An Introduction To canadian food

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When the weather gets cold up here in the great white north, canadians do two things. We Put on our Toques (not “knit hat”. it’s called a toque)…

here i am, in quebec city, smoking a cuban cigar and wearing a toque. these are things you can do in Canada!

and THEN, we get ourselves some real skookum food and just give ‘er… and that’s how we make it through the winter.

What kind of Food do we eat in Canada? Well frankly, every kind. Canada has immigrant populations from around the world, and the different  cooking traditions are enthusiastically enjoyed! But. There are some dishes which are unique to our country. and they are RAD. Here are  9 canadian dishes that might be news to you, but which i enjoy eating. Especially when my body needs another layer of insulating fat.

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Fun for Friday the Twenty-Ferd

Friday Link Roundup

Happy Friday everyone!

Ryan’s at San Diego Comic-Con, so it’s Jacob here, giving you your Friday goods.

Ryan:

Robot legs! Just what I need to survive Comic Con.
http://grinding.be/2010/07/19/rex-another-exoskeleton-is-coming-to-market/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+grinding+(grinding.be)
Plus they’d make for a sweet costume. Just click on the Science… sort of donate button and type “$150,000” Thanks!

Patrick:

You know you’ve always wanted to know how to moonwalk (the second nerdiest of all dances, behind the robot). What’s stopping you? We live in the internet age, you can learn practically anything from youtube…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EEynvjfljU
Even if you don’t perfect it, there is a guilty pleasure in knowing how it is done, like knowing the secret to a magic trick.

Acid Queen:

It’s been a tumultuous legislative session for metamorphic petrologists everywhere. But the pain is perhaps most stinging in California where the state senate has introduced a bill to strip the crown of official state rock from serpentine. No runner up second or otherwise has been named. Jerks.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_624_bill_20100623_amended_asm_v96.html

Jacob:

Its been a lazy week for me… I’ve been watching a lot of movies. Mostly trying to check off the movies I haven’t seen from this list of the 10 most under-appreciated sci fi movies!
http://daily.likeme.net/2010/07/20/10-underappreciated-sci-fi-movies/
I just watched “Moon” (2009) and “Primer” (2004) and they’re both REALLY good. Science-minded folks will love both, I’m sure.

9 Geeky Ways to Stay Healthy

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Listen up geeks! It’s time to get up, get out, and get moving! YOU HEAR ME?

You can’t just sit on your keister, filling out spreadsheets, compiling code, and writing reports all day! You’ve got to EXERCISE to stay healthy!

*cough* excuse me… I had some deer jerky stuck in my throat…Anyway…

This stuff is easy.  There are literally MILLIONS of studies out there confirming that regular exercise makes you a healthier person…from protecting against cancer, to fighting dementia, and even rehabilitating your body after coronary heart disease.

So with all this data, why is it so hard to get geeks to exercise?

“Well, it’s because…”

Who cares why? Let’s change the paradigm and show everyone how well geeks can do it!!

Here’s how to get started:

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Oh Yeaaaahhh!

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Oh Yeah!

Kool Aid continues to spread joy even after the sugar fueled mania of childhood summers have faded into memory while sipping more sophisticated beverages.  Crafters around the world build vast networks so they can ferret out and barter for that one elusive color which, of course, is only available in some small town in the middle of nowhere USA.  You heard me, I said color.  You thought mango berry blast was just a neato flavor?   Staining pristine lilly white fibres with magical liquids feels so wrong and yet… just so right.

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CAN YOU HEAR ME? OR ARE YOU CANCELLING MY NOISE?

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I <3 Katy Perry

“CAUSE YOU’RE HOT THEN YOU’RE COLD

YOU’RE YES THEN YOU’RE NO

YOU’RE IN THEN YOU’RE OUT

YOU’RE UP THEN YOU’RE DOWN

YOU’RE WRONG WHEN IT’S RIGHT

IT’S BLACK AND IT’S WHITE

WE FIGHT, WE BREAK UP

WE KISS, WE MAKE UP!”

Man I LOVE that song!  I could just sing it all day long! On the train, on a plane, right beside you, in your ear-hole.

Supposin’ you don’t like the power-pop that my girl Katy likes to sing?  Well then you’ve got two choices: 1) Challenge me to a sing-off.  2) Put on some noise-canceling headphones.

Trust me, you don’t want to challenge me to a sing-off.

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