Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

Just another ranter on the Internet. Now in the Fediverse as @admin@larryrusswurm.org

C’mon, High School Teachers, Teach Sensawunda

Posted on 22 December 2012 by Larry Russwurm

For this post, I was just going to bitch that the fiction gatekeepers in high school, the teachers, seem to ignore genre fiction. But then I thought back to my education more carefully and realized that grade 11 was a … Continue reading →

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The True Chretien King Maker

Posted on 19 December 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Many have lamented how the left and centre of the Canadian political spectrum have been left out of power for many years. There have been calls for the left leaning NDP and centrist Liberal party to merge in order to … Continue reading →

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The Frackin’ Oil Companies

Posted on 15 December 2012 by Larry Russwurm

If you don’t know what fracking is, perhaps you should have paid more attention in the school yard. Fracking is what oil and gas companies do to get more reserves out of the ground. The official term is hydraulic fracturing. … Continue reading →

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Stephen Harper Gets Cartoond

Posted on 12 December 2012 by Larry Russwurm

[Stephen Harper: As a conservative I never believe in nationalizing Canada’s resources. 2nd balloon: But Malaysia and China can nationalize Canada’s resources. Harper’s button: Alberta 4 eva! Great Lakes neva!]

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Yes, Nintendo, There are More English Pronouns to Misspell

Posted on 8 December 2012 by Larry Russwurm

First came the Wii. With the odd spelling, Nintendo could easily deny that it was an English word. Even if you thought it might have a meaning in English it could mean the English word, wee, as well as the … Continue reading →

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Xmas Miracle: Spirit of Giving Reaches Marketer

Posted on 5 December 2012 by Larry Russwurm

The spirit of giving is so popular this year that it reached a marketer as is evidenced by a television ad in my area. That marketer was so effected that they UNDER sold something. In this ad they say “Save … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Winner

Posted on 1 December 2012 by Larry Russwurm

This is going to be a non humourous, self congratulatory post. You see, this year I entered the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) contest. In my last post before November began, I outlined my strategy of trying to write a … Continue reading →

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Pfizer Pfail

Posted on 25 November 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Pfizer’s patent on Viagra was pulled in Canada earlier this month. They were caught gaming the patent system by not fully disclosing what the invention was. The point of patents is to get the invention out in the open so … Continue reading →

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Federal Conservatives Seriously Think About Changing Canadian Flag

Posted on 18 November 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Canada’s majority holding Conservatives are threatening to flex their political muscles again by changing the Canadian flag. They hark back to the development of our current flag. Originally the two bars of red on the Canadian flag were going to … Continue reading →

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Mice Can Sing

Posted on 10 November 2012 by Larry Russwurm

That title might not be news to you but for me recently it was. I grew up in an old farmhouse that mice came into when winter struck. Many mousetraps were set and later on we came to rely on … Continue reading →

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