Book review: The Year of Living Biblically
I decided to take a break from reading science books[1] and picked up The Year of Living Biblically after seeing the author's TED talk. I have to admit that faith has always been something that intrigues me[2], and AJ Jacobs' quest and writing style helped me understand it a bit more. The book is essentially a diary of his year attempting to follow all of the rules, laws, commandments and suggestions from the Old and New Testaments (mostly the Old, as that's where the bulk of the rules are). You follow his trek down the rabbit hole, visiting Israel, an...
US elections vs. Canadian elections
One of the things Canadians like to do is to compare themselves to their Southern neighbours (or perhaps it's just me). So, part N of a Y part series on "Differences between 'Mericans and Canadians":
While the US election could have been said to start immediately after the last one, it officially started October 2006, when Duncan Hunter announced he was a candidate. Doing the math poorly means that the US election has currently been going on for 97 weeks (or so), with another 8 weeks to go.
The Canadian election called this morning [1] will happen on Oct 14[2], which means...