Actually the proper title of the work is “JOHN GEORGE HOHMAN’S POW-WOWS; OR, LONG LOST FRIEND A COLLECTION OF MYSTERIOUS AND INVALUABLE ARTS AND REMEDIES, FOR MAN AS WELL AS ANIMALS. WITH MANY PROOFS Of their virtue and efficacy in healing diseases, etc., the greatest part which was never published until they appeared in print for the first time in… Read more →
Author: Mr. McLaren
A thought
I was going to write up something about the just passed fourth anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. war in Iraq, but I’ve decided I’m too tired. Maybe tomorrow. Instead, I offer this quote, from Edmund Burke: The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of… Read more →
Cellblock America
I’m not going to talk a lot about the history or positions of the Cato Institute–if you’re interested in that, you can go do the reading yourself. The very short version is that they are essentially right-wing libertarian types. I’m a bleeding heart left wing socialist type. You’d think we would agree on nothing. You’d be wrong. While we wouldn’t… Read more →
I could wake up to that
While I maintain that the ne plus ultraYes, I think I am prepared to make a case that these audiobooks are “better” in some sense than the printed form. It’s a very rare argument. form of Wodehouse‘s Jeeves & Wooster stories are the Jonathan Cecil unabridged readings from Audio Partners, the voice I hear in my mind when I think… Read more →
This one’s for Mike Drake
Soundtrack for the birthday drinking post
For the full experience of the “A Man Turns 34” post below, you really should have this song playing in the background. It’s the best thing the Fruvous guys ever wrote (although I think the version on the tape was slightly better than this one from Bargainville). Moxy Früvous – The Drinking Song The Drinking Song And the band played… Read more →
Thought For The Day
For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can’t readily accept the God formula, the big answers don’t remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command or faith a dictum. I am my own God. We are here to… Read more →
A Man Turns 34
Note: I will deny the entire contents of this post if my daughter ever finds it later in her life and confronts me with it. I expect you all to back me up in those denials. So, how did I welcome in 34th birthday? Recall that I was spending it in Australia. Before I get into the details, I want… Read more →
The Top 10 Corporate Moments In Rock
Let’s start back into this with something easy: a little bit of linkbloggery. I had a few moments of amusement, reading The Top 10 Corporate Moments In Rock at Earvolution the other day. The classic one for me, and also a favourite of my pal Doug, is this one: 3. Geffen Sues Neil Young For Not Sounding Like Neil Young… Read more →
From The Ashes…
There was a time in my life where if I “disappeared” off the Internet for two weeks, from my birthday through St. Patrick’s Day, it would have meant that I was on some sort of mad road trip across North America, having adventures and probably breaking a law or two. Not so this year. While I did ring in my… Read more →
Food Porn From Melbourne
I’m going to interrupt the sight-seeing with some food porn from down under. I went out Wednesday with Rick, my new boss, for dinner at Pearl, a restaurant more-or-less across the street from the office. And wow, was that some good eating. Easily in the top five meals I’ve had. Here’s quotes from a review: “Awarded three hats in the… Read more →
Maroondah Reservoir
After seeing the animals yesterday, I spent some time at the Maroondah Reservoir park. It’s a lovely area, and you can climb up to the top of the dam to look out over the Maroondah Reservoir, which provides a lot of the water for Melbourne. It’s very apparent looking at the state of the reservoid, from atop the dam, that… Read more →
Stop The Koala Menace
Look at that thing. Feel the terror! Read more →
Melbourne
I made it. Total travel time from my door to the hotel door, approximately 60 hours. All of which I was awake for. So after this heroic journey, I rolled into the hotel, caught a shower and a change of clothes, and then went and worked a full day at the office. I am a steely-eyed missle man. (Apparently the… Read more →
Travel Notes
1) The sandwich shop in Heathrow, T3, Arrivals, is sorely mistaken about what constitutes a club sandwich. 2) Watching out the window as the plane come in to land in Hong Kong, on a clear sunny day is now my lifetime personal best “looking out an airplane window” experience. I’ve flown into every major airport in North America, and a… Read more →
