tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63599742012-02-16T03:15:50.247-07:00Oi! Thump!A second attempt at a blog about... things. Punk Rock, Edmonton, Politics, Punk Rock Politics in Edmonton, Archaeology, Sports, RPGing, plus whatever elses pings off my brain when I'm in a writing mood. Elsewhere I am known as "Chunklets."Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-88661599470436911902009-03-13T14:07:00.002-06:002009-03-13T14:24:38.246-06:00Hail and Farewell, Sort OfWell, as I'm sure you've noticed, there's not been a lot of thumping going on over here lately. In fact, there hasn't been any thumping for almost exactly a year. And it is my sad duty to inform you that this post will probably be the last bit of thumping done here.So that's the bad news, maybe. The good news, maybe, is that I have another blog. I've been over there Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-83651067108835432532008-03-08T18:14:00.002-07:002008-03-08T18:20:27.949-07:00Incestuous Little Bastards, Aren't They!From an article in The Guardian:Brodie did his PhD in political science at the University of Calgary under Ted Morton, an American-born former academic and activist and known as the dean of the "Calgary school", an intellectual movement that has remade Canadian conservatism along American-lines.Yeah, that's this Ted Morton. Hat-Tip to The Galloping Beaver.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-40110873034428143232008-03-05T13:25:00.002-07:002008-03-05T13:31:35.730-07:00Submitted with SadnessDungeons and Dragons creator dies Gary Gygax, co-creator of the first role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, has died at the age of 69.If you totalled up the number of hours I've spent playing D&D, and some of its offshoots, sin I began as a wee sprout in Junior Hight School, it would probably total something like a year of my life.R.I.P., and Thank You, to Gary Gygax, Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-61622911035508677952008-03-04T18:03:00.004-07:002008-03-08T18:20:52.640-07:00Random Thoughts on the Events of YesterdayInsert Obvious Caption HereThe size of the Tory majority was greater than I'd thought it would be.The size of the voter turnout was smaller than expected. These two points may be related.The Wildrose Alliance Party got deservedly shut out.Craig Chandler did not get elected.Rachel Notley did, so virtue, in that small regard, triumphed.The Tories may now Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-21730667095404804612008-03-03T12:56:00.003-07:002008-03-03T13:13:35.688-07:00'Tis Election Day!So, we're straggling off to the polls today through the remnants of a late-winter/early-spring snowfall. Well, in all likelihood, something less than 50% of registered voters are doing that. It's provincial election day here, and this time, there's actually some interest in what the results are going to be! The Tories will be ecstatic if their majority grows, or at least Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-15749012763773908462008-02-05T13:27:00.000-07:002008-02-05T13:41:13.452-07:00A Provincial Election. We Haz It.Alberta premier calls electionJason Markusoff and Archie McLean, edmontonjournal.comPublished: Monday, February 04EDMONTON - And they're off - and they're all in favour of ending health-care premiums.Conservative Leader Ed Stelmach formally announced a March 3 election this afternoon, hours after his government's throne speech said the Tories would eliminate Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-57791645192051595702008-01-29T16:10:00.000-07:002008-01-29T16:27:57.071-07:00R.I.P.So, we lost a good one last week: Ex-Alberta NDP leader diesBy Jim Macdonald, THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON - Pam Barrett was a firecracker of Alberta politics who fought for the little guy, never backed away from a scrap and became a respected opponent of her political foes. The former leader of the Alberta New Democrats died in hospital Monday night after a two-year battle with cancer. She Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-45276688115607489032008-01-29T11:25:00.000-07:002008-01-29T11:38:42.396-07:00Insert Bitching About The Weather Here!Yes, it is cold here (our little thermometer bottomed out this morning, so at the warmest it was -40). Edmonton Transit, to their eternal credit, has broken out the cold-weather protocols - increased frequency of busses, express routes stopping where they usually don't, etc. However, it's gonna be nasty around here for the next few days. At least the windBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-12318432487981553922008-01-18T14:13:00.000-07:002008-01-18T14:38:57.161-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingInteractive EditionGentle readers, I am need of your aid. I've been working on a little project related to Greek mythology, and in the course of it I came across this image:Click the image for a truly gigantic version.The provenance of the piece is unknown, although it originally decorated the base of a statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and probably dates to Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-42556726258493196392008-01-18T14:04:00.000-07:002008-01-18T14:08:04.920-07:00Click!!Click here - you know you want to! (Friday Archaeology Blogging will be along shortly)Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-23064533953157284222008-01-11T14:50:00.000-07:002008-01-11T15:56:30.191-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingClose to Home EditionFirst off, Happy New Year to everyone!Now, down to business! We've had archaeological happenings right here in Edmonton over the past few days! The city is in the midst of extending the LRT (that's the subway, in case anyone's wondering, although the current stretch is above ground) into the south side of Edmonton, and the other day the Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-73670628082194750242007-12-22T15:53:00.000-07:002007-12-22T16:02:39.994-07:00Holiday Hiatus!Blogging is likely to be rare around here until about New Year's Day, at which point normal service will be resumed! In the meantime, Buon Natale to all!Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-11032698104610917722007-12-19T18:09:00.000-07:002007-12-19T18:19:00.430-07:00The World's Smallest Violin Plays Just For Craig ChandlerRejected Tory candidate declares Independent runLast Updated: Monday, December 17, 2007 | 12:42 PM MT CBC News Rejected provincial Tory candidate Craig Chandler announced Monday he will run as an Independent in Calgary-Egmont.Probably inevitable. Chandler, in fact, is bringing along a few of his fellow fundamentalist travellers to run in Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-9063818821936449712007-12-15T14:53:00.000-07:002007-12-16T16:42:58.618-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingArrrrrrrrrrrrrh, Matey EditionPirate of the Caribbean’s ship is discoveredJames Bone in New York The discovery of Captain Kidd's 300-year-old ship in the Caribbean could provide final proof that the Scottish privateer did not deserve to be hanged as a pirate and his rotting body left on public view. The wreck of the fabled Quedagh Merchant has been located in 10ft Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-45891326287552036192007-12-14T15:42:00.000-07:002007-12-14T15:48:28.521-07:00Sad NewsWriter Pratchett has Alzheimer'sBy SIMON NEVILLETHE best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.I have been a huge fan of Terry Pratchett's books ever since the first time I read one of them (it was Hogfather, for the record). Pratchett is, in my humble opinion, funnier than Douglas Adams (for one thing, he's not as Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-50019654085193691092007-12-13T16:20:00.000-07:002007-12-13T16:36:32.907-07:00Lame Moments in Sports Nos. 17-10286 baseball players singled out as having taken performance-enhancing drugs (warning: link opens a PDF). 86!!!! Now, this is, of course, not as horrendous a thing, as, say, this horrendous thing, but it's still a bit of a shock, and baseball fans have got to be a pretty angry bunch today. Two current Blue Jays were mentioned: Troy Glaus (this suprised nobody -Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-7212408026437717142007-12-07T14:45:00.000-07:002007-12-07T15:56:47.199-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingNo Romans This Time EditionArchaeologists dig up 4300-year-old cityFrom correspondents in BeijingDecember 04, 2007 05:56pmCHINESE archaeologists have dug up what is believed to be a 4300-year-old city that could be the capital of China's oldest dynasty, state press said today.The ancient city was believed to be part of the Liangzhu culture dated back to neolithic times Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-9986826687900720542007-12-05T16:12:00.000-07:002007-12-05T16:17:47.669-07:00It Is To WeepQ: What's worse than an ignoramus?A: A stubborn ignoramus.From the Huffington Post, via The Woodshed.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-12609784071003208542007-12-04T16:08:00.000-07:002007-12-04T16:31:04.009-07:00Provincial Tory Leader in Smart Political Move ShockerTories veto candidate's nominationCalling himself a 'martyr' for the cause, social conservative weighs next moveKATHERINE O'NEILL December 3, 2007EDMONTON -- An outspoken social conservative has been denied a chance to run for the Alberta Progressive Conservative party, as the country's oldest reigning political dynasty readies for a tough Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-83392020679609737942007-12-01T16:04:00.000-07:002007-12-01T16:16:09.853-07:00Worse and Worse...Dziekanski still alive by the time medical help arrived: RCMPLast Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2007 | 2:38 PM ET CBC News The RCMP and the Richmond B.C. fire department appear to be offering conflicting accounts as to whether Robert Dziekanski was already dead by the time medical help arrived.Given everything that has happened so far, I'm going to believe the fire department Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-80953245413471268762007-11-30T11:07:00.000-07:002007-11-30T17:44:11.119-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingPre-Roman Italy EditionSo, I thought today that I'd babble on about some of the peoples inhabiting Italy prior to the Roman domination. There were quite a number, many of them ethnically or linguistically related to the Romans, and some of them definitely not. Here's a small sample, working roughly from the South of the peninsula to the North. I've provided only veryBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-54737845364857864152007-11-28T17:44:00.000-07:002007-11-28T18:11:09.336-07:00Fun With U.S. College FootballI'm not the biggest fan of college football, although a brief inhabitation of Ypsilanti, Michigan, during the 1990s (reason: there was a girl) means that I keep a bit an eye on the fate of the University of Michigan Wolverines. However, this fall there have been a number of laugh-out-loud incidents in the collegiate gridiron game south of the border. Allow me to Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-72479021910961765332007-11-24T16:00:00.000-07:002007-11-24T16:08:13.937-07:00Australia Punts Bush SupporterAustralia sweeps Rudd into power Australia's opposition Labor Party under Kevin Rudd has won a sweeping general election victory, removing PM John Howard after an 11-year term. Mr Rudd said Australia had "looked to the future" and that he would be "a prime minister for all Australians". Correspondents say key changes will be the start of a troop pullout from Iraq Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-40106606340113485932007-11-24T15:40:00.000-07:002007-11-24T15:56:29.320-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingSlightly Less Late Edition.Some time ago, we did a post on the discovery of Lupercale, the cave wherein the ancient Romans believed that Romulus and Remus had been nursed by a she-wolf. Well, we finally have pictures!As you can see, the mosaic decorations in the cave are extremely elaborate, as would befit a place with that type of ritual significance. However, wait aBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-25526250285374644912007-11-22T17:17:00.000-07:002007-12-04T16:32:19.305-07:00Hmmm... This Could Become An Election IssueSo, the good people of Calgary-Egmont have gone ahead and nominated Craig Chandler as Tory candidate in the upcoming provincial election. However, hang on a sec':Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach says Tory party officials will review the nomination of a candidate who was sanctioned by the Canadian Human Rights Commission for hateful remarks about gays.I bet Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-22440836093003800732007-11-19T15:42:00.000-07:002007-11-19T16:36:58.779-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingOn Monday Edition.My favourite type of Roman pottery is the shiny red fineward known technically as "Italian Terra Sigillata", usually abbreviated to "ITS". Yes, I have a favourite type of Roman pottery. Anyhoo, ITS (also known as "Arretine Ware" or "Samian Ware") first developed in Etruria, in and around the Roman city of Arretium (modern Arezzo) roughly during the Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-679370663151400522007-11-16T13:08:00.000-07:002007-11-16T13:11:41.414-07:00Craving ForgivenessFriday Archaeology Blogging will be along this weekend at some point, but not today, since, ironically, I'm off to the reunion party for this summer's dig crew. Anyway, F.A.B., when it does occur, will be about pottery.In the meantime, enjoy this archaeological video (Watch out for the surprise ending!):Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-50542007457342629372007-11-15T18:11:00.000-07:002007-12-01T16:16:37.141-07:00Goodbye, Public Sympathy for the RCMP!Alison at Creekside has taken the big stick to the RCMP over the death-by-taser of Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport (BBC story here).What a horrendous, awful, event that was, and a systemic failure every step of the way. That nobody at the airport could figure out how to get Mr. Dziekanski and his mother together for six hours. That the victim wasBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-63041398563042526942007-11-14T15:42:00.000-07:002007-11-14T15:43:09.150-07:00TitleOff to Drayton Valley this evening, so no real blogging until tomorrow.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-73684478736665717712007-11-12T14:46:00.000-07:002007-11-12T14:57:14.677-07:00Aw, Crap, here we go again...Weekend Italian matches called offThis weekend's football matches in Serie B and Serie C have been postponed in the wake of Sunday's violence in the Italian league.The country's football federation (FIGC) announced the decision this evening following a series of meetings during the day.And Giancarlo Abete, president of the country's football federation (FIGC), has notBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-10656541011949632272007-11-12T14:42:00.000-07:002007-11-12T14:46:10.598-07:00Belated Remembrance Day PostOrtonaBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-59145683619293215572007-11-10T16:23:00.000-07:002007-12-04T16:33:15.025-07:00Ah, Ted, How We Missed You...During our recent sabbatical from blogging ( "yeah, 'sabbatical', that's it..." * looks shifty * ), we were vaguely aware of some foofera going on about the amount of money owed to, and collected by, the Alberta government from the oil companies for the rights to drill in the province. To make a long story quite short, Ed Stelmach decided to raise the royalty rates, Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-82930429640171980072007-11-10T16:04:00.000-07:002007-11-10T16:10:52.612-07:00Submitted Without Comment...via Chironboy.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-51842105495142096902007-11-09T15:40:00.000-07:002007-11-09T16:37:06.217-07:00"Raaaaah! I'm Friday Archaeology Blogging, and I'm back from the dead!"Friday Archaeology BloggingMore Mummies EditionSo, what better way to revive this dormant franchise than through a chat about everybody's favourite ancient Egyptian thing, the redoubtable mummy. We have blogged about mummies before, but for this once we're going to concentrate on the well-known Egyptian variety.The practice Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-42522125709732412422007-11-09T15:14:00.000-07:002007-11-09T15:18:54.914-07:00Beginning Re-Start-up Procedure...De-calcifying blog-coils...Re-calibrating outrage-a-tron...Archaeology Friday ignition sequence ignited...Content soon. In the meantime, have a video:Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-89998636732935031732007-09-05T18:32:00.000-06:002007-09-05T18:33:07.642-06:00New AdditionsIt has come to my attention that I have added some new links to the "Sports" section of the sidebar. Hooray me.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-78885168615276938692007-09-05T17:37:00.000-06:002007-09-05T18:25:00.664-06:00Introducing......The Wildrose Party of Alberta. This being the latest attempt to overthrow the Conservatives from the right, it follows in the footsteps of trillions of predecessors. It's also Link Byfield's latest attempt to get people to entrust him and his bile duct with actual power, his attempt to force his way into the Canadian Senate having gone sadly awry. The Wildrose Party isn't Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-85561336415025599432007-09-04T15:15:00.000-06:002007-12-04T16:32:19.309-07:00Well, That Was A Stupid Thing To Say...From a Mr. Craig Chandler, aspiring Conservative MLA for Calgary something-or-other:"Alberta is growing in a way that was never expected and many of the people coming here do not truly appreciate Alberta or even understand the history of this province or the relationship with the Alberta Progressive Conservative party. To those of you who have come to our Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-3551735239567674842007-09-04T14:48:00.000-06:002007-09-04T14:51:49.774-06:00Take Your Kids To See Oi! Thump!The best of this is that the rating is based on the presence not only of the word "fuck," but of its so-obviously equally awful co-obscenities "death" and "abortion." Via Hairy Fish Nuts.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-32335378245046214592007-09-03T15:52:00.000-06:002007-09-03T15:58:01.417-06:00Lame Moments in Sports #16So long, farewellFinal Lynx game means end of Triple-A ball in CanadaPosted: Monday September 3, 2007 4:42PM; OTTAWA (AP) -- The Ottawa Lynx played their final game Monday, joining in the funereal footsteps of ballclubs that once played in Calgary, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Edmonton.The Triple-A affiliate for the Philadelphia Phillies finished up with an 8-5 loss to the Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-55618234443565132562007-08-02T18:18:00.000-06:002007-08-02T18:31:45.308-06:00Tommy Makem DiesIrish folk singer, storyteller Tommy Makem diesLast Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2007 | 3:26 PM ET CBC Arts Irish singer and songwriter Tommy Makem has died at his home in Dover, N.H.The 74-year-old, who passed away on Wednesday, had been battling lung cancer, according to his family.Makem hit the music world as part of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem in the late 1950s and Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-16467673163888920152007-07-27T12:59:00.000-06:002007-07-27T14:31:24.704-06:00Friday Archaeology Blogging: Lost & Found EditionCatching up on a few bits of archaeological news that occurred while I was away...FOUND:Hatshepsut was fat and bald8 Jul 2007, 0017 hrs IST,ANI WASHINGTON: Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's greatest female Pharaoh was fat, balding and had beard. (She wore a false beard along with men's clothing when she proclaimed herself the Pharaoh of Egypt). Back in Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-8360865778394333472007-07-26T16:45:00.000-06:002007-07-26T16:47:31.809-06:00Minor NoteThere have been a couple of additions to the list of blogs upon which our shadowy cabal of senior editors has turned a favourable eye. This one, and this one, to be precise.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-44323675998436520002007-07-26T15:03:00.000-06:002007-07-26T16:40:30.166-06:00Home AgainWell, I am back (logging on to gloat about Conrad Black doesn't count, pleasurable though it is). And, as usual, I take a certain amount of comfort in seeing that some things around the old homestead never change. Ted Byfield, for example.Mounties made big miss-takeYou cannot have a police force without a code of rules -- most of them unwrittenBy TED BYFIELDNow, I confess, when I saw Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-50434892201288984222007-07-13T11:17:00.000-06:002007-07-13T11:19:15.444-06:00Sometimes, The Good Guys WinConrad Black guilty of obstruction and mail fraud 3 former Hollinger International associates convicted of mail fraud Last Updated: Friday, July 13, 2007 | 12:36 PM ET CBC News Former media baron Conrad Black has been found guilty of obstruction of justice and three counts of mail fraud, a Chicago courtroom was told Friday morning on the 12th day of deliberations.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1685260798161936912007-04-25T17:47:00.000-06:002007-04-25T17:48:57.260-06:00See You Soon!!Well, I'm off tomorrow. I may get a chance to post while overseas, but it's not likely, since I'll be in a fairly remote village.So... Be well, everyone! Kick the wingnuts once in awhile for me, and I'll be back in July!Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-34782385350569335232007-04-22T16:42:00.000-06:002007-04-22T16:42:37.133-06:00Friday Archaeology BloggingThis is what happens when you take a break from blogging; you forget what you're supposed to be doing on Friday afternoons.Anyway, as mentioned in the last post, I'm heading off across the water next week, to do a couple of months' worth of what Alison from Creekside referred to as "bones-bothering." I'll be here, more or less:Lake Trasimene - Click for larger Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-58411401656736432792007-04-19T12:04:00.000-06:002007-04-19T12:17:59.352-06:00I Wasn't Sleeping, I Was Just Resting My Eyes...for a month or so. Anyway, I'm back, at least for a week until I head overseas again. In the meantime, here's a shorter:Shorter Paul Jackson: "Anyone who criticizes the Tories for any reason is a Liberal stooge. Oh yeah, and Jason Kenney is teh r0xx0rs."Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-5670585776605254352007-03-23T19:02:00.000-06:002007-03-23T19:09:01.553-06:00In Days of Yore... I had a model train set. It was very cool. It was not quite as cool as this one (via Fark).Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-86855595377429020362007-03-23T17:27:00.000-06:002007-03-23T18:34:18.002-06:00Friday Archaeology BloggingShort, smelly edition.Aphrodite perfumes sniffed out 22nd March 2007, 8:45 WSTThe world’s oldest perfumes have been found on Cyprus by a team of archaeologists. The perfumes were scented with extracts of lavender, bay, rosemary, pine or coriander and kept in tiny, translucent alabaster bottles. The remaining traces found in Pyrgos, in the south of the island, are more Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-90524543378744335462007-03-20T16:23:00.000-06:002007-03-20T18:48:55.314-06:00Kyle Young RevisitedI used to blog about Kyle Young a lot. It was a terrible case - a troubled young man, 16 years old, who died falling down an elevator shaft at the Edmonton Law Courts building, after having been pushed against the elevator doors by two (count 'em) jail guards. This happened, incidentally, when he was shackled so that he couldn't raise his hands above his waist. Anyway, the Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-54856929960309064242007-03-17T15:30:00.000-06:002007-03-17T15:51:19.380-06:00Judge to Rob Anders: "Nice Try, You Snivelling Little Jackoff"More or less, anyway:Calgary judge overturns Tory MP's acclamationLast Updated: Friday, March 16, 2007 | 1:53 PM MT CBC News A judge has overturned the acclamation of Tory MP Rob Anders and ordered a new nomination meeting in the riding of Calgary West.Apparently Anders was a wee bit worried that some of his constituents might have Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-49446484925455382372007-03-16T17:57:00.000-06:002007-03-16T18:02:40.117-06:00A Musical InterludeSorry for the lack of activity this week. It's been busy in a number of ways. Hopefully, there will be a) a Friday Archaeology Blogging at some point this weekend, and b) regular stuff next week. By way of apology, I give you this: A Japanese ska band performing, in Japanese, an Italian second-world-war anti-fascist partisan song.For the sake of comparison, here's the song Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-15952569384322909622007-03-10T17:41:00.000-07:002007-03-10T18:58:41.870-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingGrab bag o'Roman stuff edition.A couple of recent developments in the world of Roman archaeology:Roman settlement found next to 'devil's hill'By Roger Highfield, Science EditorEvidence of a Roman sacred site has been discovered at the foot of a man-made hill created thousands of years before the Romans arrived in Britain, it was announced yesterday.That would be SilburyBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-71929896108207020232007-03-09T16:55:00.000-07:002007-03-09T16:56:12.777-07:00Friday Archaeology Bloggingis in the oven, and will be served at some point tomorrow.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-24488468515124586082007-03-08T18:26:00.000-07:002007-03-08T19:34:07.191-07:00Michael Coren Pens Another Dispatch From Under His BedUnsurprisingly, the Sun's resident fascist (well, one of them) is displeased with the Supreme Court. What is also unsurprising is the Coren's level of terror has reached the point where he isn't even trying to hide it anymore.Supremely foolishBy MICHAEL CORENI'm sure we all feel a lot safer now that the Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-4507457981818422412007-03-06T16:32:00.000-07:002007-03-06T16:38:55.232-07:00Something Rather FunnyThe article quote below is satire. How long it will remain so is anybody's guess.Anyway, from The Brushback:Conservatives Release Conservative Mock Draft WASHINGTON, DC--Right wing conservatives have long criticized NFL mock drafts for their anti-American, anti-Christian viewpoints, and now they finally have an answer: On March 4, the National Review Online released the Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-61418331043115226542007-03-03T17:05:00.001-07:002007-03-03T19:06:27.121-07:00Whatever-Day-This-Is Archaeology BloggingFun with petroglyphs edition!First of all, this edition of Friday Archaeology Blogging will have nothing to do with ossuaries believed by some to contain the remains of a particular middle-eastern family. This is for two reasons. First of all, I haven't seen the documentary yet. Secondly, I rather skeptical of the whole Biblical Archaeology thing to Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-6768733842450402632007-03-02T16:15:00.000-07:002007-03-02T16:17:22.823-07:00Graduate ConferenceYup, it's grad conference weekend here, and this evening's keynote speaker is a fellow who's actually on my committee, so it behooves me to go along and here him speak (that, and the fact that he's a brilliant scholar and I want to hear what he has to say). All of which is a long-winded way of saying that Friday Archaeology Blogging will be along tomorrow afternoon at some Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-25840706164954657412007-03-01T16:25:00.000-07:002007-03-01T16:28:26.096-07:00Awesome!Now this is funny stuff, and the list of blogs I like is duly updated! Originally via Canadian Cynic.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-77457185045267584632007-03-01T14:49:00.000-07:002007-03-01T15:29:22.375-07:00Oh, Goody.Scripture-affirming Creation Museum set to open in JuneAllie MartinOneNewsNow.comMarch 1, 2007A state-of-the-art museum dedicated to the biblical account of creation will open this spring in Ohio. The 50,000-square-foot Creation Museum, which is located in the Greater Cincinnati area, is scheduled to open its doors on Memorial Day.Great. Because the number-one most important thing aboutBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-13828736323200194042007-02-24T19:03:00.000-07:002007-02-24T19:05:08.823-07:00All DoneWell, I finally finished labelling all the old posts on this blog. One observation: I sure don't blog about sports as much as I used to (recent foray into the difficulties besetting Italian soccer aside).Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-67050964878088711182007-02-23T17:23:00.000-07:002007-02-23T17:45:34.759-07:00Short Friday Archaeology BloggingReturn to Stonehenge edition!A few weeks back, we mentioned the new discoveries at the site of Stonehenge. Well, it turns out that the workers' village wasn't the only thing they discovered (and much thanks to Alison from Creekside for the heads-up on this one):Wooden counterpart of Stonehenge foundSecond temple seen as counterpart to famous monoliths...In a Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-71117036665825460852007-02-23T15:01:00.000-07:002007-02-23T15:11:47.005-07:00The Canadians Are Coming!!Salvage, over at Hairy Fish Nuts has done a brilliant job poking fun at one of our home-grown wingnuts. Apparently, said wingnut has just published a book revealing how Canada is basically a big seething pot of gay, threatening to overflow onto the innocent folks to the south of us. That's right, the whole same-sex marriage movement in Canada is nothing but a horrible Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-82303781999167249172007-02-22T18:41:00.000-07:002007-02-22T18:43:26.243-07:00Crisis Averted?Deal allows Prodi to stay on as Italian PMLast Updated: Thursday, February 22, 2007 | 7:25 PM ET CBC News Parties in Italy's ruling centre-left coalition government have reportedly reached an agreement that will allow Romano Prodi to remain as prime minister.This is probably a good thing, if they can make it stick. The last thing Italy needs is more upheaval, and the possible Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-47541135497553891932007-02-21T16:45:00.000-07:002007-02-21T17:01:46.133-07:00The Swift-Boating of Navdeep Singh BainsHarper shouted down by Liberals Last Updated: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 | 6:05 PM ET CBC News Stephen Harper was shouted down with cries of "shame, shame" during question period Wednesday after he raised a media report that said a Liberal MP is the son-in-law of a man police allegedly interviewed in connection with the Air India bombing case.Ok, let's Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-58340923901475230202007-02-21T16:35:00.000-07:002007-02-21T16:44:55.276-07:00Drat.Italian PM Prodi resigns after foreign policy defeatLast Updated: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 | 3:29 PM ET CBC News Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday after his ruling centre-left coalition suffered a major defeat in a Senate vote.Just as long as they don't end up back with Berlusconi.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-62932928675439285812007-02-17T15:12:00.000-07:002007-02-17T15:40:28.676-07:00Day-Old Friday Archaeology BloggingShort people edition.The Discovery of the Hobbit: The scientific breakthrough that changed the face of human historyDeborah SmithFebruary 17, 2007THE UNEARTHING OF remains of ancient hobbit-sized people in a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores caused a sensation in 2004. Only a metre tall, these little humans had brains no bigger than grapefruit, yet they Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-38555955810628692602007-02-14T16:23:00.000-07:002007-02-14T20:46:26.767-07:00Holding Their Feet to the FireKyoto bill forced through parliamentBy ALEXANDER PANETTAOTTAWA (CP) - The country sailed toward uncharted constitional waters following a vote in the Commons to force the Conservative government to respect Canada's commitments under the Kyoto accord.The three opposition parties overpowered the minority government in adopting legislation that - upon approval by the Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-3594387659798024072007-02-09T17:06:00.000-07:002007-02-10T16:27:37.910-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingThey're apparently having a fine old time up on the Palatine Hill these days! A few weeks ago, we dealt with the discovery of the insignia of Maxentius. Now, they've apparently found something else:Sacred Cave of Rome's Founders Discovered, Archaeologists SayMaria Cristina Valsecchi in Romefor National Geographic NewsJanuary 26, 2007Archaeologists say they have Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-11585067826719811422007-02-07T18:17:00.000-07:002007-02-07T18:26:04.176-07:00More Italian Soccer StuffROME, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Soccer matches in Italy will resume this weekend, the football federation said on Wednesday, after the government approved a tough set of measures to fight hooliganism despite resistance by clubs. All play had been suspended last Friday following the killing of a policeman by rioting fans outside a stadium in Sicily. And the "tough set of measures"Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-74689532853381777692007-02-06T14:23:00.000-07:002007-02-06T15:51:07.584-07:00Italian Soccer ExcursusWell, anyone who follows European soccer, or soccer in general, is by now all too well aware of what went down last Friday in Sicily. In case you haven't been following soccer, what happened was this:Italian league halted by violenceThe Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has suspended all matches indefinitely after a policeman was killed at a Serie A match between Catania Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-8810111557124052462007-02-06T14:19:00.000-07:002007-02-06T14:20:49.267-07:00This is Sufficiently Cool...A very concise history of the Middle East:http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.swfBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-52463562958180658722007-02-04T16:52:00.000-07:002007-02-04T16:59:41.534-07:00It's Panicin' Time!Shorter Neil Waugh: "Heads up Alberta! The U.N., the eastern news media, Stephen Harper, and John Baird are coming for your money!"Fun though it is to watch conservatives mauling their own, I think we're all going to be very tired, very soon, of the complaining coming out of this province. If we're not already, that is.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-57694878294214525382007-02-03T17:06:00.000-07:002007-02-03T17:35:40.067-07:00Brief Friday Archaeology BloggingPosted, as usual, on Saturday.Village near Stonehenge was party centralBy Thomas H. Maugh IiLos Angeles Times(Feb 3, 2007)Archaeologists working near Stonehenge have discovered what appears to be an ancient religious complex containing a treasure trove of artifacts that may finally illuminate the lives and religious practices of the people who built the mysteriousBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1502979744898575692007-02-01T11:30:00.000-07:002007-02-01T11:36:24.498-07:00Well Crap On A Stick, AnywayThe world has lost one of the good ones:Columnist Molly Ivins diesBy JOHN MORITZSTAR-TELEGRAM AUSTIN BUREAUAUSTIN — Molly Ivins, whose biting columns mixed liberal populism with an irreverent Texas wit, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at her home in Austin after an up-and-down struggle with breast cancer she had waged for seven years. She was 62.Pretty much everything I Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-3053313132300212912007-01-30T11:46:00.000-07:002007-01-30T12:57:42.452-07:00Fine Alberta-Grade Wingnuttery, With A Side of Industry WhiningShorter Neil Waugh: That fucking treehugger Harper is in league with Greenpeace to make me pay more for burgers.Normally, I'd leave it at that, but I'd like to take a closer look at one part of Waugh's article:Down in the Ozarks yesterday, the Alberta Tories' favourite meat packer, Tyson Foods, was also crying the blues. And not just Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-66827754981856815852007-01-28T16:12:00.000-07:002007-01-28T18:17:55.846-07:00Ignore The ScaffoldingThe switchover to the new Blogger yesterday seems to have gone just fine, so this afternoon's mission is going to be to update the template. One thing that this is going to do blow away all the links on the sidebar, at least in the short term. I'm going to take this opportunity to do a bit of dead link housecleaning. Anyway, if I've linked to you, and you see that that Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-68960032082523507862007-01-27T17:33:00.000-07:002007-01-31T15:44:41.201-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingRipped from the headlines edition...Zeus devotees worship in Athens By Malcolm Brabant BBC News, Athens Worshippers who believe in the 12 gods of ancient Greece have held a ceremony at the Temple of Zeus in Athens. Well, I confess to mixed feelings about this. Understand, I have absolutely nothing against the concept of people worshipping the ancient Greek gods, so Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-23343918751904398482007-01-27T15:37:00.000-07:002007-01-27T15:39:04.770-07:00Whew!And, we're back, and everything seems to have gone ok!Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1169936361793216592007-01-27T15:17:00.000-07:002007-01-27T15:19:21.810-07:00It's Time...I'm going to be switching this puppy over to the new blogger this afternoon, hopefully. Friday Archaeology Blogging will be along this evening, assuming the changeover works like it's supposed to.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1169752678148985122007-01-25T12:14:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:05:13.443-07:00I now have access to a scanner!Here is a picture of garter snake. I took it (the picture, not the snake, who as far as I know still roams free).Bruce Peninsula garter snake - Click to embiggenBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1169499615948190262007-01-22T13:50:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:06:32.342-07:00Wreckers, Past & PresentGood to see the old traditions being upheld:Scavengers take washed-up goodsPolice are patrolling beaches in Devon where members of the public have been taking goods washed ashore from stricken container ship MSC Napoli.Hundreds of people have made off with valuable hauls from some 40 containers which drifted onto Branscombe beach.This is not a new practise in the counties Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1169255774623322412007-01-19T17:50:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:07:09.736-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingNapoleonic Edition.The Island of St. HelenaSo, some buzz in the papers this week over this story:Cancer killed Napoleon, study affirmsResearchers disprove decades-old myth that the French emperor was poisoned Randy Boswell, CanWest News ServicePublished: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 An international team of researchers, including two Canadians, has added a new twist toBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1169156380071138992007-01-18T14:04:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:07:51.453-07:00Well, this is embarassingNavy patrol can go ahead, O'Connor saysLast Updated: Thursday, January 18, 2007 | 10:45 AM AT CBC News Canada's defence minister said Ottawa is giving the navy more money so it can go ahead with a patrol off the East Coast after concerns about funding had postponed the voyage.Hmm, that's odd. Not so long ago, I seem to recall this:"The United States defends its Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1169081447824720072007-01-17T17:50:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:11:23.621-07:00Was It Just Last Week......that we were discussing the poetic stylings over at Conservative Life? It was. And now, visitors to that site are greeting with this stark message. They will be truly mourned, especially if shamus11 decides not to post his poems on the new boards.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1168734645236319732007-01-13T17:29:00.000-07:002007-01-13T17:30:45.260-07:00Update your links!Donkey O.D. has moved to http://donkeyod.wordpress.com/. Update your links, and then go over and say "Hello!" Or do it the other way around, if you so choose.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1168649129771320132007-01-12T17:44:00.000-07:002007-01-12T17:45:29.790-07:00Friday Archaeology FrustrationWell, I had an excellent idea for today's FAB, involving maps and the evolution of poor neighbourhoods in London, and it flat-out hasn't worked (ye gods, online maps are difficult to work with). Anyway, I'm going to try it again tomorrow.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1168565017907773432007-01-11T18:20:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:09:22.096-07:00Because We Can't Spend All Our Time Worrying About Our Nearest Neighbours' President Goin' All Fascist On Us...My sister sent my a link to this story. It's very sweet.Sample photograph from the article: Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1168558507408659712007-01-11T16:27:00.000-07:002007-01-28T18:14:51.561-07:00Speechifyin'So apparently George made a speech. One in which he announced, to the resigned dismay of anyone with even the faintest glimmering of a fucking clue, that he was going to feed another 20,000 or so young Americans to his imperialist ambitions in Iraq. This time, however, there appears to be a bit of a backlash against the appalling stupidity of the American president. So, what now? Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1168465545964195102007-01-10T14:37:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:10:32.586-07:00Blizzardy GoodnessWell, I don't know if it actually qualifies as a full-fledged blizzard, but man the weather is awful today. Cold, snowy, and windy, with a side order of people running into each other in cars.Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1168302645222172792007-01-08T17:02:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:11:05.142-07:00Poetry!The William McGonagall of the right has arrived! It'd been awhile since I checked in with the deep thinkers at Conservative Undeath, and I'm pleased to say that the cultural content of the place has improved markedly. They now have a resident poet! Going by the handle "shamus11", he subscribes to the "fuck-the-metre-so-long-as-it-rhymes" school of poetry, and some of his stuff is pure Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1168133148524678582007-01-06T18:16:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:12:54.447-07:00Yes, I know it's just a gesture, but still...Colosseum lit over death penalty Rome has lit up the arches of the Colosseum to highlight Italy's support for a global ban on the death penalty. Italy launched its campaign in the wake of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's execution, which sparked widespread protest among Italians.Well done the Italians, I say!Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1168132214745285882007-01-06T18:05:00.000-07:002007-01-06T18:10:14.746-07:00Greatest Hits!After some gentle prodding, awhile ago, from Alison over at Creekside, I have finally gotten off my lazy ass and put up some sidebar links to things I've scribed in the past. I'll be putting more up in the coming days. I've divided these treasures from the vaults into three sections: Friday Archaeology Bloggings, Political Stuff (mostly snide comments about politicians), and thoseBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1168039248559379542007-01-05T17:46:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:13:18.972-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingRoman Lamp Edition.I warn in advance that this will be a fairly lazy edition of FAB, but it will have lots and lots of pretty pictures. Some of the pictures can be clicked on to get a bigger version. Anyway, Roman lamps! Generally made of either terracotta or bronze, they were usually fueled by olive oil (which must have smelled just lovely, but anyway...). The fuelBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1167953312885214402007-01-04T16:16:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:13:39.787-07:00On Apologies, Weaseling Out OfRCMP apologizes for holding suspect naked Last Updated: Wednesday, January 3, 2007 | 8:45 AM NT CBC News Police in Labrador have apologized to a woman who was held naked in a lockup for two days last winter, and have disciplined an officer for mistreating her.No, they haven't apologized. Behold the full glorious text of this supposed apology:"I'm sorry she felt thatBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1167951346794236522007-01-04T15:21:00.000-07:002007-01-27T19:19:30.799-07:00You... Are... Outta Here!Yes, well, as expected, Rona "We Mean Business" Ambrose got turfed from the Environment Portfolio today, and shuffled off to baby-sit the provincial governments via the Intergovernmental Affairs portfolio. By the way, Rona, thanks for the calendar! Indeed, the mail this morning contained a lovely 2007 wall calendar featuring pictures of, well, Rona Ambrose (no, not thatBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1167863326138515472007-01-03T15:15:00.000-07:002007-01-27T19:19:57.590-07:00New Year's Resolution: Post Here More!So, 2007 greetings to everyone, in the hopes that you all had an excellent holiday time! 2006 is being remembered, particularly among sports fans, as a year in which a number of Canadians took home exciting awards - Justin Morneau winning the AL MVP, Steve Nash winning his second consecutive NBA MVP, and so on and so forth. However, it was not merely in Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1166229783174016112006-12-15T16:56:00.000-07:002007-01-27T18:15:08.215-07:00Friday Archaeology BloggingAs is well known, Roman legions marched into battle behind standard-bearers, who, well, bore standards displaying the battle honours of the particular legion involved.Roman battle standardsThe standards were objects of great pride for the legionary soldiers, as was dramatically shown during Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain (De Bello Gallico 4.25). Faced with Bazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359974.post-1166220781571949732006-12-15T15:08:00.000-07:002007-01-29T10:54:07.519-07:00Hello Again!Well, we're back. And where were we, you ask? Buried in end-of-term stuff, we respond. However, the exams have been marked, the marks submitted, and life returns to a semblance of normal. So what did we miss? Some of the highlights, so to speak, of the last couple of weeks:Ed Stelmach becomes premier of Alberta. The official Oi! Thump! position on this is that it could have beenBazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899088339561116155noreply@blogger.com0