Chthonic Monsters — Theseus Becomes King
This is the final part of Chthonic Monsters. Part one, Theseus Goes to Crete, is here, and part two, Theseus Meets the Minotaur, is here. This is from a novel-in-progress,…
July 2012
It’s "NOT" Right to Give Oda All the Blame.
Elisabeth May wrote a very interesting post on the Green Party website that I suggest you read. I do agree that 16$ for orange juice is a complete waste. As…
Bernie Farber On The History Of Pride
Mostly an historical overview of the history of the LGBTQ movement in T.O.. But this little bit:Even the politics seemed more subdued. While this year a Disputes Resolutions panel agreed…
Far Right Head Exploding Device
Richard Warman watching Warren Kinsella’s band play for the troops at Camp Pendleton. I have warned Warren about playing that kind of music in front of men with guns, but…
A latent political bomb #nlpoli
A few employers have noticed changes to the province’s Labour Relations Act that slipped quietly through the House at the end of the last session. A story in the Telegram…
Fingerprints or laziness?
I am enjoying Aaron Sorkin’s new series The Newsroom. He pretty much had me at “It’s not” however, I will be listening for Sorokinisms Tweet The Rev. Paperboy Feed
Open Government Update: Parliamentary Committees Spent 47% of Meeting Time in Secret in June
After an appallingly inaccurate CP report on Parliamentary secrecy a couple of montsh ago, Sixth Estate began tracking the amount of time that Parliamentary committees spend in camera, meaning in…
Higgs
The brainiacs at CERN have found the Higgs Boson!!! Or rather they have found a new particle that resembles what they think the Higgs should look like. Phil Plait has…
Big money speaks quietly to the recalcitrant Calgary Stampede on its 100th anniversary
Cowboys in the aftermath of a bad chuckwagon spill at the 1937 Calgary Stampede. Below: Chuckwagon races as they’re supposed to appear; Stampede Programming VP Paul Rosenberg; Bell Canada logo…
Julian Fantino and the Mediocrity of the Cons
I will never forget the look on Julian Fantino's face, the day he first took the loyalty oath to Stephen Harper, and became a Con cabinet minister. He looked stunned,…
Conservatives use the sex trade industry to legislate morality
In Calgary today, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced new rules that effectively bar the sex trade industry from hiring foreign workers. We’re told that the measures seek to stop the…
Tremaine Allowed to Post on Stormfront for "Research" Purposes
Sometimes we look at the decisions made by the judiciary and shake our heads in wonder. And not in a good way. White supremacist can seek help online in attempt…
4837…El Roundo Surfaces
Taking a break from the all-you-can-eat circuit in his home riding of Peterborough, Dean Del Mastro, our beloved Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Secretary, lashed out at the media for exposing the…
Was Bev Oda Thrown Under the Bus?
«While Bev Oda's sins are reprehensible, there are far bigger sinners in the Harpercons these days. I have to wonder if they're going to be let off the hook entirely,…
Camino de Santiago
This is what I will be doing starting next Wednesday... Wish me luck.
Camino de Santiago
This is what I will be doing starting next Wednesday… Wish me luck.
Camino de Santiago
This is what I will be doing starting next Wednesday... Wish me luck.
If It Walks Like A Duck….
Strange about Dean Del Maestro. Says he’s innocent but…. H/t Brandon Laraby Recommend this Post
America Falling Or World Rising
The United States’ influence is declining in the world, but there is at least one reason why Americans shouldn’t lament. It is not that the United States is falling behind…
Make room for aaaAAAaaa…
There’s no way this could be as drawn out as the Hail to the Chief episode, and it could never get as annoying as the Pennsylvania Polka episode, and in…