Well that was stupid: Strava Boom challenge almost wrecks me
Lately I’ve been pretty proud of how I’ve been running. Managing longer distances at faster pace, and feeling great complete with normal heart rate the next day. Yay me. So…
2014
Canada’s Petro-Politics Playing Out on B.C.’s Burnaby Mountain
The way tensions between pipeline opponents and Kinder Morgan contractors have escalated during the last week should come as a surprise to no one. The mishandling of the National Energy…
Nov. 22: Sorry I’m late.
It is really too bad that we have not seen EastEnergy ads since Thursday. They are really quite wonderful examples of how to lie to people, and manipulate them. Hitler’s…
Ethnography 101: La cour de Babel and La marche à suivre
The only thing I hate more than bad puns is bad ethnography, and La cour de Babel walks a fine line on that. Following an integration class for new immigrants…
All-Out War in Ukraine
Photo by Pete Souza Introduction There are clear signs that a major war is about to break out in Ukraine: A war actively promoted by the NATO regimes and supported…
Meet the Warmongering Billionaires Who Will Spend a Fortune to Influence the Next President
Photo by James Emery On November 9, the ugly face of America’s money-saturated election process was put on full display. Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban, two billionaires with right-wing, pro-Israel…
Julius Caesar: Best of the Bard?
For my money, Julius Caesar is simply Billy Shakespeare’s best ever play. I mean, what’s not to like in it? It has some stonking great speeches in it – including…
Rob Ford still lying and delusional to the end…
Simple minds cling to their simple talking points: “These guys are getting fully loaded… It’s nonsense….I’ll be on them. I’ll try to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” Despite everything…
Polar Vortex be Damned. 2014 Could Be the Hottest Year Ever.
Take it from NOAA, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency. 2014 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record. According to the NOAA, five of the past…
Believe it or not, walking on air
I was tagged by Julian (@saskajules) to post five pictures in five days. Today is #TheNipper’s birthday party. He wanted to come to the giant warehouse full of trampolines. The…
How to Militarize the South China Sea
China is seeking to bolster its military presence in the South China Sea and where better but in the vicinity of the hotly contested Spratley Islands. The prestigious British military…
Does Your Bank Back the Bomb?
We’re all familiar with the ongoing campaign to urge institutions such as universities and churches to divest their shareholdings in fossil fuel companies. Well, if we believe that these institutions…
And Now, A Word From David Susuki’s Grandson
Tamo Campos, David Susuki’s 24-year-old grandson, was arrested Thursday for defying an injunction granted to Kinder Morgan, which is currently conducting drilling tests in preparation for the much-contested proposed Trans…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Tom Sullivan’s advice for Democrats south of the border that it’s essential to reach out to dispossessed voters of all types of backgrounds…
On targets
Shorter Chantal Hebert: And just think how much more successful Jack Layton could have been as the NDP’s leader if only the Cons had spent years attacking him rather than…
Writing to a judge
Regulation 194 of the Courts of Justice Act, Rule 1.09 says: COMMUNICATIONS OUT OF COURT 1.09 When a proceeding is pending before the court, no party to the proceeding and…
Ontario Is Ground Zero
http://thelasource.com/ Stephen Harper won his majority by convincing enough Ontarians to vote for him. But those same Ontarians now have a premier who is not a Harper ally. Far from
How Stephen Harper Screwed the NDP AND Himself
He likes to think of himself as a Great Warrior Leader. And the greatest political genius this country has ever known.And of course his faithful fanatics in the PMO groom…