Best of Toren’s blog |
If you aren't already a regular reader of my blog, here are my choices for THE BEST OF TOREN'S ABSOLUTE BLOG entries for 2007DEEPLY PERSONAL ISSUES = HILARIOUSChristmas Magic Came Out of My Guthttp://... Posted by on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:28:00 GMT |
Why I Don't Like Patriotism or Competitive Sports. |
"There can be no world peace while patriotism exists" -someone.see also [old blog entry link]Patriotism is kind of like hockey. We cheer for our club out of pride - sometimes pride for excellence, but... Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:32:00 GMT |
Slackademics: Another Nerdy Success Story |
Slackademics: Comicology 101 went over bright and beautiful tonight. Martin gave a bit of a talk on the social origins and development of American comics which sparked some intriguing discussion. Ther... Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:13:00 GMT |
I was Interviewed for Night of the Living Podcast |
If you've got 42 minutes to kill you can listen to me being interviewed by the gents at Night of the Living Podcast. We talk about HPL (of course) in film and gaming, Nomeansno, the origins of the ban... Posted by on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:08:00 GMT |
World Wildlife Federation of Justice |
Just in case you haven't seen them yet: http://www.thickets.net/toren/archives/2006/06/20/world-wild
life-federation-of-justice-and-their-foes/...for all your funny animal superhero needs! Posted by on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:01:00 GMT |
Slackademics |
Yeah, school is okay, but theres another way to learn things. People I know have lots of skills. They are willing to share them, and they want to learn new ones, and nobody has to spend any moneyjust ... Posted by on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:18:00 GMT |
Hoctor Doo |
Joe lended me (yeah, I said lended) the complete first season of the new Dr Who (Christopher Eccleson), which I am now going to talk about. I like Dr Who. My favourite doctor is probably the first ... Posted by on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:10:00 GMT |
Migraine |
I was working on a new Horribles at work to post tonight, but at about 3pm I noticed a hole in my vision. A blind spot that is the precursor to a migraine. Ive had 5 or 6 of them in my life. The ve... Posted by on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:09:00 GMT |
Enron Hubbard |
The Enron goons were convicted of fraud and conspiracy and face many years in jail. Which I think is wrong, and Ill tell you why. I read that the judge set a $5 million US bond. I dont know what the d... Posted by on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:08:00 GMT |
Lazy Layman Part 2 |
So I've been further considering this "Introduction To..." communal grassroots (god I hate that word) educational system. I could make a new blog for it (vancouverfreelearning.blogspot.com?), which wo... Posted by on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 13:47:00 GMT |