Category: Canada

  • semitough

    Honky Tonkin’

    I was listening to KHYI this afternoon and was surprised to hear a mainstream country music song. Of course when you’re talking George Strait I suppose they make allowances since he has stayed true to his Texas music roots. They played this song from his Troubadour album which got me to thinking about what makes […]

  • semitough

    Speaking of Snow

    The Princess forwarded this photo from College Station this morning. Independent experts from Canada have confirmed that this foreign substance appears to be snow of the Canadian variety, possibly from Alberta. Impossible to tell for sure without a more complete chemical analysis. The unexpected snowfall was not significant enough to delay finals however.

  • semitough

    Pardon My French

    It’s been quiet around here for awhile. My excuse for last week is that I was out of the country. I’d heard a lot about how beautiful the city of Montreal is and thought I would have the opportunity to find out last week.  There was work to be done however and nothing like having […]

  • semitough

    “Cup the President”…if you know what i mean.

    A lot of Americans might be oblivious to Rick Mercer. Fortunately I have friends in high places, assuming that by high you mean like really far north from here where snow piles up very high on the lawn during the month of March. hat tip to Bigdino