www.cbc.ca/thenational/ : online advertising, now at triple the volume!!!
Yep, that’s right, CBC is more desperate than ever to covet advertisers, so CBC has really stepped up to the plate by ensuring that advertisers who are spliced in every…
2011
Talking to Americans
RT takes to the streets of Manhattan in their own little “Jay Walking” segment to quiz “average” Americans about the world around them… The results are predictably appalling, but before…
Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness
I was trying to think about something to blog about on this cold, wet miserable night. Then I read about the death of Joe Bodolai, the American who nurtured so…
Some people shouldn’t have children
We decided to see a movie tonight (apparently most of Toronto did, too), specifically, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. For those of you unfamiliar with the books or haven’t…
Income inequality, the 99 percent, and the dysfunction of American society | via Esquire | #uspoli #OWS
Income inequality is a symptom, not the disease. People realize that now. They see the symptom erupting in all directions, but, at a visceral level, they can sense the deeper…
Top story of 2011
First of all, best wishes to all of you in your endeavours in the new year. We need more then ever to strive towards enlightenment in the new reality that…
Suddenly snow
I was quite bummed to arrive yesterday and find the farm almost completely snow-free. Mother nature sorted that for us today. It snowed pretty much all day.
Vaccines and Pregnancy: Lack of randomized, placebo-controlled trials and … means …?
My children have received their recommended vaccinations. I have had some although I am old enough that I received my measles and mumps shots the old fashioned way … I…
"Top Ten" Break-Up Songs for Guys
Breaking up with someone or being broken-up with is rarely an enjoyable experience. As with most things in life, some good music can come in handy to speed recovery It…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Festive cats.
Introducing our newest family member!
This is our new dog, Rosie, formerly known as Phoenix. We adopted her from the Humane Society today! This wasn’t actually the plan, as we were still in the running…
Canadians lose as Big Telecom works towards even greater levels of media concentration
While it may have been a banner year for Canada’s online community—as thousands joined together to battle for an open and affordable Internet—Big Telecom is working as hard as ever…
Tuesday drive-by blogging
A collection of items noted in the past week or so. 1. Canadian Press had a good year end type piece on the 24th. It captured what was, to me,…
Did you join the NDP after Jack Layton’s death? You might not be eligible to vote for the next leader.
I just noticed on the NDP's website the early and late cut-off dates that one must obtain an NDP membership in order to vote for the next leader of the…
Did you join the NDP after Jack Layton’s death? You might not be eligible to vote for the next leader.
I just noticed on the NDP’s website the early and late cut-off dates that one must obtain an NDP membership in order to vote for the next leader of the…
Did you join the NDP after Jack Layton’s death? You might not be eligible to vote for the next leader.
I just noticed on the NDP's website the early and late cut-off dates that one must obtain an NDP membership in order to vote for the next leader of the…
Did you join the NDP after Jack Layton’s death? You might not be eligible to vote for the next leader.
I just noticed on the NDP’s website the early and late cut-off dates that one must obtain an NDP membership in order to vote for the next leader of the…
Why do you read Blunt Objects?
If you’d be so kind to take a simple minute out of your day, there’s a poll to the left that will help me decide the future of this blog…
Say it ain’t so, Joe.
I happened by chance on this sad item today in the Huffington Post. A familiar picture caught my eye: It only took me a moment to realize where I’d seen…