Jeffress on Real Time
Dr. Robert Jeffress, current head of the Southern Baptist Convention, in a surprisingly delightful feature interview on this week’s edition of Real Time With Bill Maher discussing some of his…
October 2011
Saturday Photo: The Wilds of the Plateau
Tiny front ylard gardens are a feature of Montreal's densely settled neighborhoods. People spend a great deal of time and effort claiming the little bit of green they offer for…
Screw us and we multiply
Susan Heyes says, "Best sign I saw today…..Thanks to Geoff Olson!"
Nova Scotia Liberals
The Liberal Party has a strong Federal base in Nova Scotia. And it is a base that comes from a mix of urban and non-urban Ridings. And it is a…
Double standards, professional courtesies
Drinking led to officer's merit badge being stripped, CBC, July 27, 2010 Gherasim and a fellow police officer, both off-duty at the time, were enjoying an evening of drinks at…
Amerika: "Hypocrisy has its own elegant symmetry"
This video is too good for words. So let me simply offer credits, staring with the inimitable Alison who points to the Canadian origins of the Occupy movement; and to…
Harper on “Occupy” protests: “I don’t know that I want to get into commenting on that”
Harpie speaks! about the “Occupy” protests taking place in Canada today! Or maybe not so much — Mr.H doesn’t seem very interested in discussing the “Occupy” phenomenon. If he thinks…
#OccupySaskatoon photos
I couldn't attend due to some surgery on Thursday, but these are from a Saskatoon attendee, Jay Hall's Twitter account - he says, This is what democracy looks like:
‘Nuther Day, ‘Nuther Protest in Vancouver . . . .
Only had about an hour and a half to spare, but the Occupy Vancouver facilitators were able to get thru the first side of the "Consensus Decision Making" flyer, anyway.Lots…
Conor Doherty Challenges Silly Autism Theory: Parental Stress Causes Autism? Really Dr. Maté? Really?
Conor Doherty, October 15, 2011, Out for a stroll with Dad and showing no obvious signs of stress in his life In my last blog post I commented on Dr.…
#OccupyOttawa!
About 1,000 people occupied Ottawa—or Confederation Park, at least—this afternoon. A march took place later, but a couple of hours on my feet standing or walking these days is pushing…
Twitter and Facebook Failing
I’m having trouble posting and reading Facebook and Twitter suddenly, I suspect they are feeling the strain of extra eyes due to the Occupy Together protests around the world today.…
cat: some variations on a beast
“In a couple of words, the picture book Cat: Some Variations on a Beast is a whimsical treat.” Dan Brown, The London Free Press Filed under: art, book, digital, drawing,…
The myth of the positive 2011 NDP campaign
There seems to be this impression out there that the 2011 NDP election campaign was all sunshine and lollipops. NDP leadership contender Brian Topp sought to re-enforce that impression yesterday,…
Occupy Wall Street Commercial
It is a very good one. OWS does not have enough funds to advertise on cable t.v. so please do post on your blog, twitter and Facebook.
Shades of Green: Gross National Happiness
The industrialized world is a funk these days. If it is the worrisome realization that this economic system is beginning to show some serious flaws, then maybe the time has…
Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy | Video on TED.com
Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy | Video on TED.com
#OccupyVancouver live photo blog
10:30 What a glorious day for a protest! Huge crowd - larger than I anticipated. All ages, not many hippies, mostly smiling folks. Large police presence but mostly jocular types…
Apology Of A Poseur
(The following was inspired by Deepak Chopra's quackery-laden and hypocritically self-serving review of Richard Dawkins' book, The Magic of Reality. Enjoy).I find myself saddened - yet also outraged - by…
some art upcoming
I’m working on another set of collage landscapes – all digital this time, on the iPad, with the same feel as the previous 20 Landscapes series – from scraps and…