The film industry, once again at a loss to come up with new ideas, will make yet another feature movie based on a comic-book superhero. There will be a next “latest thing”, that will be even cooler than Facebook or Twitter. All the bloggers and Social Media knobs will come running to it, like flies on shit, because it will [...]
Archive for December 2009
Friar’s Predictions for 2010
December 29, 2009Viking Solstice
December 23, 2009“Behold!”, said Clöst Aerfrök, the Village Elder. “It is the Midwinter Solstice. The shortest day of the year.” “It is a time for reflection and thankfulness, for having survived another year”. a Indeed, winter was a quiet time in the village of SmelBaäd. The Invading Season was over. The drakkars were battened down, and docked [...]
Christmas Penance
December 20, 2009They say karma is a bitch. That what goes around, comes around. And based on what happened to me this weekend, I must have done some really bad things, and I ended up paying for it. You see, I was visiting the Big City to get some cross-country skiing in, and I was staying with Friar’s Mom’s. She mentionned [...]
The Special Cold
December 17, 2009So we’re having our first cold snap. Sort of. Because it’s just going down to minus 24C tonight. That’s hardly a record-breaking temperature there I live. But it’s the first noticeable cold of the season. We’ve had freezing temperatures since late October. But minus single-digits are par for the course. Minus teens are tolerable, just [...]
Christmas Cartoon Haiku
December 16, 2009(*Thanks to Barbara, who got me thinking in Haikus today) a a ***************************** Little Drummer Boy God, what a lame-ass cartoon. Pa Rum Pa Pum DUMB. ***************************** Poor Bumble Snow-man Herbie ripped out all your teeth Now how will you eat? ***************************** Charlie Brown, your friends: Frieda, Shermy, Violet. What happened to them? ***************************** Kris [...]
Monday Night Painting
December 14, 2009Some people ask me : What’s the point of painting something? Why don’t you just take a photo? Good question. Here’s a photo. (Might have been taken by me or my girlfriend at the time, I don’t remember). It’s Spirit Island on Maligne Lake, in Jasper National Park. And here’s the painting: As you can [...]
The Vikings Versus the Eldâr KrΦnes, Part II.
December 10, 2009When we last left our Viking friends in Part I, the Eldâr-KrΦnes had taken over the village of SmelBaäd, and the villagers were quite upset. They had demanded Olaf Thunderfröck, their Chieftain, do something about it. Olaf knew this was a delicate matter, as the Viking Code forbade them to use force against the frail, [...]
Travels with the Bear in Utah
December 6, 2009I may not be the first person to photograph these 800-year-old Indian Ruins with their Teddy Bear. But I don’t suspect there have been too many others before me who did.
The Advantages of Being Fat
December 3, 2009Big strength often comes with big size. You can open up jars of pickles and move heavy furniture without having to ask for help. You hardly ever feel cold, so you’ll save on heating fuel in the winter. Nobody enjoys a good steak or pizza like you do. Nobody. Thin people are rarely considered “cuddly”. [...]
Original artwork for sale.
December 2, 2009Hey, kids. I just learned something new last week. According to the rules of WordPress, yes, I AM allowed to sell my original artwork here. (Hooray) So, FYI, I’m now going to start posting paintings for sale. But in the interest of not turning this into a pure art blog, I’ve put them on a [...]
