With a name for this article like 'politicians let me down again' this may be an ongoing series, but yes, they have let me down again.  Now, I know it's tough for politicians, because they're not typically scientists or environmentalists, they're bureaucrats, and yet their job is to legislate over science and the environment.  That's exactly why I'm going to hold their feet to the fire, and why everyone else should too.  And honestly, politicans get an easy ride.  Sure, we all criticize them, but for every person like me attempting to hold them to a higher standard (in my case, by writing articles on a site they'll probably never read, sigh), there's about ten people who just don't care or follow what they do.  So for the most part, they're far too free to make decisions that may or may not lack the common sense from which a decision should be made.  The latest bone headed decision from Calgary's city council is seemingly minor, yet to me, that makes it all the more significant.  The unnecessary dependency on bottled water has reared it's ugly head again.]]> http://calgaryurbanite.com/post/between_a_rock_and_a_hard_place http://calgaryurbanite.com/post/between_a_rock_and_a_hard_place Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:54:18 -0800 Kurt

So, if you haven't heard of the Beat Niq, it's a jazz club located on 811 - 1 St SW, and without question it's a pretty awesome place to go to.  It's nice and cozy.  The food is alright (it's attached to the Pic Niq restaurant above), but you're not there for the food.  You're there for the music, and it's good, not that I know the first thing about jazz music, but when I've been to the Beat Niq, it's been nothing but enjoyable.  So, all's good with the Beat Niq right?  Well, there is something that makes me have a love/hate relationship with the place.]]>