On Those Counterfeit Diplomas
An editorial in today's NYT suggests that some recent high school graduates are not competent in basic skills that should be required to earn their standing. The headline refers to…
December 2015
2015 Person of the Year
Every December, I name a “Person of the Year” – the individual who left their mark on Canadian politics over the past year, for good or for bad. This isn’t…
Thank You and Happy New Year
To all my readers: Thank you, and Happy New Year for 2016. You made 2015 special for me. In this year, my readership more than doubled. I have had more…
Dec.31 Getting past our prejudices and myths.
It's New Year's Eve, and I've been chauffering visitors all day. Fortunately, there is little to be said about the Irving press. There is nothing worth reading in Section A…
Christy Clark Government Inaction Over Contaminated Soil Dump Threatens Shawnigan Real Estate Values
Shawnigan Residents Perseverance Remarkable While Facing Government Sanctioned Dumping In Their Watershed The BC Liberal government sanctioned attack on the Shawnigan communities watershed continues. RCMP enforcers are out in ever…
Stuff Happens, week 51: It was a very bad year
Well, I did it. And I’m sure you’re thrilled. When I started writing this blog, I vowed to write a weekly review of events as I saw them. I did…
The Tribulations of an Evil Mastermind
Some days it doesn’t pay to be an evil mastermind plotting to destroy the very fabric of our community. Seriously. It’s just too damned hard keeping all the bits and…
New Year’s Resolutions
I usually don't make'em because I so rarely keep'em when I make'em. By the way, if you're looking for some gently used "quit smoking" resolutions, I'm accepting bulk orders. They're…
A Brief for Equality
Photo by ANGELOUX Liberal critics of economic inequality are willing to say that it’s wrong for the richest 1% of households in the U.S. to own 42% of the nation’s…
‘Canada Is Back?’ Not Until Taxation Is Truly Fair
Photo by Alex Guibord Justin Trudeau is fond of saying “Canada is back,” and in some genuinely gratifying ways it seems to be the case. But by far the most…
RWNJ Revisionist History 101 = The Nazi Were Socialist
The Nazi were SOCIALISTS!!!! After all the name of their political Party was the National Socialist Party (or there abouts) blah blah blah,… This is the one of the favorite…
RWNJ Revisionist History 101 = The Nazi Were Socialist
The Nazi were SOCIALISTS!!!! After all the name of their political Party was the National Socialist Party (or there abouts) blah blah blah,... This is the one of the favorite…
Confused teenager, still, after 35 years!
Here’s the reformed Hot Nasties playing ‘I Am A Confused Teenager’ this Summer in Maine. Pierre and me first played that song 35 years ago in Calgary. Figured it’d be…
Just My Type
Those long legs. Gently sloping shoulders. The swelling curves above and below. The sophisticated line of the throat. Everything to attract me, to draw my aging eye, to warm my…
RWNJ Revisionist History 101 = The Nazi Were Socialist
The Nazi were SOCIALISTS!!!! After all the name of their political Party was the National Socialist Party (or there abouts) blah blah blah,... This is the one of the favorite…
Oh Yeah, They’re Just Wonderful – Until Some Dickhead Decides to Smoke in Bed
It's not the tallest building in Dubai. That, the world's tallest skyscaper, the Burj Khalifa, is nearby. However the fire raging along 20-stories of the neighbouring tower is still pretty…
A Better Life – by Default
An interesting study finds we can change people's behaviour by default. Let's say a power utility gives its customers a choice. The default option is to subscribe for green energy.…
A New Year’s Eve Blast From the Past
Well who's scrubbing the bidet now, Tommy?Sorry, too soon?
My New Year’s Resolution for 2016
Happy New Year, everyone!Yesterday, I happened upon an article titled '7 Habits of Chronically Unhappy People'. It was number 5 that caught my eye: You Strive to Control Your Life.…