My Morning Ride.
BigWheelKeepOn Turnin’Ville The blossoms are out. And they are white down Arbutus Valley way. So. With the wind up, will it be blizzard on the way home? Might have to…
March 2012
Video of George Zimmerman post-kill – unscathed. Trayvon Martin’s hands showed no signs of struggle.
video platform video management video solutions video player Despite the overwhelming evidence showing George Zimmerman unbruised and unharmed immediately after killing Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman and his right-wing followers are unswayed.…
On Trans* Beauty Contestants
I have to admit, as far as trans issues go, beauty pageants are way down my list of priorities. At a time when it’s difficult to access doctors willing to…
ConCalls: Live #PROC Committee – LiveBlog
Watch live on CBC.ca Kady: In what can only be described as a deeply unfortunate bit of scheduling business, Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand is set to make his first…
Rob Anders Does More Than Just Sleep
He thinks deep deep thoughts. From FreeD: I got a letter from my MP Rob Anders and he mentioned that it would be nice to eliminate the GST before the…
Mulcair’s victory: A new direction for the NDP?
There is a lot of speculation going the rounds about whether or to what degree Thomas Mulcair will change the direction of the federal New Democratic Party. Mulcair, as everyone…
Jim Flaherty ready to deliver Budget speech
Poor Flaherty! Finance portfolio, too big shoes to fill. What to expect? Read CBC story.
Rueben George, Ben West Talk Kinder Morgan, Vancouver Tankers
Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard) First Nation and Ben West of the Wilderness Committee discuss Kinder Morgan’s quiet plan to twin its existing Trans Mountain Pipeline from the Alberta…
Video: Rueben George, Ben West Talk Kinder Morgan, Vancouver Tankers
Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard) First Nation and Ben West of the Wilderness Committee discussed Kinder Morgan’s quiet plan to twin its existing Trans Mountain Pipeline from the Alberta…
That Something Else Better
I saw this thing from John T. Spencer consisting of the first two columns below, ‘Management’ and ‘Leadership’ respectively, and while I get that ‘Leadership’ is supposed to be something…
Once again, let’s hear from a few Sun readers
Breathless smear merchants on King Street manufacture another “scandal.” Hilarity ensues. And then Sue Ann’s readers show their class …
Jerry Lee Lewis: There is still hope for old fogies
How to get the best care? Marry the care-giver. Read the story here.
Ocean view #8
Filed under: art, digital, painting Tagged: art, ocean, painting, seascape, water
Alberta Votes Day 4: Danielle Smith comes out as the "anti-change" candidate
If you’ve been reading my Alberta political posts over the past few years, you’ve probably deduced that I’m a fan of Danielle Smith. Not in the sense that I’d vote…
March 29: This isn’t the fault of the TandT; but….
….Letters to the editor can be a great spot to slide in propaganda. Today’s example is a letter from Tom Harris, Director of the International Climate Science Coalition (Wow!), writing…
FABula Calls The (not) Premier…
. ….A Relentless ‘War’ Campaigner. Really? Skirmishes, maybe. But has she been in, and/or and won any real campaign ‘wars’? PoMo 1996? Pt. Grey 2011? Vancouver 2005? SFU 1986? Helijet…
The Conservative legacy will be…
Article in the Globe and Mail says that this budget is Flaherty’s best shot at creating a Conservative legacy. I decide to think about what that legacy will look like:…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading… – No, we shouldn’t read too much into the first wave of polling following Thomas Mulcair’s election as NDP leader. But there are…
4397…It Is Budget Day In Ottawa
A friend of mine who works in one of the tonier watering holes near Parliament Hill told me that Budget Day is a bigger deal for them than New Year’s…
"Oh, that’s a John Baird skin tag. That one hangs on like a son of a bitch."
Another funny but too true sketch from Rick Mercer. H/T: Shelley Cooper-Stephenson