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You're All Invited Back Next Week to This Locality
Trying to make sure Winnipeg doesn't prove to be a massive letdown during Kimberly's visit has yielded better results lately than it did last week--thanks in no small part to the excellent feedback on my original entry mentioning it, along with offline input from a variety of local sources ( Read more... ) -
Everything to Prove, Nothing in My Way
So far, my efforts at finding local events of interest for Kimberly's upcoming visit to Winnipeg have proven to be an exercise in unfortunate timing. :/
Amongst the events Kimberly will miss by less than a week are the Flashlight Vigil at Lower Fort Garry (and the end of the regular season there, actually), an appearance by a mentalist at The Park ( Read more... ) -
Recordatio, Identidem
As I do each year to mark this anniversary, I'll point you to my entry on 9/11 from three years ago, if you're curious about my memories of the event and my thoughts on its aftermath ( Read more... ) -
We Make the Whole World Dirty and We Have a Real Good Time
You had to know this was coming (as it were), but in watching Season Two of The Original Series, there was even more potentially homoerotic innuendo to be found than what I'd encountered with the first seasonBecause of that, it was harder (so to speak) to narrow down the most suggestive selections and form a proper list. I kept it up, though, and ( Read more... ) -
You Could Be Happy There on Earth
Despite my managing to make it through Season One of Star Trek: The Original Series before the new movie came out, my episode-watching pace quickly dropped off after it opened, and I'd gone several weeks without moving past "The Deadly Years," which happens to be the exact halfway point of the series ( Read more... ) -
'Cause You're There for Me, Too
We've talked about the possibility for years already, but my very good friend Kimberly (whom I've mentioned in various contexts, including her role as co-founder of Regator, which I've also talked about before) has only just now finished booking her trip to visit me here in Winnipeg ( Read more... ) -
He Never Gives Up, He's Always There
If you haven't already, you should definitely check out "The Ballad of G.I. Joe," written by Daniel Strange & Kevin Umbricht and featuring an all-star cast, including a brief but welcome appearance by Alan Tudyk:
The Ballad of G.I. Joe from Olivia Wilde
Isn't it sad that The Rise of Cobra has far less appeal for me than this does, especially where ( Read more... ) -
It's Time to Raise the Curtain
Despite my ambivalent feelings about Winnipeg, there are times when I really love being here, and I feel like this city is never better than it is during the Winnipeg Fringe Festival.
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Those Dreams Have Remained and They've Turned Around
Having spent the past couple of Canada Days dwelling on fictional Canadian pop stars and Heritage Minutes, I find myself thinking more this year about the vagaries of Winnipeg's specific identity...
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It's Time to Play the Music
When I woke up today and saw that the nonstop news coverage was still on, I realised it had actually happened.
Michael Jackson died.
He was the first musician I can remember really being a fan of who wasn't specifically making children's music. It was all mixed together in my young mind at the time, of course--original artists and Mini Pops ( Read more... )