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Of late I’ve mentioned reading “the classics.” This is one of my Genre Jumps, where I pick a genre I normally would not read – like Westerns or Christian fiction or children’s books – and read 5-10 classics of the genre. This can be a lot of fun and it can really open your eyesContinueContinue reading “Take-No-Prisoners Classics Reading”

library of congress Originally uploaded by *wanderlust*. What’s the difference between congress and the Library of Congress? Well, at the Library of Congress you’re not allowed to mess with the pages.

Ever wonder what normal life is like for normal Muslims in Canada – and, by extension – America? Ever wonder what a Muslim sense of humor is like? Wonder no longer. You can now watch a TV sitcom written by a Muslim woman, produced by the CBC, and available to everyone. Take 20 minutes andContinueContinue reading “Little Mosque on the Prarie”

    Over the last few months I have veritably steeped myself in television – television on DVD with no commercials, of course. I went through The Sopranos twice, Star Trek Voyager, Dark Angel, part of Six Feet Under and, most recently, South Park. South Park rocks. And after watching 2-8 epidoses a night forContinueContinue reading “All Hail South Park!”

My friend gHost sent the following to me. gHost is awesome. We’ve known each other for almost 10 years and have gone from the stage where we’re thoroughly satisfied by the prospect of a restaurant dinner in three courses that costs under $5 to a little grossed out by it. See below for my additionsContinueContinue reading “Growing Up via Insulated Garage Doors”

We now have our second casualty of The First Year in the New House: the microwave. Tonight, after heating up two Tyson chicken patties and while heating up a bowl of lobster bisque soup, it unceremoniously died. It reponds to nothing. Is stuck perpetually at 6 seconds. And runs continually if you shut the door.ContinueContinue reading “Casualty 2 of The First Year”