-
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
- 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
Category Archives: History
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
Star Wars, Now in Black and White
I bet your kids or other youths lit up when they read Star Wars in the title. But as positive a phrase that Star Wars may be, there is a negative phrase that outranks it for youth. You guessed it. … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, History, Humour, Music, Stage and Screen
Tagged 1950s outfits, adult secrets, another language as code aroung english speakers, black and white, black and white movies, Bleachers, history is boring to youth, I Wanna Get Better, Like a River Runs, Roller Coaster, secret code, Star Wars, television
Leave a comment
Stealing From the Rich to Give to the Future
I came across this article about what is purported to be Britain’s oldest living tree. The tree is about 4 000 years old. I was going to read the article and then probably forget it. But I noted that it … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, History, Science, Wry
Tagged 4 000 year old tree, Britain, Britain's oldest tree, commoners had few rights in royal forests, merry men, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, pruning can help plants live better, Robin Hood, Robin Hood could have crafted a bow from this very tree, royal forests, Sherwood Forest, some hardscrabble trees are long lived, Somerset, stealing from the rich, yew tree, yew trees can make good bows
Leave a comment
Just How Mutated Were Cinderella’s Feet?
For the sake of argument, lets assume that Cinderella’s feet looked like those of a normal young woman. If that is the case, the only way her foot would be different than the other subjects of her country would be … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, History, Humour, Writing
Tagged an extra toe could have gotten Cinderella burned alive, bunions, Cinderella, Cinderella's feet, corns, correlation between foot size and height, could Cinderella have been very tall or very short, dancing and smiling are easy with orthotics, legal limits to even step sister cruelty, orthotics, pimples, the glass slipper, the prince, warts
Leave a comment
Maybe You Can Take It With You
‘You can take it with you’ is what the ancient Egyptians were told. This led to huge tombs for the rich, where not only did they mummify your remains, but they also gave you a large stock of what you … Continue reading
Arms Race Loser
Generations of kids have grown up reading that Tyrannosaurus Rex was the most fearsome predator of all time. You know – the all time nastiest and most capable predator. Well I used to buy this line of the establishment scientist. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humour, Science
Tagged carnivore, dinosaurs, herbivore, massive tail, puny arms, sharp teeth, t-rex, territorial creatures, thready arms, tyrannosaurus rex
Leave a comment
Blue Bloods
In today’s society, much less of our culture involves royals in any form. So to prevent cultural genocide of this facet of existence I would like to share the story of the blue bloods. Early European royal families, many centuries … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humour, Politics, Science
Tagged blood, blue bloods, blue veins, cultural genocide, European royal families, hemophilia, inbreeding, pallid skin, Queen Victoria, royals
1 Comment
Bible Literalist Opens Door Wide to Many Evolutions
I don’t know why but a few weeks ago I flicked on a bible literalist show and saw a man rationalizing Noah’s Ark as presented in the bible. Perhaps burned many times by the assertions of others that millions of … Continue reading
Vlad the Neck Biter
Because of the huge market for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Vlad the Impaler got so entwined in vampire lore that I’ve seen more than one book about monsters and vampires begin the section with the aforementioned Vlad. Dracula was an inherited … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, History, Humour, Politics
Tagged Billy the Kid, Blacula, bloodlust seems to spawn vampires, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Hitler, Idi Amin, Jesse James, Mao, monsters, pirates, proto vampire, sharks, Stalin, super villains, Transylvania, Uganda, vampire slayers, vampires, Vlad the Impaler, Vlad the neck biter
1 Comment