Trouble is how to repeat that
This is my only mid-ride photo from the first half of the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour. The tl;dr is that I killed it. The wind was favourable for sure. I…
June 2015
THOSE MYTHOLOGICAL MEN AND THEIR SACRED, SUPERSONIC FLYING TEMPLES
From this anxiety of imitation, it is a short step to seeking authenticity in texts from the past, even if one of those texts is itself a modern imitation. The…
June 6: And the big story of the day is…
….JDIrving is reneging on a sweetheart deal he had with the city of St. John. It has an Irving property on the waterfront that JDIrving got for, of course, a…
How a people live
The trailer for Lisa Jackson‘s fine documentary: How a People Live, the story of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations of BC. The full 45 minute documentary is available through the CBC Player.…
Stuff happens, week 21: The truth comes out; goodbye Sepp; hello, Caitlyn
The long-awaited Truth and Reconciliation Commission summary report on residential schools came out Tuesday, detailing the “cultural genocide” practiced by various Canadian governments against the First Nations. The report —…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Saturday reading. – Joseph Heath looks at the spread of the McMansion as an ugly example of competitive consumption which benefits nobody. And Victoria Bateman discusses…
“I’m glad it’s over”
Canadian Atheist blogger Veronica Abbass emailed me a couple days ago to say: More than three years ago, I wrote a post on Canadian Atheist about prayer in Peterborough municipal…
Out of Touch and Out of Water
John Klein: Behold the editors of the Leader-Post: Originally posted on John Klein – Regina: I was frankly surprised that the Leader-Post actually brought up climate change in their editorial…
Superfood Growing Super Well in Cowichan
Here is a good news, good feel story by the Citizen’s editor Andrea Rondeau. Originally published in the Cowichan Valley Citizen Friday, June 5th, 2015 Nice to see well done…
… Your Young Men Will See Visions, Your Old Men Will Dream Dreams.
Although far from a biblical scholar, I find the above line, taken from the Book of Acts, to be an apt title. Even though I am taking it out of…
Saturday Photo: Columbine Time
The season progresses, and the wisdom of certain gardening decisions becomes more evident. At one point I bought a few columbine plants. They most delightfully have seeded themselves so now,…
The Sphinx In The Desert
http://natgeotv.com.au Stephen Harper’s reaction to the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been to have no reaction at all. Stephen Maher writes: Stephen Harper is increasingly declining
Late Spring Pastas
I’m still working on a formula for the perfect pasta dough, trying different mixes of flour and other ingredients to get both the best consistency and taste. And to experiment…
How history harries the Hair.
The Hair seems to be trying so hard to remake Canada into an image only understood by the Prime Minister and a few of his friends in Calgary. It seems…
Stephen Harper and the Trouble With the PMO
Well there he was waving happily as he set off for Ukraine to pander to the ethnic vote. Again.And no doubt Stephen Harper WAS happy, because if that plane didn't…
Server issues
My server is having hard disk issues and will be having a diskectomy Sunday night. Naturally the timing coincides with a busy weekend of biking. Wish me luck. Report weirdness.
The Mohawk Institute and the Disturbing Silence of Stephen Harper
After following Stephen Harper's bestial political career for so long, I didn't think anything he did could shock me.But I must admit I was stunned by his strange silence at…
A Sleeping Ontario Awakens
EKOS has released a 2nd poll that puts the NDP in the lead in the past couple of weeks. This solidifies things more, showing that it is not a fluke.…
A Sleeping Ontario Awakens
EKOS has released a 2nd poll that puts the NDP in the lead in the past couple of weeks. This solidifies things more, showing that it is not a fluke.…