Opinions, Debates, and Suchlike

In the absence of anything substantive to promote, argue, or whatever today, I've two polls by other people for you to look at:

james_nicoll would like your opinion on the current candidates for NDP federal leadership.

CBC would like your opinion on certain issues related to comic books.

Go forth, and opine if you would, please?

I'll be back later with news and chatter about other stuff.

Some Goals for 2012

Thanks again to ms_danson for inspiring this list. Expect this to be revised as the year goes on.

1) Not die.
2) Exercise more.
3) Blog things other than filler.
4) Make art. This covers everything from drawing comics to font design to writing novels.
5) Read books for fun.
6) Stay warm enough during the winter.
7) Stay cool enough during the summer.
8) Play with people's minds.
9) Do at least one thing I've never done before.
10) Be as politically active as possible.
11) Keep exploring the city.
12) Keep writing for spacing_ottawa
13) Learn at least one new skill.
14) Be prepared to add stuff to this list at need or whim.

Update - 5 Jan. 2012:

15) Visit local "farmers' market" operations around town more often, and buy what seems appealing.

Canadian Prairie Weather Query - 4 January 2012

Figuring that tartysuz, opaqueplanet and a few others might have a better clue about this one.

I'm hearing about a heat wave in the prairie provinces right now that's been leaving places like Calgary warmer than Dallas! That prospect scares me more than a bit for any number of reasons that, say, a cold-snap hitting Saskatoon for the better part of a month three years back as of this month would not.

To everyone in prairie Canada reading this right now: how's everything going for you weather-wise, if you're willing to share publicly about the subject?