In the late 1950s, I came across a copy (1912; an original edition, I believe) of Edgar Rice Burrough’s first published novel, Tarzan, The Ape Man, on my parent’s bookshelf in the basement. A forgotten book, one my father had … Continue reading →
Continue readingTrashy's World: 4/20 2013
Though I don’t actively participate. *cough*… cuz ya don’t know when the man is watching.. Ya. I totally support the legalization of pot. Always have. Go kids! And let the movement GROW! (17) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingChadwick's Blog & Commentary: Plato, Music and Misquotes
I spent a pleasant morning, Saturday, browsing through the works of Plato, hunting for the source of a quotation I saw on Facebook, today.* I did several textual searches for words, phrases and quotes on sites that offer his collected … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5890…Major Athlete Comes Out Sexually
You know it is bound to happen on the men’s side. But it hasn’t. Baby steps. Britney Griner, the greatest college player of her generation, perhaps any generation, was drafted first overall out of Baylor University by the Phoenix Mercury and just casually let the world know, via ESPN, that
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: A Trip to the Mayo Clinic: Your dime or mine?
Mayo Clinic seen from Cafeteria This past January Mr Soapbox and my youngest daughter (let’s call her Mini) went on a pilgrimage to the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Unbeknownst to them they were following in the footsteps of Ms Michele Lahey, former Chief Operating Officer of the former Capital
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Daniel Cohn theorizes that the only real problem with RBC’s outsourcing of Canadian jobs is that they called attention to the government policies which facilitated that outcome. But for those of us who think there’s actually a problem with an economy designed around
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Economist Who Opposes Austerity
Unfortunately, I did not have time to write the blog post I had in mind, but fortuitously a friend alerted me to this video, a discussion between TVO’s Steve Paikin and Mark Blyth, an author and Ivy League professor who discusses why the current austerity mania is a bad idea.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Economist Who Opposes Austerity – UPDATED
Unfortunately, I did not have time to write the blog post I had in mind, but fortuitously a friend alerted me to this video, a discussion between TVO’s Steve Paikin and Mark Blyth, an author and Ivy League professor who discusses why the current austerity mania is a bad idea.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Appalled by Harper’s decision to kill the Health Council of Canada
Council of Canadians denounces Harper decision to kill the Health Council of Canada By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Canada`s leading progressive citizen’s advocacy group says it`s appalled by Harper’s decision to kill the Health Council of Canada. In a press release issued earlier this week, the Council of Canadians said it’s “sadly not shocked” by
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Saturday Photo Bis: Bougainvillea
The snowdrops are up. So are a few crocuses. But the nicest flowers around this place are those on my ancient bougainvillea.
Continue readingezra winton: Ya still cool
I can’t stand most advertising but this ad for a public bus service in Denmark is hands down the bomb. Hollywood pack your bags (and get on the bus).
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: International Mother Earth Day 2013: The Faces of Climate Change
As we celebrate International Mother Earth Day 2013, these are some of the faces of climate change from around the world: Via Earthday.org: Climate change can seem like a remote problem for our leaders, but the fact is that it’s already impacting real people, animals, and beloved places. These Faces
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: April 20: This newspaper is an insult to all of us.
Obviously, the owners, editors and writers are either complete jackasses – or they think we’re all fools enough to buy and read a paper that has virtually nothing in it. I would not dream, of course, of calling them jackasses (despite a superficial resemblance). So I have to assume they think
Continue readingAlberta Diary: The Annals of Digital Recording: ‘Preston is out of the country and cannot comment’
Your blogger with Preston Manning, both exactly as illustrated, although, in fairness, Mr. Manning may not have known just who your blogger was. Then again, maybe he did. He did say something like, “Oh, you…” Below: Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Is somebody going around trying to pull a
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: C-279: First Hour of Second Reading Debate, Tues. April 16, 2013
The gender identity-specific human rights bill C-279 had its first hour of Second Reading debate on Tuesday April 16, starting with an extensive speech by Senate sponsor Grant Mitchell. The full Hansard is online, and I’ll repost his speech below the fold. There was one interesting little exchange after the
Continue readingthe reeves report: Great Lakes offshore wind moratorium to remain ‘for some time’
Flickr photo by phault. Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli confirmed early last week that anyone anxious for offshore wind development in Ontario’s portion of the Great Lakes to resume will have a long wait ahead of them. Indefinitely, it would seem. “All I can say at this point is that offshore
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Learning to Live Within Your Own Skin – Japan’s Grand Experiment
The Japanese have become perhaps the greyest of the greying nations of the developed world. This is discussed in The World Today, the public journal of Chatham House, perhaps the world’s most venerable and certainly most prestigious think tank. Everybody knows that Japan is ground zero for global ageing. The
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: A moment of fear
There’s a moment of fear that all women come to know. I know it well. I was once the only female member of a music band. One time at practice, a male band member joked that “We should get blowjobs for all the band members.” What did I do? Everyone
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Fight the Power
I saw these guys play live at the Luv-a-Fair about 23 years ago now. Couple of things to note: 1) I’m old and 2) it never should have taken 23 years for Public Enemy to receive this kind of recognition – long overdue. And if you don’t know what the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Happy 420
It’s 4/20, or 420 or 4:20 a day of celebration in downtown Vancouver at the Vancouver Art Gallery and other centres such as Haight-Ashbury, Parliament Hill and Major Hill’s park in Ottawa. It’s the day when people gather and celebrate marijuana and the cannabis culture. They sell it, they buy
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