2012
Subversive, Banana BANANA chocolate chip muffins.
I have been making these the last few weeks, and they all disappear within an hour. It’s an "evolved" recipe, and I am putting measurements to the closest I can.…
The Adjuster.
SundayMorningComingDown RealLifeVille ‘The Adjuster’ is an early movie from Atom Agoyan who, weirdly enough, went to high school with my wife. But that’s not the real life part of this…
Afghan Murder Spree Blame Lies on Capitol Hill
Following the recent killings of 16-Afghan civilians by a US Army sergeant, the critical details began rolling in. Married man, father of two. Ten year veteran. Three tours in Iraq,…
Prisoners in my basement
I spent all day Friday as a prisoner in my own basement. My tub and shower were being replaced with a Bathfitter acrylic surround, and there were some smelly chemicals…
On Being Declared "Anti-Canadian"
So, when do they come for my passport? Those of us who support the environmental movement in Canada have been denounced as “anti-Canadian” by Conservative members of the Canadian Senate.…
Poll: Albertans ‘smug’ and ‘condescending’
Canadians love to mock Toronto and beginning with last year’s Stanley Cup run, Vancouver. It’s understandable why the former is resented; it is the concentrated core for entertainment, news and…
Celebrating a Bestseller in the Best Way
Here’s what my children did yesterday. First a creation by H landed on my desk. Pen holder by H, click to enlarge The congratulations section swivels to reveal To and…
Steve Harper’s Personal Freak Show – the Senate of Canada
Steve Harper has some curious thoughts. Not a lot of them, admittedly, and what there are tend to be astonishingly shallow and always just a bit quirky. That certainly comes…
What did 94 Conservative candidates know, and when did they know it?
Sixth Estate has a brilliant roundup post gathering together all 94 of the ridings where fraudulent or harassing phone calls have now been reported: It’s become increasingly clear that there…
Sunday Morning Links
Random readings to occupy your time. – Stephen Maher and Glen McGregor are still digging into Robocon – with a focus on figuring out exactly how “Pierre Poutine” assembled lists…
The War on Women, English style
The teeth of patriarchy are bared in the Mother Country. Civilized West vs. backward Third World countries where victims of rape are the ones punished. Oh, wait… Meanwhile, someone impersonating…
Thomas Mulcair’s Stance On Israel
Thomas Mulcair, who has just been endorsed by The Star as the best candidate to lead the NDP to power, is an MP I became familiar with during the lead-up…
Mitt And The Common Man
Maureen Dowd has a column in this morning’s New York Times about the problems Mitt Romney has admitting publicly to the tenets of his faith. I have never been too…
Agendas
There is a story within the robocall story that is perhaps equally as fascinating, primarily because the dynamics of such have ramifications well beyond this one issue. Amazed implies surprise,…
google, facebook, twitter: corporate dictatorships, and we their willing subjects
I’m sure Canadian readers have noticed Blogger’s new blogspot.ca addresses. Blog-readers the world over are seeing country-specific domain addresses, as Google has decided to make it easy to aid government…
Randy Hillier Breaks With Ontario Landowners Association
…over Crown Land Patents. While IANAL, some of the powers ascribed to these documents by people at the OLA–wave it in front of a government official trying to gain access…