Blogthings

  • And the nominees are…

    Envelope please. Oh, before I announce the nominees for the Nunies (coincidentally the same day as the Oscar nominees were announced I might add) I should explain the process. Before I compiled the results I put down my nominees for Best Blog and Best New Blog in case a tie breaker was needed. Then I

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  • Deadline

    Just a quick reminder that deadline for nominations for The Nunies closes today at midnight EST. If you haven’t already done so, send your nominations for Best Blog; Best New Blog (2007); and Best Post to nunavutblogs AT yahoo DOT ca  There is a lot of fodder for nominations on my sidebar and at Nunavut

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  • Introducing the Nunies

    When I first started blogging up here in Nunavut, it was a pretty lonely world.  I think I could only find a couple of other blogs, one that rarely posted, the other one mostly posted pictures from parties. My how we’ve grown.  In celebration of Blogging in Nunavut I’m introducing the Nunies in conjunction with

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  • Linkorama

    Just a couple of items while I mull over a couple of posts bouncing around my head.  I and the Bird # 66 is up over at Born Again Bird Watcher.  For those theatrephiles amongst you it is a short play by the rare and elusive playwrite Oscar Wildlife – The Importance of being an

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  • Passchendaele

    Paul Gross, he of Due South and Men With Brooms fame, and I have a lot in common. Okay, I heard the snickering back there. No I’m serious, check this out.. 1) We were born less than 6 months apart, both of us Prairie Boys. Okay granted, as an army brat he moved a lot

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  • Silent Bob’s not so Silent Blog*

    It may come as a surprise to those who know me only through this blog, but I am a major Kevin Smith (View Askew Films) fan.  I think I’ve enjoyed (and own) all of his films (okay Mallrats is a stretch), films such as Clerks, Chasing Amy (my personal favourite), Dogma, Jersey Girl etc. I’ve

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  • 10,000 Birds and 100,000 hits

    I don’t know what it is about even, round numbers but we seem to be partial to taking notice of them. I took a picture of my odometre at 100,000 kms this fall, but really 99,999.9 is the more interesting odometre reading.  One of my blog odometres turned over 100,000 an hour or so ago. 

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  • Last Five Songs

    I’ve added a new list to my sidebar on the right. Inspired by Townie Bastard, One of the features of his posts (which he recently revived) was his last five songs which he lists in each post.  I hope to update it when I add a new post, although if they (the post) come in

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  • Martha Stewart on the caffeine patch

    Okay, I used to think my mother had a lot of Christmas decorations out.  After seeing this house (via Rurality) I no longer think that.  You’ve got some catching up to do mom.

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