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August 2013
The Sun will come up tomorrow
Yes, another goofy play on the word “sun” (although I waited so long to post about yesterday’s CRTC ruling all the good references were taken). All in all, the ruling…
Of Meteors and UFOs
I saw a UFO last night, maybe a pair of them. Vancouver Island has two seasons; wet (9 to 10-months) and, dry (2-3 months). The Pacific night sky holds a…
6316…Greatest Food In Human History
Dollar for dollar it is the McDonald’s McDouble cheeseburger. A buck plus taxes in the States; 1.39$ here.So says a commenter on the Freakonomics blog. Freakonomics was written by economics…
California Climate Changed
The California Environmental Protection Agency has released a report documenting how the state has already been “climate changed” and warning of plenty more change on the way. The study, written…
Unemployment Numbers: Most Important News During A Slow News Day
Led by declines among youths, employment decreased by 39,000 in July, and the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 7.2%. With this decrease, employment gains have averaged 11,000 per…
What Do a Kid’s Sneakers and a Warplane Have in Common?
When I was a youngster growing up in the early postwar era, parents used to economize a little more than we do today. I think we were more likely to…
What LifeSiteNews’ attack on Pat Robertson says about religious freedom.
Last week, there was some curious notice given to American televangelist Pat Robertson, after he expressed support for transitioning trans people, and their access to sex reassignment surgery. Less noticed…
The Ontario PCs are sharpening their knives
Let the leadership war begin! It seems that no lessons were learned from the Chretien/Martin years. There is now open revolt in the Tory ranks, which is genuinely awesome. As…
Australia’s Senate Drops Climate Change Wrench into General Election
The contenders to form Australia’s next national government have night & day differences on climate change. The incumbent, Labor’s Kevin Rudd, trails his rival, Tony Abbott’s Liberal Coalition, 48 to…
Sen. Duffy changed bank address after Senate audit announced: RCMP
The RCMP now alleges that Sen. Mike Duffy changed his banking address from Ontario to PEI just four days after the Senate announced an internal audit into the senator’s fraudulent…
LA in 72 hours
Can you do LA in 72 hours? Yes – just don’t plan on getting a lot of sleep. I spent a year in LA in the late 80s doing some…
Extreme weather: Are these signs of Climate Change?
In the Maritimes we have been getting so far thunder and rain storms as well as hail storms. Some coastal communities were flooded. Is this the new normal? Are these…
The Content of Their Character
Represent! I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but…
Let’s get serious about cigarette litter – no ifs, ands, or butts
In 1965, half of Canadians smoked. By 2011, that had dropped to about 17.3 per cent, or 4.9-million people, with only about 13.8 per cent daily smokers. Unfortunately the downward…
August 9: Good news…
…after only a week of requests, Bell-Aliant is at least going to hook up my computer (but it will take another week.) What an age of electronic miracles! Today’s issue…
Friday Morning Funnies: ‘Australia’s Sarah Palin’ supports Jews because they ‘follow Jesus Christ’
Can’t vouch for the veracity of this video but it is funny as hell. H/t: Dangerous Minds