Monthly Archives: January 2006

bm98 GI Jane off to Afghanistan

bm98 GI Jane off to Afghanistan

January 24, 2006

Jane is an American soldier who was supposed to be a civilian by now. Instead, with questionable body armor, little notice, and being legally blind, she's being shipped to Northern Afghanistan. Hear the excellent and eye-opening conversation I had with her recently from her base in the...

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Saunas Might Liberate Us

Saunas Might Liberate Us

January 23, 2006

My arms and legs are like dead weight, but I want to type out this story before anything else. The point is not only to share a story with you, but to put it into a larger social context in different cultures and perhaps generate some thoughts. I have...

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Bruised but Not Broken

Bruised but Not Broken

January 22, 2006

Limited typing ability as my wrists are thoroughly bruised. As are my knees, elbows, chest, and basically everything that can be bruised when you repeatedly tumble down steep and not so steep hills with a snowboard attached to your feet for a weekend. After a painful day one...

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bm97 Oh Canadian Elections

bm97 Oh Canadian Elections

January 20, 2006

Canada's biggest elections in a decade are days away. Many predict the conservatives will take control and push a very American-Republican type agenda. Others say it's too close to call. I'm joined on this program by one of Toronto's most beloved bloggers the Accordion Guy - Joey...

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Fine I’ll Talk About The Pretend War

Fine I’ll Talk About The Pretend War

January 19, 2006

I'm just gonna list a bunch of points tonight, because I'm generally annoyed with the story that everyone seems to just buy into about some guy named Bin Laden and his request for a truce. I hate talking about what every other Tom, Dick, and Harriet is blogging about,...

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