Brian's Rant-o-Rama Brian's Rant-o-Rama Eclectic rants and ramblings from the mind of a disgruntled whole-brained cranky but honest man. Discussions range from interpersonal cowardice and weasel behaviour to music to writing to the software industry, and everything in between. 
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The bulbous nose of the drinker
2008-10-15 21:38:00 I met a guy today who was obviously a heavy drinker, and who got me thinking about free will vs. fate. It's funny how the mind wanders sometimes. Like I said last week, it's actually kinda nice out here on the fringe. More About: Nose
The Great Swirling Masses
2008-10-10 00:05:00 I spend my Thursday afternoon on the fringe, talking about the fringe. You know, it's actually kinda nice out here. More About: Great
The ambiguity of an emergent ascendant life
2008-10-08 00:42:00 It's not a new idea for me. Caves of dark comfort or the wide expanse of possibility. Familiar thoughts rewritten. More About: Life , Emergent
Setting up the nursery
2008-10-03 01:25:00 Pictures of preparations for our new nursery. More About: Nursery
Atlas has osteoporosis
2008-09-24 22:54:00 At first I regularly panicked at economic doom-sayers, then I later learned to take it all with a grain of salt. But one cannot completely ignore the visions of doom and gloom this time around. 'Gas, lads! Gas!' More About: Osteoporosis
Entrepreneurial intuition
2008-09-17 19:56:00 The pseudo-science behind great luck in the marketplace. Maybe there really is something to that ESP thing after all ... More About: Intuition
What does being a Mensan do for me?
2008-09-17 19:55:00 Non-Mensans get uncomfortable when I talk about being a Mensan. But that's one of the few liabilities. For the most part ... well, it's business as usual.
Attacked from both sides of the issue
2008-09-15 21:52:00 Walk into a crowded room and say something like, 'There is no evidence to confirm the existence of God', then see what happens. Bet you will be the most unpopular person there because you've irritated everyone in what is a polarized issue. Religion and science have their own theories and set of faiths about Evolution and Creationism and woe to schmoe who tries to stand in the middle of the spectrum! More About: Sides , Attacked , Issue
New Church of Pantheism
2008-09-15 21:49:00 If we really and truly still need to have faith in something in this day and age (and, apparently we do) then let's make some unknown natural laws the focus. And let's call Nature our God. In short, let's start the New Church of Pantheism.
Not just Hot Pizza City anymore
2008-09-12 23:23:00 Just watch the wontons come rolling in now. More About: Pizza , City
I'm not afraid of avoiding fear, are you?
2008-09-03 23:25:00 You might sink your ship if you go into battle, so you might as well scuttle it now ... at least you will maintain some kind of control. More About: Fear
You kids are never happy
2008-08-22 23:28:00 Some Friday afternoon melancholy. More About: Kids , Happy
Don't hate Britney 'cause she's famous ...
2008-08-18 23:49:00 Britney Spears and Paris Hilton are two icons who only exist as such for the fulfillment of those brainless sheep who aren't interested in forging lives of their own. More About: Hate , Famous , Britney
Two mountains and a cove ... a Big Day on my Ninja
2008-08-18 20:31:00 I took my trusty steed, my Kawasaki Ninja 650r, on a big day of riding the extremes of the Vancouver scenery. Photos and descriptions. More About: Mountains
A random thought about sports team loyalty
2008-08-18 20:31:00 I'm better than you ... my team winning proves it! More About: Sports , Random , Team , Thought , Loyalty
Early days of our new home
2008-08-15 20:52:00 Well, we've finally moved in to our new (to us) townhouse, so it's time to sum up our impressions from the first few days living there. More About: Home , Days , Early
Tale from an old workplace
2008-08-13 20:43:00 Ah, the memories grow fond after five years away from a very stressful job. More About: Workplace , Tale
A quandry solved
2008-08-05 23:11:00 My question about large spaces left by drivers is answered. It actually makes sense now that I know why ... though it's still a stupid reason.
It doesn't hurt trendsters to hit them in the pocketbook ... they kind of l
2008-07-25 19:04:00 I mean, if people are dumb enough to buy bottled water, what other freely-available things can we sell them. I mean, in case you haven't noticed, people will buy anything. More About: Hurt
Can you solve my traffic-related quandry?
2008-07-24 21:03:00 Why have people adopted a new habit of stopping their cars a couple of metres short of the line at stop lights and stop signs? More About: Traffic , Related
Religious nut loner
2008-07-21 21:07:00 A Thoreau look at my inclination towards communing with waifs and faeries in the vast unknown expanses of the forests of Canada. More About: Loner , Religious
It's either this or the pigeons
2008-07-14 17:24:00 Begin the Bedouin! My wife's and my Nomadic lifestyle start in 48 hours. More About: Pigeons
Grotch the CBC Hockey anthem
2008-07-07 20:10:00 I've entered a song into the CBC Hockey Night in Canada anthem challenge.
Just hum, strum, then plant your bum
2008-07-04 22:09:00 Talent has always been optional in popular music, but new innovations in software renders it quaint and archaic in all forms of music. Making an effort is so ... yesterday, too. More About: Plant
An Apple at boot makes their reputation moot
2008-07-02 18:33:00 Apple is the worst offender for hijacking your computer. Their iTunes and QuickTime codependency means you get software you don't want. Said software takes over users' file associations by default. QuickTime's insistence on reinstating user-removed programs to the boot list demonstrates an Orwellian Big Brother attitude. Wow, and this from the company that made the famous '1984' commercial a few years back. Oh, how the hip and mighty have deteriorated ... More About: Apple , Boot , Reputation
A plethora of paper clips
2008-06-24 16:33:00 Well ... not all of my blog entries are going to be studied for their intellectual value and keen sociological insights by future generations. More About: Clips , Paper
I dream of headless whales
2008-06-23 16:44:00 Well, not really. It's just that I need to correct something I said about the survival rate of beluga whales at the Vancouver Aquarium. Also, headless people. More About: Dream , Whales
Pickup truck meets motorcycle
2008-06-18 12:34:00 Okay, what is it about pickup trucks and motorcycles? Easily, 9/10 times there is a problem while I am driving my motorcycle, it is because of some jerk in a pickup truck. What is it, some sort of Badass Identity Anxiety thing? Well, whatever the reason, my motorcycle got squished by a pickup truck yesterday. Luckily, I wasn't on it when it happened ... of course, if it had I wouldn't be sitting here typing this blog description, would I? More About: Motorcycle , Truck , Pickup
Save the whale!!
More articles from this author:2008-06-13 18:15:00 The attitude around the Vancouver Aquarium must be, 'Hey, let's kill another whale ... we haven't done that in a few months.' More About: Whale , Save 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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