Privacy, judgment and ethics aside, I have caring to do.
A few years ago I cared for an acquaintance. She was a friend of a friend who had been living out of the country for several years, but had come…
July 2012
Happy Fourth of July in a New Era: Even the DAR Has Changed
The face of the United States is changing, no one can deny that. Recent census figures show that more than half the babies born in the US are non-Hispanic whites,…
Oda Out
Newspapers across the country must now retire the most unflattering stock photo ever While most will toast Bev Oda’s departure with a $16 glass of orange juice, to me, she’ll…
Declaration of Internet Freedom
Around the world governments are trying to restrain the ability of people to freely share information across the internet. Bills like SOPA in the USA and Bill C-30 in Canada…
Zen brush peace cat
Filed under: art, digital, drawing, painting Tagged: 100 cats
4834…Police: Lack Of Sex Led To Store Robbery
So sayeth the headline on News4Jax.com this Independence Day.“A Brevard County man told police that he robbed a convenience store because he was upset with his fiancé for refusing to…
What’s up with That?
Though I understand being critical of certain unions and certain union decisions (after all one should never fail to be critical where necessary), all-out union bashing continues to baffle me.…
4833…When Does Dean Del Mastro Leave Ottawa?
Bev Oda is gone in 27 days; whadya think the due date is on El Roundo? WFDS
Asbestos Redux
Canada continues to be an outlier amongst Western nations as the sole exporter of death, aka asbestos, a topic that I have written about many times on this blog. The…
Environics latest national poll #nlpoli
As the country comes out of the long-weekend stupor, a few people noticed a poll released on June 29 by Environics. Nationally, it shows a very small lead for the…
Chris Christie VP? Part 2
As promised time to continue with question three and four as well as the recap as well as Christie’s scoring. Third Question Does he come with any baggage? Well unemployment…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, July 04, 2012: Megaupload Founder Goes From Arrest to Cult Hero ‘America’s Sheriff’ Andy Griffith Is Also…
A Cold Lay Up
Micheal Harris continues to chronicle the demise of the Experimental Lakes Area. A poll conducted by Forum Research has revealed that “a whopping 50 percent of Canadians disagreed with the…
Indisputable Proof of Climate Change
The Harper government is muzzling government scientists to stop them from interpreting extreme weather phenomena like record-shattering heatwaves, freak storms, drought and wildfires. Luckily, in this modern age of the…
That curious backtrack on refugee health cuts
Jason Kenney offered up some tremendous spin on his controversial refugee health care cuts that came into force on Saturday yet were the subject of a last minute government change…
Canada Day – The Weekend That Was
So, as we all know (unless you’re not from Canada, in which case, learn about other countries already!) this past weekend we celebrated the 145th birthday of our great nation.…
An early test of the Harper record – thanks to Bev Oda.
In brief, my position on Bev Oda is that in my view, resigning her Cabinet position and as an MP is probably one of the few things Bev Oda did…
Chthonic Monsters — Theseus Meets the Minotaur
This is from a novel-in-progress, in which the characters tell one another many different stories, but I thought I would share here it here the blog. Alas, it it too…
The Justice of the Peace was right
The Star Re: Publication bans in Canadian court cases keep public in the dark, July 1 The Justice of the Peace was right. Yes, freedom of the press is important.…