Author Archives: Larry Russwurm

About Larry Russwurm

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

The Longest Street in the World

Posted on 15 February 2011 by Larry Russwurm

When I was very young, a kid really, the city of Toronto had a bit of an inferiority complex. It was only the second biggest city in Canada and didn’t have as many things to draw people from far away. … Continue reading →

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Two Thoughts II

Posted on 12 February 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I’m sick to death with governmental misdirection in the recession. In order to trumpet job creation, government leaders sometimes fail to mention that some jobs created are part time. They love to give the stat of how many total jobs … Continue reading →

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Mmmm War

Posted on 10 February 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I’m still on my Amundsen kick. This time it’s the fascination with the way he made Antarctic expeditions more efficient by using sled dogs to pull the supplies and as the supplies were used, ate some of the sled dogs … Continue reading →

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A Dog’s Life and Lies We Tell Ourselves

Posted on 8 February 2011 by Larry Russwurm

In the news recently was a sled dog “cull”. It happened in B.C. after the Vancouver Olympics. There was supposed to be a boom in business for sled dog adventures after the Olympics, but of course there was none. So … Continue reading →

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The Amundsen Observatory

Posted on 5 February 2011 by Larry Russwurm

We all know what lies at the North Pole. Just mentioning it probably brings up images of a red and white barber pole with a triangular banner bearing the words ‘North Pole’. And of course in the near vicinity lives … Continue reading →

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To Colourize or to Decolourize

Posted on 2 February 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I know a number of cinemaphiles. So when colourizing first came about for black and white films, I heard some of the debate. The name that kept on coming up to not colourize was Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho. For some … Continue reading →

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Northern Dominance

Posted on 29 January 2011 by Larry Russwurm

It seems to me that northern nations have more than held their own against southern neighbours. Even when those southern neighbours outnumber their northern cousins. (Full disclosure: I am a Canadian, the second most northern land there is. That’s right … Continue reading →

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Socialism Puts the Social in Social Democracy

Posted on 26 January 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I keep hearing some of the political discourse from the United States. Apparently socialism is worse than any of the dirty words. I’m surprised the FCC doesn’t bleep the word on network TV. Did Americans forget they are a Social … Continue reading →

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Traiters

Posted on 22 January 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Update: Here is a third influence of date of birth effecting people. In the article kids with birthdates later in the year are more likely to be on drugs for ADHD. And now that I’ve seen this, I bet back … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on What Really is Asian

Posted on 19 January 2011 by Larry Russwurm

It seems that using the name Asian to describe orientals is all the rage. Especially amongst the younger, more with it crowd. I think the name came from the oriental community, itself. Sometimes I am all for people defining themselves. … Continue reading →

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