Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy

I don’t first hand, but that’s not my fault. However I have read and watched some history, so I know that Joe Clark’s minority government was defeated in 1979. And do you know what the Gov. Gen. did once that happened? Did he call an election right away? Not quite.

I like Franken, and dislike (now that’s an understatement) Coulter, so this is even funnier to me than you can imagine.

Congratulations Senator Franken on your late, and well deserved victory snatched from the jaws of miscounting.

My not so humble blog has placed in the Robert Jago Top 25 Canadian Political Blog list yet again, although at my lowest ranking ever as some new blogs have burst onto the list near the top.

The often unhappy Werner is now offering a competing top 25 list (which I also happened to place on), and makes a minor mistake of implying that because it’s based on only a computer algorithm and fixed search (which he wrote), that it is less biased. The major difference from Robert’s list is that it produces different results, because Robert’s sample is different, and Robert also attempts to use multiple criteria to correct SEO anomalies (and to ensure that SDA rules the world probably too ;-)

I doubt either list is perfectly unbiased, you just have to decide whose bias you’re more willing to accept. I’ll accept them both, and use both lists as a guide to who is rocking the Canadian blogosphere from month to month. It’d be boring if the lists weren’t a bit different.

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And this wasn’t worth a completely new blog post, but I just wanted to remind people (on a publicly accessible blog site) that My Space is a scam:

My Space is a scam. They sent me a junk email today to tell me that one of my My Space “friends” is having a birthday this week;

Birthday Reminder
One or more of your friends have birthdays coming up this week –

Visit MySpace to check out who!

…then I sign in and it tells me that none of my friends have birthdays. Ha ha, it lied so I would sign in and make it look like that was an active account when actually it was quite dead.

Enjoy my account activity, My Space. The next one will likely be to close the account down.

I’m grinning from ear to ear; I’m a finalist in the 2008 Weblog Awards. These international, American based blog awards are one of the blogosphere’s biggest, so it’s nice to be recognized as a top nominee. There are many fine blogs from Canada I’m up against in voting (and some not so fine). Among my favourites are WMTC, Calgary Grit, Buckdog, and Attack of the Red Neck Mommy. Many other blogs could have easily made the cut, and I’m a little surprised by the political blog domination of the nominees. With WMTC, I’m going to ask my kind readers to lend vote support to Tanis the Red Neck Mommy, who stomped my blog last year in the 2008 Bloggies. A non-political blog, with excellent story telling deserves to represent our country in these blog awards I think.

SDA readers, don’t fret. Small Dead Animals is still available in the Conservative Blog category. I’d guess the judges got tired of seeing it win year after year in the Canadian category, and retired its eligibility or put it in a hall of fame or something.

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And my A.S.S.P.O.T.Y. Awards are still underway, so you can get in your favourite post of 2008 nomination still…

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The 2009 Bloggies are also underway, with nominations until next week, so I’d appreciate you nominating my blog if you are so inclined to like it in that way.

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And is there no depth to which ACR won’t stoop to make poop up about people? A Progressive Blogger really ought to aspire to avoid character assassination and petty name calling.

Graphic blogging ahead, beware.
Well, yesterday I went back to work, for one whole day before the weekend. After being very productive for several hours, I promptly developed a REAL stomach ache, and upon returning home I broke my vomit-free-days streak at probably more than a year. So there goes 2009, down the toilet, literally. I was instantly reminded of the Seinfeld episode where Jerry breaks his 8 year run.

At least this is a pretty picture of a year going by, to help you and me take my mind off of the harsh realities of being human:

One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.

I have another idea that might solve the problem with so called “fat taxes“. The current thinking is that either these taxes reduce consumption of potentially dangerous products, or that they are yet another money grab from a government that doesn’t care if its people consume products dangerous for consumption.

How about any items that the government thinks needs to be sin or fat taxed, should be wide open to numerous class action lawsuits. The justice system can then deal with the companies that feel poisoning customers is an acceptable means to earn profit.

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Hat tip to Amanda

I have a New Year’s Day tradition; I go to the Lieutenant Governor’s house on Dewdney Avenue and soak up the ambiance, company, and free food and drink. It’s the only time of year when I can be sure to get something back from the government (if April’s tax season isn’t kind).

Patty had never been before, and so was hesitant about leaving the house on a -22C day. But after she dragged her feet a little, and rejected all of my perfectly acceptable clothing suggestions (only to find something better on her own), we were out the door. The car was easily removed from its parking space, which was almost a surprise considering we (ok, I) got it stuck pulling into the spot last night on our way back from some parties. We got a parking spot in the lot right beside Government House (which is usually packed full), and once Patty saw the inside of it, I think she felt almost silly about the hesitation in going.

I picked up some liquor from Saskatchewan talk radio star (and sometimes blogger) John Gormley and his wife, as they poured drinks for the crowd at the Levee. Toth, an MLA, was pouring coffee for people at the other end of the ballroom, and someone else I didn’t recognize was also serving. John paused for a moment so that Patty could snap a picture of the two of us. He also recognized me as I introduced myself, and commented on reading my blog before, which was nice of him. The man must have a steel trap of a mind in so far as remembering people, since it’s been well over a year that I’ve been able to listen regularly (to rant on my blog about something I heard on his show) or to phone in.

After leaving Government House, which has a new museum section upstairs, Patty and I went to some relatives, and had Western Pizza ordered in for supper to celebrate the sale of unwanted bedroom furniture. Thank you UsedRegina.com (gee, I should ask if they’ll sponsor my blog, I gush about that site every other week it seems).

Among the topics of conversation were football and sports in general. We mused if the Riders acquiring Clermont will help the team or not. I’m not sold yet, with some reservations about Clermont’s attitude should it remain as gruff as it was while he played for B.C. He certainly has a long way to go to become a fan favourite.

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And my Abandoned Stuff Super Post of the Year (ASSPOTY) Award contest is still underway, so get in your nomination(s) now.

Wunder Boner isn’t what you think it is. Or maybe it is.