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noun
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, esp. concerning the making of porcelain.

Welcome to Everyday Arcanist

Back in high school I remember looking up the word arcane to see if I was using it correctly. Turns out I was, but directly underneath the definition of arcane, I found the definition above. It always struck me as completely, wonderfully, absurd that there exists in the English language a word to describe somebody who knows an exceptional amount about making porcelain, but refuses to tell anybody about it.

Everyday Arcanist will be the place where I park all those random thoughts that may or may not be of interest to anyone other than myself. I expect the majority of my posts to revolve around one of my three major interests - sports, history, and Canadian politics.

I hope you find something to enjoy.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Justin Trudeau's pitch-perfect pratfall




For those that can't understand French - Justin tells how his father taught him how to take a tumble on purpose...just for giggles. The fun starts at 1:50 or so.

I think it's pretty great that a man with such lofty expectations placed upon him seems to be able to laugh at himself (I mean, just look at that Zorro/d'Artagnan moustache he's sporting for Movember!). Also, he sure seems to be able to speak a pretty decent joual - which is pretty unexpected.

Who knows if he'll ever fulfill those expectations placed on him, but I get the sense that if he doesn't he'll be just fine.
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