That's bad. Remember when Lyle Stewart of the SaskParty invited an infamous murderer to the Throne Speech a few months ago too?#skpoli — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) September 25, 2023 The basic dynamic of Canadian politics right now is the Liberals celebrated a Nazi through incredible incompetence, seven months after some
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In This Corner: Grandfatherhood: The final frontier
So, I’ve got big news. I think. I’m going to be a grandfather for the first time. Congratulations, people tell me. Um, sure, I say. Don’t get me wrong. I am delighted that my youngest son and his towering bride (seriously, the girl is at least seven feet tall) have
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Plague Update: It’s Still (Not) Over
BC isn’t helping old people with COVID-19. Seems like eugenics. Can you imagine the scandal if this happened 2 years ago? We do “this” because we will NOT go gentle into that good night. We will not participate in social abandonment. We will not hurt other people for our own
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Housing
The only way to solve the housing crisis is to cap foreign and corporate investment in Canadian residential properties. The post Housing first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingIn This Corner: The year the musicians died
I worry about Willie Nelson. The Red-Headed Stranger turned 90 this year, so clearly he won’t be on the road again much longer. But I’m especially worried about Willie, one of my favourite singers, because 2023 has been an especially terrible year for greats of the musical world. Music has
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Conservatives Turned Into a Soft-core Hate Party So Gradually, I Hardly Noticed
How in the ever-loving Eff could someone not realize that the Conservative Party of Canada was now a party willing to weaponize hatred to gain support, money, and Internet trolls? It’s apparently really GD easy. Yeah, I’m swearing, because this isht is ludicrous. Maybe the first clue for CPC voters
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Why the CBC Should Build Its Own Social Media Platform
In light of emergencies and the mess of Bill C-18, the CBC should push ahead with it’s own social media network. The post Why the CBC Should Build Its Own Social Media Platform first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingIn This Corner: A city guy goes to the farm
As a child in the city, my knowledge of farm life was limited to what I saw on Green Acres (which was, for younger readers, a TV show about a rich city couple who took up farm life). Today, as a senior adult, I’m a little smarter about farm life.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: EU: Burned by Oil
‘Excess’ gas prices represent the extraction from the pockets of consumers to oil shareholders. And no, it has nothing to do with a carbon tax in Canada. The post EU: Burned by Oil first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Housing, Housing Everywhere and Not a Place to Stay
Everyone is talking about housing, but few people seem interested in the real issues. The post Housing, Housing Everywhere and Not a Place to Stay first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Continue readingIn This Corner: Clash of the holidays
So, what costume are you wearing for Halloween? Are you giving out mini-chocolate bars, or Twizzlers? Oh, wait. Sorry, seems I’ve jumped the gun. Based on what I’ve seen in retail outlets recently, I assumed that Halloween (or Hallowe’en as we used to call it) was right around the corner.
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: Goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement may be unreachable
The UK’s Royal Meteorological Society wrote about the deadly heatwave that affected western North America in 2021. An underlying message was to prepare for more disasters like the destruction of Lytton, BC. This might happen even if governments get truly serious about climate change, an unlikely scenario even as death
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Glop & Pail: More People Are Dying Than We Care To Account For
More People Than Expected Are Dying In 2023 For Reasons That We Are Unwilling To Consider. pic.twitter.com/BGwBySR7AK — The Vertlartnic (@TheVertlartnic) August 16, 2023 An anti-waxxer would read that headline and think it’s a nod to vaccine injuries, but they remain mal-informed idiots. No, the cause is the pandemic, and
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Bill C-18: Unpacking Canada’s Media Madness & Mess
Lies. I saw this today on a Liberal MP’s Facebook page (irony noted): I’m a digital media expert, and I will tell you that the Liberal government will sink into oblivion if they stick to defending the madness behind Bill C-18. Legacy media in Canada is an anchor that threatens
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Pause Conservative Governments Until We Can Figure Out What’s Going On
Smith on net-zero from 1½ years ago: Innovators can do net-zero!Politicians are too polarizing!Kenney spent too much time fighting the carbon tax! They don't understand how much the industry is prepared to innovate and how quickly they're prepared to get there!#ableg #abpoli pic.twitter.com/XjBzgcsY7F — disordered (@disorderedyyc) May 5, 2023 “Back
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Cubieverse Game
I’ve been playing Coin Hunt World for a few years now, back when rewards in the game were Bitcoin or Ethereum. Now they’re transitioning to a gift-card reward scheme with sponsors, so turmoil is bound to ensue. Hunter’s Lodge 10 Recap
Continue readingIN-SIGHTS: A world defined by impacts long called catastrophic
New York Times science writer David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth, issues a weekly newsletter for subscribers. The August 2 edition is a powerful and disturbing look at the future.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: A Reasonable Explanation of the Life of Sinead O’Connor
It’s taken a few days to digest the news of Sinead O’Connor, but I wanted to share some of my own thoughts and a reminder that the truth hurts … especially those who speak of it. The post A Reasonable Explanation of the Life of Sinead O’Connor first appeared on
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Good News, and Bad News
First, the bad news. A study suggests that the process of cold water currents in the Atlantic Ocean are at risk of changing rapidly this century, earlier than predicted from past models. 2025 could bring the tipping point, or 2050, we don’t know yet. This is being driven by climate
Continue readingIn This Corner: This is perfect, thank you so much … not
The other day, while on an extended old-man rant about words and phrases that irk me, my son asked why I let such trivial things bother me. There’s nothing you can do about them, he reasoned, so why let them bother you? First of all, as an old man, it
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