-Contrary to what is being reported by Environment Canada, we are actually working our way through another beautiful day in Halifax. Sadly, things are expected to take a turn towards the rain tomorrow.
-I am now down to 4 for 29 on this year's RUTRTW. So even if I pick up a win on my next cup I will average at best (or something like that).
-I went for my first post talk meal today. I am really pleased to have finally been invited to tag along with faculty members and the guest speaker for a post-talk meal. This seems like a strange rite of passage in the world of graduate studies, and I am glad to have finally achieved it. This invitation was particularly good as the speaker in question studies some things that interest me, so it was good to be introduced to her as I will likely be checking out more of her work in the future.
-The election is ongoing but I still haven't heard of any big public rallies that I might be able to attend to hear party leaders or candidates speak. It is almost as though this form of campaigning is a thing of the past. I would have imagined that making speeches to the public might be something that at least a few of the party leaders would be interested in.
-I should get back to transcribing. It would be nice to put in a few hours before getting down to studying, and if I want this to happen I have to get back to transcribing.
Showing posts with label public lectures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label public lectures. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
A Few Quick Notes 523
-Though chilly, today has been pretty beautiful. Actually, the light dusting of snow that we received at some point last night really added to the effect and made things look clean and crisp.
-I am now down to 4 for 28 in this year's RUTRTW contest. Things are definitely in the gutter now. At this rate it seems unlikely that I will even break even, let alone do better than average.
-The Canadian election campaign is definitely in full swing. As of yet I haven't heard about any major events in Halifax, though I am sure that they will come up eventually. I guess I would ideally find a way to see at least a few of the party leaders give speeches, though that may be hopeful as I sense that many of these things are for partisan audiences rather than the public (and then broadcast in snippet form on the nightly news).
-Tomorrow I will be heading in to campus for another public lecture. I am really looking forward to the talk as the presenter will likely be addressing a few issues that interest me and that I think are generally under-examined in Canada.
-Now that Ultimate is over for a few weeks I will have to find a way to engage in some physical activity. Maybe I will be able to convince Neil or Jeannette to play some squash with me.
-I am now down to 4 for 28 in this year's RUTRTW contest. Things are definitely in the gutter now. At this rate it seems unlikely that I will even break even, let alone do better than average.
-The Canadian election campaign is definitely in full swing. As of yet I haven't heard about any major events in Halifax, though I am sure that they will come up eventually. I guess I would ideally find a way to see at least a few of the party leaders give speeches, though that may be hopeful as I sense that many of these things are for partisan audiences rather than the public (and then broadcast in snippet form on the nightly news).
-Tomorrow I will be heading in to campus for another public lecture. I am really looking forward to the talk as the presenter will likely be addressing a few issues that interest me and that I think are generally under-examined in Canada.
-Now that Ultimate is over for a few weeks I will have to find a way to engage in some physical activity. Maybe I will be able to convince Neil or Jeannette to play some squash with me.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Lobbying in Canada
On Tuesday the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada spoke at Dalhousie. And while the talk was very poorly attended, I think those of us in attendance got a pretty good sense of the lobbying regime in Canada.
For the most part, the regime was pretty underwhelming and almost seemed designed to provide blatant loopholes to allow for unreported lobbying activities. Notable problems include the requirement that companies only have to register as in-house lobbyists if they conduct a certain quantity of lobbying. Furthermore, certain types of contact, such as unarranged contact, do not have to be reported (bumping into someone in a hall or an after hours phone call can count as unarranged). Another area worth noting relates to the activities of former public office holders. While the appearance is given that these individuals are prohibited from lobbying, that is only the case if they pass a 'significant duties test.' Oh, and the Lobbying Commissioner has very little ability to enforce the Act which, in any event, doesn't prohibit 'private citizens' from communicating with MPs.
To clunkily seque to a recent development, the Bruce Carson/water contract story seems to be a particularly good example of the weakness of the regime. The current lobbying regime does not monitor the lobbying activities of an individual not employed as an in-house lobbyist or a consultant lobbyist, even if person has ties to a company that might benefit from such action.
Anyway, this story will likely provide further ammunition to those claiming that the current lobbying regime is less than effective. Oh, and a may lead to a host of other political ramifications for those involved.
For the most part, the regime was pretty underwhelming and almost seemed designed to provide blatant loopholes to allow for unreported lobbying activities. Notable problems include the requirement that companies only have to register as in-house lobbyists if they conduct a certain quantity of lobbying. Furthermore, certain types of contact, such as unarranged contact, do not have to be reported (bumping into someone in a hall or an after hours phone call can count as unarranged). Another area worth noting relates to the activities of former public office holders. While the appearance is given that these individuals are prohibited from lobbying, that is only the case if they pass a 'significant duties test.' Oh, and the Lobbying Commissioner has very little ability to enforce the Act which, in any event, doesn't prohibit 'private citizens' from communicating with MPs.
To clunkily seque to a recent development, the Bruce Carson/water contract story seems to be a particularly good example of the weakness of the regime. The current lobbying regime does not monitor the lobbying activities of an individual not employed as an in-house lobbyist or a consultant lobbyist, even if person has ties to a company that might benefit from such action.
Anyway, this story will likely provide further ammunition to those claiming that the current lobbying regime is less than effective. Oh, and a may lead to a host of other political ramifications for those involved.
Sunday, February 06, 2011
I may have been there for this
So it seems that "possible leadership candidate" and "staunch libertarian" Maxime Bernier has caused something of a stir because of comments he made about Quebec's language laws being unnecessary. As the CBC/Canadian Press story on the topic doesn't include details on where exactly the comments were made I am somewhat inclined to think that they may be talking about the talk I saw Bernier give during which he made such comments at the end of the talk or on a Halifax radio show.
Of course what is funny about is that in the context of the talk these comments didn't seem particularly strange or outlandish, and they certainly didn't raise ripples of concern among members of the somewhat small audience. It should also be noted that at least in the context of the talk Bernier did express support for the French language and his belief that it would continue to exist even without the laws in question.
Score
Cameron 16
Neil 0
Of course what is funny about is that in the context of the talk these comments didn't seem particularly strange or outlandish, and they certainly didn't raise ripples of concern among members of the somewhat small audience. It should also be noted that at least in the context of the talk Bernier did express support for the French language and his belief that it would continue to exist even without the laws in question.
Score
Cameron 16
Neil 0
Thursday, February 03, 2011
A Few Quick Notes 504
-Though we had about 30 centimeters of snow yesterday, today turned out to be a pretty nice day. The main problem that I encountered was slush puddles around intersections.
-I forgot to mention that Neil, Rebecca, Peter, Jeannette, and I joined Jeannette's father for a pre-Chinese New Year meal.
-I had my eyes checked yesterday and I ordered some new glasses today. Hopefully I will be in possession of my new glasses in about four days.
-Today I attended a informal talk/discussion about the current situation in Egypt and the middle-east. While the two history professors and one political science professor didn't have much specific information, they were able to provide some context and background information on Egypt. I was particularly impressed with the quality of the audience questions, I suspect that most of them were of interest to basically everybody in attendance.
-While walking around downtown Halifax I happened to run into a few different acquaintances, two of whom I know through the Poli Sci department. One of these guys told me about his recent media exposure regarding his family being refused entry to a bus. It seems that his story even made the Globe and Mail.
This whole experience reminded me of the recent Metrobus strike and just completely disgusted me.
-Last night at about 3:30 AM the fire alarm began to sound. After a few minutes people began to gather in the front lobby while we waited for the fire department to arrive. After the alarm had been sounding for about 10 minutes a guy in a t-shirt and sweat pants slowly and alertly sauntered in to the lobby, looked at a building employee and asked "what's happening?"
I really thought it was obvious, but apparently not.
-This evening I attended a talk by former Harper cabinet minister Maxime Bernier about being a small government conservative. Though he wasn't quite a Ron/Rand/RuPaul type, he was definitely to the right of many Canadians.
Anyway, while the talk was somewhat underwhelming, I did learn that Bernier really knows how to wear a suit. Man, he is one of the best dress politicians I have ever seen.
Score
Cameron 9
Neil 0
-I forgot to mention that Neil, Rebecca, Peter, Jeannette, and I joined Jeannette's father for a pre-Chinese New Year meal.
-I had my eyes checked yesterday and I ordered some new glasses today. Hopefully I will be in possession of my new glasses in about four days.
-Today I attended a informal talk/discussion about the current situation in Egypt and the middle-east. While the two history professors and one political science professor didn't have much specific information, they were able to provide some context and background information on Egypt. I was particularly impressed with the quality of the audience questions, I suspect that most of them were of interest to basically everybody in attendance.
-While walking around downtown Halifax I happened to run into a few different acquaintances, two of whom I know through the Poli Sci department. One of these guys told me about his recent media exposure regarding his family being refused entry to a bus. It seems that his story even made the Globe and Mail.
This whole experience reminded me of the recent Metrobus strike and just completely disgusted me.
-Last night at about 3:30 AM the fire alarm began to sound. After a few minutes people began to gather in the front lobby while we waited for the fire department to arrive. After the alarm had been sounding for about 10 minutes a guy in a t-shirt and sweat pants slowly and alertly sauntered in to the lobby, looked at a building employee and asked "what's happening?"
I really thought it was obvious, but apparently not.
-This evening I attended a talk by former Harper cabinet minister Maxime Bernier about being a small government conservative. Though he wasn't quite a Ron/Rand/RuPaul type, he was definitely to the right of many Canadians.
Anyway, while the talk was somewhat underwhelming, I did learn that Bernier really knows how to wear a suit. Man, he is one of the best dress politicians I have ever seen.
Score
Cameron 9
Neil 0
Thursday, November 25, 2010
A Few Quick Notes 477
-Though not particularly wet, today was definitely quite grey and cold. Not surprisingly, it seems that we might be in for some more snow in the coming hours/days.
-In my previous post it was mentioned that today I attended a talk given by Liberal MP Siobhan Coady. I should have mentioned that this talk was one of several today given by Liberal MPs. It seems that the Globe and Mail has already reported upon the talk given by Bob Rae. As strange as I found it to be a part of a campaign-style speech, I think that I find it even stranger to have been party to a nation-wide communications strategy on the part the Liberal party.
-I have decided to go for the turkey: three public lectures in three days. Tomorrow's lecture subject is South Africa's role in the world.
-For dinner tonight I made a pretty less-than-satisfying chicken stir-fry. Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to pin-point exactly where things went wrong.
-Because he Jesse Thorn asked nicely and because it is one of the most engaging interviews I have heard on his show in a while (and this isn't to suggest that there has been a shortage of engaging interviews) I feel that I should mention the recently released The Sound of Young America episode that features an interview with Judd Apatow (of Hollywood fame).
The Sound of Young America
[Embedded audio]
-I guess I should try to read a few more pages of this transition to democracy/democratization stuff before I call it a night.
-In my previous post it was mentioned that today I attended a talk given by Liberal MP Siobhan Coady. I should have mentioned that this talk was one of several today given by Liberal MPs. It seems that the Globe and Mail has already reported upon the talk given by Bob Rae. As strange as I found it to be a part of a campaign-style speech, I think that I find it even stranger to have been party to a nation-wide communications strategy on the part the Liberal party.
-I have decided to go for the turkey: three public lectures in three days. Tomorrow's lecture subject is South Africa's role in the world.
-For dinner tonight I made a pretty less-than-satisfying chicken stir-fry. Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to pin-point exactly where things went wrong.
-Because he Jesse Thorn asked nicely and because it is one of the most engaging interviews I have heard on his show in a while (and this isn't to suggest that there has been a shortage of engaging interviews) I feel that I should mention the recently released The Sound of Young America episode that features an interview with Judd Apatow (of Hollywood fame).
The Sound of Young America
[Embedded audio]
-I guess I should try to read a few more pages of this transition to democracy/democratization stuff before I call it a night.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Politicking and associated activities
This morning I received a notice that Siobhan Coady, the Liberal MP for St. John's South-Mount Pearl, would be speaking about Canadian foreign policy at Dalhousie this afternoon. Though the notice was somewhat last minute I decided that the event might be entertaining and worth attending.
I can't say that things started well, as one of the first comments during Ms. Coady's introduction was to point out that we would be in for "a hopefully great presentation." Talk about a ringing endorsement.
The talk then started with a somewhat off-subject anecdote/joke about Halifax being close to God. We then quickly moved on from locally flavoured anecdotes to a range of criticisms of the current government. "Bad diplomacy" on the part of the Conservative/Harper government was blamed for Canada's failure to win a UN Security Council seat as well as the loss of Camp Mirage in the United Arab Emirates. These failures were contrasted with the proposals supported by the Liberal opposition. It was, not surprisingly, suggested that these Liberal approaches would solve many of the problems that had been previously outlined.
I guess I shouldn't forget that a few characterizations of Canada were also provided: Canada "a trading nation," Canada as the "most international society," and the acceptance of the view of Canada as a middle power (whatever that means). There was also a fair bit of stuff about Canada's tradition as a peace-keeping nation (and our current deficiencies in this regard).
All-in-all, the talk was fine and Ms. Coady was a very effective speaker. I was particularly impressed with her ability to handle the audience's questions and comments, some of which were clear attacks on Liberal policy while others were just a little harder to grasp.
That being said, to at least some extent, the talk disappointed me. I guess it was just that whole thing had much more of a campaign speech feeling than I expected. Liberal policy proposals were praised and Conservative policies criticized. I just wish that in advance I had known that that was what I was in for, though I guess this is as much my fault as anyone else's as I don't think that there is much else that I could reasonably have expected to have happened at such an event. At least I will know that the next time I head to hear a politician speak, even if the event is sponsored by an academic institution, that I should expected a partisan campaign speech.
I can't say that things started well, as one of the first comments during Ms. Coady's introduction was to point out that we would be in for "a hopefully great presentation." Talk about a ringing endorsement.
The talk then started with a somewhat off-subject anecdote/joke about Halifax being close to God. We then quickly moved on from locally flavoured anecdotes to a range of criticisms of the current government. "Bad diplomacy" on the part of the Conservative/Harper government was blamed for Canada's failure to win a UN Security Council seat as well as the loss of Camp Mirage in the United Arab Emirates. These failures were contrasted with the proposals supported by the Liberal opposition. It was, not surprisingly, suggested that these Liberal approaches would solve many of the problems that had been previously outlined.
I guess I shouldn't forget that a few characterizations of Canada were also provided: Canada "a trading nation," Canada as the "most international society," and the acceptance of the view of Canada as a middle power (whatever that means). There was also a fair bit of stuff about Canada's tradition as a peace-keeping nation (and our current deficiencies in this regard).
All-in-all, the talk was fine and Ms. Coady was a very effective speaker. I was particularly impressed with her ability to handle the audience's questions and comments, some of which were clear attacks on Liberal policy while others were just a little harder to grasp.
That being said, to at least some extent, the talk disappointed me. I guess it was just that whole thing had much more of a campaign speech feeling than I expected. Liberal policy proposals were praised and Conservative policies criticized. I just wish that in advance I had known that that was what I was in for, though I guess this is as much my fault as anyone else's as I don't think that there is much else that I could reasonably have expected to have happened at such an event. At least I will know that the next time I head to hear a politician speak, even if the event is sponsored by an academic institution, that I should expected a partisan campaign speech.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
A Few Quick Notes 476
-Yesterday, for the first time this year, we had a real snowfall. For better or worse, most of the remnants of this snowfall have now melted or otherwise disappeared. I presume that this means that we will now be in for more similar weather over the coming days and months.
-We managed to rather decisively lose our first Ultimate game of the new winter season. Though it wasn't our only problem, our team was not helped by a high absence rate. Hopefully more of us will turn up next week and we will be able to provide our opponents with a better game.
-The aforementioned shift towards more winter-like weather seems to have encouraged a few more mice to invade our apartment. Fortunately, aside from one that we caught a few days ago, most of the evidence that we have that these guys are living in the building comes from hearing them in the walls rather than seeing evidence of them in the apartment. I think our continued efforts to plug holes with steel wool has really helped things, though I guess I shouldn't be so confident yet.
-This afternoon Peter and I attended a talk that presented the findings of a study that examined the ways in which Dal students used the Killam Library. One of the aspects of the talk, which was quite enjoyable, that I found most interesting was that the findings of the study were not effectively integrated into the development of new library website (even though the research was conducted in a way that would provide the designers with feedback).
-We managed to rather decisively lose our first Ultimate game of the new winter season. Though it wasn't our only problem, our team was not helped by a high absence rate. Hopefully more of us will turn up next week and we will be able to provide our opponents with a better game.
-The aforementioned shift towards more winter-like weather seems to have encouraged a few more mice to invade our apartment. Fortunately, aside from one that we caught a few days ago, most of the evidence that we have that these guys are living in the building comes from hearing them in the walls rather than seeing evidence of them in the apartment. I think our continued efforts to plug holes with steel wool has really helped things, though I guess I shouldn't be so confident yet.
-This afternoon Peter and I attended a talk that presented the findings of a study that examined the ways in which Dal students used the Killam Library. One of the aspects of the talk, which was quite enjoyable, that I found most interesting was that the findings of the study were not effectively integrated into the development of new library website (even though the research was conducted in a way that would provide the designers with feedback).
Saturday, November 20, 2010
A Few Quick Notes 475
-Today has been pretty mediocre so far. So far we have had a relatively nondescript combination of grey skies, cool temperatures, and a lack of precipitation.
-Tonight is the first night of our Winter Ultimate league. As Neil has decided to sit this year out I signed up with Jeannette. For better or worse, we know no one else on our our team. I guess we will get to know them tonight.
-Last night I attended an entertaining/thought-provoking talk by Neil Brooks. The talk dealt with material covered in a book the speaker and co-author Linda McQuaig recently published called The Trouble with Billionaires. For those of you who are curious, the overarching message was definitely pro-tax.
-I have some grading to take care this weekend. I guess I might as well get down to it.
-Tonight is the first night of our Winter Ultimate league. As Neil has decided to sit this year out I signed up with Jeannette. For better or worse, we know no one else on our our team. I guess we will get to know them tonight.
-Last night I attended an entertaining/thought-provoking talk by Neil Brooks. The talk dealt with material covered in a book the speaker and co-author Linda McQuaig recently published called The Trouble with Billionaires. For those of you who are curious, the overarching message was definitely pro-tax.
-I have some grading to take care this weekend. I guess I might as well get down to it.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
A Few Quick Notes 470
-While we are presently only dealing with light drizzle, Halifax is bracing for something of a rain storm tonight and tomorrow. Sadly, as much as I would like Environment Canada to continue their streak of incorrect forecasts, I think that they may be on to something in this case, though I don't know if it will be as bad as they think it will be.
-On Tuesday Jeannette and I played an intramural Ultimate game against the MBA team. Though I think I played relatively well (I scored three of our four points) we managed to lose by a pretty fair margin.
-On Wednesday Jeannette and I, along with a few of our friends, signed up for an indoor Ultimate league for the winter. Hopefully we will soon find out to which teams we have been assigned.
-I attended a very enjoyable talk this afternoon on the subject of John Wendell Holmes, a famous Canadian diplomat and author (not to be confused with porn star John C. Holmes).
-I feel as though I had a few other things to say that are now escaping me, I guess that is fine as I really should be getting back to work.
-On Tuesday Jeannette and I played an intramural Ultimate game against the MBA team. Though I think I played relatively well (I scored three of our four points) we managed to lose by a pretty fair margin.
-On Wednesday Jeannette and I, along with a few of our friends, signed up for an indoor Ultimate league for the winter. Hopefully we will soon find out to which teams we have been assigned.
-I attended a very enjoyable talk this afternoon on the subject of John Wendell Holmes, a famous Canadian diplomat and author (not to be confused with porn star John C. Holmes).
-I feel as though I had a few other things to say that are now escaping me, I guess that is fine as I really should be getting back to work.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Reading
Wow, I have reading been doing a fair bit of reading these past few days. It has really cut into my blogging time, though I guess that is an expected consequence of being a Ph.D student.
The real bummer of all of this reading has been that it prevented me from being able to hear the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada speak last night. Maybe next time.
The real bummer of all of this reading has been that it prevented me from being able to hear the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada speak last night. Maybe next time.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
A Few Quick Notes 461
-We had another great day in Halifax today. Unfortunately, I didn't really get to take advantage of the great weather.
-We managed to win our Ultimate game last night, though it certainly wasn't pretty. Sadly, we should have forced the win through the power of the default though we, for reasons unknown to me, didn't take advantage of that opportunity. Anyway, the resulting game was a bit infraction-heavy and touchy, which wasn't too surprising given people's nerves going into things.
Jeannette had a somewhat different take on the game. She quite enjoyed the experience as she caught 3 of our 9 points and generally played well. Of course, even these successes are somewhat tempered by the fact one of our players broke a toe and another player bruised their knee (a somewhat serious injury that was accompanied by a somewhat serious crunching sound).
-This evening Neil and I attended the 3rd annual Ransom A. Myers Lecture on Science and Society. This evening's lecture dealt with science communication. I was particularly intrigued to hear the story about the run-up to the public of the Myers and Worm paper published in Nature in 2003. Apparently Myers and Worm worked with a science communications expert (the woman giving the lecture) to prepare for the release of the paper and were thus ready to capitalize on its release. The extent of the success of their strategy still impresses me.
-I have been busily working since school started a few weeks ago. I suspect that this pace will continue until at least the end of my degree program. Bummer.
-Apparently my breath stinks at the moment. Maybe I should go do something about it. Word on the street is that my not doing anything about it is rude.
-Oh, I guess I should also mention that Igor's effects are still being felt around Newfoundland. Not only are matters relating to property and road damage still being resolved, but key portions of St. John's (and presumably elsewhere) are still without power.
-We managed to win our Ultimate game last night, though it certainly wasn't pretty. Sadly, we should have forced the win through the power of the default though we, for reasons unknown to me, didn't take advantage of that opportunity. Anyway, the resulting game was a bit infraction-heavy and touchy, which wasn't too surprising given people's nerves going into things.
Jeannette had a somewhat different take on the game. She quite enjoyed the experience as she caught 3 of our 9 points and generally played well. Of course, even these successes are somewhat tempered by the fact one of our players broke a toe and another player bruised their knee (a somewhat serious injury that was accompanied by a somewhat serious crunching sound).
-This evening Neil and I attended the 3rd annual Ransom A. Myers Lecture on Science and Society. This evening's lecture dealt with science communication. I was particularly intrigued to hear the story about the run-up to the public of the Myers and Worm paper published in Nature in 2003. Apparently Myers and Worm worked with a science communications expert (the woman giving the lecture) to prepare for the release of the paper and were thus ready to capitalize on its release. The extent of the success of their strategy still impresses me.
-I have been busily working since school started a few weeks ago. I suspect that this pace will continue until at least the end of my degree program. Bummer.
-Apparently my breath stinks at the moment. Maybe I should go do something about it. Word on the street is that my not doing anything about it is rude.
-Oh, I guess I should also mention that Igor's effects are still being felt around Newfoundland. Not only are matters relating to property and road damage still being resolved, but key portions of St. John's (and presumably elsewhere) are still without power.
Monday, June 28, 2010
The Queen in Halifax
As planned, Neil and I made it the Queen's address on Garrison Grounds today. While it was raining for the early part of the ceremony, things eventually cleared up a little.
Neil managed to catch the Queen's address, which I then included in this video.
[Embedded Video]
While the ceremony was not particularly exciting (the Acadian music component was particularly tiring), it was largely made palatable by the fact that the classic Newfoundland celtic rock band Rawlins Cross performed a song. As an early investor in the band it was nice to see that they finally were able to perform for the Queen (and Prince Philip and Harper).
If I get a chance I may try to post a few more photos tomorrow.
Neil managed to catch the Queen's address, which I then included in this video.
[Embedded Video]
While the ceremony was not particularly exciting (the Acadian music component was particularly tiring), it was largely made palatable by the fact that the classic Newfoundland celtic rock band Rawlins Cross performed a song. As an early investor in the band it was nice to see that they finally were able to perform for the Queen (and Prince Philip and Harper).
If I get a chance I may try to post a few more photos tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
A Few Quick Notes 415
-Today was a pretty middle of the road day. Not bad, but not particularly great either.
-That my Roll Up the Rim to Win record has slipped to a dismal 2/14 is not particularly reassuring. I just hope that my failure on this front doesn't have significant negative impacts on my self-esteem and self-confidence (though it is hard to be confident in one's ability in the fact of such personal failures).
-Apparently after Rebecca didn't like this video.
[Embedded video]
I have no idea why Rebecca doesn't like this video, these little guys are amazing (if a little strangely dressed).
-It seems that I have finally found a use for my tobacco, a friend of mine is willing to take it off my hands. That he took some a few weeks ago and then came back looking for more yesterday suggests to me that we may have the foundation of a lasting relationship.
-Yesterday while at the grocery store I picked up a few on sale chicken breasts. While I knew that they they were on sale it seemed that the pricing scheme was a little off, $4 a pound shouldn't have translated into $4.50 a kilogram.
Shortly after I checked out and paid about $10 for 6 chicken breasts I heard my cashier page the meat department, presumably to get them to correct their mistake. What I found particularly funny about the situation was that once I got home I noticed that both packages of chicken breasts that I had purchased had been priced and then re-priced. It seems that during the second pricing process things became a little messed up, at least from the store's perspective.
-While on the topic of grocery store deals, I was able to take advantage of a great deal tonight. One of the local grocery stores was giving away, with the purchase of a $12.99 frying pan, a dozen eggs, 375 grams of bacon, 6 english muffins, 1 liter of juice, and 750 grams of hash browns. I wonder if Neil might be inclined to buy a frying pan tomorrow?
-While was walking home today after class I happened to pass a campus hot-dog cart. Though I don't normally frequent this particular street meat vendor, I was a little disgusted to see that birds were eating from a number of the condiment containers while the employee seemed to be engaged in other activities. I had always been somewhat suspect of on-the-street condiments and now I know that it was with good reason.
-Today Tom Flanagan, a former Harper Chief of Staff and University of Calgary Political Science professor, spoke at Dalhousie. Neil and I, along with a few others attended. For the most part Neil and I enjoyed the experience. What I found particularly surprising was that more than most public lectures I have attended, and particularly of those that are somewhat politically charged, this one seemed to generate largely reasonable questions (and Flanagan had reasonable answers).
-That my Roll Up the Rim to Win record has slipped to a dismal 2/14 is not particularly reassuring. I just hope that my failure on this front doesn't have significant negative impacts on my self-esteem and self-confidence (though it is hard to be confident in one's ability in the fact of such personal failures).
-Apparently after Rebecca didn't like this video.
[Embedded video]
I have no idea why Rebecca doesn't like this video, these little guys are amazing (if a little strangely dressed).
-It seems that I have finally found a use for my tobacco, a friend of mine is willing to take it off my hands. That he took some a few weeks ago and then came back looking for more yesterday suggests to me that we may have the foundation of a lasting relationship.
-Yesterday while at the grocery store I picked up a few on sale chicken breasts. While I knew that they they were on sale it seemed that the pricing scheme was a little off, $4 a pound shouldn't have translated into $4.50 a kilogram.
Shortly after I checked out and paid about $10 for 6 chicken breasts I heard my cashier page the meat department, presumably to get them to correct their mistake. What I found particularly funny about the situation was that once I got home I noticed that both packages of chicken breasts that I had purchased had been priced and then re-priced. It seems that during the second pricing process things became a little messed up, at least from the store's perspective.
-While on the topic of grocery store deals, I was able to take advantage of a great deal tonight. One of the local grocery stores was giving away, with the purchase of a $12.99 frying pan, a dozen eggs, 375 grams of bacon, 6 english muffins, 1 liter of juice, and 750 grams of hash browns. I wonder if Neil might be inclined to buy a frying pan tomorrow?
-While was walking home today after class I happened to pass a campus hot-dog cart. Though I don't normally frequent this particular street meat vendor, I was a little disgusted to see that birds were eating from a number of the condiment containers while the employee seemed to be engaged in other activities. I had always been somewhat suspect of on-the-street condiments and now I know that it was with good reason.
-Today Tom Flanagan, a former Harper Chief of Staff and University of Calgary Political Science professor, spoke at Dalhousie. Neil and I, along with a few others attended. For the most part Neil and I enjoyed the experience. What I found particularly surprising was that more than most public lectures I have attended, and particularly of those that are somewhat politically charged, this one seemed to generate largely reasonable questions (and Flanagan had reasonable answers).
Friday, March 12, 2010
A Few Quick Notes 407
-We are in the midst of another beautiful day in Halifax. At the moment the sun is shining and the temperature is well above zero. Hopefully I will get to experience some of this weather first hand not simply as mediated through my bedroom window.
-I am now down to 2/5 for this year's Roll Up the Rim to win. Though my last rim wasn't successful I don't feel so bad about the loss as I normally would. In this case, before rolling up the rim I sold 50% of the outcome to Rebecca for 50 cents. The final negative outcome, at least as far as I was concerned, was somewhat tempered by the fact that I had reduced my risk made 30 cents on top of the crudely calculated expected value of the rim. I may have to start collecting my rims and then selling some of the action to make up for the fact that I will otherwise likely get nothing from the experience.
-Last night all three of us attended a talk by Jorge Cham of Piled Higher and Deeper/Ph.D. Comics organized by DAGS. I was pleased to see that quite a number of math grad students made the trip, as did a number of political science students.
Afterwards most of us (meaning math and political science) made our way to the Grawood, the campus bar, for a few drinks, some food, socializing, and trivia. While the food, drinks, and socializing were great, the trivia was a bit of a dud. I am not sure exactly what it is, but they really don't know how to write good trivia questions at the Grawood. Not surprisingly, not having good questions makes the whole thing rather unpleasant.
-We have two Ultimate games tomorrow. We have this unusually large number because of our scheduling problem last week.
-My PB is still 9 chin-ups. It seems that I haven't made much progress in the past day or so.
-I am now down to 2/5 for this year's Roll Up the Rim to win. Though my last rim wasn't successful I don't feel so bad about the loss as I normally would. In this case, before rolling up the rim I sold 50% of the outcome to Rebecca for 50 cents. The final negative outcome, at least as far as I was concerned, was somewhat tempered by the fact that I had reduced my risk made 30 cents on top of the crudely calculated expected value of the rim. I may have to start collecting my rims and then selling some of the action to make up for the fact that I will otherwise likely get nothing from the experience.
-Last night all three of us attended a talk by Jorge Cham of Piled Higher and Deeper/Ph.D. Comics organized by DAGS. I was pleased to see that quite a number of math grad students made the trip, as did a number of political science students.
Afterwards most of us (meaning math and political science) made our way to the Grawood, the campus bar, for a few drinks, some food, socializing, and trivia. While the food, drinks, and socializing were great, the trivia was a bit of a dud. I am not sure exactly what it is, but they really don't know how to write good trivia questions at the Grawood. Not surprisingly, not having good questions makes the whole thing rather unpleasant.
-We have two Ultimate games tomorrow. We have this unusually large number because of our scheduling problem last week.
-My PB is still 9 chin-ups. It seems that I haven't made much progress in the past day or so.
Friday, October 09, 2009
A Few Quick Notes 364
-Today seems to have been largely overcast and cool, though it hasn't rained and it hasn't been cold, so I guess it gets a passing grade. That being said, it feels as though we are now definitely in fall and not just experiencing a cold spell.
-On Tuesday night Neil and I attended the Rex Murphy book a launch that I mentioned a few posts ago. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, but the talk was much more entertaining and exciting than I expected. It is likely that Neil and I were so drawn in because Rex spent a good portion of his time recounting his experiences working for Newfoundland Liberal party in the 1980s.
I should also give Rex credit for being a particularly capable public speaker. As far as I could tell, aside from a brief section at the end of his talk, he managed to speak for 45 minutes without notes and without a microphone (and with only a few sips of water). More impressive than just the fact that he accomplished such a feat was that the content, if wandering at times, was well presented and managed to draw out a number of connections that I hadn't previously made. So I guess I am recommending Rex as a speaker if you ever have the opportunity to hear him.
After the talk he signed a few books. As neither Neil nor I purchased a book we did not stick around for the signing, though I did try to snap a few photos (the quality of which were hampered by light and distance).
-Last night I joined the matheletes on a booze cruise on the Halifax harbour. It turns out that most of us weren't really prepared for what we eventually experienced, though I think that once we started to get a sense of things we were at least able to deal with the experience.
I am not sure what it says about me, but I was glad to get the chance to go under both bridges. One thing that I found strange is that only the Souther bridge (I can't remember which is which) was properly illuminated.
At one point two of us were looking at the wheelhouse and were a little bit surprised to see this.
As you might have guessed, the crew was obscured by the wheel. Sadly, they didn't try to ghost ride the Harbour Queen (as unique an experience as that might have been).
-On Wednesday it was quite wet and windy so we decided not to play our Ultimate game, though we only made this decision at the field. As we were all there and free for a few hours most of us decided to hit the closest bar, the Rodeo Lounge in Burnside.
Once in the bar we learned that not only were we basically the only customers but that they had an indoor basketball net as well as Nintendo Wii that we were able to use (and did use). Unfortunately, the mechanical bull was not in use while we were there, though now that I know it exists I have some motivation to head back at some point in the future.
I should also say that the prices were reasonable and the service was great. It was incredibly fun to play a few games of HORSE/take a few shots while hanging out and drinking some beer. It would be great if more bars had such facilities.
-I harvested quite a number of tomatoes today. I think it is safe to say that this was my biggest single harvest yet, though I hope to be able surpass this record next year.
Hopefully Neil will be able to eat them all before they go bad.
-On Tuesday night Neil and I attended the Rex Murphy book a launch that I mentioned a few posts ago. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, but the talk was much more entertaining and exciting than I expected. It is likely that Neil and I were so drawn in because Rex spent a good portion of his time recounting his experiences working for Newfoundland Liberal party in the 1980s.
I should also give Rex credit for being a particularly capable public speaker. As far as I could tell, aside from a brief section at the end of his talk, he managed to speak for 45 minutes without notes and without a microphone (and with only a few sips of water). More impressive than just the fact that he accomplished such a feat was that the content, if wandering at times, was well presented and managed to draw out a number of connections that I hadn't previously made. So I guess I am recommending Rex as a speaker if you ever have the opportunity to hear him.
After the talk he signed a few books. As neither Neil nor I purchased a book we did not stick around for the signing, though I did try to snap a few photos (the quality of which were hampered by light and distance).
-Last night I joined the matheletes on a booze cruise on the Halifax harbour. It turns out that most of us weren't really prepared for what we eventually experienced, though I think that once we started to get a sense of things we were at least able to deal with the experience.
I am not sure what it says about me, but I was glad to get the chance to go under both bridges. One thing that I found strange is that only the Souther bridge (I can't remember which is which) was properly illuminated.
At one point two of us were looking at the wheelhouse and were a little bit surprised to see this.
As you might have guessed, the crew was obscured by the wheel. Sadly, they didn't try to ghost ride the Harbour Queen (as unique an experience as that might have been).
-On Wednesday it was quite wet and windy so we decided not to play our Ultimate game, though we only made this decision at the field. As we were all there and free for a few hours most of us decided to hit the closest bar, the Rodeo Lounge in Burnside.
Once in the bar we learned that not only were we basically the only customers but that they had an indoor basketball net as well as Nintendo Wii that we were able to use (and did use). Unfortunately, the mechanical bull was not in use while we were there, though now that I know it exists I have some motivation to head back at some point in the future.
I should also say that the prices were reasonable and the service was great. It was incredibly fun to play a few games of HORSE/take a few shots while hanging out and drinking some beer. It would be great if more bars had such facilities.
-I harvested quite a number of tomatoes today. I think it is safe to say that this was my biggest single harvest yet, though I hope to be able surpass this record next year.
Hopefully Neil will be able to eat them all before they go bad.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Sexy Rexy live at the McCain Building tonight
For those of you in Halifax this evening, you may be interested to know that Rex Murphy will be having a book launch (which I presume includes either a reading or talk of some kind) at the Scotiabank Auditorium in the McCain Building on the Dalhousie Campus. The event is free and starts at 7:30, though I imagine if you want good seats you will need to show up a little on the early side as I can't see how this won't be rocking.
(Edit: Neil and I plan on attending.)
(Edit: Neil and I plan on attending.)
Friday, October 02, 2009
A Few Quick Notes 363
-So far today has been pretty decent, though nothing particularly special. At times it has a been a little overcast, though at other times the sun has come out and made it look quite nice.
-Neil and I both really enjoyed last night's Ransom A Myers Science and Society lecture. Not only was the speaker, Andrew Weaver, informative, he also presented the material in an engaging way. Unfortunately, the post-lecture question and answer session was used by a few local activists to highlight upcoming events. While I don't know how everyone else feels about these incidents, but I know that I find such interjections really off-putting and they make me quite uncomfortable. That there is a risk that such 'questions' might be posed is almost enough for me to think that in most public lecture settings we should just forgo the question and answer session
-The post-lecture awkwardness reminded me of the question and answer session that followed an Oliver Sacks talk I attended in Montreal a few years ago. In this instance people seemed to want on-the-spot neurological diagnoses. These may have even been more uncomfortable for me than the event promoting that I experienced last night.
The other parallel between the two talk was that, through no fault of either presenter, I nodded briefly off during both. I am not sure what it is about large lecture theatres, but they seem to induce sleep quite effectively in males in my family.
-I think that we will be having chicken noodle soup for dinner tonight. I guess I might need to get started on this in the not too distant future.
-The other thing that I need to get started on are my readings for my upcoming week's classes.
While not great, I think comes close to representing what it is I need to read to prepare for class (though there are some other things I need to read for other assignments).
-After a rather dismal September it seems that I am now trying to up my post numbers for October (not that this really matters). I guess I think it would be nice to hit 365 by the end of December, so maybe that is why I am making a bit of an effort to post more frequently.
-There were some other things I meant to comment on, but it seems that I can't remember then at the moment.
-Neil and I both really enjoyed last night's Ransom A Myers Science and Society lecture. Not only was the speaker, Andrew Weaver, informative, he also presented the material in an engaging way. Unfortunately, the post-lecture question and answer session was used by a few local activists to highlight upcoming events. While I don't know how everyone else feels about these incidents, but I know that I find such interjections really off-putting and they make me quite uncomfortable. That there is a risk that such 'questions' might be posed is almost enough for me to think that in most public lecture settings we should just forgo the question and answer session
-The post-lecture awkwardness reminded me of the question and answer session that followed an Oliver Sacks talk I attended in Montreal a few years ago. In this instance people seemed to want on-the-spot neurological diagnoses. These may have even been more uncomfortable for me than the event promoting that I experienced last night.
The other parallel between the two talk was that, through no fault of either presenter, I nodded briefly off during both. I am not sure what it is about large lecture theatres, but they seem to induce sleep quite effectively in males in my family.
-I think that we will be having chicken noodle soup for dinner tonight. I guess I might need to get started on this in the not too distant future.
-The other thing that I need to get started on are my readings for my upcoming week's classes.
While not great, I think comes close to representing what it is I need to read to prepare for class (though there are some other things I need to read for other assignments).
-After a rather dismal September it seems that I am now trying to up my post numbers for October (not that this really matters). I guess I think it would be nice to hit 365 by the end of December, so maybe that is why I am making a bit of an effort to post more frequently.
-There were some other things I meant to comment on, but it seems that I can't remember then at the moment.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
A Few Quick Notes 362
-Much to my surprise, today has been a pretty nice day, the sun is out and it is a little warmer than it has been recently. Strangely, it seems that the forecast suggested that we might be in for showers this afternoon.
-School has been keeping my quite busy these past few days and weeks. In particular the reading has really been taking up a fair bit of my time. I was thinking that I could try to take a picture of this weeks readings to try to give a sense of how much it is on a weekly basis, but I realized that as a few are in books and a little scattered I probably couldn't really accurately represent a weeks readings in picture, so you will just have to try to visualize it yourself.
Actually, soon after I finish this post I plan on collecting and printing my readings for next week. Hopefully I can get a start on things later this evening.
-Last night Neil and I had an Ultimate game. Unfortunately, it didn't go particularly well and we managed to lose by a score of 5-10. The only good thing was the team was a pretty decent team to play against, there weren't too many disputes.
-A few days ago Newfoundland held its municipal elections. For the most part the results in St. John's weren't particularly surprising. It is likely that I actually voted for several winning candidates, something that doesn't often happen.
Anyway, an interesting result did occur in Paradise, where it initially seemed that a 19 university student had unseated the current mayor, a former provincial Liberal cabinet minister. After a recount it was determined that the candidates were tied. Apparently, much to my surprise, the procedure in such an instance is for a name to be drawn from an envelope to determine the winner. The final result was that the incumbent was returned. If you are interested, CBC provides a slightly more detailed version of the story here.
-The tomatoes continue to ripen. Though I don't have an exact count at the moment, I think that there are probably close to 10 that are red, or certainly well on their way to red. I am hoping that one or two more might soon be ripe enough for Neil to eat them.
-For those of you in the Halifax area with a free evening, you might be interested in checking out the 2nd annual Ransom Myers Lecture in Sciences and Society. The lecture is to take place tonight at 7:30 P.M. in Ondaatje Hall in the McCain building. Not that should be a key motivating factor, but after last year's talk attendees were provided with wine and non-alcoholic drinks.
-The tobacco plants are continuing to grow quite nicely.
A few of the plants now have leaves that are at least a few inches across in both directions. While I am pleased with the size, I think that they are likely being limited in size because of the size of the containers in which the plants are being grown. Maybe next summer I will be able to grow a few plants in larger containers.
One of the major consequences of having such a large number of plants with relatively large amounts of foliage is that they are now impeding my ability to see through my bedroom window. I guess I really shouldn't be as surprised about this development as I am.
-School has been keeping my quite busy these past few days and weeks. In particular the reading has really been taking up a fair bit of my time. I was thinking that I could try to take a picture of this weeks readings to try to give a sense of how much it is on a weekly basis, but I realized that as a few are in books and a little scattered I probably couldn't really accurately represent a weeks readings in picture, so you will just have to try to visualize it yourself.
Actually, soon after I finish this post I plan on collecting and printing my readings for next week. Hopefully I can get a start on things later this evening.
-Last night Neil and I had an Ultimate game. Unfortunately, it didn't go particularly well and we managed to lose by a score of 5-10. The only good thing was the team was a pretty decent team to play against, there weren't too many disputes.
-A few days ago Newfoundland held its municipal elections. For the most part the results in St. John's weren't particularly surprising. It is likely that I actually voted for several winning candidates, something that doesn't often happen.
Anyway, an interesting result did occur in Paradise, where it initially seemed that a 19 university student had unseated the current mayor, a former provincial Liberal cabinet minister. After a recount it was determined that the candidates were tied. Apparently, much to my surprise, the procedure in such an instance is for a name to be drawn from an envelope to determine the winner. The final result was that the incumbent was returned. If you are interested, CBC provides a slightly more detailed version of the story here.
-The tomatoes continue to ripen. Though I don't have an exact count at the moment, I think that there are probably close to 10 that are red, or certainly well on their way to red. I am hoping that one or two more might soon be ripe enough for Neil to eat them.
-For those of you in the Halifax area with a free evening, you might be interested in checking out the 2nd annual Ransom Myers Lecture in Sciences and Society. The lecture is to take place tonight at 7:30 P.M. in Ondaatje Hall in the McCain building. Not that should be a key motivating factor, but after last year's talk attendees were provided with wine and non-alcoholic drinks.
-The tobacco plants are continuing to grow quite nicely.
A few of the plants now have leaves that are at least a few inches across in both directions. While I am pleased with the size, I think that they are likely being limited in size because of the size of the containers in which the plants are being grown. Maybe next summer I will be able to grow a few plants in larger containers.
One of the major consequences of having such a large number of plants with relatively large amounts of foliage is that they are now impeding my ability to see through my bedroom window. I guess I really shouldn't be as surprised about this development as I am.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
A Few Quick Notes 317
-Today was a beautiful day. The cloudy periods that were forecast were kind enough not to materialize this afternoon. Instead we had a relatively sunny and pleasant afternoon and evening. Now that the sun has set the temperature has started to drop, but it is still rather pleasant.
-A few of the lettuce seeds that I planted recently have started to show signs of growth, though at the moment they are only a few millimeters tall. The other recently planted seeds haven't yet started to show any signs of growth. I am hoping that with another few days of good sun I should see some rather significant progress.
-As today was quite nice I was able to move some of the plants to the balcony for a few hours. Though I have no real evidence that this will be particularly effective, it does seem that they are likely to receive at least a little more light in this location than they are to get in either my bedroom or the living room.
-We had homemade chicken noodle soup for dinner. I thought it was pretty passable.
-Tomorrow we will be heading out for a free Thai meal provided by the Dal math grad students.
-Aside from the freeness of the meal, I am looking forward to the meal as it should be during the meal that we are met by my friend Greg who will be coming into town for a few days. Hopefully Greg and I will get a chance to hit a few of the locations we visited when we came here on vacation in July 2005. Shockingly, we managed to visit all kinds of Halifax attractions, including the Dartmouth ferry and Bayer's Lake in just a few days. I imagine that this time our sightseeing will be a little more circumscribed, largely as the visit is shorter and also because there are a few places we have already thought about visiting.
-This evening Neil and I attended at talk by Tony Burman of Al Jazeera English hosted by the CIC at King's. While we both expected the talk to be about reporting in the context of Al Jazeera and the global south, as the lecture title suggested, it was really almost exclusively about Al Jazeera English's attempt to be carried by Canadian cable carriers and their CRTC application and why we should support such an application. While I likely would have attended such a sales pitch had I been given the opportunity, it was just not what we expected.
On the other hand, it was kind of cool to attend a talk by the head of a major international news channel. Though what this talked suggested to me was how much emphasis the channel was putting on having their application approved by the CRTC.
One thing that I did learn at this talk that I found to be of some interest is that one can view Al Jazeera English online for free (here, or here), if one is so inclined.
-Yesterday I subscribed to three new podcasts, as I have all kinds of free time that I need to eliminate. Instead of comedy podcasts, as has been my habit recently, I went for a slightly more eclectic mix. As I seem to be having a hard time segueing into the names of the three podcasts, I will just drop them now: Philosophy Bites, Planet Money, and Selected Shorts. So far all three of them seem pretty good, though I can't say that I have given either Philosophy Bites or Selected Shorts a thorough listening to yet. (Several moments ago, while editing this post, I subscribed to two more: Ethics Bites and Philosophy: The Classics.)
-For the past few days I have been meaning to mention that we are presently in the midst of a provincial election in Nova Scotia. For the most part if I didn't know this already I wouldn't be likely to pick it up by walking around downtown Halifax. It seems that it is a relatively low key election so far. And as I don't get to listen to the morning show on CBC I am really not all that in touch with how the campaign is going. I am hoping a few more canvassers swing by our apartment so I get a chance to talk with them and push my election issue (more accessible bottle return options).
-A few of the lettuce seeds that I planted recently have started to show signs of growth, though at the moment they are only a few millimeters tall. The other recently planted seeds haven't yet started to show any signs of growth. I am hoping that with another few days of good sun I should see some rather significant progress.
-As today was quite nice I was able to move some of the plants to the balcony for a few hours. Though I have no real evidence that this will be particularly effective, it does seem that they are likely to receive at least a little more light in this location than they are to get in either my bedroom or the living room.
-We had homemade chicken noodle soup for dinner. I thought it was pretty passable.
-Tomorrow we will be heading out for a free Thai meal provided by the Dal math grad students.
-Aside from the freeness of the meal, I am looking forward to the meal as it should be during the meal that we are met by my friend Greg who will be coming into town for a few days. Hopefully Greg and I will get a chance to hit a few of the locations we visited when we came here on vacation in July 2005. Shockingly, we managed to visit all kinds of Halifax attractions, including the Dartmouth ferry and Bayer's Lake in just a few days. I imagine that this time our sightseeing will be a little more circumscribed, largely as the visit is shorter and also because there are a few places we have already thought about visiting.
-This evening Neil and I attended at talk by Tony Burman of Al Jazeera English hosted by the CIC at King's. While we both expected the talk to be about reporting in the context of Al Jazeera and the global south, as the lecture title suggested, it was really almost exclusively about Al Jazeera English's attempt to be carried by Canadian cable carriers and their CRTC application and why we should support such an application. While I likely would have attended such a sales pitch had I been given the opportunity, it was just not what we expected.
On the other hand, it was kind of cool to attend a talk by the head of a major international news channel. Though what this talked suggested to me was how much emphasis the channel was putting on having their application approved by the CRTC.
One thing that I did learn at this talk that I found to be of some interest is that one can view Al Jazeera English online for free (here, or here), if one is so inclined.
-Yesterday I subscribed to three new podcasts, as I have all kinds of free time that I need to eliminate. Instead of comedy podcasts, as has been my habit recently, I went for a slightly more eclectic mix. As I seem to be having a hard time segueing into the names of the three podcasts, I will just drop them now: Philosophy Bites, Planet Money, and Selected Shorts. So far all three of them seem pretty good, though I can't say that I have given either Philosophy Bites or Selected Shorts a thorough listening to yet. (Several moments ago, while editing this post, I subscribed to two more: Ethics Bites and Philosophy: The Classics.)
-For the past few days I have been meaning to mention that we are presently in the midst of a provincial election in Nova Scotia. For the most part if I didn't know this already I wouldn't be likely to pick it up by walking around downtown Halifax. It seems that it is a relatively low key election so far. And as I don't get to listen to the morning show on CBC I am really not all that in touch with how the campaign is going. I am hoping a few more canvassers swing by our apartment so I get a chance to talk with them and push my election issue (more accessible bottle return options).
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