Expect the Unexpected
I remember when a hard rain meant you might see standing water in farm fields. That was a different time even if it was just a couple of decades ago.…
August 2014
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Bert Olivier is the latest to weigh in on Paul Verhaeghe’s work showing that the obsessive pursuit of market fundamentalism harms our…
The view in Maine
Son Three, world skitter board champ. Nice. .
belly up
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mini-garden update: the eggplant arrives
I grew this! It’s eight inches long, and three more are on the way. What’s ordinary to you veteran gardeners is still miraculous to me. Gardening on a small scale…
White Suspects > Black Victims
This makes the hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown so powerful. It's sad that some people have taken it to another level. http://t.co/oZnLDRRDhN — Sammie. ™ (@LordSWVP) August 11, 2014 ‘WELP: WHITE SUSPECT That’s…
Inanity and vanity
Michel de Montaigne wrote in his usual self-deprecating but sardonic way: If other men would consider themselves at the rate I do, they would, as I do, discover themselves to…
They Call That Stupid
Droves of baby boomers — myself included — have lamented the political disengagement of the young. But, in the light of Michael Sona’s conviction for election fraud this week, it…
Successful Coverup, Fall Guy Convicted
The Conservative party has consistently said it ran a clean and ethical campaign and had nothing to do with what happened in Guelph and has also said that they ‘fully…
Finding fair and impartial Conservatives.
We have discovered why the federal government cannot find enough people to adjudicate on its Social Security Tribunal. Murielle Brazeau, Chair of the tribunal, explains on its web site that…
Canada’s Watergate?
Who’s behind the recent act of political terrorism against Justin Trudeau?
libraries with pride of place
Central Library at National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City While I wait impatiently to post some exciting news, please enjoy these photos of amazing libraries all over the world.…
The Sinister Terror Attack on Justin Trudeau and his Family
When I first heard that somebody had broken into Justin Trudeau's home, while his wife and his children slept, and he was not there, I felt a chill go down…
Is America an Oligarchy? – The New Yorker
Is America an Oligarchy? – The New Yorker. From the Dept. of Academics Confirming Something You Already Suspected comes a new study concluding that rich people and organizations representing business…
Harper Government Sanctioned Misuse of TFW Program
The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Harper government gave companies the green light to underpay thousands of temporary foreign workers under the TFW program. The post Harper Government Sanctioned…
Yes, red tape may interfere with business
Mount Polley operator was raising height of tailings dam at time of breach, Wendy Stueck, Globe & Mail, August 15 2014 “Crews were working to raise the tailings dam at…
Sometimes Scarborough Makes Me Proud
For example today, nursing a beer in a pub in the heart of Ford Nation, I overheard several working-class types discussing the CPP. They quite rightly observed that the current…
Doctors Refuse to Join The Con Campaign Against Justin Trudeau
The other day I wrote about how horrified and disgusted I was to see Stephen Harper's Cons trying to use doctors to attack Justin Trudeau.By inviting them to endorse an…