The US once was, but will never again be, the Saudi Arabia of oil
The idea that the US might one day produce more oil than Saudi Arabia, popularized by an International Energy Agency (IEA) report, has gone viral in recent weeks. It’s like…
December 2012
G. Dwayne Taylor of Calgary
…has sent me a number of emails that seem to be quite preoccupied, well, with anal sex. His email is dtaylor@truebeam.ca. Anyone have any suggestions as to what he’s getting…
Stephen Harper in His Christmas Uniform
Stephen Harper: A Scrooge for Canada but a Santa for China. Gifts: Tar Sands: A source of wealth for China but a source of more pollution for Canada.
Battlefield: Brain, Yours Quite Possibly
Military researchers are looking for ways to get inside their enemy’s brain. Get inside and stir things up goooood. This new battlespace is not just about influencing hearts and minds…
Harper caught tagging school lockers
Continuing our new feature “Captioning Harper’s Photo of the Day” Here’s the newest picture of Steve, posted on his site last week.
Times are tough all over
But apparently they are so tough in the United Kingdom that the Prime Minister has resorted to a version of the Nigerian scam. From the SRBP e-mail inbox: Our ref:…
Yes. A nude. So titled only for the search hits.
An older scrawl out of Sketch Club. I kind of love/hate the procedural line. Hate the spidery, webby feel of the toning. Love the out of control, accidental feel of…
We Can’t Pretend Any Longer
The tundra is burning. Coupled with retreating glaciers and loss of Arctic sea ice, we now have three global warming feedback loop mechanisms that are plainly visible to the naked…
5428…The Non Application Of Mercy To Canucks
Gary Dimmock writes in The Ottawa Citizen that they are at it again. To wit “The Conservative government is deporting an Ottawa convict to India even though he was born…
How Do You Feel the World?
The commonsense view that predominates in North America tells us that we exist as individuals prior to our entry into any sort of social world. There are stronger and weaker…
A cat collection
Well, the new ProCreate dropped out of the cloud this morning with tons of new brushes and capabilities. I moved some older images out of some other art apps. Deleted…
Scared
Has a certain Opposition party been caught trying to infiltrate a certain leadership campaign? Stay tuned.
Dunderdale adds more churn #nlpoli
Not content to rest on her laurels for changes in senior public sector management, Premier Kathy Dunderdale announced two more changes on Monday. That brings the total for 2012 to…
Dec. 11:And the biggest story of the day is…
…the Atlantic Lottery Corporation has its eye on the future. This is a full page story about an interview with a member of the staff of The Moncton Times and…
Rob Ford Shouldn’t Be Removed On A Technicality
I've been thinking about this a lot since the decision came down to oust Rob Ford over a "conflict of interest" technicality a couple of weeks ago. I have a…
Rob Ford Shouldn’t Be Removed On A Technicality
I’ve been thinking about this a lot since the decision came down to oust Rob Ford over a “conflict of interest” technicality a couple of weeks ago. I have a…
Rob Ford Shouldn’t Be Removed On A Technicality
I’ve been thinking about this a lot since the decision came down to oust Rob Ford over a “conflict of interest” technicality a couple of weeks ago. I have a…
Inconsistentcy Abounds
Sigh. From Kinsella’s blog: as here, is like comparing the Beatles to Milli Vanilli. Like comparing Kobe beef to ground chuck. Like comparing Stephen Hawking to Johnny English. Like comparing…
more signs of life in the labour movement: non-union workers rising
Of all the reasons for hope that we’ve seen in recent times – Wisconsin, the Occupy Movement, the Quebec students’ actions, the Chicago teachers’ strike – this trend gives me…
There is no debate
A good pie chart over at DeSmogBlog, in article Why Climate Deniers Have No Scientific Credibility – In One Pie Chart. Here’s the chart: The media does seem to be…