Category Archives: Ramble

the thistle and the damage undone

Posted on August 29, 2012 by kaan

Somewhere in the back of my mind I had a fragment of arcane (our-kaan ?) knowledge suggesting there was some kind of antidote for stinging nettles that grew along side them.   A web search for nettle antidotes revealed nothing … Continue reading →

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planking

Posted on August 24, 2012 by kaan

I recommend you use the power of HD to enjoy this microscopic explosim of life in a tea spoon of healthy sea water. This is the stuff eaten by blue wales. The creature shown around 4:19, Phronima, was once featured on … Continue reading →

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Stallion

Posted on August 8, 2012 by kaan

Once upon a time, I mounted this steed. I was armed with nothing but a fist full of scotch. Or was it a belly full of scotch and a fist full of mostly-empty-bottle? Only Ni4ky knows. I seem to remember … Continue reading →

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the nettle and the damage done

Posted on August 3, 2012 by kaan

As you may have noticed in the photos from Sunday’s adventure, I was wearing shorts and gaiters. This left a small patch of exposed knee skin between the two. That is the location where the nettles attacked. Herein, I will … Continue reading →

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Pre-jam

Posted on July 23, 2012 by kaan

It is pre-jam season again. While making my pre-jam sandwich for breakfast I was reminded of a slightly rambly e-mail I once wrote in regards to an invitation to join some friends on a bike ride out to a bonfire … Continue reading →

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the excuse you were looking for

Posted on July 14, 2012 by kaan

As of 7:17 pm today Mercury will be in retrograde. It will be in retrograde for just over three weeks. Crazy and unpredictable things can happen, like Bush “winning” an election (November 2000 retrograde) or a stock market crash (October … Continue reading →

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libration

Posted on June 13, 2012 by kaan

Back in December, when we had our last lunar eclipse, I went off on a rant about the phrase “dark side of the moon.” I pointed out the absurdity of this phrase given that the same side of the moon … Continue reading →

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the bird can safely be considered as a homogeneous jet of fluid

Posted on April 16, 2012 by kaan

As someone who uses engineering algebra to approximate everything around me, I am generally quite happy to assume a horse is a sphere if it makes the math easier. My friend Phil recently sent me a journal article that does this to the extreme. … Continue reading →

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offensive material

Posted on March 23, 2012 by kaan

Usually I pay little attention to the trash that litters the grocery store check-out. This magazine cover was so amazing I took a photo. As I recall, everyone’s favourite role-model, Gandhi, twice undertook a “21-day fast” to melt “40 lbs” of his … Continue reading →

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Subway system out to UBC!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by kaan

Yesterday I discovered we will be getting a subway station at UBC in the near future! This is a certainty because we will soon have a Jugo Juice to go along with all  the rest of the reckless development at … Continue reading →

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