Is Solomon Elimimian the Cameron Wake of 2011?
Solomon Elimimian, CFL defensive rookie of 2010 is tearing it up for the BC Lions this year. He and Geroy Simon on the offensive side are almost single-handedly pulling the…
August 2011
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Gerald Caplan rightly asks what media outlets think they have to gain by promoting anti-Muslim bigotry: The goal of the Muslim-haters is surely…
In Which TorontoEmerg Discourses on Some Aspects of Human Nature
It’s probably more than little trite to say the Emergency Department is a microcosm or laboratory of humanity, but like most clichés it has an element of truth. We see…
Evolution of the hipster – Hilarious short pokes fun at cultural conformity
I just came across this, and it is too hilarious to pass up. The engimatic ‘Glove and Boot’ puppeteers have produced a short poke at the evolution of the hipster.…
Saturday random reads and musings
1) Israel stuff. I thought I’d preface this reading with a bit of plain common sense. Commenters here and elsewhere have criticized me for “singling out Israel” in my blog—code…
Twitter Psychology Insight
Via the always insightful Neville Hobson, came a link to a wonder little diagram that summarises the results o a recent survey of Twitter users. You can find Neville’s post…
Rick Perry and The Reality of Democracy
A long time ago there were kings everywhere who controlled public life. As time went on these kings were overthrown and replaced by mostly dictators. Somewhere along the way the…
It’s 1955 Again
Jane Taber writes in this morning's Globe and Mail that the Harper government "is working to recast the Canadian identity, undoing 40 years of a Liberal narrative and instead creating…
C. Peter Wagner – NAR is not a cult!
Really, Mr. Wagner? By any orthodox definition of Christianity, the New Apostolic Reformation is a cult. C Pete is quite unhappy that he and his apostles got so much attention…
NDP Potential Diana Andrews Not Banned From Running Cuz She’s Gay
The title of the piece--Lesbian teacher barred from running for Ontario NDP--implies otherwise, but the source is Xtra, so really the slant in the hedder shouldn't be too surprising. In…
Elections Canada Report
I will briefly return from my summer hiatus to bring a couple of things to your attention, first up a few things from the recent report by Chief Electoral Officer…
More Police Misconduct – So What Else Is New?
In what is getting to be a far too routine occurrence, more police misconduct has come to light, this time in the Niagara region. A story in The Hamilton Spectator…
Climate Change Lite
This video has nothing to do with climate change, except as a reminder not to lose our sense of humour in these trying times. If it helps, you can imagine…
Ontario vote most important in recent history
http://bit.ly/oRxjWp The October 6 vote may be the most important Ontario election in recent history. It will determine just how much of a free hand the Prime Minister will enjoy…
Massive military cuts and hard sells
"Harper spins a new brand of patriotism." The Liberals embraced the Charter, the flag, peacekeeping and multiculturalism. Now, the Harper Tories are pursuing symbols and areas ignored by the Grits…
Feeding Our Cars
Corn: feeding our cars rather than our species.
Playing in Traffic, August 15 to 19, 2011
There will be some other big news next week, but for now, here’s what SRBP readers wanted this past week: Sun TV/Fix News wannabe? VOCM hits new low. (The story…
Crossroads Christian Communications wants hefty donors to provide 20 million
It’s the financial year end for 100 Huntley Street and CTS, which means this week has been set aside to appeal to donors. Donors are always being appealed to by…
An Over the Air Reality TV Check for Sun’s Michelle Thomson
You'd have trouble finding anything in this Sun August 16th Michelle Thomson article, Rabbit Ears Going Way of Dodo, that is factually correct. What is scary is that nobody caught…