6330…Stick A Fork In Yer Penis
My understanding is Canberra, the capital of Australia, is the most boring capital in the western world. That said it comes as no surprise that The International Journal of Surgery…
August 2013
6329…Stephen Harper Does It Again
Proroguing Parliament. This has got a lot of people's panties in a knot. It shouldn't. Essentially what our beloved Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, is doing is delaying opening day from…
6329…Stephen Harper Does It Again
Proroguing Parliament. This has got a lot of people's panties in a knot. It shouldn't. Essentially what our beloved Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, is doing is delaying opening day from…
6329…Stephen Harper Does It Again
Proroguing Parliament. This has got a lot of people’s panties in a knot. It shouldn’t. Essentially what our beloved Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, is doing is delaying opening day from…
We Lose Americans
At least it’s not a total loss. The big loss is the death of esteemed crime novelist, Elmore Leonard, of a stroke at age 87. Among his 45 novels are…
Tainted — Play a timely intervention on the paid plasma issue
A generation has passed since more than 30,000 Canadians became infected with HIV and hepatitis C through the blood system. According to the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Justice Horace Krever’s…
SFARI Highlights Serious Risk of Epilepsy for Young Children and Teens with Autism and Intellectual Disability
“Children with autism who are older than 13 years and have low intelligence are at the greatest risk of having epilepsy, says one of the largest epidemiological studies on the…
Closing Ranks Behind Officer Forcillo
The right wingers seem to have settled on their talking points for Jimmy Forcillo, the Toronto cop who executed Sammy Yatim on a Toronto streetcar last month. The first point…
August 20: Well….
…I am still not using my own computer. Things were looking up as Bell installed the connection after only three weeks. But they did it wrong – and who can…
How to Keep the ‘SNOOPS’ Out of Your Computer
Clive Thompson wrote this amazing piece in Mother Jones about how a new method of interacting will allow access across the street and eventually around the world independently. No cables,…
Tuesday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Last week, I wrote this about the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ upcoming schedule: Of course, the next few games may seem to be ones where the ‘Riders can afford to experiment somewhat.…
Of Snake Oil and Cellphones…..
Canadians deserve cheaper mobile rates, James Moore says Industry minister pushing back as public campaign against the big three telecom firms heats up CBC News Posted: Aug 19, 2013 3:15…
The foot of Fortitude, by Botticelli
No one lingered to worship at the feet of this masterpiece, but all rushed on to gawk at the Birth Of Venus, roped off from at least 6 ft away.…
On external forces
Leadnow’s latest fund-raising pitch is attracting some well-deserved criticism for once again relying (at least in part) on strategic voting in the face of ample evidence showing its futility. But…
Making People Laugh in The New Yorker
The New Yorker is one of my favourite magazines and the first thing I do when I open it is to read all the cartoons. Some are hilarious and others…
Thag not grok god!
The natural world was not a mystery — when it rained, they got wet. If they were in the mountains, rain was dangerous because it would swell the streams, making…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 20, 2013: Court finds sale not closed if the building permit is open – Toronto Star…
My perspective
…at ce moment. The Bush family are off to the left, which I bet is the first time somebody has ever said that about them.
Fracking: Natural gas and risks
I watched a documentary on fracking by David Suzuki -The Nature of Things. It is an eye-opener that how dangerous fracking can be to the environment. It causes water pollution,…