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The Wake of Calum MacLeod

Filed under: Language, Gaelic, Canada, Cape Breton, Blogs, Sites, News Stories & Other Stuff — Jordan at 5:37 pm on Friday, May 16, 2008

Anyone who knows me will know those are good reasons for me to like this short film. And anyone who watches it will know me just a little better.

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Iridescent Cloud

Filed under: Travel, Malaysia, Photos — Jordan at 5:26 pm on Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Apparently they’re kind of rare.

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The Day I Carried the Olympic Torch

Filed under: Journal, China, Malaysia, Blogs, Sites, News Stories & Other Stuff — Jordan at 10:42 pm on Wednesday, April 23, 2008

I couldn’t let this opportunity pass me by, so I yelled “FREE TIBET!!!” and lunged at her. She’s strong for a short lady, but I managed to get the better of her. When I’d finally managed to wrestle the torch from her little hands, I promptly blew it out.

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Chillin’

Filed under: Photos, Alisdair — Jordan at 4:53 pm on Monday, April 14, 2008

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My Little Shutterbug

Filed under: Photos, Alisdair — Jordan at 3:36 pm on Monday, April 14, 2008

One day, while we were visiting some of Leen’s relatives up north, I did a very foolish thing — I handed my digital camera to my 16-month-old son.

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Having a Ball in the Office Pantry

Filed under: General, Humour, Sarcasm, or Just Funny to Me — Jordan at 5:59 pm on Friday, April 11, 2008

So these are my co-workers.

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The Bittersweetness of Parenthood

Filed under: Journal, Family, Alisdair — Jordan at 3:33 pm on Monday, April 7, 2008

The best example I can give is the daily routine of dropping Alisdair off at the nursery.

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Trust In God, But Tie Your Camel’s Leg

Filed under: Religion, Blogs, Sites, News Stories & Other Stuff, Humour, Sarcasm, or Just Funny to Me — Jordan at 11:17 am on Monday, April 7, 2008

Yes, that would be cool.

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Fitna, Fanatics and the Rest of Us

Filed under: Islam, Current Affairs, Religion, Blogs, Sites, News Stories & Other Stuff, Opinion — Jordan at 1:04 pm on Friday, April 4, 2008

Extremists, whether they’re Islamic extremists or anti-Islamic extremists or extremists of any religious or political stripe, want to create this so-called clash of civilisations we keep hearing about.

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My New Job

Filed under: Journal, Writing — Jordan at 10:51 am on Tuesday, April 1, 2008

So far so good.

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