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July 18, 2013Jonathan McLeod

There are grand changes going on at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen Ordinary Times, including a new name. As part of these changes, the nature of The 49th, and all the other sub-blogs is changing. No longer will it be… Continue Reading →

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Canadian Content – BTK

November 29, 2012Jonathan McLeod 3 Comments

For some reason, I occasionally get BTK stuck in my head, so I’m going to share it with all of you. Here’s Superchile: And here’s Peppyrock:

Bric-a-Brac BTK

Canadian Content

July 27, 2012Jonathan McLeod 6 Comments

Though I’m not the biggest fan of grand dispalys of patriotism or nationalism, I am, generally, a fan of the Olympics. Sure, there’s lots wrong with them, but I see a lot of value in shared cultural experiences, and the… Continue Reading →

Bric-a-Brac, Culture Calgary 1988, David Foster, Olympics

Travelling to the 49th

July 17, 2012Jonathan McLeod 4 Comments

The other day, our Blinded Trials doc, Russell Saunders, wondered what search terms might start bringing people to this little blog. There’s not much of note (though Hey! Rosetta seems to be popular) except maybe for this: i do not say this… Continue Reading →

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“Kill me now, Jesus, I can’t go on”

July 10, 2012Jonathan McLeod 7 Comments

I am, unashamedly, stealing Warren Kinsella’s recent post in its entirety (including the title): Just at West 49. Buying gear for the kids. Guy at cash sees my Replacements tee. “Hey, man, that was a great movie,” says he. “What?”… Continue Reading →

Bric-a-Brac Warren Kinsella

Meta (dis)agreement

July 9, 2012Jonathan McLeod

Over at Worthwhile Canadian Initiative, Nick Rowe writes: If Paul Krugman had written something I totally disagreed with I would have been much more likely to have written a post saying why I thought he was wrong. I have done… Continue Reading →

Bric-a-Brac, Media Blogging, Nick Rowe, Worthwhile Canadian Initiative

Michelle Obama is white?

June 20, 2012Jonathan McLeod 16 Comments

This morning on CTV, I heard some jibber-jabber* that Michelle Obama might have a white ancestor. The dialogue went on for many a minute as the talking heads discussed the significance of this and how it might help heal social… Continue Reading →

Bric-a-Brac, Media CTV, Michelle Obama

Friday Jukebox

June 8, 2012Jonathan McLeod 2 Comments

This seems like an appropriate video for a Friday:

Bric-a-Brac My Dad Vs Yours

“Fortunately, none of us were members of the Communist Party or the Ku Klux Klan.”

April 20, 2012Jonathan McLeod

Charles Lewis, writing in National Post, on his run-in with the Secret Service: I happily told the agent all about Seth, and what an idiot he was, and how he once got his younger brother to jump out of a… Continue Reading →

Bric-a-Brac, Justice Charles Lewis, Is Seth a communist, National Post, Secret Service

New Lungs!

April 10, 2012Jonathan McLeod 2 Comments

Friday brought great news. Hélène Campbell (whom I wrote about in January) received a double lung transplant. She had been waiting for such a transplant for months and, recently, it had been reported that before the surgery, her lungs were functioning… Continue Reading →

Bric-a-Brac, Culture Ellen DeGeneres, Helene Campbell, Justin Bieber, Organ Donation

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