The Con Bigots and the Rainbow Chasers
It was a grey and rainy Monday, so imagine how great it was to stumble home from work, and see this beautiful rainbow streaming down on my island. Especially since…
June 2011
I can’t tweet or check Facebook…
... Because I'm behind the great firewall. It actually quite surreal being unable to check twitter - I didn't realize I would miss it so much. However, I can apparently…
And the budget vote is…
In the event that the suspense is killing you, let me put your mind at ease – yes, the budget was passed. But what’s that? The government won’t actually show…
Little Victor Update | Speed demon
Victor has been walking since April. Every day he gets more confident in his stride, and the motions get less jerky. Unfortunately the confidence is leading him to move at…
Afghan public opinion and it’s consequences
If we care about the Afghan people, and if we believe in democracy as a normative system for determining what is best for a people, it becomes imperative when conducting…
Starbucks, Triple Venti Non justice topped with Blatant Homophobia
I came across this post tonight while I avoided the Vancouver Canucks Boston tea party. I like Starbucks and the anti - big corporist in me always chastises me as…
Tony Awards With Manly Opening Act
Broadway has never looked straighter. Featuring Stephen Colbert, Brooke Shields, and not Al Pacino.
First Nations Education
I came across an article posted by my fab faerie brother Issac on Facebook. The article was on the Residential Schools. My Great Grandmother, Gertrude Pinchbeck suffered under this colonial…
More Weiner hilarity
Ok, fair warning, not only is this not safe for work, don’t play it when your kids are around either. Or mom. Anyone, really, don’t play it in front of…
Republicans say Obama administration is "anti-jobs", "anti-business’ and "anti-american energy"
We can expect nothing new to come from the Republicans in their critique of the Democrats and their captain, Barack Obama. This was apparent during the New Hampshire GOP presidential…
Let the Batshit Craziness Begin
It's official. Michelle Bachmann is seeking the Republican presidential nomination for 2012.
Same-sex marriage – just not the wedge it used to be
For a couple of reasons, same-sex marriage just isn’t the wedge issue it used to be.First of all, in Canada the prevailing attitude – even among large numbers people who…
Free agent professor
If you’re a college or university teacher, whom do you work for ?” Thus begins Stanley Fish‘s latest New York Times editorial on the subject of academia. Here are a…
“Don’t keep looking for your brother, they threw him from a helicopter”
Pura Soto Rojas points to a headline: “SHOT”. It refers to the deaths, by secret firing squad, of leftist guerrillas during the “democratic” years of the Fourth Republic. Years which…
Asbestos – Harper’s Shame
Canada is one of the world's biggest exporters of Asbestos, even though its is severely limited in its use here at home due to health concerns. We are in some…
In treatment…
really looking forward to season 3...if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you…
Up for debate
The NDP has released a first look at the prioritized resolutions from this weekend's #vancon2011 (PDF). And while most of them may not come as too much surprise (or appear…
Radio Topics for June 14th
The summer festival season has started. Westfest concluded this past Sunday and Jazzfest starts soon. We continue every Tuesday though, festival or not. We have an exciting show lined up…
On The Hill – Twitter List
Canadian Federal Political resources on Twitter: Looking for hashtag or twitter account for an MP, check out this page here compiled by David Akin. You can find it on his…
Quebec woman wants to stay in Saudi Arabia: Reports
If you believe these reports, well, Stalin's Show Trials were a true reflection of reality. Remember she's not able to leave the home without her husband's permission. Under Saudi law,…