Two hours and ten minutes from now
Mallory will be officially six years old. On this day, at 10:23pm January 2nd, 2006, our daughter was born. What a wonderful journey it has been. I speak for only…
2012
Sometimes I Really Wonder
I think we all have friends, relatives or acquaintances that are caught up in Islamophobia and regularly send out e-mails warning that the Muslims are immigrating and breeding and going…
American ‘Rocket Scientist’ Pronounces on The Electric Car
and some say this is the best the Republicans have to offer in the next election. Recommend this Post
Bad Lip Reading: Stephen Harper
The Dear Leader’s Christmas message (in case you missed it) as mangled by the folks at Operation Maple: Yes, the novelty of these BLR things has long-since worn off since…
Faking Poverty
Jagrup Brar, NDP MLA for the Vancouver-area riding of Surrey Fleetwood today embarked on his vow to spend one month living on the paltry $610 that single (ostensibly “employable”) people…
quebec city, day one
The drive from Mississauga to Quebec was long but easy. My only concern was winter storms, and we saw nothing more than the occasional flurry. In fact, for the portion…
Making people stupider
(JimDandy Goodness, with his sponsored argument between atheists and agnostics, and annoyance at dimwits who discount meteorology because it isn’t 100% accurate 100% of the time got me thinking about…
The network of global corporate control
“The structure of the control network of transnational corporations affects global market competition and financial stability. So far, only small national samples were studied and there was no appropriate methodology…
An Idea Whose Time Has Come For Lotusand?
WhoseListIsItAnyway WatchDogListVille I’m talking about Salon’s ‘Hack-List’. It is, as you might expect, U.S. American-O-Centric (i.e. Mark Halperin wins!). “…Halperin spent 2011 gearing up for the presidential elections by parroting…
Molly’sBlog 2012-01-02 15:50:00
BOOKS: PAPAL SIN AND LORD ACTON: “The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks”…
RIP and en garde
Swordmaster Bob Anderson has laid down his blade at last. Tweet The Rev. Paperboy Feed
‘Electric Highway’ Infrastructure Goes Live
The first location in what will be a series of fast-charging stations for electric and hybrid vehicles as officially opened in Washington State. Consumers cite concerns over how far electric…
The Economist Takes Note: Modern Monetary Theory Gets Much Deserved Attention
As faithful readers of this blog will know, I make only very sporadic contributions to this blog but a substantial fraction of those contributions have made reference to modern monetary…
CBC – The Armageddon Factor
News clip by the CBC regarding the growing influence of the religious Right with the Conservative Harper government, and interview with Marci McDonald, author of The Armageddon Factor. See also:…
Does local TV programming matter to you?
The CRTC wants to hear from Canadians about local TV programming. Up for debate is the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF), which aims to support local programming for communities outside…
Winter Wind
It seems today is the first day of winter I turned my back away, thinking I would not feel the chill of your leaving Still, it blasts through me. Your…
The Saga of Patrick Ross — Part the First
CC here. Since I’ve tweeted mysteriously about this a number of times, I thought it was finally time to write the awesome — nay, definitive — history of my relationship…