4413…Juno Update
Still no buzz in Ottawa. As best I can figure the whole house is paper. That is show biz talk for no one paid for tickets. Except fools.WFDS
2012
The pre-reading bookworm
Irene picked up a bunch of ‘chapter books’ aimed mostly at grade school kids from Boomerang Kids on Friday. Apart from demonstrating impeccable taste in child literature, Irene also demonstrate…
Dear Premier Jean Charest,
Here are some words of advice. You may be making the biggest career mistake of your life by ignoring the hundreds of thousands of protesting students in your Canadian province…
4412…Dimitri Soudas’ Beard
Apparently the former head bully in the Prime Minister’s Office was out witted by Don Martin, a mere journalist. So the big girl threatened to go to Mr. Martin’s boss…
PMMLiberal.ca: Celebrating the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
I recenlty wrote a blog entry for the Liberal Party of Canada in Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission. On a blustery Saturday morning in 1982, the Right Hon. Pierre Elliot Trudeau sat…
Conservative Budget Shows Us What is Important to Them
A common response from many pundits on the recent Conservative budget seems to be: sensible, dull, uncontroversial. David Frum recently published his analysis and went a bit further asking whether…
Conservative Budget Shows Us What is Important to Them
A common response from many pundits on the recent Conservative budget seems to be: sensible, dull, uncontroversial. David Frum recently published his analysis and went a bit further asking whether…
Leadership 2012 Lessons Learned – Pundit Edition
With a week’s perspective on the NDP’s leadership campaign, I’ll take a quick look back to see – particularly in comparing my own impressions as to how the vote might…
How to Stalk Girls for Fun and Profit.
Alison at Creekside alerted me to the existence of this app, and some of the increasing disquiet with regard to its possible use. From here: … Girls Around Me wasn’t…
4411…Harper Knows Marketing Be Where It Is At
Which is why he was all over the place when in opposition, pre opp and now. About the only thing the Tories don’t have is a perfume/fragrance. This is not…
4410…Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk
Plus six. In the bank. Bill Self. WFDS
4409…Beat Him Like A Rented Mule
Him is Senator Patrick Cash-For-Life Brazeau and he got beaten by elected Papineau MP Justin Trudeau. I frankly did not see this coming and nor did the books who had…
Plus ca change, plus ca meme chose
Last weekend @TheBrazman was all over twitter challenging reporters to step into the ring with him and demanding to know how much they were paid and generally making an obnoxious…
The cult of the illusion of choice
At the No Frills, the Corn Flakes were difficult to spot. The display was all messed up. There were twenty or so boxes scattered about with Best Before dates of…
Sunday Afternoon Music Club…
AllTheTunesThatFit WeekendsWithoutWhiskeyVille From the first girl that kissed a girl. On the radio at least. Jill Sobule. ______ And, unlike the Uke Kids who have gone the other way, Jill…
Why The Abortion Debate Is Polarized
The abortion debate will be polarized no matter what, and if the politicians like Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth don’t ensure that, the media will. On March 14 Conservative MP Stephen…
JimBobby celebrates Justin Trudeau’s underdog win with “On the Ropes Again”
Once again JimBobby comes up with a timely, toe-tapping ditty that will put a smile on your face.
UK Tories to introduce internet surveillance law
Conservatives worldwide seem to be uniting under a new banner of privacy invasion: Under legislation expected in next month’s Queen’s Speech, internet companies will be instructed to install hardware enabling…
From "Transforming of Power" – Judy Rebick
This is another wonderful book - you should read it. Just in case you don't, I will give you a taste . . . . . __________________________________ "Solidarity with indigenous…