Our Monochromatic Political Leadership
The images are graphic and heartbreaking – buildings reduced to rubble, maimed and dead children strewn among that rubble, families fractured, lives broken beyond repair. Were it not for the…
July 2014
He Must Be Laughing
An op-ed appeared in yesterday’s Globe and Mail under Stephen Harper’s name. Whoever wrote the piece claims that,”Our duty is to stand firm in the face of Russian aggression.” On…
Harpers “Democracy”
With the Harper Regime loosing a series of rulings in the Supreme Court of Canada from their plans for the senate to prostitution laws to his nomination to the court…
Russia should NOT be allowed to host…
…the 2018 World Cup. As Clegg asserts in this article FIFA is unlikely to strip Putinland of the tourney, however. Responding this week after some German politicians called for Russia…
Are these Luddites stupid or ignorant?
‘Stupid’ is a derogatory term for a person who appears slow-witted and might not be able to grasp simple concepts. ‘Ignorant’ refers to a person who just seems uninformed. ‘Luddites’…
Rob Ford’s Totally Disgusting Bigot Fest
He is in addition to all his other flaws, a ghastly anti-gay bigot. And so it seems are many members of the Ford Nation.For when six gay activists turned up…
A meditation on the parlous state of the prime ministerial belfry: is he batty, or what?
Psychological-political portrait of Prime Minister Stephen Harper by Edmonton artist William Prettie. (Used with permission.) Below: The young Vladimir Putin; the young Stephen Harper. When I ponder our prime minister’s…
Someone is cooking onions
I find myself overly susceptible to volatile oils as I get more ancient day to day. Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, onions
The Forest On Chow’s Bus Pledge Problems
How did we let our bus fleet get into this bad a shape and why is Chow the only "major" candidate proposing anything to fix it? The Toronto Star has…
The Forest On Chow’s Bus Pledge Problems
How did we let our bus fleet get into this bad a shape and why is Chow the only “major” candidate proposing anything to fix it? The Toronto Star has…
The Forest On Chow’s Bus Pledge Problems
How did we let our bus fleet get into this bad a shape and why is Chow the only "major" candidate proposing anything to fix it? The Toronto Star has…
The Forest On Chow’s Bus Pledge Problems
How did we let our bus fleet get into this bad a shape and why is Chow the only “major” candidate proposing anything to fix it? The Toronto Star has…
A bad biking week that ended well
Earlier this week a guy pulled up beside me as I was riding south on Bank Street at Catherine. He rolled down the window of his full-size SUV to give…
Danielle Takacs for the Liberal Party Nomination, Brant ( #lpc #cdnpoli )
I do not often blog about Brant politics, but when I do, it's to support Danielle Takacs and her bid to secure the Liberal nomination in the riding.Danielle is a…
Danielle Takacs for the Liberal Party Nomination, Brant ( #lpc #cdnpoli )
I do not often blog about Brant politics, but when I do, it’s to support Danielle Takacs and her bid to secure the Liberal nomination in the riding. Danielle is…
Danielle Takacs for the Liberal Party Nomination, Brant ( #lpc #cdnpoli )
I do not often blog about Brant politics, but when I do, it's to support Danielle Takacs and her bid to secure the Liberal nomination in the riding.Danielle is a…
Danielle Takacs for the Liberal Party Nomination, Brant ( #lpc #cdnpoli )
I do not often blog about Brant politics, but when I do, it’s to support Danielle Takacs and her bid to secure the Liberal nomination in the riding. Danielle is…
Dear John: back in TO
Daughter is back, too, with three bronze medals, two silver and one gold from NAIG; Son Two is back for lacrosse camp, and his voice is changing; and the book…
Six years ago…
I received a notification last week from WordPress noting that I registered with them six years ago. Six years with their blogging platform… happy anniversary to me… what, no flowers?…