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The Great No-shavesperiment

Posted by Adam Rozenhart On September - 7 - 2009

As fall is rapidly approaching, and one can tell such a thing from the drastic dip in temperature from Thursday to Friday last week (temp went from 30°C to 17°C), that means two things: socks are fast becoming a mandatory rather than an optional clothing choice; and I guess I’m going to have to grow me beard out again. Read the rest of this entry »

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Missing: Alberta's premier

Posted by Adam Rozenhart On August - 28 - 2009

Dave Cournoyer and I had beers last week. It was the beginning of something beautiful, as Dave filled me in on his take on politics in the province and country, and I told him why I am variously awesome. Read the rest of this entry »

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In my humble opinion, you suck

Posted by Adam Rozenhart On August - 23 - 2009

A few recent comments at one of the other blogs I moderate — OilersNation.com — have got me to thinking about some of the language people use that makes them sound like, for lack of another term, complete and utter douchebags. Read the rest of this entry »

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First-time Fringers…

Posted by Adam Rozenhart On August - 18 - 2009

My co-host Scott C. Bourgeois and I had the opportunity over the weekend to spend an hour interviewing Mike Young and Simon Crowley, co-writers of the Edmonton Fringe production of Captain Hook versus the Zombies. Click here to read more and download the podcast.

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TwitterTrek: for a bored generation

Posted by Adam Rozenhart On August - 17 - 2009

Every now and then, when good friend @ChrisHenderson and I get together, we’ll chat for a little while… And when the awkward silences become too unbearable, we’ll watch an episode or two of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Read the rest of this entry »

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Old-media for trolls

Posted by Adam Rozenhart On August - 14 - 2009

On rare occasions when I happen to pick up a copy of Edmonton’s newspaper of record, the Edmonton Journal, I frequently stumble upon the “Venting” section. It’s a place where people can share their views on a host of topics in short snippets — essentially the newspaper equivalent of Twitter. But there are several key differences. Read the rest of this entry »

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