2013
Buddhist protestor
Of course, the very idea of a protestor kinda violates the 8-fold path a bit. Alltop is dharma. Cartoon by the suffering SMBC.
How not to promote immigration #nlpoli
The provincial Conservatives currently running the place have finally discovered what pretty well everyone else in government knew 20 years ago. The population is getting older, on average. That’s not…
My opportunity to say thanks
A few educators are on the list of unforgettable characters encountered in my youth but none stand ahead of Frank Gumley, my home room teacher in grades eight and nine.…
Things we know, or should know
Many readers will be familiar with content of the following piece that I uncovered while doing computer file maintenance. It’s worth remembering. Robert Fulghum grew up in Texas, worked as…
Thanksgiving in Harperland:The Sorrow and the Hope
It still takes my breath away. This country so big and so beautiful. And on this Thanksgiving Day, even in Harperland, I have so many reasons to be thankful.A roof…
Message from the planet
Attention human inhabitants. I am shutting down. You have 48 hours to evacuate. Thank you. Prompted by this http://digitalnomad.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/11/regarding-the-government-shutdown-of-our-national-parks/ article in National Geographic. Filed under: art Tagged: earth, planet, shut…
For Thanksgiving: Lots of Conservative Turkey
How much do we really have to be thankful for in the federal government’s recent spate of policy announcements? All the good news is getting hard to digest. A last…
In Tuesday’s Sun: he ain’t Jack
Poking through the electoral entrails, looking for the federal angle, editorialists and opinion-opiners always assign far too much importance to (a) byelections, and (b) provincial elections. It’s ill-advised, because (a)…
Anyone Up For A Liberal War On Thanksgiving?
Recently I’m noticing a lot of fake happiness of the same kind that makes me hate Xmas. People smiling at one another on the buses, and so forth. But its…
On Strength and Contempt: Skyler and Sinead
the infamous album I want to start with the admission that the first DVD I ever got was Sinead O’Connor’s I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got. It’s attached…
Bread the Old-Fashioned Way
For all the reading, the reviewing and the researching for the best bread maker these past few days, it’s somewhat ironic that instead I turned back to the old-fashioned method…
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving all. I have quite a bit to be thankful for, including an amazing wife, great kids and close friends. This Thanksgiving, however, what I find myself truly thankful…
Watching the events down south
First off, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. In my family’s household, the tradition is to hold the big turkey dinner on the Sunday and make turkey soup from the leftovers on…
What would Lesus do?
Sorry folks, I couldn’t resist it. A set of gold, silver and bronze medals commemorating the first year of the pontificate of Pope Francis, produced by the Italian State Mint,…
Oct. 14: The biggest news story ever…
I’ve put off writing this for two days. I still can’t work up any joy at getting started on it. Today’s newspaper has one item in it worth reading –…
Grounding the Toronto Island Airport’s $1.9-Billion Claim
As part of its push to expand to accommodate jet flights, the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has been advertising that it contributes $1.9 billion to Toronto’s economy. This claim…
Consumer Friendly Throne Speech?
So, the Harper Government is promising a “consumer friendly” Throne Speech this week. Among the “goodies” being discussed are “a la carte cable” and a “passenger bill of rights”, all…
Sunday Assembly Schism!
No sooner had I talked about how churchy the Sunday Assembly is/isn’t then news breaks that several of the New York organizers have left the brand to form the Godless…