Rivers: "Run of" or "Ruin of" – a choice
Message from Gwen Barlee, one of this province’s most honourable preservationists: “The Kokish is a wild river on Vancouver Island that is home to Dolly Varden, cutthroat trout, 5 species…
March 2012
Rob de Chazal: The Lemire Connection
A friend forwarded us a number of interesting screen shots from some of the hacked emails, including those from Kermit the Frog impersonator Bill Noble. Since one of our focuses…
Saturday Night’s Alright For (Uke) Cover Fighting!
There’sNoUkeLikeCoverUkeVille First, The Original….Because these days….Well….Mr. Roboto is…. Us. And next the only Uke cover in the whole, wide universe…. OK. Now. For something real… _______ I’ll have more on…
The RoboCon Scandal: Now Can We Call Them Klowns?
Well I can only imagine the scene in the Con War Room tonight. The hum of shredders, the mumbled prayers, the muffled screams. The sight of Vic Toews dressed in…
Last ski lesson today
Mallory got her certificate, covered in stickers and stamps. Perfect for kids. She really does ski well. Irene and I put on our skate skis and slashed about the trails…
Conservatives Acknowledge Vote Suppression
Sometimes confess and avoid works. Especially where liability is inevitable. Note, a Saturday release minimizes impact: http://bit.ly/ABq0hC OTTAWA—Canada's Conservative government said Saturday there appeared to have been deliberate and…
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy
Martin Luther King, Jr.
4309…Baptizing The Dead
It’s one of the quirks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Mormons. Deal is you can baptize your dead relatives and they get to go…
Cushiony cat
Filed under: art, digital, drawing, iPad Tagged: 100 cats, Cat
Rush Limbaugh: Human or DNA Experiment?
Who knows? Whatever his DNA composition might be, around here Rush Limbaugh is Swine of the Week in Perpetuity — meaning that when I pronounce someone SOTW, it’s an unfinished…
4308…Why Quebec City Will Fail In The NHL
For the same reason Winnipeg is going to lose its team within twenty years. How are you going to convince your wife to live there? Winnipeg and Quebec City have…
Harper and Clark Playing Dangerous Games with Enbridge
Where is Premier Clark? I believe that the provincial government has shared jurisdiction, yet she seems to think if she ducks her head British Columbians won’t notice her…Even if Premier…
Israel is NOT Netanyahu: Israeli President Shimon Peres: ‘Under President Obama We Have The Best Relationship On The Issue Of Security’
Netanyahu is a crazy warmongering neocon hawk. He is not Israel, as much as the North American chickenhawks would like you to believe. But while the far-right attacks Obama’s pro-Israel…
4307…Pat Martin Checks In
With the quote of the week. “Only dope dealers and Hell’s Angels and Tony Soprano use burner cellphones.” Via Russell Barth. WFDS
Did you ever have to make up your mind?
Okay so this song below may be about women but it’s also fitting if you’re choosing between different schools/jobs/life possibilities. I’ve thought quite a bit about my options but between…
Robo-Call Listing Lifeline….Talking Points Stoopid
NeitherPlausible NorDeniableVille Normally, I don’t do stenography. But the following, from Glen McGregor’s OCitizen blog, leads down such a deep, dark well that it cannot be ignored. If only because…
Wankers of the Week: Robocranks and other bad calls
Crappy weekend, everyone! Well, how’re we liking that ol’ robocall/crank-call scandal of our Dear Leader and his SupposiTory Harper Government™? If this ain’t the gift that’ll keep on giving to…
4306…They Are Crying In Thunder Bay
Big tears. Mighty Casey has struck out. Mighty Casey in this case is the Lakehead University men’s basketball team, ranked number two in Canada. At Waterloo last night they got…
Tory Story Changes Again
Now they’re as confused as anyone about the Guelph robocalls. And in one sense Dean Del Mastro is the perfect advocate for this position; he does indeed seem very confused.…