My two cents on Calgary’s Peace Bridge
It’s finally done. Over budget and overdue, but it’s done. One of the most controversial pieces of infrastructure in Calgary’s history, the Peace Bridge, a pedestrian walkway over the Bow…
April 2012
Vic Toews In Hospital
This just in from The Star: Public Safety Minister Vic Toews was rushed to hospital by ambulance Monday morning. A spokesperson for the minister’s office, Mike Patton, told the Star…
Minister of Adultery Decides to Waste More Taxpayer Resources
Honestly, this sort of complete and utter bullshit makes one wonder why the government bothers having press secretaries at all. I do hope that Vic Toews recovers from whatever ails…
Ann Romney answering question about husband being "stiff": "“We better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out.”"
On the same day that Politico comes out with a story on how “Ann Romney is the Romney Democrats fear most”, this. Doesn’t sound like Mitt’s putting out these days.…
Daily Social Well-Being Challenges
MeYou Health is an online community that is trying to get people to make small changes everyday that add up to big change. They have a suite of apps for…
Judith Curry Was For Me Before She Was Against Me
400px-Curry_2006_200dpi.jpg I first got to know Judith Curry—the Georgia Tech researcher who blogs at “Climate, Etc.,” and has been drawn into controversy for, in her words, “challenging many aspects of…
My Morning Ride.
BigWheelsKeepOnTurning Round&RoundVille Personally, I mark my bike riding calendar by the need to wear gloves. Or not. And, despite the fact that it was grey, that there is new snow…
Sunflower: Flower which worships the sun
This is a further mystery of life. This particular flower – called the sunflower – follows the sun as the sun moves across the horizon. This is another example of…
Electricity regulator balks at judgment on Muskrat project #nlpoli #nlpoli
From the report by the public utilities board on Muskrat Falls: The Board concludes that the information provided by Nalcor in the review is not detailed, complete or current enough…
Raising Eyebrows: How Much Time to Look Beautifull…
And what constitutes beauty? Maybe it’s the slightly warmer weather, which means that girls and women aren’t so muffled up, but I’ve lately been struck by the care that nearly…
Are lawyer’s accounting records within the scope of privilege? Maybe
Donell v. GJB Enterprises Inc., 2012 BCCA 135 is a careful analysis of when a lawyer's accounting records are privileged. The decision is worth reading in full but here is…
You Don’t Say… On the Federal Budget 2012
I’m not saying that the federal government alone is responsible for stimulating Canada’s economy, but putting the majority of the burden on businesses is economic suicide. How are companies who…
When Labelling Patients Causes Patients to Die
I found this story how a homeless woman died very disturbing: Anna Brown wasn’t leaving the emergency room quietly. She yelled from a wheelchair at St. Mary’s Health Center security…
The case for taxing the family garden
Economists frequently argue that taxing the produce from the family garden is a good idea – for example, see these papers/posts making the case for taxing food in the US,…
South Korea bans under-18s from Lady Gaga concert
How foolish for the South Korea Media Rating Board to ban under-18s from Lady Gaga's "The Born This Way Ball" concert tour that starts in Seoul on April 27. Does…
South Korea bans under-18s from Lady Gaga concert
How foolish for the South Korea Media Rating Board to ban under-18s from Lady Gaga’s “The Born This Way Ball” concert tour that starts in Seoul on April 27. Does…
South Korea bans under-18s from Lady Gaga concert
How foolish for the South Korea Media Rating Board to ban under-18s from Lady Gaga's "The Born This Way Ball" concert tour that starts in Seoul on April 27. Does…
South Korea bans under-18s from Lady Gaga concert
How foolish for the South Korea Media Rating Board to ban under-18s from Lady Gaga’s “The Born This Way Ball” concert tour that starts in Seoul on April 27. Does…
Solar Energy Spill Alert
The billboard picture below has been making the rounds on Facebook recently. The billboard’s source is votesolar.org, whose mission is to bring solar energy into the mainstream. Just substitute “Canada”…
My son could be Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin’s brutal, and senseless, death shook me to my very core. I didn’t know him. But, oddly, I feel like Trayvon Martin lives with me. I say good night…