Snowdrops, Because We’re Getting There
No, they’re not open yet, but the shoots are definitely above ground. Makes me feel good to see them.
March 2012
Paddy, my arse
Today, just a single, solitary, lonely link. Why St. Patrick’s Day pisses me off.
Music Break
This week’s music break features my favourite heavy metal band, Machine Head. They have been controversial for their whole career, but to me the important thing is that they make…
Is Florida Finis?
It’s going to be a tough century for places like the state of Florida. For all its many challenges, the greatest one facing this retirement Mecca is climate change. Low-lying…
You Don’t Say… March 14, 2011
I’m not saying that St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto is the best healthcare facility in the world, but it is damn good! Special kudos to the cardiac surgery team and…
Support WWOZ community radio in New Orleans – Fundraisng drive for the voice of New Orleans cultural renaissance
Tune in, turn on and give a few bucks to one the most fabulous radio stations anywhere. WWOZ New Orleans community radio is having their annual membership fundraising drive, and…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – William Black suggests that we consider applying the “broken windows” theory to the financial sector – particularly since the signs of a severely…
Girl in Saskatoon
Cash was truly great. I hadn’t heard this song until Tuesday, but it even has caragana bush mentioned in it. Not sure why someone would bed down in it though,…
If the people are silent… #nlpoli
…if the people are silent, you call them content; if they protest, you say that they are given to disorder; and in the one case as in the other, they…
Tori Stafford — view the evidence very closely
The breathless coverage of Terri-Lynne McClintic's testimony in the Tori Stafford murder largely accepts what McClintic says. But wait — McClintic is a deeply troubled person who was, even if…
4344…Bobby Valentine Is More Than Baseball
The new skipper of the Boston Red Sox is also the inventor of the Wrap.Bobby Valentine told the New York Times that he invented it back in the early ’80s…
The Courage of the Few, The Cowardice of the Many
This story of how a Syrian refugee risked his life to post and smuggle video of atrocities to the West should make us all feel just a bit ashamed as…
Is James Inhofe Shilling For God, or Oil? The Correct Answer is “Both”
hoaxbook.jpg Last week, we were treated to one of those facepalm moments that make those of us who care about the future of planet intensely frustrated. Or worse. Senator James…
Heartland Double Standard: Institute Tried to Scam Greenpeace for Internal Documents
heartland logo.jpg A Heartland Institute front man* phoned a Greenpeace activist and lied about his identity in an effort to get her to turn over UN climate conference documents to…
quebec leads the way with resistance, in the halls of power and on the street
Two more reasons to say j’aime le Quebec. Two days ago, the Cons’ ridiculously wasteful, unnecessary, and inhumane crime bill was passed in the House of Commons. The leadership of…
Canadian media hit bottom
There are no links in this post. There are no photographs. There is only my sincere hope that I am not the only person in Canada disgusted to the point…
4343…The Girl Scouts Are More Than Cookies
They are also a breeding ground for lesbianism and abortions. Yeah, I know, the above two sorta counter each other but this isn’t my idea, k? The brainiac that came…
A Mammoth Mistake….
There’s an article on the CBC site today about scientists in Russia and South Korea who are going ahead with an attempt to clone a wooly Mammoth. The comments section…
Yves Engler in Winnipeg March 15th
Foreign policy analyst Yves Engler will be speaking in Winnipeg Thursday about his newest book, Lester Pearson’s Peacekeeping: The Truth May Hurt. Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012 Time: 7:30 p.m.…