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Trashy's World: Gun violence in southeast Ottawa
There has been a disturbing trend toward increased gunplay in my part of town. These are almost exclusively gang-related incidents where dealers are taking potshots
Continue readingTrashy's World: Purchase infrastructure – just not ready for climate change
Climate change? We need to plan for the future. Now. (0)
Continue readingTrashy's World: Charlottesville – likely just the beginning
In the space of a decade or so, public debates over differences in policy in US politics have been replaced by mud-slinging over differences in
Continue readingTrashy's World: Whether the USA survives as one nation and not two or several…
…is anyone’s guess. I ain’t no psychic. So. Something I’ve been saying since Obama was elected and the right-wing vitriol fallout is that this was
Continue readingTrashy's World: it was 20 years ago…
… last Friday when I started my career in Canada’s Public Service. What was intended to be a stopover gig until I got what I
Continue readingTrashy's World: Mosque atrocity – hate driven or coincidence?
Canada has its First mass shooting in years. So tragic, and can’t help but note that a mosque was targeted. This is amid all of the
Continue readingTrashy's World: Goodbye yellow brick road. Hello Mordor.
Very soon, a racist, classless and misogynist piece of trash moves into to the White House. Be above this swamp rat, American friends. You are better
Continue readingTrashy's World: Keyboard warriors!
Maybe it’s because I am getting a bit older and my skin is thinning somewhat, but more and more, I am getting annoyed with these
Continue readingTrashy's World: Show up. Dive in. Persevere.
Last night, President Obama eloquently expressed one of the wonderful things about being in a democracy (or at least as close to a democracy as we will achieve).
Continue readingTrashy's World: For those Canadians who think that the election of Trump is of no matter to us…
… wake up. I have literally no patience for those people anymore. Zero. He has emboldened racists everywhere. Even in my own backyard. A Synagogue
Continue readingTrashy's World: A fine capital project brought to you by the Government of Canada
Request for Proposal (RFP) Canada Wall Project Date: November 9, 2016 aussi disponible en français 1. Summary and Background As a result of the change
Continue readingTrashy's World: An election that Rod Serling would be frightened by…
Seriously. This past year or so has been something out of the Twilight Zone. So surreal and way beyond the bounds of imagination. So today
Continue readingTrashy's World: Had a weird dream last night…
I haven’t posted for a while, but I had this weird dream last night that involved: being attacked by a black bear and my gut was ripped open by it in a gravel pit me killing the bear with my bare hands both the bear and yours truly turning into zombies but I was a good […]
Continue readingTrashy's World: EC group at CAPE – pay attention!
The rest of you need not read further as you’ll have no idea what I am writing about. But for the ECs… Please vote and vote against the 3 resolutions we are being asked to consider. The radical leadership of our once moderate labour group w…
Continue readingTrashy's World: Let’s call this a Thursday rant…
(… well, technically I am writing this on Wednesday night but it won’t pop up till tomorrow..) Rant # 1 – People on social media who make a fulltime job of bitching and complaining about everything. Like, EVERYTHING! A sampling from a…
Continue readingTrashy's World: Much ado about almost nothing…
So here I am sitting wide-awake at 2 am because I couldn`t sleep last night, woke up with a blinding headache and spent most of the daylight hours slumbering away… In an attempt to find the peace that is sleepy-land, I thought I`d throw some words do…
Continue readingTrashy's World: Fort McMurray fires
I don’t know about you, but I am blown away by the images I am seeing out of northern Alberta. Keep in mind that Fort Mac is a city of about 90,000 and much of it could go up in flames. If you are able, please donate to the Red Cross relief effor…
Continue readingTrashy's World: Muzzling elected officials…
… is a worrisome development and one that has been codified by the Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB). Trustee Blackburn is outspoken, no doubt. And sometimes, like all of us, she likely says things that she wishes she could take back…
Continue readingTrashy's World: National Volunteer Week, 2016
Anyone who knows me is well aware of the importance I place on volunteering one’s time freely and gladly for the benefit of the wider community. Without volunteers, there would be little help for those down on their luck and living on the streets…
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