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Wired
I know that things have been pretty slow here at The House. Slow? Heck they've come to a standstill. And for that I'm sorry, I could offer up a bunch of excuses and indeed most of it revolves about my running off madly in all directions and a general malaise over all things internet these…
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The coldest cut of all
Okay there are two things you need to do today. Well not just today but for the next 15 or 16 days or so. You see Air New Zealand is sponsoring a contest looking for the Coldest Canadian. Wait, don't go. I promise I'm not going to beg for votes for myself. I'm done with…
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Dawning
The official opening of the new Airport in Arctic Bay happened yesterday. The Premier, the Minister of Economic Development and Transportation and other dignitaries flew in and had a short ceremony there. Then the main event, speeches, cultural entertainment and a country food feast took place at the Community Hall. Unfortunately I never made it…
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Crescent Moon over King George
Well, I don't know if I can add anything apart from the title.
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The Sun, now with even more lens flare.
The Sun's return to Arctic Bay came on Saturday. I missed it. I'll confess some ambivalence, a tiny bit anyway. Which sounds strange given that we haven't seen it for thee months. But it was well after noon on Saturday when I thought about it. I looked out and saw that while it was still…
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The Sun will come up tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar
The Sun just skimmed below the southern horizon today. A short hike up hill would have afforded a glimpse of it. But tomorrow, clear skies permitting, it will reveal itself after 3 months away. Today it was accompanied by a sundog just above the horizon. It was, unfortunately, gone by the time I got home,…
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And The Nunie goes to…
Well that certainly was exciting. First of all congratulations to all the bloggers of Nunavut. You are a great bunch and I sincerely hope that everyone got to discover more of you, and that you got to find blogs that you might not have found otherwise. That, after all, is the point of these awards.…
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Merely this
For those of you who may not regularly visit 10,000 Birds (and why don't you?). My latest post is up there, right here.
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So I lied, polls close tomorrow
If you would be so kind as to disregard this post, which states that the polls for the Nunies close today. As per the original post, and the polls end date I set on Polldaddy, the poles close tomorrow, January 25th, 2011 at 5pm Eastern. Clearly I can run a vote no better than the…
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Last chance
UPDATE: THIS POST IS IN ERROR. POLLS CLOSE TOMORROW AT 5PM, THE 25TH OF JANUARY 2011, AS PER THE ORIGINAL POST. SORRY IF THIS CAUSED ANY INCONVENIENCE. The voting for The Nunies, the Nunavut Blogging Awards, ends at 5 pm Eastern tonight. The races are close and the ends results still are not certain.…
