Trashy in China 4.0
Food, glorious FOOD edition! Some of my fave food shots from my trips to the Middle Kingdom. Some North Americans tend to avoid the real Chinese places… I’m not one…
May 2012
The Age of Entitlement
In 1967 the 5th Dimension released the “Age of Aquarius” which quickly became one of the 60’s most popular songs. According to Wikipedia, “The lyrics of this song were based…
The Age of Entitlement
In 1967 the 5th Dimension released the “Age of Aquarius” which quickly became one of the 60’s most popular songs. According to Wikipedia, “The lyrics of this song were based…
The Age of Entitlement
In 1967 the 5th Dimension released the “Age of Aquarius” which quickly became one of the 60’s most popular songs. According to Wikipedia, “The lyrics of this song were based…
The Age of Entitlement
In 1967 the 5th Dimension released the “Age of Aquarius” which quickly became one of the 60’s most popular songs. According to Wikipedia, “The lyrics of this song were based…
Since when did one need a permit to demonstrate?
Consider: During the American civil rights struggle in the 1950s and 60s, virtually every southern state tried every trick in the book to maintain the racist status quo. One was…
Harper Omnibus Bill To Cede Some Of Our Sovereignty
Everywhere we look, more and more evidence of Stephen Harper’s intention to betray Canadians through Bill C-38, his omnibus bill which covers a multitude of sins. Recommend this Post
Duel of the Saskatchewan Expatriates: Economist Erin Weir (Yeah!) And Unelected Conservative Senator Pamela Wallin (Boo!)
Last week, Erin Weir had the following ‘letter to the editor’ published in the Globe & Mail: Oil sands royalties The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ most recent Statistical Handbook…
I expect a clusterf*ck
Does anyone want to bet me that when the Harper Cons finally get around to announcing the new Employment Insurance rules, they won’t be a total clusterf*ck? This is the…
Stupid MSM guy tries to analyze blogs, fails
And it wasn’t even written by Paul Wells!
Hey kids in your 20′s – Think you’re getting screwed? You are!
These days you see so many young adults living at home, “mooching” of their parents. There are comments like “when I was their age I was married with kids and…
What you eat is what you get – with your energy levels
So I have been in debate with a certain someone the past few days about his dietary consumption. He’s in very very good shape, which is awesome. However, the kid…
Duel of the Saskatchewan Expatriates
Last week, I had the following letter in The Globe and Mail: Oil sands royalties The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ most recent Statistical Handbook indicates that, in 2010, this…
Who Defends Us?
Who defends the rights and freedoms of Canadians? A) soldiers B) police C) citizens D) lawyers E) press F) politicians If you came to your own conclusion, and answered “G)…
Frances Trollope and Capitalism. . . .
I have been reading a remarkable book entitled Michael Armstrong: Factory Boy, written in the late 1830s by Frances Trollope (mother of the more famous Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope). This…
Ottawa Xpress
Our pal Raymaker (and bandmate) founded it. Now some other guys have run it out of existence. Sucks.
Beyond Urban Agriculture
Growing food in cities has become sexy. Sexy to a degree that I would never have predicted even a few years ago. The internet is overrun with pictures of futuristic…
Coalition forums continue this week in Kingston, Cornwall and Ottawa
Dennis Howlett, coordinator of Canadians for Tax Fairness, will be at all three public health care forums this week in Eastern Ontario. The forums are hosted by the Ontario Health…