Archive for January, 2008

A Faustian gamble at STU

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 Posted in Education | 1 Comment »

It may be grimly amusing that the acronym for St. Thomas University’s faculty association is FAUST (literature’s charlatan chemist whose pride and vanity led to his downfall). But there’s nothing ... Read more..

The mother of all tropes

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 Posted in Humour, Society | No Comments »

In an otherwise articulate and impassioned plea for sound public policy on the forest sector, industry leaders recently deployed an egregiously overworked phrase to describe the impact of a high ... Read more..

There goes the sun (and the fun)

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 Posted in Humour | 1 Comment »

Legend has it that the Inuit employ more than 400 separate phrases for snow. I, myself, have only three: pain in the ass; big pain in the ass; and colossal ... Read more..

Don’t worry, be happy

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 Posted in Humour, Society | No Comments »

In a study designed for an age when everything can be – and almost always is – quantified, a University of British Columbia professor has decided that Saint John is ... Read more..

Whither self-sufficiency in 2008?

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 Posted in Economy | No Comments »

An economics professor of mine, well into his cups, once mischievously described his method for grading essays thusly: “I stand on a chair, arms outstretched, a paper in each hand. ... Read more..

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