The Vatican Needs A (Re)boot
Although I am a man with spiritual beliefs, I have little but contempt for religious institutions, given as they are to making rules and interpretations that serve only to inhibit…
August 2012
My Stop Harper Video Collection
There is no shortage of Stop Harper videos on YouTube. A recent YouTube search yielded 3,740 hits, and I’m sure one could find more with a more refined search. Ever…
ConCalls: Defending Election Fraud is the Right Thing to Do #RoboCon
I’m giving you the following because you too deserve to be irritated by “The Incurious”. Among them is a supposed journalist who should know it’s not very Canadian to call…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher keep up their reporting on Robocon by noting that Elections Canada’s trail seems to have gone cold with…
Obama is the WASP Ticket
Obama was raised by his Agnostic White mother and his Protestant White Grand-Parents (When hid lived in Indonesia, he was also raised by his Asian (probably) Muslim step-father). Obama doesn't…
CFR: The Syrian rebels would be immeasurably weaker today without al-Qaeda in their ranks
This is going to be another short post as a lot of the trends I’ve been writing about over the past few months are now starting to materialize and set…
Labour Minister Wrong on Manufacturing
Saskatchewan newspapers report: “Certainly in professional, scientific and technical areas and in the mining and the manufacturing sector (the job numbers) are very strong,” Don Morgan, minister of advanced education…
Taking Out the Trash
You can tell when the Radical Right, University of Calgary Bitumen-Boosters go into meltdown. It’s when their august leaders, like Prof. Barry Cooper, write stuff like this in the Calgary…
5018…Quebec Looks PQ ish This Time
Look the election in Quebec is toute toute f*cke; who you gonna pick? There is Jean Charest, the Conservative who calls himself a Liberal. Corruption? What corruption? Sure 86 per…
Winners in the Great Goodreads After Surfing Ocean Beach Giveaway
Congratulations to Juan of San Diego, Sarah of Colorado Springs CO and Vicki of El Dorado, KS who were picked by Goodreads from the 558 entries to receive copies of…
After Motherwell
Filed under: art, digital, drawing, painting Tagged: 100 cats
Christine Sinclair For Canada’s Flagbearer For London Olympics Closing Ceremony
Christine Sinclair, the captain of the bronze-winning Canadian women’s Olympics soccer team, is our choice to carry the flag during the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. That’s the word…
The number of days a year with a maximum temperature of 30 C will double by 2021-2040.
Canadians now have a website aimed at better preparing them to deal with heat waves. The site, available in both English and French, provides advice for the public and an…
Romney and Ryan
…like most conservatives, say they believe in “the dignity of human life.” Unless, as someone observed this morning, you are a human who is poor or sick.
5017…I Meant Paul Ryan
Ooooopsie, wrong again. I meant Paul Ryan, the Republican congressman from Wisconsin would be the Veep for Mitt Romney. If you know anything about this guy he has but one…
Overheated bear
Note, if you search “Hot Bear” on Google you may get some very unexpected results…
US Politics – Mitt Romney chooses Paul Ryan as his VP candidate. Democrats applaud
So it’s official, Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee, has chosen US Congressman Paul Ryan as his Vice-Presidential running mate. You don’t know much about Paul Ryan? He’s viewed as an…
Saturday Photo: Rain, Reflections and Random Beauty
After weeks of hot, clear weather, we’ve had a few days of rain. This weekend, in fact, is the first this summer to be wet. Heaven knows we need it!…
More Ridicule for a Gun-Loving Cop
In many ways, as the cliche goes, laughter is the best medicine. I often think that within the media and the blogosphere, far too much serious attention is paid to…
update: buddha is certified, fundraising is nearing goal
I have great news. Buddha, the dog adopted by Jeremy and Ashlea Brockway, is now an officially certified PTSD Service Dog! And we have raised slightly more than $6,000 towards…