This is the link to the more serious blog of Larry Russwurm. If there is not a post on “The Many Rants” in any given week, check here for a serious post.
Search
-
The Many Rants of Larry Russwurm
Archives
- January 2025
- December 2024
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
Tags
- Alberta
- America
- baby boomers
- Bitstrips
- Britain
- Canada
- cats
- China
- Coldplay
- Conservative Party
- Conservatives
- Donald Trump
- Earth
- English
- Europe
- football
- gen X
- global warming
- hockey
- Imagine Dragons
- Jacques O' Christmas Tree
- Justin Trudeau
- Kitchener
- Led Zeppelin
- Liberals
- Mars
- modern ninja
- Montreal
- Mother Earth
- Mother Earth Force
- NDP
- Near Absolute Hero
- North America
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Stephen harper
- Superman
- Tail
- Toronto
- Trump
- United States
- USA
- vampires
- Waterloo
- Yes
Categories
Author Archives: Larry Russwurm
The Knights of the Square Tables
I see what you were doing there, King Arthur. Putting your knights at a round table so there is no special or more important position. What a political lesson that was, making all your knights feel equal. But I have … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, History, Humour, Politics
Tagged array of square tables, can promote or demote to keep multiples of four, equality, King Arthur, King in the centre table, knights of the round table, knights of the square tables, most important knights at centre table, multiples of four, the king should see his favourites
Leave a comment
Embracing My Inner T-Rex
Over the last week I’ve tried to embrace my inner T-Rex. Try as I might, I just could not imagine that mighty tail properly. If humanity even had a slight tail I might have had some success. So my only … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Science
Tagged a T-Rex could dance lazily, boxing, dog paddle, embracing your inner T-Rex, Indian dance where you screw in the light bulb, mighty tail, no flag signaling for T-Rex, Predator, puny arms, sonic booms, t-rex, T-rex could crush prey with its awesome bunny hops, T-Rex could do an awesome bunny hop, T-Rex could kill with its bite, T-Rex is a lousy boxer, T-Rex might be able to learn American sign language, The Swim, thunder lizards, tyrannosaurus rex
Leave a comment
I Have the Wishy Washiest Cat in the World
My cat, Bast, goes “Meow,” then “Mow,” then “Mrow,” then “Purr,” to cement the title of the wishy washiest cat in the world. Just kidding. It’s a little more involved than that. I have just started studying Desmond Morris’ “Catwatching”, … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Language, Pets
Tagged a cat twitches its tail for balance, Bast, Bast twitches her tail to the beat, cats, Catwatching, Coldplay, Desmond Morris, Hello Goodbye, indecisiveness of Hello, my cat twitches her tail all day long, rate of twitching, the Beatles, The Scientist, twitching a tail means indecisiveness, what a cat twitching its tail means, wishy washy
Leave a comment
Family Feud Super Families
It just occurred to me that perhaps the ultimate Family Feud battle could involve the Sharp family. Indeed I would probably bet on this name of family until either they lost or they ended up in a duel with the … Continue reading
Watch Those Ultimate Words
The Globe and Mail likes to think of itself as the intellectual national newspaper of Canada. I could get on board with that. Too bad it’s simply not true. Here is an article where I am quite sure their science … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Science, Wry
Tagged Canada, Canadian-led astronomy, David Dunlap Obsersvatory, dwarf planet, ever, galaxies, Ivan Semeniuk, penultimate words, Pluto, Richmond Hill, second largest telescope in the thirties, stars, supernovae in other galaxies, The Globe and Mail, Toronto
4 Comments
Tom Cochrane in Inappropriate Places
There is a country music festival (the CMT Music Fest) in my city this evening. Tom Cochrane with longtime band mates Red Rider appear as what could only be described as a Sesame Street bit along the lines of One … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Music
Tagged Blue Rodeo, Boy Inside the Man, Canadian acts, canadian content, CMT Music Fest, country music, Jim Cuddy, Justin Beiber, Life is a Highway, national anthem flubs, One of These Things is Not Like the Others, Q107, Red Rider, rock music, Serena Ryder, Sesame Street, Tom Cochrane, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, Wavin' Flag, Young Artists for Haiti
Leave a comment
Forcing Justin Trudeau to Keep Power
Justin Trudeau is such a newbie to politics that he is trying his best to give his power away. His government has already signed the Trans Pacific Partnership (the TPP). How does this give his power away? Why it makes … Continue reading
I Come From a Long Line of Sons
When Quebec was being settled along the beautiful St. Lawrence River it was thought to be a shame to deny settlers the serenity of the might river. So the farms that were built were long farms, all with a small … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, History, Humour, Mathematics
Tagged "I come from a long line of sons", a farm became so thin that a weed whacker could harvest the field, basketball line markings, early Quebec seemed like an egalitarian society, families that went to sons had to splite the homestead, farms became thin enough it only took one pass of the tractor, farms became thin enought that they were part time money makers, Max Lecoutier has the thinnest farm, nice view, Quebec, skinnier farms were the result, St. Lawrence River
1 Comment
Heat Wave Snobbery
I’ve been shocked to hear The Weather Network in Canada repeating the same dogma over the last few years. That is that a heat wave is defined to be at least 3 days in a row of temperatures above 32 … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Science, Wry
Tagged 3 days of temperatures above 32 degrees Celsius, America, Arizona has dry heat, Canada, global warming, Great Lakes area has humid heat, heat wave definition, temperature differential, The Weather Network in Canada, Yellowknife should have lax heat wave standards
Leave a comment