Harvey Danger - Little by Little now available for free via Bittorrent

Okay, Now this is cool.. Harvey Danger (Yes, the hype band of yesteryear) has released their new album via bittorrent in ogg and mp3 format. (Way to support OGG!) . I was a big fan of there "Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?", and to a lesser extent "King James Version". I had long though that they had broken up an until hearing a mumor on Seattles KEXP that they played a small show. Anyways, I haven't heard the album yet. I'm excited to see how Harvey Danger sounds circa 2005.

Wikipedia has an exellent entry on the band. It gives brief overview 0f the band complete with discrography and what the members have been up to over the last couple years

LASAGNA CASSEROLE

As a kid, I loved this recipe. My mother used to make a couple batches, one to eat, and one for the freezer for the quick meal nights. Later one, she divided it up into small microwavable dishes, for suppers on-the-go. It was so much better then a comparble Michelina's frozen dinners.

1 Package ground beef (525 – 600 GR)
1 – 2 garlic cloves chopped 1 28 oz. can tomato sauce
2-1/2 Cups COOKED MACARONI (I usually use elbow macaroni but penne will also work or small shells) 1 container cottage cheese, salt, oregano, parsley etc. Mozzarella & parmesan cheese


Brown ground beef in skillet. Spoon of excess fat and add garlic. Stir in tomato sauce, spices and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Combine cooked macaroni, cottage cheese and sauce in a 2 qt. casserole. Top with mozzarella & parmesan cheese

Bake ½ hr. at 325 degrees or microwave approximately 15 minutes.

Mulroney to B.C.: 'Go stuff it.' - and he was right!

Everybody is down on Brian. Oh, did the former prime minster of the country do? Did he actually tell the truth? He spoke his mind. NEWSFLASH TO THE WEST: If you want a "Western Leader". Tell your neighbours, tell your friends, tell the people you hate, to pick a party - and vote for it. At the same time, have them look at the actual population of the country, and then have them notice, where the population is: Onatario and Quebec. What a concept; the majority of candians are in the countries two largest provinces. SOMEHOW, they seem to "control" the election. Go figure!
When a leader (he may be a quebecer, but he's a conservative) tells it like he see's it (and he saw it right), people jump all over him. I wonder what's worse? To be Quebec 'frog' or a Western "Cry-baby"?. The power is in the vote. The power is in the poplution. If (we) the west want our voices heard, (we) the west must find a way to unite a western voice - whether it be a conservative, liberal or NDP voice. Maybe a regional party the represents the Western Canadian voice. And before you think it: I'm not speaking of the "Reform part II" which represented a of the vote - no matter how popular they were.

Anyhow, here's some more text from the article in the Vancouver Sun.

Vancouver Sun: "If they don't vote for her, I hope somebody will have the decency to tell them to go stuff it,' Mulroney told Newman. 'If they won't support a young woman from British Columbia to be prime minister of Canada, I hope they stop talking about western alienation.'

Mulroney said a Campbell government wouldn't change 'a goddamned thing,' but he believed Western Canadians simply didn't want a 'frog' from Quebec running the government."

September Sunset in Matsqui

September Sunset in Matsqui
Originally uploaded by prosonik.

A September Sunset in Matsqui. I snapped this quickly tonight, right out my front door. The sunset lit my livingroom up with this amazing red color. It was a amazing sunset.

Technology Vrs Nature

Technology, when used properly can benefit society. Geeks do good. Case in point, in the days following Katrina, grassroots efforts across the net have popped up with invaluable information using Google earth and Google Maps. The community has come together to use both these tools to provide information to friends/family and survivors of hurricane. I came across this information like most other users. I was exploring the Google earth site, and to my delight, the community has provided overlays for use with the Google Earth software. Using Google earth, I can compare a city like Hamilton, On, to New Orleans to see just how terrible the flooding is. I can fly can pan in 3D over major land marks in New Orleans. In addition, the community has come together to release detailed post-hurricane overlays. These overlays provide with a real visual sense of where the levee breaks took place and others point to news events. Now, NASA, Carnegie Mellon University, and Google have come together to provide even more overlays. You can use Google earth to fly over much of New Orleans and view the devastation for yourself. No other piece of a software or media outlet has ever before provided so much detialed infrormation. No other media source has come close to the visual impact that Google Earth provides.

Following that discovery, I found another awesome use for Google maps. A Google map hack has begun to update information on specific sites/homes using the maps as reference. Now, a friend or family member can use the site to see brief comments on specific houses.. Comments like "the Ashley's are in Prattville AL". . So very cool. I think this has so much potential in major world catastrophes. The best part, it's a grass roots idea, supported by a major corporation and university. People coming together to help people. Geeks unite!

Katrina Information Map: "Katrina Information Map - This map is intended for the use of people affected by Hurricane Katrina who have or are trying to find information about the status of specific locations affected by the storm and its aftermath. If you have information about the status of an area that is not yet on the map, please contribute by following the instructions below so that others may get that much needed information."

Google Earth - Hurricane Katrina Imagery: "Hurricane Katrina Imagery
The Google Earth team is working on adding imagery of the impact of Hurricane Katrina. We will be posting links to this imagery for viewing as 'image overlays' in Google Earth."

U.S. Newswire : Releases : Katrina Relief Canada's Response

IndyMedia and Hurricane Katrina

If your like me, your probably getting a bit sick of this whole Hurricane Katrina catastrophe. The whole Kanye west thing. The whole "Ignoring the black people" thing. Finally, George Bush. Who can forget him?

After the Hurricane, I imagine him down at his ranch; Lying in a big bed, in children's PJs watching FOX News (You know he loves FOX). George Sr. Calls up.. "Awe shucks Daddy, do I got to deal with this?" "I'm on summer break, plus Laguna beach is on tonight". "Don't I have staff that deals with this sort of stuff?".."No Jr, you have to deal with this stuff.. Show the people that your not just a cowboy, but The Bush family actually do care about our american people" "But Daddy, I do care! I care About the American People on "Laguna beach".. They got some awful cute girls worth saving!.

Anyways, if your beliefs are center or slightly right wing, I suggest browsing the indymedia coverage of Katrina. It's some interesting left-wing reading. That being said I think "Extremist" is an understatement. If your take Indymedia for the gospel, it seems like God himself dreamed up this whole Katrina mess to slap down the black residents of the south and the only real fix would to be convert to communism.

*Note: I don't want to discount this as a tragedy. I don't mean to insult black residents of the effected states. I do believe they are being marginalized , and being used as political pawns instead of victims. It does seem that certain people are obstructing the real issue. Help people that need the help. I encourage support of the American/Canadian Red Cross, and I will be making a donation

New Orleans Independent Media Center: "Hurricane Katrina"
Hurricane Katrina- Canadian Red Cross
FOXNews.com: "Forum: Hurricane Katrina"