Sitta canadensis has been busy at the bird feeder underneath the big blue spruce for the past few days. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology describes the Red-breasted Nuthatch as “an intense bundle of energy” and that description of the bird’s behaviour matches what I have seen.
Red-breasted Nuthatches move quickly over trunks and branches probing for [...]
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An Intense Bundle of Energy at My Feeder
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · General
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Dressed in a Toboggan
December 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · General
Here in the Truth North, Strong and Free, a toboggan is used on snow to slide down a hill or other slope for winter fun. Unlike a sled or sleigh, a toboggan has no runners but rides directly on the snow.
Apparently, further south, in the Land of the Free, a toboggan is something you wear, [...]
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What Would Jesus Buy?
December 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments · General
What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir as they take a cross-country trip in the month prior to Christmas 2005, and spread their message against what they perceive as the evils of patronizing the retail outlets of several different large corporate chains.
Don’t let the irreverent comedy in this film sidetrack [...]
From the “Say What?” Department
December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · General
The local newspaper had a feature article recently about the burrowing owl, which is an endangered species. It is estimated that there are fewer than a thousand breeding pairs left in Canada, mainly in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The mission of the Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre is to promote conservation of the owl and [...]
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Introverts May Be Best Leaders
December 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · General
A couple of months ago, Steve McMillan posted a quote from an introvert about the pain of extroverts.
In an under-the-radar quest to take over the world, introverts are now asserting (quietly and calmly of course) that they/we make the best leaders.
In her article, Why Introverts Can Make the Best Leaders, Jennifer Kahnweiler of Forbes magazine [...]
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Win A Free (Mission) Trip to Haiti…
November 24th, 2009 · No Comments · General
I doubt that Haiti is on anyone’s list of vacation destinations. According to the World Bank, “Haiti continues to be the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Some social indicators are among the weakest in the world” (World Bank Haiti Country Brief).
However, InterVarsity Press is running a contest in conjunction with [...]
Canada’s Literary Community Gets Religion All Wrong
August 17th, 2009 · No Comments · General
That’s the headline of a recent opinion piece in the Globe and Mail by author David Adams Richards.
[W]ithin Canada’s writing and intellectual community, many people I know will not consider the idea that skepticism toward the existence of God may not be absolutely progressive.
>> Globe and Mail Opinion Piece
Take a Peek at My Library
July 8th, 2009 · No Comments · General
It’s a rainy day here in Regina so I’ve been busy updating my catalogue of library books at LibraryThing.
I’ve probably catalogued less than 1/2 of my library but if you want to take a peek at some of what is in my collection, point your browser here.
If you need to keep track of your books, [...]
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A Canada Day Ex-Pat Perspective
July 1st, 2009 · No Comments · General
After the fireworks are over, point your web browser to James K.A. Smith’s Fors Clavigera blog for some reflections on Canada from an ex-pat.
Smith begins with a collection of testimonies from other Canadian ex-pats in a New York Times Op-Ed piece today. Then, the Associate Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan [...]
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