The Rape-Happy States of America
I stumbled upon this in the comments section of another blog, did a bit of searching, and found out it is true – in more than half of the American…
October 2012
Learning in the Digital Age: The Reality and the Myth
Let me tell you story of the great bear. It’s a story from First Nations People who lived near where I was born in Canada, the Iroquois people. It’s a…
A Nation Chock Full of Crazy People
Looking at the United States today or at least the Tea Party half of it is like sneaking into an old-time carnival Freak Show. There is a big chunk of…
The American Military
Odd little thought. It seems to me the US military’s weapon systems can be divided into two basic types. There are the “heavy” sort, designed for the Cold War with…
Conference Board of Canada: Economic Benefits of Tar Sands Hinge On Climate Inaction
By 2035 operators in Alberta’s tar sands expect to produce 5 million barrels of the world’s most environmentally dirty and energy intensive oil per day. Current daily production hovers around…
Liberal bagman gains healthy ROI
Last week, investigative journalist Bob Mackin wrote Premier Photo Op and the $185,000 charter bills “On CKNW AM 980, during The Investigators segment on the Oct. 22 edition of the…
Finding appropriate care for ALC patients in hospital
Today, in the Ottawa Citizen, the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa reports a big decline in the number of “ALC” patients (down from 50 patients a day to 20 or…
Chris Hedges Votes Green – For the Same Reasons You Should Too
Chris Hedges has declared his choice for the upcoming American elections. He’s voting Green. You should too. Here’s why. “The November election is not a battle between Republicans and Democrats.…
Sandy May Cut the Big Apple a Huge Break
It looks as though Hurricane Sandy may arrive in New York City well before high tide. That would be a huge break for the Big Apple. High tides magnify storm…
There Are Whistleblowers, Then There’s This Guy
Kostas Vaxevanis has blown the whistle on the rich and powerful in his country and he’s been arrested and hauled into court for it in what could turn into an…
One Alberta Government Too Many
One thing that grates on plenty of British Columbians is that Canada has two Alberta governments, one too many. We have a provincial Alberta government that sits in Edmonton and…
Cat sleeping while the storm goes on
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: black, Cat, red
Joss Whedon Endorses Mitt Romney
Joss Whedon is an accomplished film-maker and producer. In 2008 he endorsed Obama but this time he has chosen to endorse Romney. It is a heartfelt endorsement but Romney may…
Lindsay Lohan: Hurricane ‘Sally’ is not going to be so bad
According to Lohan meteorologists and politicians are hyping it up too much.
Sandy Wind Blows
The largest hurricane recorded is underway, and it’s hitting the US and Canada. Is it because of climate change? The short answer is, yes. If you’re asking that question because…
5278…Today Should Be A Holiday For Lefties
If you are a lefty you will appreciate what Len Berman at Len Berman’s That’s Sports shared with me. On this day in 1945 ‘The ballpoint pen went on sale…
Waiting for Sandy: Storm Surf
Well, actually it’s not supposed to be so bad here. But I couldn’t resist.
5277…Apparently There Is A Storm On The Way
It is an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good. Gonna be plus 17 in Ottawa tomorrow. That would be your good. Your ill would be iffen you live on…
Geoff Campbell, storified
Hey, So if you’re familiar with my experience you may know I’ve been using this cool social media curation service called Storify. I’ve used it to collect reactions to the…