To start, the actual title of this series “The Best of: Thanksgiving when you’re a single 20-something whose parents are an 18 hour drive away and whose roommate really hates Thanksgiving.” But that would eaten up a lot of screen space, so I decided to trim it a bit. Also, too, however, and as well (Palin-ism), my Thanksgivings have not always been unfortunate affairs. I used to have great, delicious, possibly nutritious, family gatherings that left everyone sleepy and a bit testy, and I’ve even had some good Thanksgivings in Toronto. But they’ve been a slippery slope heading toward a downward spiral. And they are documented… HERE. Also click here for the brand new, just launched surprise.
Not to say that we’re not on heading toward recession, that the downturn in the US economy is doing anything to help our situation, or that everything is rosy and great.
BUT:
Do we really have a banking crisis in Canada? Just throwing this out there for thoughts… Peter Mansbridge, in his interview with Stephen Harper today, mentioned the banking crisis several times (watch). I’m not denying that we live in an interconnected world, that the US economy won’t drag ours down, or that our financial institutions stand alone, separate from the global banking system. But when no banks have failed, and the biggest issue they’re having seems to be that they’re stuck with (in CIBC’s case, very substantial) bad sub-prime mortgage debt from the US… When Canadian companies like Manulife are looking to scoop up American behemoths like AIG… Read the rest of this entry »
So yeah, I’m a *tiny* bit obsessed Sarah Palin. And, as Gawker says, Tina Fey is probably the only good thing about her. Every time I need to bring a bit of joy to my day, I tune in to NBC.com and watch one of the (now three) amazing Tina-Fey-as-Sarah-Palin clips. Of course, if she’s actually elected, I don’t think there’s a thing in the world that could bring joy to my days. If we even have days left… Oh dear…
Some great lines:
Tina Fey (as Sarah Palin): “Also, too, you see, I think a little differently from an insider. I don’t think it’s patriotic to pay more taxes. I don’t think it’s patriotic to criticize these wars we got goin’ on. I do it’s patriotic to tell the government ‘Hey, get outta my way. Stop trying to impose on my right to shoot wolves from a helicopter.’ But a Washington insider like Joe Biden probably disagrees.”
Another great line: “Gwen, we don’t know if this climate change whozywhatsit is man-made or if it’s just a natural part of the end of days…[flipping to taxes] We are not afraid to get maverickey and ruffle feathers and not got to allow that and also too… the great Ronald Reagan.”
[Update: Embedded video is completely b0rked in IE, but can be found here. NBC's embed code was futzing it up totally, so I cut the IE code... just don't use IE. Ever.]
[Update 2: Thank you NBC for giving us Canadians snippets and bits of video. Not as good as, say, Hulu or watching full episodes online, legally, but better than nothing.]
Canada’s got a big choice ahead of it. Ideally, it would be a race for the Prime Minister’s office. Realistically, it’s a battle against a Conservative majority and [impending doom music] the end of Canada as we know. Jokes, jokes. But a majority would be bad, and it’s a tough fight for those trying to stop it.
The campaign, in typical Canadian style, isn’t overly negative–even the attack ads. Take bushharper.com. A simple site with a simple premise. Stephen Harper’s politics are the same as GW Bush’s. A couple of videos that make a couple off good points. Nothing too intense. Googling it, I saw of lot of the obvious ‘wow, that’s desperate’ from conservative/Conservative bloggers, and perhaps it is. I tend to think it’s more right on the money than it is desperate, but whatever. That’s not what this is about.
What this is about is how much these videos/this site say about the Liberal party’s really bad job at messaging. The Liberals, you say? How did they come up? Read the rest of this entry »
Got more done (way more) that I would in the office
Was more relaxed
Had time to go for a run
Managed to run the same presentations and meetings
Ate way healthier food than I normally do
I also worked longer and took fewer breaks. I know it’s not exactly rocket science, and everyone is telecommuting these days, but seriously, this is the first time i really hit me that I actually not only concentrate better at home, but actually get more done.
