Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Healing the wounds of the earth and its people does not require saintliness or a political party, only gumption and persistence. It is not a liberal or conservative activity; it…
February 2012
The Long RUN!
Well Romney, Rick , Gingrich and Paul congratulations you have now become Obama-Hillary. AT least I think so. I think this is going to go much further than super Tuesday.…
Why Flaherty was so upset with the PBO this week – part 2
A follow-up here to a post from Thursday morning on the blog on the matter of Flaherty’s visceral reaction to the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s Wednesday report on OAS being in…
Dwarf Tossing: The Social Conservative Perspective
In case you are in a room full of Social Conservatives, and the topic arises. Hint: it’s better than aborting babies.
Rotten apples
In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad, By CHARLES DUHIGG and DAVID BARBOZA, New York Times “…the workers assembling iPhones, iPads and other devices often labor in harsh…
What’s up with Calgary West Progressive Conservative nomination? Rematch, appointment or what?
Surprise winner Shiraz Shariff sends favourite Ken Hughes out of the ring in Round 1 of the Calgary West PC nomination battle on Jan. 21. Alberta political candidates may not…
Visions of Moses, Jesus and Mohammed walking hand in hand
Just for clarification I would like it known that I chose the order in the title of this post based on the age of these respective faiths, with Judaism being…
Just say no
The Wall Street Journal is just being silly when it continues to whine about the birth control flap: The White House wants to impose its birth-control ideology on all Americans,…
4206…Toronto Maple Leafs Honour Mats Sundin
The Leafs honoured ex captain Mats Sundin by not retiring his number 13 and by getting pounded 5 to nothing, that’s a shutout, in the marquee game of the 2012…
Whitney Houston dies
What a shock, she was only 48. Other great songs.
The Scary Humiliation of Jimbo Flaherty
Oh.My.Gnome. I see that little Jimbo Flaherty has been totally HUMILIATED. Again. Just the other day he was telling Canadians don’t worry about your pensions if you’re over fifty-seven. But…
Saturday Night’s Alright For…
WeOnlyPlayLizzy OnceInAWhileVille ….Uke (Cover) Fighting! First up, the Original, from Thin Lizzy…. Next, the Uke Cover by the most amazing Heavy Boxes… _____ Sub-header is from 7th best scene overall,…
4205…Great News For Dalton McGuinty
It is widely reported that Tim Hudak, the worst politician and biggest choker in the history of history, has been re somethinged or other by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party.…
4204…More Sadness From The Left Coast
Ray Heard shares this sad news from Hollywood: Animal rights activists furious as two horses die during filming of Dustin Hoffman’s drama ‘Luck’www.dailymail.co.ukTwo of the horses stumbled and fell during…
4203…The Grammys Are Tomorrow
They will be sad, very sad because, as you have probably heard, Whitney Houston passed away around 4 pm Pacific time in Beverly Hills. May be, in retrospect, hooking up…
Heading east out of the GTA? Gas up cheap in Shannonville
I’ve been back in Kingston the past few weeks, and driving to the GTA on weekends to see family and friends. I had heard that cigarettes were cheap on a…
4202…Michael Moore: Happy Anniversary
It is the BMI challenged auteur’s 25th anniversary. Michael Moore slipped me an email today telling that “On this day 25 years ago, in 1987, I became a filmmaker. It…
Don Drummond will propose eliminating full day kindergarden
I will get to some evidence as to why killing the still-not-completely-implemented full day kindergarden in english public school boards is a really bad idea. I swear. But first, some…
Prevent Maternal Mortality in Africa – March 8 national fundraiser
On Thursday, March 8th from 10am to 6pm, CNIS and Ten Thousand Villages will partner for a one-day fundraiser to celebrate International Women’s Day, and to support CNIS’ efforts in…
Political Discourse in America
Mindlessly chanting “USA, USA, USA!” the audience at CPAC shouts down a handful of “Occupy” protesters that were attempting to disrupt a speech by former political celebrity Sarah Palin with…