A Special Sunday Night Lullaby
AllTheLovelyThatFits MusicalityVille This showed up in my mailbox the other day. Thirty-eight thousand gold stars. At the very, very least. .
March 2012
The Liberal Post
The Liberal Party is like a newspaper, regardless of whether there is news or not, it has to keep coming out claiming something important has happened because if it doesn’t…
Turkey-head
For years I have confused Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, with Rowan Atkinson, AKA Mr. Bean. When I have written about the profoundly disappointing lack of leadership in the English…
RoboCon: Poutine Hot and Fresh on Monday
Monday morning is going to eat Pierre Poutine for breakfast. If that doesn’t make sense, you’re not following RoboCon closely enough. Poutine is the alias of a person in Guelph…
New video of Michael D’Antuono’s art
Last month I posted an interview with Michael D’Antuono. A few days ago he sent me the above video, which is a beautifully narrated piece which outlines the background of…
The RoboCon Scandal: Taking it to the Street
I had to work today so I wasn’t able to make it to any of these rallies. But I was with them in spirit, I really liked their signs and…
4332…Stephen Hawking Comes To Canada
Well, sorta. Stephen Hawking, who is pretty much the world’s smartest septuagenarian, is going to be coming to Canada thru Our Home And Native Land’s favourite TV show Big Bang…
Requiem For The Vancouver Playhouse
NobodyKnows LikeUncleDaveKnowsVille It seems to me that David Berner has both the up-close-and-personal view as well as the big picture view just about right when he talks about the demise…
Music for a Sunday: I need it, I need it, I need it
You are the young things fed on garbage and lies: I’m talking far too much about my shame.
Video Report: Winnipeggers demand Harper restore Canadian democracy
Winnipeg, March 11, 2012: Winnipeggers rally outside of Tory MP Joyce Bateman’s office demanding the federal government allow a full inquiry into the federal election robocall scandal. Photo: Paul S.…
4331…Step Up To The Plate Pierre Poutine
Poutine, for those of you out of the know, is not only a tasty Quebecois dish, hailing from the home town of Johnny C, Shawinigan, it is also the Quebecois…
Blackburn Hamlet: 44.85km, 1 hour 40 minutes
And so it begins. Rideau Lakes seems a long way away and Kingston a very daunting destination. But it was a lovely day today. Lots of riders out. But uh……
Quote: Revolutionary Listening
Now there’s the real question: Can we all get along long enough to make a revolution? Perhaps, but history tells us that it will mean taking leadership from some very…
Mulcair the best choice for NDP leader
Seeing the extreme positions taken by Republican candidates in the U.S. gives us a clue as to the typical dynamic of leadership races –- first, having to win over a…
Polls, spin, and the Canadian body politic
A new poll informs us, according to some pundits, that Harper has retained his base after Roboscam hit the news, so nothing has changed, move along, nothing to see here,…
Dr. Robert Schuller Sr and wife Arvella resign from international Crystal Cathedral board
Los Angeles Times: Schuller resignation from Crystal Cathedral board is end of an era Robert H. Schuller and his wife cited the “negative” environment at the church he founded when…
How do teachers defeat Bill 22?
In one week, BC teachers will be meeting at our Annual General Meeting to discuss next steps to defeat Bill 22. It is imperative that we look at both what…
North Korea is no Iran
Iran has an elected President. Iran allows for protests against the government. Iran does not have nuclear weapons and is years away from having the capability to build them.Iran has…
On shifting alliances
Having pointed out the effect of Peggy Nash’s willingness to consider cross-party cooperation in my rankings post, I’ll double back to one of the other noteworthy developments today – as…
Vancouver NDP leadership debate candidate rankings
The NDP’s final leadership debate wrapped up today in Vancouver in advance of the March 24th leadership convention. It has been a long road since the first debate back in…