The Insite Victory and Kevin’s Story
I've written about Kevin before. The young heroin addict I found shooting up on the door step of the Yale Town apartment I was renting, while taking a summer course…
September 2011
"The weight of nothing"
"The weight of nothing" "Tell me the weight of a snowflake", a coal-mouse asked a wild dove. "Nothing more than nothing", was the answer. "In that case, I must tell…
And then there were three
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2011/09/and-then-there-were-three-more-tory-backbenchers-join-brad-trosts-battle-against-the-ippf.html
HAVN’T POSTED IN A WHILE LOL
EVERYONE LOVES IT WHEN A BLOGGER COMES BACK AFTER A LONG ABSENCE TO WRITE A POST ABOUT HOW THEY “HAVEN’T BLOGGED IN A WHILE LOL” !!! I’M NOT THE FIRST…
Sending good vibes to my former colleagues
I am really hoping that the negotiators for my former colleagues can reach a fair settlement with their employer this weekend. As my wonderful, hardworking and ravishingly beautiful partner still…
National Post and free speech
I find it not a little humorous that the National Post is back pedalling furiously over their publishing Charles McVety’s repulsive homophobic ad. Even more humorous is the Post’s high-minded…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: The ghost of Chavecito
Who is this healthy, handsome baseballer, anyway? Shoot, that ain’t no one but the ghost of the man the Miami Hairball wants us to give up for dead. Hilarious how…
Friday night
Have a good night!
Shorter Nathan Cullen
Gun violence against me: scary and badGun violence against vulnerable women and children: not so much
If Toronto Zoo is sold how will development be controlled?
The land has great value for development; consider this "the condo's at the Zoo Lands"... .
Outasite! Supreme Court bludgeons Con ideology with reality.
One of the few benefits of not having any political power is that you get to sit back and watch the majority power fall all over its own ideology and…
بعد أنور العولقي
Of all the coverage given to Anwar al-Awlaki’s targeted assassination this morning, I liked the almost Onion-worthy take Wired magazine (via Gawker) had regarding its consequence: Yemen Strike Leaves Misfit…
Fox News whines that George Bush isn’t getting credit for assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki
This is one time Fox News can keep the credit for George Bush. After all, they tried this with the capture of Saddam.Right wingers cannot handle anyone getting credit except…
Killing machines have no conscience
In there irony in America's rush to deploy drones and remote controlled weaponry around the world? From Joseph Nevins at the Boston Review, Robocop: In September 2010 the House Unmanned…
President Obama Continues Autism Hope, Signs Combating Autism Reauthorization Act Into Law
Autism hope for the future lies in autism research and the US leads the world in autism research. I can not say it often enough. Thank you America. Thank you…
Targeting the non-Cons
During the Harper Conservatives’ time in power they railed against the long gun registry as being heavy-handed, unfair to duck hunters and farmers. “We must stop targeting law-abiding gun owners…
Friday night Fabulous Thunderbirds blogging
All three of these performances are from the same show, recorded in 2003. But the first tune has been in the band's repertoire for decades. This is She's Tough. Welcome…
Parks and recreation must be open to all in Vancouver
by Stuart MackinnonStraight.comPublish Date: September 30, 2011 Vancouver’s natural beauty is worth protecting. Our children not only need places to play, but also places to enjoy and explor...
The Monster is Dead. Clifford Olson Is No More.
Cancer has finally erased Clifford Olson from the ranks of mankind. The serial child killer died this afternoon in a Quebec hospital.