Why We Might Want to Thank People Still Masking!
I was asked, again, if I'd consider using exposure therapy to help me cope with potential viruses inside buildings. The first time was from a therapist who suggested I could…
Today’s Comments: about Carney, Americans, Trump’s decoy plane, the coming crash(es), the Jays, and Blake Tierney. Plus wildfire update
I'm reading some interesting comments today:Talking about Carney View on Threads Tom Mulcair writes Stop the handwringing. PM Carney is outmanoeuvering Trump on trade Prime Minister Mark Carney has been…
Exploring BC’s subsidies for natural gas production
Gas production in BC increased by 264% between 2025 and 2000. We might expect that government revenues would rise by roughly the same amount. However, that has not happened. Under…
Newspaper uncovers strange surge in fund-raising for separatist party in 2025
What are we to make of that “mysterious cash surge” in donations to the Republican Party of Alberta just before the June by-election in the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding in June…
EV1 History
Charge Across America in the late 1990s was a forerunner to Sun Country Highway’s cross-continental EV trip with a Tesla Roadster at charging stops it set up all across Canada…
UPDATED: An Immodest (And Deeply Offensive) Proposal
Accountability is a strange thing these days. People "take responsibility" when the public finds out they did something wrong, but very rarely do any consequences ensue. Errant public officials keep…
Amazon Bridge Saves Thousands of Lives
When humans build into areas where animals thrive there is inevitably an increase in harm done to the local population, but this harm can be managed and reduced in multiple…
Tariff update, Catering Cart roundup, and some Eclipse posts. Plus thanks to the Penticton Sikh Temple
First, an update on those tariff negotiations I think Canada is getting angry. You won't like us when we're angry... View on Threads Here is Ralph Goodale on the consequences…
Getting lawyers to wear cowboy hats for 10 days every July is the closest Alberta’s going to get to a ‘distinct legal tradition’
Sorry folks, but encouraging Calgary lawyers to dress up in cowboy hats and Cuban heels like extras on the set of Yellowstone for 10 days every July does not a…
The SCC Ruling In Democracy Watch
At the end of July, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling in Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General). This ruling has enormous implications for governments across Canada.One of…
It’s The End of the World As We Know It
Welcome to the PyroceneFive years ago, I wrote an essay about a succession of catastrophes that had struck British Columbia. First came the heat. In June 2021, a heat dome…
I Am Not A Capitalist
And you probably aren’t either, yet a huge proportion of our society believe themselves to be.
Wednesday Updates: Wildcard dreams, some interesting reads, plus wildfire update
Wildcard Dreams It has been done before, so maybe our Jays can do it again! CBC's Geoff Nixon writes From last place to the post-season? Here's how the 2026 Blue…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Blanketed cat.
Settler Frames, Part 1 Finally Launched
After a 2018 Curator-In-Residency sting at Concordia Unviversity’s fabulous VCR – Visual Collections Repository, where I was tasked with animating the film archives, I was inspired to keep going with…
Look up! Look Waaaaay Up! Plus catching up with the news, and a wildfires update
Set your alarm clocks for Wednesday, August 12 and look up. Look waaaaaay up.In the morning, a planet alignment: View on Threads In the afternoon, a solar eclipse -- with…
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates August 4, 2026
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Diogenes & the Pirate Ontology Aesthetic
Mark discusses the rebrand of his newsletter to "Pirate Ontology" and the aesthetic that Diogenes exemplifies for it. The post Diogenes & the Pirate Ontology Aesthetic appeared first on mark…