Category Archives: Wee Bit O’ Humour

Taking the Voluntary Out of Volunteer

Posted on 13 April 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Some time ago I participated in a program that helped people who hadn’t worked in a few years get a job. Part of the program was working at a volunteer job for a few weeks. Now I never thought about … Continue reading →

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Enforced Humility

Posted on 30 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Here is an article I found on the Internet, at the H2G2 (Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) site, that I take umbrage with. Especially the line “There is no hard-and-fast definition of a polymath; but it’s a title that … Continue reading →

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Fallen Hero

Posted on 26 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I’m a bit of a polymath so of course Leonardo da Vinci has long been one of my idols. In fact the more common phrase “Renaissance man” is used instead of polymath despite its sexism. The popularity of this sexist … Continue reading →

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All Psychologists are Lazy

Posted on 24 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Let’s look at birth order as handed down to us from the psychologists. There are two methods of divvying up birth order. Both theories take the only child as separate and have some things to say about this position. It … Continue reading →

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A Celebrated Douche

Posted on 17 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Celebrated douche, John Edwards, made an appearance on the Dr. Oz show. He appeared in all his douchey glory and even cautioned that visiting a medium such as himself should be a lower priority than getting counselling for grief. How … Continue reading →

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Ethnic Diminishing

Posted on 12 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

I apologize for using the phrase “ethnic cleansing” in my last post. Thinking about it now, I object to that phrase which makes it seem like something positive is being achieved. Cleansing is usually a positive word (unless you are … Continue reading →

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Crippling Ourselves

Posted on 8 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

There are anti bullying shows sometimes on television or in other media. Dr. Phil, for instance has made a couple of schools sign a pledge to intervene if someone is being bullied. The net outcome might be in a positive … Continue reading →

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Of Wolves and Coyotes

Posted on 5 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

The coyote problem has been in the news in my area (southern Ontario) for awhile. The news outlets have said coyotes are nuisances that kill farm animals and might even one day kill a child. It didn’t used to be … Continue reading →

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Cousin Opie

Posted on 27 February 2011 by Larry Russwurm

A few years ago I did some cartoons for the Barn Dance Opera Journal. The CKNX Barn Dance was a radio show aired every week from the Wingham station in southwestern Ontario. The actual show travelled from town to town, … Continue reading →

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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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