Fight Night! (GIF from GifWich) So, ummmm, the Obama VS. Romney rumble in the mountains (it was in Colorado…get it?) was less a debate than it was two Economics professors arguing about which shade of grey was better. Oh, and one hate’s Big Bird…seriously. Clearly, Prof. Romney won the debate
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Paulitical Satire: The Liberals Need a Leadership Race Worthy of the Third Party
Leadership races for this place, should be open and vociferous ! So, in 2003 I attended a very strange and interesting event held in the Minto building at Carleton University, where I was a student in Public Affairs. I remember earlier in the summer the leader of the NDP, Alexa McDonough,
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Cartwheels in The Legislature
Cartwheels at Parliament! So, I was walking by Queen’s Park the other day and saw something that immediately made me nostalgic: a bunch of kids teaching another kid how to do a cartwheel. No, I’m not talking about about Hudak trying to explain his loss in KW (too soon?), it
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #2: Marigold’s Quandary
This question was sent by email from someone who prefers to remain anonymous, so we’ll call her Marigold. Marigold recently won an overnight stay for two at a local hotel, breakfast included, valued at $160. Marigold’s sole source of income is ODSP, which is Ontario’s social assistance plan for people
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: #FF Yourself!! A Follow Friday You’ll Thank Me For
Sometimes I worry that I am actually trapped in the Matrix… So, I was doing my normal dance around the internet, reading pieces of news from all corners. While I blog mostly politics, I like to stay up on the news of the day for lots of topics. I find
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Okay, I guess I need to preface this post about the recall of infant chairs by reminding you that all parents are psychotic. All of us. First, we decide to host parasites. IN OUR BODIES. Or, if we choose not … Continue reading →
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: All you Need is Love! – Politics and Love – Movie Monday
So, for the past few days, or really the past few weeks, I’ve been celebrating the birthday of my girlfriend. As expected, part of this celebrating has included lots of gift giving…as all good celebrations should. In case you haven’t noticed, I sometimes like to use my blog as a place
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Save our Farms! Follow Farmer Friday!
A Farmer in a parched field… So, in case you haven’t noticed, both from my previous Movie Monday post and any time spent out side for most of July, it’s been hot as hell and dry as a bone out there. While this might be great for getting a tan
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How to Get Your Kids to Stop Bitching About Doing Yardwork: Ask politely. Ask politely again. Ask firmly, but politely, for the ungrateful turds to pitch in once in a while around the house. Give up on politely. Tell the … Continue reading →
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang: What is the right amount of blogging?
Frankly, none. But never bite the hand that feeds you I say, particularly when it feeds you ripe fruit and vegemite sandwiches. This rule applies doubly for evil galactic overlords between gigs. (And yes, the first continent to be occupied … Continue reading →
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Part of This Balanced Breakfast
A REAL complete balanced breakfast… So, I was eating a delicious post-run breakfast this morning consisting of some cottage cheese, tomato, avocado and grapefruit (yes, I’m trying to make you feel badly about what you had for breakfast) and realized just how damn healthy it was! Just for fun, I
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: True North Strong and Free – Road Trip Politics
A political map of Canada… So, if you follow me on twitter you’ll know, in a relative amount of detail, that I recently traveled across part of Northern Canada from Winnipeg to Toronto. In case you were wondering, my Southern-Ontario kin…this is a stunning, amazing, beautiful, energizing, formidable part of Canada that
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Politics and Blogging – It’s All About Relationships
So, a little while ago I wrote a post for the good people over at Shareaholic. Below is an excerpt from the post, follow the link below to read the whole post!How Do I Best Connect With People?First off, when I see Twitter trends that jive with my desired topics I make
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Debt Free – How to Get That Debt Monkey Off Your Back
So, I’ve spent the better part of a year and a half I’ve been doing my best to learn a skill that was never taught to me, and that I never really encountered out there in the big wide world until I turned 23: budgeting. When I finally was introduced
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Interpersonal Politics – Movie Monday
So, recently a number of friends of mine have gone on the job hunt or are just generally trying to figure out their professional life. Maybe you’ve guessed that by my posts here and here. But it got me thinking about how people create strategies for their own lives and
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Networking – The Essential Job Search Skill
Oooh, look at my diverse group of new professional contacts! So, last week I did a little piece on a crucial job search skill: the all important job interview. Now, you may not think that job searching skills fall into my big three reasons for blogging, but I would argue
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: How to Ace a Job Interview – Paulitical Styles
the more boring they are, the harder they fall…back into unemployment So, I was reading an article on the Star’s Moneyville blog that purported to be about how young people can perfect there interview skills and not make some common mistakes. I encourage you to take a quick look here
Continue readingknitnut.net: Financial Planning for Kids
GC and Rosie and I were out walking on Saturday afternoon, when we encountered the following scene. Two boys, perhaps eleven or twelve years old, had climbed up on top of a structure by the fountain in Centrepoint Park. They were perched up there dispensing financial advice to a somber-looking
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