Piero and platters in Italy
My sister’s continued perigrinations around some lesser known but precious sites in Italy, and a food adventure at this farmhouse tourist destination are where my mind is at today. Filed…
July 2014
Bill Noble: Still a Little Bitter
It's been a while since we wrote about the folks who were associated with Kyle McKee's AG/B&H/C18/AARP/WWE/NAMBLA but we certainly haven't forgotten about them. While he certainly has been quiet…
We get letters: another nice person writes in
From Danny Paolini, at djpaolini@hotmail.com: Warren, How in Gods forsaken name can you comment on something you have no idea what you’re talking about??? How would you like your wife…
Statement by Liberal Party of Canada Leader Justin Trudeau on the situation in Israel and Gaza
OTTAWA – The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the situation in Israel and Gaza: "The Liberal Party of Canada strongly…
Prostitution bill’s fate unclear as committee begins final review
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/prostitution-bill-s-fate-unclear-as-committee-begins-final-review-1.2706743
LED Farms Could be the Growing Fields of the Future
As humans flock to cities and the surround them with suburban sprawl we have covered some of the most arable lands in concrete. This has caused problems of food security,…
July 15: The news is bad, really bad…
I’m doing it again. I’m starting this late on a Saturday night when I should be doing something recreational like washing pigeon poo off my balcony. The trouble is that…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Your news links for today: CSEC commissioner calls for safeguards on Five Eyes data sharing – CBC News Canada Actually Let Scientists Review the Success of Its Intelligence Gathering –…
nadine gordimer, 1923-2014
Nadine Gordimer was a great writer, and a steadfast voice for justice. Gordimer, a white South African, was a member of the African National Congress when the organization itself was…
tommy ramone, and how can it be the ramones are gone from this world?
Back-to-back obituaries again. Obits are taking up a large percentage of wmtc real estate these days, yet another indication of how little I’m writing. The passing of Thomas Erdelyi this…
‘The Truth Would Set Us Free’: The Plight of the Peace Valley and the Site C Dam
I round a bend on Highway 29 just west of Fort St. John and a magnificent river valley opens up before me. At the bottom of the winding road, farmers’…
Rapid blue dreams
Another image found scrounged up out of Procreate. Dumped a lot of things out of Procreate to free up some iPad memory. Found some things. Filed under: art Tagged: Cat
If a Tsunami Was Coming Our Government Would Warn us Right?
Last month the Australian Broadcasting Corporation released the findings of the International Monetary Fund’s study of house prices in developed nations. They were ranked by affordability based on income. The…
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Here are the leading legal headines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, July 15, 2014: High-level female Yahoo executive sued by subordinate for sexual harassment and wrongful termination Mistaken…
Reprising Sousa’s budget triumph.
Hey it won an election for the Liberals did it not? It shows how rarely we hear a good budget read in this country. It also shows how ignorant those…
Debiting His Credit
http://www.cbc.ca/ Stephen Harper has a habit of taking credit for what others have
We get letters: a friend of Israel writes
From astreeter@primus.ca 8:18 AM Are you blind as well as dumb, Kinsella? 66 years of oppression….demolitions, butchery and incarcerations; continuing settlements on stolen land. Read some history, you fucking idiot!…
Ontario hospital capacity falls short of other provinces
Ontario has far fewer hospital beds than other provinces. Compared to other countries, we are even further behind. For the club of the 33 richest nations (the Organization of Economic…
Olivia on the front page of 24 again
Love the kids in the background.
Do I have too many apps?
This iPad has been displaying some odd problems with apps crashing, it seems, when they try to access memory, for instance Sketches app when saving, ScannerPro just after it takes…