Bowls I love
I love this bowl, too. Chandler Swain, my favourite potter, made it. I haven’t actually used it, since it hangs on a wall, but I’m pretty sure my Shreddies would…
2012
American law enforcement officials: “U.S. is becoming ‘more progressive’ than Canada”
"Hey, this is some good reefer. I just saw the future. It's just like the 30's in Canada only worse!" Harper tells them to buzz off. He is determined to…
When you’ve lost the National Post..
Actually, it’s not quite the National Post, despite some saying that. It’s actually one of their op-eds calling for the resignation. Still, I think that’s the first call I’ve seen…
On the NDP numbers and race
The NDP leadership race membership numbers rolled in yesterday, accumulating to about 128,000 members, so I thought I’d do a rare blog post on their race. I have been watching…
The Others, a.k.a the Ghost and Mrs. Dunderdale #nlpoli
Regardless of any change in the cost of other forms of energy,… we will have stability in this province that few parts of the world could depend on with the…
American law enforcement officials: "U.S. is becoming ‘more progressive’ than Canada"
“Hey, this is some good reefer. I just saw the future. It’s just like the 30’s in Canada only worse!” Harper tells them to buzz off. He is determined to…
The membership numbers are in
The NDP membership numbers are now final in the lead-up to the leadership vote, and they have some 128,351 paid-up memberships going into the vote. While these may be record…
Did Paul McCartney’s right-wing wife stop him smoking pot?
I found the reason Paul McCartney stopped smoking pot ‘to be a better parent’ to be a laughable excuse. He’s been smoking pot for at least 48 years, through three…
Northern Gateway Alternate Route Also Going Nowhere
… because: “A spill outside of Prince Rupert would be just as damaging as it would be outside of Hartley Bay” Exactly. Meanwhile, Barbara Yaffe asks Ezra if Ethical Oil…
Beware the Cardus Blowhards
Following hard on the heels of the Prime Minister’s ridiculous endorsement of the crank claim that a long-dead Mohawk woman holds the key to curing flesh-eating disease (but only sometimes),…
Gonzo Week Cont’d…Wild Hunter’s Circus Story, Vol. 1
Louisville, KentuckyThe Athaeneum Club What kind of crazed hillbilly who ran away from home not to join one, but instead to build his own circus would move heaven and earth…
Where has Vincent been?
Everywhere, that’s where this one blogger has been. Last month’s convention in Ottawa was a roaring success–with the open primary system that the Alberta Liberal championed and now the federal…
Me, Vic, and the Internet Snooping Bill
Oh boy. Sometimes it’s not easy to be a blogger in the growing darkness of Stephen Harper’s Canada. You can feel the fear in the air. My computer is humming…
Canada Can Be Civil Or It Can Stand With Child Pornographers
The long-gun registry is endorsed by Hitler, Liberals should help Quebec separate to get rid of Harper, and Canadians are either Conservative or child pornographers. With a few recent cases…
The state has no business in the hard drives of the nation
Michael Geist has details Related posts (randomly generated) Business coalition speaks out against Canadian copyright reform Blame Canada for Piracy Apple to give levy back to Canadian iPod owners Putting…
Has Anybody Actually Read the Surveillance Bill?
We already know that Vic Toews hasn’t. I’d said all I have to say on the subject, or so I thought, and then I came across this blatant fiction —…
Double standards
This excerpt of a comment by climatehawk1 gets to an important point that usually doesn’t get enough attention and deserves to be promoted: If Gleick’s reputation is “in ruins,” what…
Late night
“The state has no business in the hard drives of the nation.” You go, Rick Mercer!
Christy Clark’s BS Budget
Kevin Falcon, BC’s soon to be unemployed Finance Minister tabled his “Prudent and Responsible” Budget today. Which would be fine, if it were true, but it’s not. The reason his…