Moms and Caregivers Are Never Sick, Right?
This morning, there is a medical clinic appointment in my diary. It’s not for Nicholas or my Mom – it’s for me. It’s a follow-up to a scope of my…
August 2013
August is Money Month #nlpoli
August is polling month for Corporate Research Associates. In the first 15 days of the month, the provincial government announcement machinery has been running in overdrive. Realistically, though, there have…
Gwen Landolt: The Hoggy Homophobe Strikes Back
Uh oh. Bacon Bigot Alert. The ghastly homophobic hog Gwen Landolt is honking again.Claiming it was very VERY unfair to criticize her for attacking John Baird for speaking out for…
It was 49 years ago today….
Back in August, 1964, my sister and I lined up at 6 am at the Trivoli Theatre to see the first showing of A Hard Day’s Night.I’m the dark haired…
6326…Lisa Robin Kelly Is No More
I swear she was my fave on FOX's That 70's Show. She was only on it sporadically coz she had a bit of a drinking problem. That drinking problem killed…
6326…Lisa Robin Kelly Is No More
I swear she was my fave on FOX's That 70's Show. She was only on it sporadically coz she had a bit of a drinking problem. That drinking problem killed…
6326…Lisa Robin Kelly Is No More
I swear she was my fave on FOX’s That 70’s Show. She was only on it sporadically coz she had a bit of a drinking problem. That drinking problem killed…
6325…Stephen Harper Making Beeg Mistake
Mandatory sentences. Especially for drugs. Stupid. So says Eric Holder. Who is Eric Holder you may ask? He is the top cop in the States that is who Eric Holder…
Hope for the best, expect the worst
Star Trek DS9 was by far my favorite Star Trek and mostly due to one character in particular, Garak. He had some of the best one-liners in the series. Garak…
Standing Up for Nature and Democracy in Federal Court
Thursday, August 15, 2013 This week, the latest chapter in Canada’s David and Goliath struggle between citizens and Big Oil unfolded as a BC non-profit organization, Forest Ethics Advocacy, launched…
A Reading Recommendation
For those appalled by Russia’s rampant homophobia (and I hope that’s everyone, Real Women notwithstanding), The Star’s Judith Timson has a column in today’s paper well-worth reading. By the way,…
The bold GoFredNet offering is slashing Internet costs for businesses and startups in Fredericton
Thirteen years ago, the City of Fredericton had the vision to create its own telecommunications company. Recently, it embarked on this groundbreaking initiative. From the City of Fredericton: In a…
Aggravated or moral damages in wrongful dismissal
Capital Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC Ltd v Coppola, 2013 SKCA 80 deals with the difficult question of Keays damages in wrongful dismissal. The decision is very helpful and worth reading…
Mark Fiore Unveils "Keystone Clones" Cartoon on Keystone XL Corruption Ring
Mark Fiore – the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist satirist – has a new video out that in two-minutes pokes fun at the perverse conflicts of interest that’ve prevailed throughout debate…
You’ve Got to See This
It’s nothing if not novel. A map of the United States based on the 2010 census with every individual from the census represented by a single dot. There are almost…
MythBuster: ranked ballot favors Liberals
Some people believe that the Liberals will benefit the most from ranked ballot voting. This is based on the premise that the middle party will get the most alternative votes:…
U.S. Building Largest Windfarm Ever – For Nuclear Weapons Factory
Talk about a letdown. The good news – the largest windfarm ever in the U.S., capable of generating about 12-megawatts of electricity is under construction in Texas. The not so…
A patent app mishap
I hope that if/when this patent application gets granted, they update the title… otherwise, someone at Samsung will have some ‘splaining to do!
Leaning Towards Supporting A Winter Olympics Sochi Boycott
I’ve been on the fence over whether or not a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is the right thing to be doing to protest Russia’s new rather…
Most Cyber-crime Traced to Insiders
We like to think that it’s hackers, especially those dastardly Chinese and Russians, who are responsible for all the cyber crime going on today. Turns out the real culprit is…