Gunsmoke
The passing of James Arness (aka Sheriff Matt Dillon) the other day reminded me of this excerpt from the Adam Curtis documentary “The Power of Nightmares” dealing with the curious…
June 2011
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ~ Winston Churchill
Baird gives Washington the green light by backing Obama’s 1967 proposal
Well if you were expecting to see more unity and a more streamlined process of decision making from the Harper government, you can forget about it. The new Foreign Affairs…
Jack Layton, Just Like the Rest of ‘em
Jack Layton just finished telling Craig Oliver that he thought what young Brigitte DePape did was wrong. He basically said that while he and the rest of ‘em are striving…
No one can deny DePape the courage of her convictions
That was one way to start a conversation! In a country with an electorate difficult to fire up (livid over raccoon abuse in Toronto, indifferent to Canada’s involvement in Libya,…
Sunday Conservapedia*
*Because reality has a “liberal bias” Sudden Jihad Syndrome “Sudden Jihad Syndrome is a term coined by Daniel Pipes to describe Muslims that suddenly or unexpectedly turn against civilized, Western…
Sunday Conservapedia*
*Because reality has a "liberal bias"Sudden Jihad Syndrome"Sudden Jihad Syndrome is a term coined by Daniel Pipes to describe Muslims that suddenly or unexpectedly turn against civilized, Western society and…
Sunday Conservapedia*
*Because reality has a “liberal bias” Sudden Jihad Syndrome “Sudden Jihad Syndrome is a term coined by Daniel Pipes to describe Muslims that suddenly or unexpectedly turn against civilized, Western…
“SlutWalks and the future of feminism”
The word “slut” got under my skin. Then I read it. Go girls go! http://ow.ly/5ankE Filed under: Miscellany
Prog Blogs down
I see some bloggers are a little out of sorts due to Progressive Bloggers being down. They're hitting their blog rolls in lieu of the site. Hey, people? Do you…
No Stopping Harper
Brigette DePape, the now former Senate page, who gleefully abused her position by flashing a “Stop Harper” sign during the Throne Speech, attempts to explain the reasons behind her inappropriate…
Did Lord Black Say That On Purpose?
I cannot say exactly what he meant, but someone should ask him: "Those who oppose the existence of the state of Israel, for whatever motive, know that unless there is…
Carbon tax campaign brings climate of intimidation in Australia
Remarkable goings on in Australia: "Australian climate scientists face death threats, cyberbullying." Australia's leading climate change scientists are being targeted by a vicious, unrelenting email campaign that has resulted in…
Being tough means looking straight at something ugly, and saying, ‘That’s ugly; I’ll have to find a way to deal with it’. And doing so.
Robert B. Parker
Wankers of the Week: Rolling Blunder, and other tours de farce
Crappy June, everyone! Are you enjoying the weather? And say, how about that rolling thunder? You’ll be hearing a lot more of it, due to global warming. (Thunderstorms and violent…
I am 4.75km short of my training goal
Specifically 995.25km. I would have had it almost exactly today, but I shave some off my route to Merrickville because I was trying to get home to drop off my…
3827…Paul Revere Meet Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin was in Massachusets today and was extolling the virtues of the original Tea Partier Paul Revere.The former candidate for veep in the States that the American hero "...warned…
TheStar Cohn: Hudak Tories take a page from Harris era to dupe us on debt
Cohn paints a disturbing picture of Tim Hudak's judgment on the energy and debt files. Perhaps the McGuinty Liberals stand a fighting chance this October after all!
A Day off to Explore Old Kathmandu …
“Nepal” is a tag in my tag surfer. I do like hearing about the place. Just walking about the streets is magical. Some of that happens here: A Day off…