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ESI caption contest!
The prize? Not being thrown to the lions.
Caribou!
While imbibing a pint with associates recently, one lifted his stein and said, Ookpik ! Another said, Don't you mean, Chimo !? And so be...
Fairy tale town
Ottawa, though populated by many types that pride themselves on real-world pragmatism, is a fairy-tale town. If ya don't buy into this a...
His and Hers - Part II
I am told that it was not obvious why I suspected that the truck belonged to a man. See for yourself... p.s. I have a new compulsion - I no...
The Independent Observer's Summary from the past week
In the spirit of Agatha's update following the memorable Crisis Weekend, here's a precis of the last seven days: 1) After receiving ...
Will the gnome roam to Nome or Rome?
I am happy to report my new travelling companion is cute, looks good in red, and is up for just about anything. I am less enthusiastic to no...
An irrelevant paws
These are the grey days that try a semimythical coyote's soul. I have many reasons why this is so. Sadly, they are unrelated. So no neat...
Equality in Love
That fellow Matt and his girlfriend who doesn't love him as much as he loves her reminds me of a movie I produced a few years ago.
RNDP 23: More on Online
The Globe and Mail says people's financial troubles make online dating more appealing. Interestingly, back before the financial trouble...
A carnival atmosphere
Y'know... The thought of riffing just one more time on the weak-mindedness of politicians contributing to this town's carnival atmos...
30 days
Going begging
It was either extensive research, or insomnia last weekend after one too many beavertails on the canal, that led us to the momentous discove...
I'll Drive up Front with the Boys, Steve
This piece of political theatrics just made me laugh. From what I can see, there is plenty of room for more than one in the back seats. Bu...
Coyote and Dating
Coyote should not listen to any ESI pressure to enter into dating world. Dating is an evil construct, based on regressive, repressive outdat...
Stringin' the blues
A strange brew of sounds Saturday as Bluesfest wailed into its final weekend. Conch Shell and Painted Stick were flatly unimpressed with the...
Breaking News: Ottawa River crash debris recovered
Turns out it was just a weather balloon. Nothing to see here. Please move on.
Google Poem: Do we really want a mayor?
* Personally, I don't want a mayor who isn't willing to do the legwork to ensure that all of her/his nominators are in fact on t...
Will the gnome roam to Nome or Rome?
I am happy to report my new travelling companion is cute, looks good in red, and is up for just about anything. I am less enthusiastic to no...
A Taliban bobsled team?
The Independent Observer and me wuz debriefing the other night, after the Games That Must Not be Named©®™, when one of us started asking dum...
I went to International Talk Like a Pirate Day...
...and when I regained consciousness somebody had dressed me up in this goofy outfit. Next time, I'm sending Fourth Dwarf. He deserves ...
Tank Top Tuesday
Nursmyra, is this a tank top or a corset?
All time
Remember, keep your brush on the ice
City hockey fans have yet to recover from the whooping that Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins inflicted on the Ottawa Senators in t...
How many of us are feeling about this winter in Ottawa
Death, taxes and, oh yeah, annoying phone calls
You might think Canada's tax collectors would be a sharp bunch. Competent, educated, shrewd, with sharpened pencils at the ready. And th...
Avoiding the elephant in the womb
On a recent visit to one of my ancestral homelands, I met up with an old friend who is with child. She was waiting for me on the sidewalk o...
Publog Research: Preston Hardware
Fieldwork by the Research Director and Coyote, Easter Weekend 2007: Pluses (Features to emulate) FREE! ESPRESSO! SHOTS! Minuses (Features to...
Unreasonable demands
A number of demands have been made on me as the new muse that I deem to be unreasonable. 1) That I disclose details of my sex life . The 5th...
Send in the Clowns
Every time that I notice this mannequin, I am startled for a second. But, despite her clownish hair and her maniacal smile , she has excelle...
People in their lounging robes
I love Le Nordik , the scandinavian spa just 20 minutes from Ottawa. It is amazing, and reasonably priced. Much cheaper than therapy, and y...
Wading in to the chocolate morass
As Zoom has noted , these are the dog days of blogging. Oh, hey: I'm a dog. A dog about to risk life and limb by weighing in on the Gre...
Sign Language and Prime Ministers
A little news story about sign language and the prime minister of Thailand sent me on an internet search quest this week. It seems the Thai ...
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Metabloggers Missing in Wake of Rita
Maybe today she'll run into Arrrrr!
Too many lives to blog
Why were we de-linked?
A change in one's font is as good as a rest
We don't know either
The Pool Guy, the Dude's Ex and the M Countdown
Coaching
More M reflections
It's a new day
Come back, dear commentators
Creeps and Voyeurs
Wayward fruit
Haircuts and heartbreaks
Music to hurt by
Poems and Obsessions
Why men lie
Corrected Poll Results
Mea culpa * with an asterisk
Some nobody woman may work
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