Category Archives: Humour

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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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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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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How Art Made Me Fail a Science Course

Posted on 15 January 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Whereas my last post wast kind of boastful of my unique handwriting, this post is the opposite. Being an artist, taking science courses is usually just a bit curious. Usually it only has slight ramifications. Like for graphing in 3D, … Continue reading →

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Cut Off the Coattails

Posted on 8 January 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Most of what we call progress is brought to us through science. And that science is generally moved forward by scientists and technologists. As science becomes more complex and is built upon more previous work, shouldn’t we as a society … Continue reading →

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Did the Vain Cat Start Bulimic Reasoning

Posted on 3 January 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Svelte, lithe, limber and supple all are words often used to describe cats. So much so that mixing the word feline into this list, wouldn’t be thought of as far off base. Many times this same list could be used … Continue reading →

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The Machinations of Plastic Surgeons

Posted on 29 December 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Plastic surgery may look pretty good to us who are unbeautiful. Maybe plastic surgery is a conduit to a pleasant, superficial life. But what lies behind the dark doors of that profession? There is no undo button on plastic surgery. … Continue reading →

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Two Thoughts

Posted on 18 December 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Maybe one day I will get into the Denting or Tweeting lifestyle. But so far my thoughts I’ve thought worthy of publishing to the world are too large for Twitter or even Identi.ca . So here are two thoughts that … Continue reading →

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The Key to Majority Government in Canada

Posted on 8 December 2010 by Larry Russwurm

Deep in the darkest recesses of Ottawa sits Stephen Harper, plotting his majority government and all the wonderful things he will do if he ever gets one. But I have news for you Mr. Harper. I have analysed the last … Continue reading →

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